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West Cumbria is bracing itself for a storm of lights, sound and fire as the latest Lakes Alive event hits Maryport Harbour on 30 August.
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THE Government has decided to abolish all Regional Development Agencies by April 2012. The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has also been asked to find savings of £52m for the financial year 2010-11.
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Steven Broomhead, Chief Executive of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) said: “We are facing a challenging situation as we have to save £52 million from this year’s NWDA budget. We have made a start by cutting non-contracted projects and reducing our own administration budget but we now need to re-examine all existing projects and programmes to identify where further savings can be made.
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(This does not include any existing individual projects managed by the partners, which will be discussed as part of the wider committed project discussions)
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A group of unsung heroes who swung into action during the Cumbrian
floods have been recognised for the first time with a unique award.
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Improved road links, creating jobs, protecting wildlife and better leisure facilities – these are some of the key things that local people would like to see come out of the regeneration of the former munitions depot at Broughton Moor.
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Up to a quarter of the workforce in England’s Northwest will need to green their skills by 2020 as the region responds to climate change by building a low carbon economy.
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A MAJOR revamp of Barrow town centre is continuing to take shape ahead of the summer season.
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Rob Johnston, Chief Executive of Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, said: "These are, as we all know only too well, very difficult times and we all need to take our share of the medicine, so this was never going to be a budget where we could expect
big giveaways.
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BARROW Regeneration has welcomed the completion of a new link road to help improve access to the £180 million Waterfront site, which boasts Cumbria’s newest business park
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CUMBRIA’S Chief Medical Officer is calling on the media to pull back from West
Cumbria and allow communities the space to come to terms with the appalling events
of last week.
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A VIBRANT mix of exciting and largely free outdoor arts events will make a big
splash in castles, harbours, forests, parks and town centres across Cumbria this
summer.
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LONDON, 7 June, 2010 – CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design,
construction, and operations firm, has appointed Richard Waite as Managing
Director, Commercial Nuclear, Europe & Middle East.
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COPELAND Borough Council is, with its partners, organising a minute’s silence at noon next Wednesday, June 9th, as a mark of respect to all the victims and families affected by the incident that shook the borough on June 2.
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CHIEF Executive of Furness Building Society Rob Cairns has been appointed Chair of Barrow Regeneration. He will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of a
packed programme of activity that includes the £180m Waterfront Barrow-in-Furness business, residential and leisure development.
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People in west Cumbria are being invited to give their views on the type of benefits they’d like to see included in the regeneration of a former munitions depot. |
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ROGER Liddle, Chair of public-private economic development partnership Cumbria Vision, has vowed to fight for Cumbria in the corridors of power after being appointed a Working Peer. |
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LAKES Alive, a major programme of outdoor arts events in Cumbria, is calling on local people and visitors to help it win a poll to find the National Lottery’s Best Arts Project. |
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A NEW competition is being launched to find the best short films about the Lake District. Visitors and local people are being invited to put their favourite places around the Lakes into a short film for the chance to win a short break in one of the area’s best hotels. |
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JESTERS and street artists from around the world are heading to Muncaster Castle in the Lake District for the annual Festival of Fools which culminates in a competition to appoint the Castle’s new jester. |
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WHITEHAVEN will provide the seafront setting for a lively harbour-themed festival that will offer a feast of entertainment for all the family this May Bank Holiday. |
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Exactly six months after the floods hit Cumbria, the recovery effort is continuing, with a multi-agency operation ongoing to restore the county and get the lives of flood-affected people back to normal. |
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SIX months after Cumbria suffered devastating floods, some 216 businesses have received over £1million funding support from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). |
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SMALL to medium sized enterprises are being given the chance to access a £2 million of Grant funding to develop and demonstrate innovative technologies that reduce carbon emissions. |
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A SPECTACULAR series of free outdoor shows featuring leading international acts are set to thrill audiences across Cumbria during this year’s May half-term holidays. |
