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Lynn Craig, of David Allen Financial Services A leading Cumbrian financial services firm has appointed a new senior operations manager. Lynn Craig has joined David Allen Financial Services. Lynn joins the team following 26 years working for Scottish Widows in...

Sellafield site A new chairman has been appointed to Sellafield Ltd. Tony Maggs will begin his three-year term on May 3, replacing the current Sellafield Ltd chair Lorraine Baldry who has led the Sellafield Ltd board since May 2018. Mr...

Tim Farron  South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging him to use next month’s Budget to extend financial support to local businesses. It comes as new figures from the Treasury reveal that Mr Farron’s...

Moorside West Cumbria's Moorside site has been selected as the county's contender to go forward to a national competition to identify the site to host the UK’s first prototype nuclear fusion plant and surrounding science, technology and business park. The...

Pat McIver The UK has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure its own manufacturing capability of modern medicines in the wake of global pharmaceutical giant GSK announcing it is set to end 73 years of production at a plant in northern...

Yasmin Blamire, of Temple Heelis Solicitors in one of the county’s oldest firms have ranked as leading lawyers in two separate national legal directories. In its 201st year, Temple Heelis has been hailed by Chambers and Partners, both in the UK...

A wage subsidy scheme supporting Copeland’s businesses and residents is being hailed a success. Copeland Work and Skills Partnership is incentivising employers to take on new recruits with the support of a wage subsidy. Eighty-two per cent of businesses involved...

Carla Seville, of Wragg Mark-Bell Wragg Mark-Bell has announced an addition to its conveyancing department, with property transactions predicted to surge in early 2021. Carla Seville has joined the Carlisle solicitors as an admin assistant, working out of its Castle...

Sam Lyon, head of corporate and commercial at Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors A solicitor at a leading legal firm has joined the board of a charity which helps young people and adults find employment. Sam Lyon, head of corporate and commercial...

Helen Lawrie of Kendal's Land & Sky Media A Cumbrian business owner is one of the first to take part in a programme to help family-run small businesses adopt new technologies. Helen Lawrie,  business development manager at Kendal-based film production...