2. Move to digital record-keeping If you're still using paper records or spreadsheets, it’s time to switch to accounting software. Packages like Xero, QuickBooks or Sage are HMRC-compliant and can ...

A Barrow businesswoman has transformed her bridal shop into a new fashion destination - and is now running with her daughter’s beauty business upstairs. After eight years in the wedding industry, ...

A Northern cheese retailer has scooped 47 medals at a major international competition. Booths earned the accolades at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards, held at Bingley Hall in Staffordshire.

Dalton Court Care Home in Cockermouth is now part of the Sandstone Care Group, marking its first service in Cumbria and bringing its total portfolio to 11 homes. Located near the Lake District ...

A new £250,000 machine shop has officially launched at Forth’s Maryport headquarters. The engineering specialist celebrated the opening with a steel-cutting ceremony, using a remotely controlled mini ...

Svella Plc, through its rail-focused subsidiary Avidrail, has invested in Chesterfield-based Emeg Group Limited, a specialist in rail depot and facilities solutions and mechanical and electrical ...

A new managing director has been appointed at a family-owned bakery. Rob Keeping will take up the role at Bells of Lazonby, based in Cumbria, in September, bringing with him more than a decade of ...

A hotel on the shores of Ullswater has won two major titles at the 2025 Cumbria Tourism Awards. Another Place, The Lake was named Large Hotel of the Year, while its nearby Brackenrigg Inn took home ...

Is your wealth about to come under attack, asks Rachael Bell, of Rachael Bell Wealth Management Rachael says: "Labour’s first Spending Review in almost two decades landed with a thud rather than a ...

Netherby Hall, situated near Carlisle, has been named Self-Catering Accommodation Provider of the Year at the 2025 Cumbria Tourism Awards, retaining the title for a second consecutive year. The award ...

A NOTICE of improvement has been served on Sellafield Ltd. after workers noticed the ‘degraded condition’ of lead shielding sheets, which ...

Ulverston Prestige Bathrooms at New Market Street, which opened its showroom last year, shared this week that the site would be growing.