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An exhibition of postcards written by celebrities including Dame Judi Dench, Sir Alex Ferguson, Richard E.Grant, Tess Daly and Jonny Wilkinson describing what they love most about Cumbria has opened in Cockermouth, exactly six months after the unprecedented floods last November. |
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Cumbria Tourism is inviting local people to a sneak preview of its Wish You Were Here Exhibition. The preview lunch will be the very first opportunity to view the unique collection of postcards penned for Cumbria by celebrities and will take place at Cockermouth Town Hall on the 19th of May, a day before the exhibition opens to the public. |
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PLANS for a French style fete on the streets of Cockermouth this summer have been unveiled by Lakes Alive, to help celebrate the town’s recovery from the floods. Everyone is invited to join this special street party on the evening of Saturday 31 July 2010, which will bring some of the best street artists from across Europe to the town for a fantastic free outdoor show. |
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THE largest employer in Cockermouth, James Walker & Co, has confirmed its commitment to the town following support from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). |
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A RESIDENTIAL care home and an office building are the final developments to take place on the £8.15million Lakeland Business Park, until recently owned by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). |
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SMALL and medium sized businesses in Cumbria looking to invest in the latest renewable heat technologies are being given the chance to tap into grants worth more than £100,000. |
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A NEW £5 million access road to serve Waterfront Business Park in Barrow has been officially opened today (Friday, March 19) by town MP, the Rt Hon John Hutton. |
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CUMBRIAN transport and logistics giant Stobart Group has been given Government backing to extend the runway at London Southend Airport. The company – which also has plans to redevelop Carlisle Airport – aims to have the extension, a new passenger terminal, a railway station and control tower completed in time for the London 2012 Olympics |
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A NEW £4 million fund – the first of its kind in the country - has been launched to support renewable energy projects in rural areas across England’s Northwest, including Cumbria. |
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THE UK NUCLEAR INDUSTRY has today greeted the announcement of financial support for Sheffield Forgemasters as a “key step” in providing confidence to a strengthening manufacturing sector in the UK. |
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RESIDENTS from across Cumbria have come out strongly in support of a Trust to help establish community-owned renewable energy projects – but more responses are needed if it is to become a reality. |
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A MAJOR programme to enhance part of Whitehaven town centre has now begun. Work on the Mount Pleasant improvement scheme next to Whitehaven Harbour started on Monday 1 March, will be completed during June, and is set to transform this part of town. The improvements will include spaces for outdoor arts activities, new lighting, signs for pedestrians and cyclists and a new planting scheme. |
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TIME and EXPERIENCE, the new Membership Organisation which seeks to put older professionals and executives in touch with opportunities for projects and work appropriate to their expertise, is currently launching a campaign to improve its representation in Cumbria. |
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A STUDY is underway to explore options for tidal energy generation across the Duddon Estuary in South Cumbria. Tidal barrages, fences, reefs and other innovative technologies will all be considered along with the potential for a road link between Barrow-in-Furness and Millom at the southern tip of Britain’s Energy Coast™. |
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MORE than 200 companies are due to attend the North West Supply Chain Project's Meet the Buyer event, which will take place at the Sellafield Centre on Wednesday 24th February 2010. |
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CUMBRIA Tourism will shortly be embarking upon a new television advertising campaign for the first time in its history. The county’s leading tourism organisation will be running a series of ads on prime time TV for five weeks commencing on Monday 22nd February. |
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THE manufacturers’ organisation EDEF has launched a week long campaign to promote manufacturing in the North West. 'Manufacturing Week' will take place from 1-5 March and is part of a long running campaign designed to promote the success of the sector and policies to promote a better balanced economy. |
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THE North West Climate Change Action Plan 2010-2012 has been launched today, as Cumbria and the region gears up to capitalise on the shift to a low-carbon economy. |
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ECONOMIC development agency Cumbria Vision has welcomed the publication of a feasibility study on the potential for renewable energy generation across the Solway Firth. |
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LOCATED on the border between Scotland and England, the Solway Firth has been at the centre of an extensive Feasibility Study, to investigate the potential of generating renewable energy from the tidal resource within the estuary. |
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BUSINESSES and organisations from across the public, private and third sectors in Cumbria will have the opportunity to debate and contribute to the development of the new Northwest Strategy (RS2010) today (8th February), as part of a region wide consultation programme. |
