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Neil in line for prestigious award

A SELLAFIELD worker has been nominated for a top national award.

Last updated 18 May 2012
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Shop doctor to offer Millom a repeat prescription

THE author of a report that criticised shoddy signs and poor facilities is set to return to Millom.

Last updated 18 May 2012
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Whitehaven card shop to learn fate soon

THE future of Whitehaven’s Clinton Cards store will be “confirmed shortly’’.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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Two new directors for BEC cluster

cepjardine12705 TWO new directors have been elected to the Business Cluster board of Britain’s Energy Coast.

Last updated 17 May 2012
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Daniel, 17, is at the top of his trade

CONSTRUCTION trainee Daniel Sykes proved he is at the top of his game after enjoying success in a major multi-trade competition.

Last updated 16 May 2012
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David to be a leading light in careers guidance

THE man who heads up human resources at Sellafield will be one of the leading lights in planning careers on a nationwide scale.

Last updated 16 May 2012
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Barry wins pretigious accolade

A MANAGER at Sellafield is celebrating winning a prestigious industry award.

Last updated 16 May 2012
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Windfarm firm plans jobs boost

THE company behind plans for a £17m windfarm near Whitehaven has promised to offer apprenticeships to 15 young people as part of the scheme.

Last updated 30 April 2012
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Anne becomes uni's new visiting professor

A WHITEHAVEN woman has been appointed as visiting professor at Buckinghamshire New University.

Last updated 30 April 2012
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Have you got the burning ambition to be a firefighter?

ANYONE with a burning ambition to help their local community might be interested in a new recruitment drive.

Last updated 30 April 2012
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Whitehaven bank to close

SANTANDER is shutting a branch in Whitehaven, but the bank says no staff will lose their jobs.

Last updated 26 April 2012
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Firm wins Queen’s Award

A COMPANY which has a base at the Westlakes Science and Technology Park, near Whitehaven, has earned a prestigious Queen’s Award.

Last updated 26 April 2012
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Kayleigh works on Beatrix Potter celebrations

AN Egremont student working at a Cumbrian hotel is helping to plan the 100th anniversary of a Beatrix Potter tale written there.

Last updated 23 April 2012
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Online trade group launched in Cumbria

THE UK’s first national trade association specifically for online businesses has been launched in Cumbria.

Last updated 23 April 2012
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Estate to be renamed

BECKERMET Industrial Estate in Haile, Egremont, is set to be renamed The Energy Coast Business Park.

Last updated 23 April 2012
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‘Let long-term jobless work for local councils’

MORE than 1,100 long-term unemployed people across North and West Cumbria should be given a job in local government or the voluntary sector on the minimum wage – or have their benefits cut. (1 comment)

Last updated 19 April 2012
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Awards for the best

COPELAND businesses have been named among the finalists in the prestigious Cumbria Tourism Awards.

Last updated 19 April 2012
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Gardens in bloom all thanks to local groups

GARDENS will be in full bloom this spring thanks to the efforts of a dedicated social enterprise group.

Last updated 16 April 2012
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Deferring rates could boost region's businesses

MORE than 14,000 businesses in North and West Cumbria could save £3.4m in tax by deferring business rates in a bid to help support the local economy.

Last updated 16 April 2012
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Gold for GEN II

GEN II Engineering & Technology Training has been awarded a Gold award for the second year running in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2012.

Last updated 12 April 2012
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