Caddick begins Merc showroom in Carlisle

Stobart Rail & Civils is to move its head office to Carlisle Lake District Airport, the infrastructure business has announced.

The process of procuring a contractor for the £19m redevelopment of the Sands Centre is set to begin, after a reappraisal and reworking of the proposals which were first mooted in 2009.

Eden Council is due to give the go-ahead to a £2.2m extension of Penrith Town Hall and redevelopment of its Mansion House site, more than 18 months after initial plans were put on hold.

Contractor Wates has added 15 staff at its Kendal office, nearly doubling the size of its team in the region as it continues work on its £30m Campus Whitehaven and BAE Systems’ central training facility in Barrow.

Eden Council has formally started the process to appoint a masterplanner for its long-term strategy to build around 8,000 new homes, infrastructure and schools in and around Penrith.

State-owned South Korean energy company Kepco has been named as preferred bidder for Cumbria’s new-build Moorside nuclear plant, but the project could still be delayed beyond its 2025 start date.

The former grade two-listed pub in the Lake District has been converted into 6,000 sq ft of creative workspaces for local businesses, and units for rent and sale will be unveiled at a launch on Saturday 4 November.

Plans for a major new Mercedes-Benz dealership and showroom at Carlisle’s Kingmoor Park enterprise zone have been given the green light.

The Moorside nuclear development in Cumbria will be delayed beyond its intended 2025 start date, according to the chief executive of the company behind the scheme.