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WITH a flurry of applications received last week, the amount of offers made under the Flood Recovery Grant Scheme now stands at £572,206. Offers have been made to 106 applicants from a wide range of small and medium businesses around the county. Not surprisingly most are in Cockermouth, but the scheme is also helping other flooded businesses around the county. |
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A NEW Trust that will bring power to the people by supporting community-owned renewable energy projects across Cumbria is being proposed. |
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COPELAND Council’s leader and a local regeneration manager have received pats on the back for fostering good design in Whitehaven. |
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WEST Cumbria-based James Fisher Nuclear Services (JFNS) has this week initiated a major project to significantly expand its engineering systems trials and testing capability in West Cumbria. |
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The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given the green light to Hadrian’s Wall Heritage Ltd (HWHL) to work up plans to transform and excavate Camp Farm at Maryport in west Cumbria, it was announced today. |
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THE 2010 Northern Rail Cup has been launched after the rail operator agreed a new and enhanced contract until the end of 2012. Barrow Raiders, Workington Town and Whitehaven will all compete in the highly coveted Rugby League competition. |
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LORD Mandelson will visit Cumbria today to see how the area is open for business again following the floods in November. |
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CUMBRIA is poised to make a substantial contribution towards Britain’s renewable energy targets and create thousands of new skilled jobs in the process, a unique new study commissioned by Cumbria Vision has revealed. |
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A HUGE expansion in offshore wind energy is already under way in Cumbria and will dominate the County's renewable energy contribution for the foreseeable future, according to The Scope for Renewable Energy in Cumbria. |
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SOLAR and geothermal energy could provide heat and electricity for one in ten of Cumbria's buildings by 2050 and support more than 5,000 jobs, according to The Scope for Renewable Energy in Cumbria. |
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CUMBRIA could become a national hub for small-scale Hydro power generation without damaging the environment or landscape, according to The Scope for Renewable Energy in Cumbria. |
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TAPPING farm waste and unmanaged woodland for energy generation would bring a much-needed boost to the rural economy, according to The Scope for Renewable Energy in Cumbria. Anaerobic digestion of farm waste and improving forest management to provide plentiful amounts of woodfuel could generate more than 100MW of energy and support around 1,000 jobs. |
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TIDAL schemes across Morecambe Bay, the Duddon Estuary and the Solway Firth could produce a significant portion of Britain’s energy needs but The Scope for Renewable Energy in Cumbria has stressed the need for a restrained approach. |
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WEST Cumbria’s new regeneration agency has adopted the name Britain’s Energy Coast West Cumbria – reflecting the shift in focus from vision to action, while at the same time firmly aligning itself with the £2 billion Energy Coast programme for West Cumbria and Furness. |
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A multi million pound facelift for Barrow town centre is continuing to make good progress ahead of the festive season. New sandstone pavements have been laid on sections of Scott Street, Oldham Street Cavendish Street and side streets off Dalton Road as part of the Dalton Road enhancement scheme, while drainage work has also been completed. |
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WHITEHAVEN’S town centre showpiece is open to the public from today. The bulk of the work on the Civic Quarter – a completely redesigned public area outside the Civic Hall and Library on Lowther Street and Scotch Street – is now complete and ready to be enjoyed. A few minor tasks will be completed in the new year. |
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THE first Flood Recovery grant payment was made just 14 days after a grant scheme to support small and medium enterprises affected by the floods. So far 11 grant offers have been made totalling around £67,000. Business Link Northwest advisors are dealing with over 300 affected businesses and by the start of this week, 33 applications had been received. |
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FUNDING of £500,000 is being made available today (Wednesday) from the Rural
Development Programme for England (RDPE) to help Cumbrian farmers get their land back into use after the November floods. |
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Cumbria County Council and the Government today confirmed plans for a new temporary bridge to link the two sides of Workington by road. |
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A newly-formed tourism group established with a mission to get more visitors to discover Cumbria’s West Coast is appealing for leading business people to come forward to join its new board. |
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A new £1.9million business centre in west Cumbria will officially open its doors this week. Steven Broomhead, chief executive of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), is opening the Cumbria County Council owned Maryport Business Centre on Wednesday (December 9). |
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CUMBRIA is set to play a pivotal role in Britain’s nuclear renaissance as part of the Government’s newly unveiled Low Carbon Economic Area for Nuclear. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills today (Thursday, December 3) announced the North West and Yorkshire has become Britain’s Low Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) for Nuclear. LCEA status is not only recognition of the nuclear industry’s unique assets and capabilities in the region, but also reflects the Government’s desire for this geographical hub to play an important leadership and coordination role to accelerate nuclear developments across the whole of Britain. |
