HMRC will charge inheritance tax on wealthier workers’ pension pots even if they die before they reach the state pension age ...

Ian Stacey, Chief Information and Transformation Officer at Cumberland Building Society in Carlisle, reflects on his 40-year career in ...

The potential State Pension increase is a result of the triple lock, which guarantees an increase in line with average earnings, inflation or 2.5 ...

The survey showed that changes to business rates, a rise in employer National Insurance contributions, and other measures in last Autumn’s ...

Staff at two of Parkdean Resorts' Lake District locations, Gatebeck and Limefitt Holiday Parks, have fed back positively as part of their ...

Claremont House guest house in, Lake District, sold by Graham + Sibbald to an independent buyer for £675,000. Property features 8 ...

A Carlisle hotelier has released his debut book, written to offer a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the hospitality industry.

Two neglected gardens have been transformed. The gardens at Jubilee House, a recovery centre near Penrith, support fire and rescue personnel, police, and ambulance workers in their rehabilitation. Led ...

Hawthorn Education Services has moved its business banking to Carlisle-headquartered building society The Cumberland. Tim Milner, operations director at Grange-based Hawthorn Education Services, said: ...

Cumbria’s Future Generation (CFG) has been launched to give people aged 16 to 35 a voice in the region's long-term economic decision-making.

An opticians has unveiled a new look following a £60,000 refurbishment. Specsavers Kendal, which has been serving the community for 32 years, has undergone the upgrade with the aim of improving the ...

Everbright Hotel Group invests £2m in major refurbishments at Stonecross Manor, Kendal and George Hotel, Penrith, boosting Lake ...