AN Eden based family business is now a destination electric bike shop, as they relaunch their dedicated e-bike outlet Eden-e-Motion after a forced shut down due to world supply issues […]
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£1m boost for two Copeland towns
A MILLION-POUND package of community projects in Millom and Cleator Moor has received the go-ahead. Both towns will receive £500,000 of immediate Covid-19 recovery funding as part of the Government’s […]
£750,000 Government funding for projects in Workington
FUNDING of £750,000 has been awarded to Workington to support a range of improvement projects in the town. The money, part of a Government pledge to aid economic recovery from […]
Lake trials and staff training begin onboard MV Swift
Five Windermere Lake Cruises Masters are set to begin their training to skipper the ‘MV Swift’, the biggest new vessel to be launched onto the lake in 80 years. With […]
New restrictions add further challenges for tourism industry
Latest government restrictions announced by the Prime Minister (22 September 2020) will bring additional challenges for the tourism sector, according to the county’s official Destination Management Organisation, Cumbria Tourism. Following […]
Interiors specialist helps transform landmark Lake District inn
A SPECIALIST interiors business has played a key role in the transformation of a landmark Lake District inn. Ghyll House Upholstery and Design was part of the team involved in […]
Hotelier invests, creating a luxurious guest suite and new dining room concept
HOTELIERS and restaurateurs Jamie and Jenna Shail have created a new dining room concept and luxury guest suite at their luxurious Lake District bolt hole, Rothay Manor, Ambleside. The couple […]
A trio of Cumbrian attractions take top prizes in the Visit Heritage UK Heritage Awards 2020
THE winners of the UK Heritage Awards 2020 were announced via an online virtual event – and three Cumbrian locations were awarded prestigious prizes. The UK Heritage Awards honour the very best […]
Churchill Inn in Cumbria sold to the Inn Collection Group through Christie & Co
SPECIALIST business property adviser, Christie & Co, is delighted to announce the sale of Churchill Inn, in the South Lakeland town of Ambleside in Cumbria, to The Inn Collection Group. […]
Hotly anticipated Lakeland inn opens following multi-million-pound redevelopment
CUMBRIA’S tourism and hospitality sector is being boosted with the opening of landmark Lakes pub with rooms The Coniston Inn. The historic 42-bed Lakeland inn re-opened on Saturday August 1 […]
Cumbrian Heritage Group promote doggy-distanced days out in Cumbria
The champion of Cumbrian cultural heritage, Cumbria’s Living Heritage (www.cumbriaslivingheritage.co.uk), is reminding pooches that they can have a brilliant cultural-focused doggy distancing day out, if they head to a county […]
English Heritage welcomes back visitors to historic properties across Hadrian’s Wall
FOLLOWING a time of closure during the Covid-19 lockdown, English Heritage have opened up its sites along Hadrian’s Wall. The charity which manages 20 properties along the Wall from museums, […]
Historic Carlisle pub reopens
A HISTORIC city pub with links to a professional football club’s origins more than 120 years ago is set to open under new ownership after a major revamp. Staff at […]
Hands up to buy our pub – Community launches campaign to open first Costal Community Pub
The Lowther Arms Community Project (LACP) is looking to raise £300,000 to reopen and transform the Lowther Arms at Mawbray. The pub sits a stone’s throw from the beaches and […]
Maze offers pre-back-to-school problem solving
A CUMBRIAN family visitor attraction has managed to reopen in time for the resining weeks of the school summer holidays, following lockdown. Now the owners of Lakeland Maze Park are […]
Internationally important museum reopens its doors
BRITAIN’S oldest private collection of Roman treasures – sited on the West Cumbrian coast – has re-open its doors to the public for the first time in five months (Friday […]
Cumbrian Heritage back with a bang and new innovative ways to ‘live’ the past
NECESSITY has been the mother of invention in UK tourism and the members of the dynamic cultural and heritage group, Cumbria’s Living Heritage, have come back more vibrant than ever, […]
38 jobs to go at Theatre by the Lake due to COVID pandemic
CUMBRIA’s Theatre by the Lake have confirmed 38 staff will be made redundant following a two month consultation process. Changes to the Government’s furlough scheme, alongside social distancing restrictions, meant […]