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Alan Phizacklea, Production Engineering Department Consultant, BAE Systems. An engineering challenge involving massive sections of submarines at BAE Systems' Barrow shipyard which once took several days to complete can now be finished in just a matter of hours. Manoeuvring two...

John Stevenson MP Carlisle's MP has invited the Secretary of State for Department, Culture Media and Sport to the city to showcase its tourism offer as businesses in the industry reopen. The Government has released its roadmap out of lockdown...

To mark International Women’s Day today a Carlisle financial advice firm is encouraging women to take control of their future financial success. International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women and is a call to action to increase gender parity...

Lee Grears, of Responsive A West Cumbrian firm is celebrating its 10th anniversary - and is continuing to innovate. Responsive was set up by Lee Grears and has bases in Cumbria and Manchester. It operates across the UK, and provides testing,...

Janet Addison An academy is set to be launched this month to help businesses hone their digital skills. The Digital Skills Academy has been created by the Digital Tech Cumbria programme and will begin on March 16. Topics scheduled so...

Liz Beavis A financial planning firm says more people are looking to make sustainable investments as ethics and the environment become a greater priority for society in the shadow of the climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial Management Bureau,...

Denize Ivy Pilarta A BAE Systems technician has won a prestigious prize. Denize Ivy Pilarta, 21, is an apprentice non-destructive examination engineering technician at BAE Systems Submarines and has been awarded one of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET)...

Rose Castle History is being kept alive within the walls of a Cumbrian castle thanks to help from a specialist upholstery and design firm. Rose Castle, near Carlisle, is nearing the end of a five-year project to renovate and restore...

Neil Palmer, of Stan Palmer   A family business has revealed a £200,000 investment in a Carlisle showroom as it takes on the Honda franchise in the city. Stan Palmer has been selling cars in Cumbria for three generations since...

Alex MacLachlan, associate director in the rural management team at Savills in Carlisle A Carlisle business says the upcoming and recent changes in legislation could lead to a "positive future" for farmers in the county. "There are huge opportunities for...