Eden businesses can now apply for two new COVID grants which launched today, Thursday 20 January 2022. The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant is available for businesses in this sector […]
Tag: COVID
Mandatory vaccination for NHS staff from spring 2022
The health secretary has confirmed that health service workers in England will have to be fully vaccinated from April 2022 or risk losing their jobs, says Heather Bottomley of Baines […]
Businesses urged to prepare for the end of coronavirus VAT rate relief
Cumbrian businesses need to begin taking measures to prepare for the end of coronavirus VAT rate relief, warns a leading accountancy firm. Hospitality businesses have benefitted from a temporarily reduced […]
COVID Lockdown advice for Cumbria’s unpaid carers
As well as schools and non-essential shops being closed during the current lockdown, many day and respite care centres are also unable to open, adding to the demands on carers […]
New round of grants for businesses in Eden hit by COVID
EDEN District Council has announced a new round of grants for local businesses that were affected by Cumbria’s December Tier 2 restrictions. The newly launched Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) […]
Debt recovery strategies event with Baines Wilson LLP
AS part of Baines Wilson’s Selection Box event, their Litigation team will discuss the various debt recovery strategies available to businesses during the Covid-19 crisis. They will discuss the temporary […]
Chamber urges the public to support local businesses through lockdown
CUMBRIA Chamber of Commerce is urging people to shop local as far as possible during lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a national lockdown starting this Thursday to run […]
Are you going to use the new Job Support Scheme? – further details announced
HMRC has now published a policy paper setting out further details on the Job Support Scheme, says Joanne Holborn of Baines Wilson LLP. There will be two schemes. One known […]
Eden Tourism Summit virtual event – planning for the challenges of COVID
Around 100 people gathered online for the ninth Eden Tourism Summit to discuss the difficulties that the Covid pandemic has brought to the region. The summit was coordinated and hosted […]
Surge in holiday cancellations prompts urgent pleas to support fragile tourism industry
CUMBRIA Tourism says a barrage of cancelled holiday bookings from ‘very high risk’ COVID-alert areas – combined with alarming results from its latest business tracker survey – makes a compelling case for […]
Legal update: Coronavirus Job Support Scheme extended
CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has announced that the Job Support Scheme, due to commence on 1 November 2020, will be extended to provide enhanced support for businesses required to close their […]
COVID-19 & BREXIT wreak havoc on the delivery of British-made products abroad – says Cumbrian sculpture
CUMBRIAN sculpture business, Andrew Kay Sculpture, makes large, hand forged, wildlife-inspired garden sculptures from solid steel bar (the pieces are often over 2.5 metres in size and over 120 kilos in […]
Legal update – New self-isolation regulations
THE Government issued new regulations which came into force at midnight (Sunday 27 September), says Caroline Rayner of Baines Wilson LLP’s Employment Team. The complex Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) […]
Cumbria Tourism welcomes Chancellor’s new Winter Support Package
CUMBRIA Tourism is welcoming the new package of financial measures announced by the Chancellor today (24 September 2020) to help protect jobs and improve cashflow for businesses, as the tourism and hospitality […]
Solutions experts launch innovation to help pubs comply with new laws
A SOLUTIONS company is launching a new system to help pubs, restaurants and cafes keep staff and customers safe in light of new laws across the country. A pub group […]
Shareholder meetings under the Corporate Insolvency Governance Act 2020 – a response to COVID-19
THE Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act received royal assent on 25 June 2020 with the purpose of providing temporary flexibility for companies and other legal entities that are due to […]
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 […]
Warning of job loses at Carlisle Lake District Airport
A STATEMENT from the owners of Carlisle Lake District Airport is warning of potential job loses at the UK’s newest passenger airport. The Stobart Group, who also own London Southend […]