Story names divisional boss
Cumbrian housebuilder Story Homes has appointed John Winstanley as strategic land managing director, heading a newly created business unit.
Cumbria local govt rejig proposals jostle for sign-off
Consultations are underway on four competing bids to reorganise local government in Cumbria and parts of Lancashire, to improve service delivery and simplify boundaries between councils and places.
Groundworks to begin on £350m Ulverston bio plant
A company called Lakes BioScience has been granted planning permission to start building a biomanufacturing facility to produce medicines at a site in Cumbria.
Genesis advances eighth Cumbrian scheme
Penrith housebuilder Genesis Homes is to start next month on 81 homes in Stainburn, close to Workington.
Cumbria pins fusion nuclear hopes on Moorside
The 600-acre site adjacent to the Sellafield nuclear complex has been included in a bid to host the UK’s first prototype nuclear fusion plant and surrounding science, technology and business park.
Head of Building Services
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Barrow and Workington ports key to Cumbrian freeport bid
Dockside sites, along with land at Carlisle Lake District Airport, are central to the Heart of the UK Freeport plan advanced by the area's Local Enterprise Partnership.
Another setback for Woodhouse Colliery
Cumbria County Council is to reconsider its decision to approve plans for a coal mine on the coast near Whitehaven, after receiving new information on the UK’s climate change targets.
South Lakes Safari Zoo sold
The freehold of the 38-acre zoo near Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, has been sold to a consortium of private investors for an undisclosed sum.
Story appoints Cook as non-exec director
The Carlisle-headquartered housebuilder has brought on board Mark Cook, who joins from Persimmon Group, where he worked for 27 years.