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THIS year’s Furness Enterprise Annual Report will include a full colour, A4 size back
page advertisement exhorting and encouraging business leaders throughout the UK to “come and take a look” and “invest here” on Waterfront Business Park. |
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THE Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) is today outlining the details of grants available for small businesses affected by the recent floods in Cumbria. A £1million Flood Recovery Grants Scheme will be available from tomorrow (Wednesday, November 25th) to support small and medium sized enterprises with up to 250 employees that were flooded during the heavy rains. |
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Council leaders have welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to provide the funding and resources needed to restore Cumbria’s critical infrastructure. Speaking in the House of Commons today during Prime Minister's Questions, Gordon Brown confirmed that the Department of Transport will meet the costs of road and bridge repairs and also the costs of improving rail links in cut-off communities. The Prime Minister also praised "the outstanding job" of emergency services and all agencies involved who have "been working round the clock". |
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LEADING consultants DTZ is to commence the formal marketing of the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot located close to Cockermouth in West Cumbria, on behalf of Allerdale Borough Council and Cumbria County Council. They will be inviting comprehensive proposals for the 425 hectare (1,050 acre) site focusing on leisure and tourism related uses. |
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BUSINESSES on Cumbria’s West Coast are being invited to a special meeting to help to determine how tourism can improve and develop in the area. |
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CUMBRIA’S position at the forefront of Britain’s nuclear renaissance has been further
bolstered today (Monday, November 9) following the publication of a list of potential
sites for new power stations. |
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BARROW Regeneration – the organisation charged with delivering the Britain’s Energy Coast™ initiative in Furness – has vowed to ensure Barrow and West Cumbria join forces to secure the maximum economic benefit from a new nuclear power station near Sellafield. |
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A NEW Innovation Fund is being launched in South Cumbria on 30 October. The fund is open to companies of all sizes who will be able to bid for up to £20,000 of support. |
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THE ambition to establish Britain’s Energy Coast™ in Cumbria received a significant boost today (Wednesday, October 28) with the announcement that a consortium including energy giants Iberdrola S.A, GDF SUEZ S.A and Scottish & SouthernEnergy plc has purchased land earmarked for a new nuclear power station near Sellafield. |
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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is pleased to announce that today, following a period of market engagement and negotiation with interested parties, it has sold an area of land comprising 190 ha (470 acres) lying to the north of the existing site at Sellafield in Cumbria for a value of at least £70 million. The winning consortium comprises Iberdrola S.A, GdF Suez S.A and Scottish & Southern Energy plc. |
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Major improvements to Barrow town centre will take shape over the next few weeks as the Dalton Road enhancement scheme continues apace. The multi-million pound revamp kicked off on September 21 and has so far mainly involved preparatory work and drainage improvements that are set to continue until the end of November. |
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The multi-million pound transformation of The Green, Silloth has moved a step closer with the appointment of consultants to further develop the project. Once completed the scheme would see improvements to the town’s historic green and surrounding area including the restoration of the pagoda and Edwardian public toilets, an events area, water and adventure play areas and bike track, improved lighting, a putting green and new park furniture such as benches and litter bins. |
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ACTIVITY levels in Cumbria have continued to lead the region for Business Link Northwest over the last six months. Business Link Northwest – the business support, advice and information service funded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency has today published its activity levels for Cumbria and its districts. The full report follows… |
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NUCLEAR Management Partners, the international consortium now operating Sellafield, has pledged £100,000 to ensure that the Whitehaven Festival will be held once again next year. |
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THE University of Lancashire (UCLan), working with its Westlakes Research Institute (WRI) will host the third annual Professor John Fyfe lecture, ‘Partnership with Government’ delivered by The Right Honourable Yvette Cooper MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. |
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The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) will today (15th October) launch the new Manufacturing Strategy and Action Plan for the Northwest. At the same time the NWDA and the Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme has also confirmed £20m of new funding for the enhanced Northwest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS Northwest). |
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Allerdale Borough Council and Cumbria County Council have announced a
