Chamber says interest rate rise is ‘premature’
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce says that today’s increase in interest rates will weaken business confidence and investment.
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Iggesund Paperboard in Workington will be hit hardest by Ofgem’s proposals.
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Some Lake District hoteliers fear they could be forced to close if stringent restrictions on migrant labour are imposed after Brexit. That sounds alarmist –…
Northern Powerhouse: Four-point plan for revival
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which calls itself “The UK’s leading progressive think tank”, doesn’t always see eye to eye with business. But…
Start-ups: Selling to the British Museum….and Blackpool Zoo
Zuza Trading is one of Cumbria’s most unusual businesses. Owner Claire Shepherd established the business to support community projects in South Africa by exporting their…