Kendal maps out town centre refresh   

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

Cumbria County Council has secured £7.5m of Government funding to take forward improvements to the Cumbrian coastal railway line, supported by an  £835,000 contribution from the Local Enterprise Partnership.

West Cumbria Mining will next month find out if its plans for a new metallurgical coal mine at the former Marchon works site near Whitehaven can go ahead.

The multi-disciplinary contractor has reported group revenue up by 6% to almost £3bn, with pre-tax profit reaching £81.6m in its full year results.

A planning application is expected in early 2019 as the Environment Agency seeks to put in place improved flood defences in the Cumbrian city.

The long-troubled £10bn Moorside nuclear power project in Cumbria looks in grave danger following the announcement by Toshiba that it is to wind up the project's development vehicle NuGeneration.

Copeland Borough Council has launched a survey to help it assess the success of the five-year Whitehaven Townscape Heritage Initiative, which reaches its end in December. 

Mike Ashley’s retail group has picked up the stricken department store business just hours after it was put into administration, in a deal that sees it take over the group’s full estate of 59 stores.

Tritax Big Box REIT has reported first-half operating profit as up by 34% to £56.4m, as the niche investor declared itself well placed for further acquisitions.