Business

Workington Adams store escapes closure

Published 6 January 2009

af adams WORKINGTON’S Adams childrenswear store has escaped a closure programme which has seen 111 of the firm’s UK branches axed.

Staff buy time at troubled kids’ shop

Published 6 January 2009

WORKINGTON’S Adams childrenswear store has escaped a closure programme which has seen 111 of the firm’s UK branches axed.

Next sales down 7%

Published 6 January 2009

NEXT became the first of the UK listed retailer to announce Christmas trading figures this morning.

Calls for interest rate cut

Published 6 January 2009

NORTH west business leaders have called for a one per cent cut in interest rates to jump-start Britain’s flatlining economy.

RENT INCENTIVES ARE PAYING OFF

Published 6 January 2009

A CUMBRIAN housing association said only 0.89 per cent of its tenants are in arrears with rent despite the credit crunch.

Shattering news for Waterford

Published 6 January 2009

ICONIC china and ceramics firm Waterford Wedgwood has gone into administration.

House prices are down to 2004 levels

Published 5 January 2009

THE average price of a home has fallen to levels not seen since August 2004, according to the Halifax.

DRAGON’S DEN WAIT FOR JONATHAN

Published 5 January 2009

A WEST Cumbrian businessman will find out soon if one of his company’s inventions will appear on TV.

Pirelli energy saver

Published 5 January 2009

BOSSES at Carlisle’s Pirelli tyre plant have chopped £60,000 off the factory’s energy bills after an investigation into heat loss at the site.

Lake District is best value for money holiday

Published 3 January 2009

The Lake District has been named as the best place to visit in the UK for a value for money holiday experience.

Popular Lake District website

Published 3 January 2009

Tourists spent £2.3m booking accommodation online through the Cumbria Tourism website last year – a huge rise over 2007.

Fifteen national shop firms may collapse by mid-January - warning

Published 31 December 2008

Up to 15 national retail chains could go bust by mid-January, an insolvency expert has warned.

Visitors to Lake District complex will spend £1.5 million

Published 31 December 2008

The owners of a Cumbrian holiday complex have forecast visitors will pump £1.5m into the county economy this year.

Barren time for Barrons caravan firm

Published 31 December 2008

THE owner of Cumbrian caravan firm Barrons has revealed its business has been hit by a slowdown in spending by the over-50s.

Business centre helps Cumbrian firms grow

Published 30 December 2008

Business is booming at a Cumbrian ‘incubation’ centre set up to help small firms take off.

Almost 1,400 killed or hurt at work in Cumbria last year

Published 30 December 2008

A total of 1,386 people were killed or injured in work-related incidents across Cumbria last year, according to the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive.

Sainsbury's store will ‘breathe new life’ into Carlisle

Published 30 December 2008

A plan to build a Sainsbury’s superstore at Caldewgate, Carlisle, would breathe new life into a neglected part of the city, a city councillor has said.