Business

Glimmer of hope for Stobart airport plan

Published 5 July 2008

andrewtinklerp PLANS to transform Carlisle Airport into a passenger and freight hub could be back on, it has emerged

Back to drawing board

Published 4 July 2008

A CUMBRIAN company has pulled out of a near £20m contract for a major construction project on the country’s low level waste repository at Drigg, near Sellafield.

New jobs at tax office

Published 3 July 2008

FIFTEEN new jobs are to be created at Carlisle’s tax office as part of a nationwide shake-up of HM Revenue & Customs.

New learning and skills group created for county

Published 3 July 2008

A NEW body is to be formed to oversee learning and skills in Cumbria.

Reshuffle as Marks and Spencer’s sales fall 5.3%

Published 3 July 2008

MARKS & Spencer sales in the UK dropped 5.3 per cent in the past three months.

Accountants are on the up

Published 2 July 2008

CUMBRIAN accountancy firm Armstrong Watson has strengthened its position as one of the leading top 50 accountancy firms in the UK.

£1.2bn ‘is not enough’

Published 2 July 2008

KEY decommissioning projects at Sellafield may have to be delayed because of a budget shortfall.

House prices fall 0.9% across UK

Published 2 July 2008

UK HOUSE prices fell by 0.9 per cent on average last month, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide.

Clothes store in Woolies

Published 2 July 2008

PART of Carlisle’s Woolworths store is to be turned into a Peacocks clothing store from the end of September.

Stobart buys-out Notts haulage firm

Published 1 July 2008

Expanding haulage giants the Stobart Group added further to its fleet today

IS COCKERMOUTH THE GREENEST?

Published 1 July 2008

A CUMBRIAN town is leading the green revolution – and it has the awards to prove it.

Accountant Sarah is top in UK exam

Published 1 July 2008

A CUMBRIAN accountant has come out tops in the country in a national finance exam.

Couple are chipping in to solve oil crisis

Published 30 June 2008

A CUMBRIAN couple are pioneering an industry which could profoundly change the way we all live.

A tasty new venture

Published 30 June 2008

A FATHER and son business team have launched the first venture in what they hope will become a catering empire.

Join in the celebration

Published 27 June 2008

ENTRIES have begun to roll in for the CN Group Business Awards 2008.

Fourth buy for Apex

Published 27 June 2008

THE owner of Carlisle’s historic Stead McAlpin textiles firm has continued its aggressive growth strategy by buying a fourth business.

DSG profits drop by 30%

Published 26 June 2008

DSG International, the electrical retailer which owns Dixons, PC World and Curry, announced a 30 per cent drop in underlying full year profit this morning.