HMRC says around one million pensioners are paying income tax at rates of 40 per cent or above.

A FABRIC shop in Carlisle is set to close after 10 years in business. Colours of the Rainbow, which is located on Carlisle's Denton Street, will officially close on Thursday, July 31, upon the ...

Two Armstrong Watson employees have been celebrated for their sporting achievements. Lauren Graham, audit and assurance director, from Carlisle, and Michael Morris, Newcastle audit partner, have both ...

UK charity, Education & Employers, is calling for urgent action to avert a ‘lost generation’ youth unemployment crisis that is now ...

Northern mayors have launched a new partnership to boost jobs and prosperity. The Great North has been unveiled at an event in Leeds, bringing together mayors and regional leaders to unlock the ...

Furness Building Society has appointed a new business development manager. Helen Thistlethwaite, who is based in Morecambe, has joined the society's mortgage team, where she will work with brokers ...

Only a fifth of public sector procurement spend went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2024, according to a report by the ...

A physiotherapist has broken an all-time running record at a Lake District event. Sarah Jones, 29, from Barrow, became the first woman in the history of the 40-mile Keswick to Barrow challenge to ...

A Carlisle-based brand, design, and marketing agency has been shortlisted for three awards. CreativeHutch has been nominated for the Prolific North Creative Awards 2025, which aims to recognise ...

Succession plans can take firms many years to finalise, but at one of the county’s best loved food manufacturers it’s all happened naturally.

A market trader in Barrow has thanked the community after reaching 25 years of business. Chips Computers, found at the Dalton Road entrance at Barrow Market, reached the landmark milestone last week.