major step forward in the process to develop Derwent Forest, the former
armaments dump at Broughton Moor in West Cumbria. |
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A PIONEERING company at the heart of Britain’s Energy Coast™ in Cumbria has been awarded a large contract by the Crown Estates to conduct pioneering aerial surveys over sites earmarked for huge off-shore windfarms. |
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THE drive to transform West Cumbria into a major generator of low carbon and renewable energy has been strengthened by the appointment of several experts to the area’s regeneration delivery board and a new Programme Director. Private sector members with extensive experience in energy, infrastructure, big business and social enterprise have been appointed to the West Cumbria Vision delivery board – which is responsible for prioritising and overseeing the delivery of Britain’s Energy Coast™ regeneration projects in Copeland and Allerdale. |
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THE Chairman of England’s national housing and regeneration agency has visited West Cumbria as part of a national tour of Housing Market Renewal (HMR) projects. Robert Napier, Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), took a tour of HMR-funded projects to see the positive impact the programme is having on the quality of life of communities in Whitehaven and Workington. |
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WORK will kick-off on Monday (September 21) on the Dalton Road phases of the town’s public realm improvement scheme - a major project aimed at boosting trade and investment in the town centre and bringing environmental and landscape improvements. |
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POTENTIALl developers will have information on the region’s ports at their fingertips thanks to a new publication from Envirolink Northwest’s Biomass Project. ‘England’s Northwest: port-based facilities for renewable energy’ provides details of the services available for developers with an interest in biomass, tidal and wind energy. |
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ALLERDALE Borough Council’s Leader, Tim Heslop, has welcomed the news of a potential highspeed rail link through Cumbria but has stated that the Cumbria Coastal Rail Line must also be upgraded. Councillor Tim Heslop, Leader of Allerdale Borough Council, said: “I welcome the news of a high-speed rail link between London and Glasgow however I am disappointed that the proposal does not include a stop in Cumbria. |
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A NEW drive to help socially excluded people back into work is underway in West Cumbria. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is funding a Project Officer from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust for a two year period to set up a Worklessness initiative aimed at supporting individuals who are detached from the normal labour market to gain the skills and confidence needed to get back into work. |
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Work is starting on a new multi-million pound road aimed at revitalising business and employment opportunities in Barrow. The town's Phase 2 Link Road is another improvement in a series of highway enhancements that are an essential part of the £200million Waterfront Barrow-in-Furness residential, business and leisure development. And work, which is expected to take around six months, kicked off today (Monday August 17). |
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CUMBRIA Vision’s Board of Directors has been bolstered with high profile expertise as the County gears up its efforts to become one of the fastest growing economies in Britain. All four Chairs of the County’s economic delivery boards have now been appointed to the Board – strengthening the link between Cumbria’s economic goals and the delivery of major regeneration projects which will help turn ambition into reality. New private sector members have also been appointed to bring fresh expertise on the important issues of energy, businesses and enterprise. |
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Companies are being invited to set up base at a new £1.9million business centre in Maryport. Being built on the site of the former British Industrial Plastics (BIP) factory on the Solway Trading Estate, the new centre will provide 30 units for a wide variety of small and medium sized businesses at an ideal location on the A596 south of Maryport town centre. |
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ROGER LIDDLE, Chairman of economic development agency Cumbria Vision, has been appointed Chair of a new Government advisory panel for New Industry, New Jobs, Universities and Skills. |
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THE Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has signalled a successful year in its 2008/09 Annual Report & Accounts laid before Parliament today, delivering its programme within its £2.7bn budget and with £183m of efficiency savings ploughed back into the clean-up mission. |
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THE push to establish Britain’s Energy Coast™ in Cumbria has been praised in a
new Government strategy for actively pushing forward the United Kingdom’s
transformation into a low carbon economy. |
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THE crucial second phase of the construction of Waterfront Business Park development in Barrow has so far helped boost the revenues of 23 local firms by more than £400,000 and created 16 local jobs.
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ENGLAND'S nine Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) will play a key role in the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, which was announced today. This 'route map' sets out how the Government will achieve its legally binding carbon budgets that will demand 34% less emissions by 2020 and 80% less by 2050. . |
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THE Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), together with Scottish Enterprise and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority have agreed to commission a £100,000 feasibility study to evaluate options for harnessing Tidal Energy on the Solway Firth.
