A furniture company based outside Kirkby Lonsdale has been able to expand its business after receiving a grant to buy a van.

Dodd Wealthcare has announced that Becky Nicholson is the new financial services department manager, having taken effect from January 1 this year. Ms Nicholson joined the firm in 2023 as a paraplanner ...

From April, stamp duty discounts will become less generous, with the “nil rate” band for first-time buyers reducing from £425,000 to £300,000 and other home buyers seeing a reduction from £250,000 to ...

A Cumbrian butcher has won two gold awards at a national butchery competition. Cranstons was awarded the prestigious accolades at the Q Guild's Smithfield Awards for its Cumberland and caramelised ...

The young entrepreneurs have been chosen to take part in the Positive Enterprise programme and will each receive a £1,000 grant, plus workshops, expert advice, mentoring, and the opportunity to shadow ...

Edward's View, named in tribute to King Edward I who died in Burgh by Sands in 1307, follows on from Genesis Homes' neighbouring 24-home development, The Orchards, with both being located close to ...

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Santander UK is dropping its mortgage rates below four per cent on both two and five-year fixed rates, as lower rates return to the market. The bank said that from Thursday, borrowers will be able to ...

A new bank has shared the locations of 60 proposed branches, including six in Cumbria. NW Mutual, which proposes a 'bricks, clicks, and flicks' business model, plans to open the branches across the ...

Barclays has announced it will be dropping savings rates on two popular accounts. The Everyday Saver will drop from 1.50% to just 1.25% on balances up to £10,000, while the Rainy Day Saver will fall ...

New research suggests that workers born after April 1970 will not reach UK State Pension age until they are 71 ...

A senior tax advisor at a Carlisle-based accountancy firm has reassured Vinted and eBay sellers that they won't be taxed.