New Chief Executive appointed for Cumberland Council
A new Chief Executive has been appointed to lead Cumberland Council. Jo Atkinson, currently Cumberland Council's Director of Corporate and T…
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HOCHTIEF successful on major long-term UK nuclear framework contract
HOCHTIEF successful on major long-term UK nuclear framework contract. Framework worth up to GBP 1.5 billion expands HOCHTIEF’s role at the U…
Sellafield Ltd identifies partners for £3.6bn asset care framework
Sellafield Ltd has identified the successful partners for a new multi-billion pound delivery framework. The framework, called Project and As…
AMBITIOUS plans for Egremont will forge ahead now vital funding has been secured.
Egremont Town Team, working with Cumberland Council, had been awarded £3m from the government’s Borderlands Inclusive Growth fund. Now Sella…
Morgan Sindall lands £35m Sellafield roof rescue
Morgan Sindall has secured a £35m contract to replace 28,500 sq m of failing roofing across two nuclear facilities at Sellafield in Cumbria.…
Euan Hutton to leave Sellafield Chief Executive role in July 2027
Sellafield Ltd Chief Executive Officer, Euan Hutton, has announced he will leave the organisation in July 2027. Euan Hutton has advised Sell…
£16.66 million funding approved to overhaul Barrow housing
Westmorland and Furness Council has approved £16.66m in funding to build new homes and improve existing housing in Barrow. The authority rub…
West Cumbrian charity appeals for business funding to support unemployed people
A West Cumbrian charity has launched a new campaign asking businesses to fund its support programmes for unemployed people. Cleator Moor-bas…
Morgan Sindall starts work on Leconfield regeneration
Morgan Sindall has broken ground on the £23.6m Industrial Skills Hub (iSH) enterprise campus at Leconfield industrial estate in Cleator Moor…
Another major period of growth for Orano as it expands its presence in the UK
Owing to significant and sustained successes across the UK, Orano is gearing for another period of major growth in the UK and, as a result, …
Contractor named for £4.2m Cleator Moor town centre project
A Cumbrian business has been appointed as the principal contractor for a £4.2m project to revamp Cleator Moor town centre. Cumberland Counci…
What is an HMRC Time to Pay Arrangement and when might you need one?
By Lindsey Cooper, Restructuring and Insolvency Partner, Armstrong Watson Some businesses will face difficult financial challenges which ma…
Cumbria entrepreneur ranked among UK’s top HR leaders as investment-backed growth creates new jobs
Claire McLean, founder and CEO of Realise HR, has been recognised as one of the UK’s most influential HR professionals, securing the No.11 p…