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WEST Cumbria’s first all energy business opportunities conference is less than two weeks away with only a few remaining places available. Eboc’09 has been organised by West Cumbria Business Cluster, alongside partner organisations including West Cumbria Vision, to promote the many opportunities arising from the Britain’s Energy Coast™ imitative through a two-day business conference. It will be held on Tuesday, July 7 and Wednesday July 8 at the newly-opened ENERGUS skills academy at Lillyhall Business Park .
WEST Cumbria’s first all energy business opportunities conference is less than two weeks away with only a few remaining places available. Eboc’09 has been organised by West Cumbria Business Cluster, alongside partner organisations including West Cumbria Vision, to promote the many opportunities arising from the Britain’s Energy Coast™ imitative through a two-day business conference. It will be held on Tuesday, July 7 and Wednesday July 8 at the newly-opened ENERGUS skills academy at Lillyhall Business Park.
Eboc’09 aims to help Cumbrian businesses take advantage of commercial opportunities in the energy market.
Over the two days, world-class suppliers and energy businesses will come together to provide invaluable information on national and international contract and market opportunities from across the entire energy sector from nuclear, to renewables, to oil and gas.
In addition to a full programme of high-profile speakers, delegates will benefit from a Business to Business Exhibition area and Business Support Zone. The Business Zone will give delegates the opportunity to access advice and information on how to break into new markets from business support agencies.
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IN A JOINT venture between Furness Enterprise, UKTI and the Ministry of Defence,
Furness Enterprise is, as the latest part of its ongoing “Real Help Now” for
businesses programme, offering businesses of all sizes in Furness and North
Lancashire the chance to take part in a defence and security workshop on 15th July
at the Waterside House Business and Conference Hub in Barrow in Furness. |
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Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, along with students from two West Cumbrian secondary schools, today opened ENERGUS, a state of the art £20m skills, training and education facility at Lillyhall Business Park, Workington.. |
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REGENERATION agencies pushing for a new nuclear power station to be built on
land adjacent to Sellafield have welcomed a pledge to sell the site by the end of the
year. |
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THE Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has announced the start of the disposal process for land adjacent to the nuclear site at Sellafield. The land being disposed has already been nominated as a site for potential nuclear new build. For the full press release download PDF. |
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THE vision and drive of Cumbria to be one of the fastest growing economies in the UK
has captured the imagination and commitment of top 100 law firm Martineau. The firm,
which has offices in London and Birmingham, hosted a ground-breaking event entitled
“Cumbria is Open for Business”. |
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THE new Ramsden Business Park, at the port of Barrow, located within five minutes drive of Barrow’s Walney Airport, makes it ideally positioned to be the - Gateway to Britain’s Energy Coast™. |
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THE RED carpet will be rolled out on Friday, May 22nd, as hundreds of Americans stop in Barrow-in-Furness on a 670-passenger cruise ship. The cruise ship has been attracted to the town thanks to the promotional work
of the Cumbria Cruise Steering Group, which includes regeneration
organisation Barrow Vision. |
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THE UK’s progress towards securing energy supplies made a major step forward on 19 May 2009 with planning permission being given by Barrow in Furness Borough Council for a new multi-million pound Liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility |
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Muncaster Castle has secured a £12,000 sponsorship deal with West Cumbria Vision which will help to make their annual Festival of Fools Festival the best yet. |
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Details of where the jobs occurred are contained in a new report ‘Assisting Companies to Create Jobs 2008’ issued today by the Partnership. |
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West Cumbria Business Cluster, alongside partner organisations, is delighted
to announce that it is promoting West Cumbria – Britain’s Energy Coast™,
through a two-day business opportunities conference. |
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Energy company RWE npower today announced that its nuclear joint venture vehicle
with E.ON UK has been successful in bidding for land at Wylfa, on Anglesey, and
Oldbury, in Gloucestershire, for possible new nuclear development. |
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A HIGH profile Chair with a distinguished career in the maritime industry has been appointed to oversee the delivery of Barrow’s multi-million pound regeneration programme. |
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AN ENERGY expert with vast experience in Government and the private sector has been appointed to oversee the multi-million regeneration programme which will transform West Cumbria into Britain’s Energy Coast™. |
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RESIDENTS and businesses are being urged to attend drop in sessions next week to view and comment on a series of options for the development of Maryport’s Harbour. |
