Cumbria's business news at a glance
Workington Adams store escapes closure
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.
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.
Carlisle western bypass money in place within weeks
Published 2 January 2009
The new year has prompted fresh hope that Cumbria can emerge as a powerful economic force after 2009’s predicted recession – with at least one critical project poised to clear a crucial hurdle within weeks.
Credit crunch shoplifting surge gives security firm a jobs boost
Published 2 January 2009
BRITAIN’S alleged shoplifting epidemic, sparked by the credit crunch, has provided an unexpected jobs boost for a Carlisle guarding firm.
Gaynor’s Business Link role
Published 2 January 2009
A FORMER banker has been handed the task of ensuring Cumbrian businesses survive the recession by being able to access finance.
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.
