Stagecoach, the UK’s leading bus operator, is alerting passengers in Workington to special arrangements while the town’s bus station is closed for improvement works. Buses will not be able to […]
Tag: West Cumbria
Local Enterprise Partnerships welcome regional economic boost from nuclear power
LEPs say multi-billion-pound boost from new nuclear power stations has the potential to bring thousands of jobs and opportunities to local businesses in Cumbria. The Cumbria, New Anglia and The […]
Business case for Maryport regeneration project approved by council’s Executive
THE business case for an ambitious regeneration scheme in Maryport has been given the seal of approval by members of Allerdale Borough Council’s Executive. At a meeting of the Executive […]
New digital marketing service launches in Cumbria that promises to help you slay the internet
IF YOU’VE ever felt daunted by digital marketing, a new Cumbrian business has launched that might be just the thing you need. Kate Wright Digital, founded by (yes, you’ve guessed […]
Copeland celebrates World Tourism Day with appointment of new tourism post
Making Copeland “the place to be” for visitors is the aim of Copeland Council’s newly-appointed Tourism Sector Development Officer, Katie Read. Katie, who has extensive experience in the tourism sector, […]
Businesses invited to bid for Allerdale council work
Businesses and tradespeople are being invited to find out more about an opportunity to work on an exciting £47,000 project to transform a community asset in Maryport. The project will […]
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce asks new PM to tackle nuclear new build
The new Prime Minister should commit to a “clear UK energy strategy” to deliver a nuclear power station in West Cumbria. That is one of 15 demands made by the […]
Cumbrian council creating two new tourism jobs
Copeland Council is driving forward its tourism agenda with the recruitment of two members of staff dedicated to attracting more visitors to the borough. The council is currently advertising for […]
Cumbria to escape lightly from British Steel collapse
Cumbria is well placed to avoid job losses following the collapse of British Steel, the county’s Chamber of Commerce says. TSP Engineering in Workington is a subsidiary of British Steel. […]
Samaritans gets a helping hand in April – the cruellest month from Grasmere Gingerbread
Poet TS Eliot’s masterpiece The Wasteland evokes the misery of human depression. Highest suicide & depression rates in spring Its opening line ‘April is the cruellest month’ is a literary […]
From ‘The Voice’ to West Cumbria
Holly Ellison, a contestant from The Voice, performed on stage at the Village Hall in Gosforth and wowed the audience with her amazing voice says Vivienne Tregidga. “When I read […]