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WEST Cumbria has three of the eleven sites under consideration for new nuclear
power stations, bringing a significant boost for the region’s plans to become a major
energy production hub for the United Kingdom. |
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REGENERATION agencies driving forward the Britain’s Energy Coast™ Masterplan
in West Cumbria have welcomed a £20 million socio-economic package from the
consortium charged with decommissioning Sellafield. |
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Westlakes, Cumbria (9th April, 2009) – Nuclear Management Partners
(NMP), the consortium managing Sellafield on behalf of the Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority, is to provide a socio economic package of up £20
million to West Cumbria over five years. |
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Funding of £3 million has been granted by the Northwest Regional Development
Agency (NWDA) for new road infrastructure to support the development of key
employment sites in Barrow-in-Furness. |
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LAND at Sellafield owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has
been submitted to Government as a site for potential nuclear new build. |
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PROPOSED tidal barrages in Cumbria, alongside barrages across the Mersey and Dee estuaries, could provide more than 5 per cent of the UK’s electricity. |
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REGENERATION organisations Cumbria Vision, West Lakes Renaissance and West
Cumbria Vision have welcomed the selection of a preferred bidder to run commercial
operations at the National Nuclear Laboratory in West Cumbria. |
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RWE npower is inviting people to have a say on its plans to nominate land on the Cumbrian
coast as possible locations for new nuclear power stations. |
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A PUBLIC meeting is being held to give communities the chance to learn more about the nomination of land at Sellafield owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
as a site for nuclear new build. |
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An internationally-renowned marketing company has been chosen to promote the Derwent Forest site in West Cumbria to potential developers. |
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RWE npower has secured options to buy land at two sites for possible nuclear power generation on the Cumbrian coast. The company has also received a grid connection
offer for one of the sites. |
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A NEW action plan designed to boost the economy of Cumbria will be presented to keynote speaker Lord Mandelson and delegates at the Cumbria Economic Summit 2009 on Friday (February 20). |
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THE Compulsory Purchase of land in Whitehaven town centre has been approved to
enable the construction of a new £15 million office complex. |
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COMPULSORY purchase powers are to be used to secure a multi-million pound Sports
Village development for Whitehaven. |
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Cumbria County Council's cabinet has leant its support to a plan to nominate a site next
to Sellafield as a candidate for the next generation of new nuclear power stations in
Britain..
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SECRETARY of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Lord Mandelson is to be the keynote speaker at the Cumbria Economic Summit 2009.
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Further investment to Britain’s newest academic centre for learning, the University of Cumbria, of £26m over the next 8 years, is announced today. |
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REGENERATION organisations West Lakes Renaissance and Cumbria Vision have
welcomed the Nuclear Decomissioning Authority’s (NDA) announcement that it
expects to nominate land adjacent to Sellafield as a potential site for nuclear new
build. |
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The NDA has today announced that it expects to nominate land near Sellafield, Wylfa, Oldbury and Bradwell, for consideration under the Government’s Strategic Siting Assessment (SSA) process to identify sites suitable for nuclear new build.
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Envirolink Northwest is hosting a £750,000 project funded by the Northwest Regional
Development Agency (NWDA) to increase the uptake of biomass energy systems by the
region’s industries.
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Nuclear Management Partners (NMP) and Sellafield Limited have today announced
that William (Bill) Poulson has been appointed Managing Director and Chairman of
the Sellafield Site Licence Company. Bill will replace Bob Pedde, the current
Managing Director, who has reluctantly stepped down from his position because of a
family health issue.
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WORK is to start on a new £1.9 million business centre in Maryport which it is hoped
will create up to 40 new jobs and provide much-needed space for small to medium
enterprises.
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REGENERATION organisations Cumbria Vision and West Lakes Renaissance have expressed delight at Carlisle City Council’s decision to grant Stobart Air Ltd planning permission to develop Carlisle Airport.
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AN EXPERIENCED team of design specialists has been appointed to help shape a series of major regeneration projects led by West Lakes Renaissance.
