Arts centre Kirkgate Centre can go to the hi-tech ball – thanks to a near-£2,000 grant from its own fairy godmother, Full-Fibre broadband provider Fibrus. The community-led theatre and arts […]
Tag: Cockermouth
Decision taken not to hold Cockermouth's Taste Cumbria Food Festival
THE decision has been taken to not go ahead with this month’s Taste Cumbria food festival in Cockermouth. It was announced in August that the popular festival was to take […]
Acclaimed Cumbrian restaurant brought to the market after more than 30 years
SPECIALIST business property adviser, Christie & Co has brought to the market Quince & Medlar, a highly successful vegetarian restaurant featuring an entirely organic wine list in the Cumbrian market […]
GP surgeries call in design experts to help keep staff and patients safe
DESIGN and furniture experts are helping keep patients and staff safe at three doctors surgeries in Cumbria. Ghyll House Upholstery and Design, based at Mealsgate, near Cockermouth, is working with […]
Woolfest heads online to support craft businesses
WOOLFEST2020 at Cockermouth was cancelled early in lockdown but the past few weeks have seen the organisers, members of The Wool Clip cooperative, working hard to create an online version […]
New Castlegate national art prize raises £12,000 for youth mental health charity
A MAJOR new national art prize launched by Cockermouth’s Castlegate Gallery has raised more than £12,000 for mental health charity YoungMinds Close to 700 entries were received for the prestigious […]
fell by Chris Slater touring Cumbria and the North West
FROM a scriptwriting competition entry to a touring production, this new play, ‘fell’ is a gift from heaven for the two young actors bringing this piece, set in the wilderness […]
Taste Cumbria organisers thank supporters after first-year successes
THE organisers of the Taste Cumbria food festival have thanked everyone who supported the event in its first year under new management. Last year saw Allerdale Borough Council take over the running of […]
Cumbrian gallery launches new £10,000 national art prize – with a mental health mission
A new £10,000 national art prize is being launched by a Cumbrian art gallery today – with all entry fees going to leading mental health charity YoungMinds. ‘The Castlegate Prize’ […]
Cleator Moor tea firm expands into the high street
A Cleator Moor based business, which was set up just a year and a half ago, has expanded into high street retail premises in the town. Y-tea of the Lake […]
Allerdale takes over Taste Cumbria festival
Allerdale Borough Council has taken over the management of the popular Taste Cumbria festival and has plans to make it bigger and better than ever. The council has officially taken on […]
Chimney Sheep founder plants a woodland to carbon offset business
Sally Phillips, the founder of Cumbrian business Chimney Sheep Ltd, has bought a seven acre piece of land where she plans to plant a wood of around 9,000 trees. The […]
5 Things to do in Cumbria in June
It’s hard to believe we are half way through 2019, yet we still have all the summer ahead of us. The school holidays are on the horizon, yet many young […]
Countdown to Woolfest 2019 – The Original British Wool Festival
I love the start of June as for me it begins the countdown to one of the biggest craft events in the country and a truly authentic celebration of natural […]
Outstanding organisation to receive a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the second year running
It has today (23 April , 2019) been announced that Createc in Cockermouth have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation. Last year they won this award […]