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The Cumberland Building Society has today outlined additional support for customers facing financial difficulties as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, including new help for business current account customers.

Harrison & Hetherington has announced that following in-depth negotiations, regulatory bodies have agreed that breeding sales will re-commence next week under strict government distancing guidelines.

A new survey by Cumbria Tourism has found that by the end of next month, the Coronavirus pandemic will have cost the county’s tourism industry £1.45bn in revenue – almost half of tourism-related income for the county for the year.

Leading agricultural supplier Carrs Billington has thanked staff for keeping essential services open for rural communities. The Carlisle-headquartered business is a lifeline for farms, rural businesses and communities

Windermere Lake Cruises are donating food and drink from its vessels and pier cafes to Morecambe Bay’s hospitals, as a gesture of goodwill to the frontline NHS key workers working to keep local people safe.

Family owned Northern food retailer Booths have launched a campaign to support British artisan cheesemakers who are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 crisis.

Sellafield Ltd is providing 20,000 gowns to help Cumbria’s Coronavirus response. The company and its owner, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), have pledged £200,000 to purchase the kit for the county’s frontline NHS and social care staff.

Carlisle College remains closed for face to face teaching during the current social distancing measures in place across the UK, but they have been successful in mobilising a remote workforce made up of student volunteers

Artisan Bakers, Aidan Monks and Catherine Connor, the duo behind the multi-award-winning team at Lovingly Artisan Bakery, based in Manchester and Cumbria have launched an online baking club to share bread related hints and tips

Northern has unveiled a new design for four very special trains – one of which has been named Key Worker - designed to celebrate the incredible work of the NHS.