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BUSINESSES and residents from across Maryport are being urged to attend a meeting on Monday (December 1) to help influence potential future developments at the town’s harbour. |
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A new board is being formed to drive the economic vision for West Cumbria. West
Cumbria Vision is to become the main decision making body in charge of spearheading
economic regeneration in the west of the county and will replace the West Cumbria
Leadership Group, which has so far been charge of delivering Britain's Energy Coast
Masterplan™. |
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People are being asked for their views on traffic flow options that will transform
Whitehaven town centre. |
The Government has recently announced a package of support to help small and
medium sized companies through the current global economic challenges, much of
which is being delivered through Business Link Northwest... |
The major development which will see the University of Cumbria coming to Lillyhall
in West Cumbria has been officially titled ‘Britain’s Energy Coast™ Campus’. |
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Plans to link the creation of a new hospital and health campus for West Cumbria into
regeneration plans for the area will be discussed on Friday (10 October). |
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REGENERATION organisations West Lakes Renaissance and Cumbria Vision have
welcomed the announcement that Nuclear Management Partners Ltd (NMP) will
become the new owners of Sellafield, as an important step in establishing West
Cumbria as Britain’s Energy Coast™. |
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THE search is on for a visionary urban designer to help shape a series of major regeneration projects across Furness and West Cumbria..... |
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A NEW panel of experts established by Cumbria Vision to help develop renewable
energy in the County will be led by renowned scientist Sir Martin Holdgate CB...... |
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THE long-standing vision to transform the Derwent Forest site in west Cumbria into a
prestigious leisure and commercial development has taken a huge stride forward..... |
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Regeneration organisations Cumbria Vision and West Lakes Renaissance have
welcomed the announcement that the National Nuclear Laboratory will be based in
West Cumbria.... |
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WEST Cumbria is well placed to prosper as one of the UK’s most important energy
industry hubs, Business Secretary John Hutton told the launch of the Britain’s Energy
Coast™ regeneration programme..... |
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THE Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, John Hutton
is to officially launch the £2 billion regeneration initiative that will transform West
Cumbria into Britain’s Energy Coast™.... |
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The packed West Lakes Renaissance work programme has gathered pace over the
past 12 months, with significant progress taking place on the ground..... |
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Regeneration organisations Cumbria Vision and West Lakes Renaissance have
applauded the approval of proposals to develop Carlisle Airport as crucial step in the
County’s economic renaissance.... |
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THE Cumbria Partners of the West Cumbria Strategic Forum* have agreed the
appointment by West Lakes Renaissance of David Hayes as Interim Government
Relations Director..... |
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With immediate effect Cumbria’s £20m iconic project to build a world class centre for skills, training
and business support will be known as Energus. The switch from The Nuclear Academy to Energus.... |
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Regeneration organisations Cumbria Vision and West Lakes Renaissance have
applauded the approval of proposals to develop Carlisle Airport as crucial step in the
County’s economic renaissance.... |
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Regeneration organisations West Lakes Renaissasnce and Cumbria Vision
believe West Cumbria can play a pivotal role in helping to deliver an extended
nuclear programme for Britain.... |
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Regeneration organisations in Cumbria have urged utility companies to grasp
the opportunity for nuclear new build in West Cumbria after the Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority announced it is marketing its four sites to developers..... |
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The search is on to find a developer who will transform a patch of redundant
industrial land in Whitehaven into a thriving new community boasting 150 new ecofriendly
homes and high quality business units.... |
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Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd have been awarded a contract in excess of £10m contract to construct the building that will become home to The Nuclear Academy. Work on construction will start shortly at the site on Lillyhall Industrial Estate, close to Workington, with completion due by the spring of 2009.... |
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Regeneration organisations in Cumbria have welcomed the Government support
for a new generation of nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom.... |
West Lakes Renaissance has urged Carlisle City Council to approve the
development of Carlisle Airport and stressed its importance to the regeneration effort
in West Cumbria..... |
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WORK is to start on a £500,000 project to secure the future of the historic harbour of
Harrington and pave the way for its potential transformation into a high quality leisure
marina and residential site.... |
EXCITING proposals to transform West Cumbria into ‘Britain’s Energy Coast’ are
gathering pace following a positive meeting with Secretary of State for Trade and
Industry Alistair Darling and key Government ministers.... |
