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By Graham Poles, Tax Partner, Armstrong Watson LLP

Sellafield Ltd's longest serving director is set to step down later this year.

Small businesses in rural areas of Westmorland and Furness are being urged to apply for grant funding.

A real taste of Cumbria will be enjoyed by almost 200 employees, thanks to a partnership by Holker Hall and its resident farm-style shop, A Day’s Walk.

West Cumbria Mining said it was preparing to start work on its £200 million mine next year and it was confident the project was viable.

This past year the Chamber has been busier than ever, working to support members and other Cumbrian businesses through a range of events, training, services, support and research.

By Glenn Clifford-Perkins, Accounting Partner, Armstrong Watson

Windermere-based family-run wholesaler McClures has expanded its business after finding a local solution to a storage challenge. 

Cumbria has been handed a £2.5 million funding package to develop training in low carbon, logistics, digital, and catering and hospitality.

Sellafield’s newly-opened import facility has received its first box of nuclear waste, paving the way for clean-up of one of the site’s oldest buildings.