Prague 'czechs out' Hawkshead Relish
11:00am Tuesday 21st February 2012
HAWKSHEAD Relish was represented at an event in Prague as part of a new Government strategy to boost food exports.
Wed, 22nd Feb 2012
Gazette Business
60 new jobs as Lake District hotel expands
8:00am Tuesday 21st February 2012
MORE than 60 jobs have been created by hotel owners who are adding the finishing features to their controversial multi-million pound project.
Whittington firm to renovate derelict YMCA site in Lancaster
11:00am Monday 20th February 2012
WHITTINGTON-based Fred Hall & Son has won the contract to oversee the renovation of the derelict YMCA site in Lancaster’s China Street, which dates back to the 1700s.
Diamond year for hotel and leisure business
3:50pm Sunday 19th February 2012
A HOTEL and leisure business is set to celebrate its diamond anniversary this year.
PR business comes to the Lakes
2:35pm Friday 17th February 2012
A PAIR of public relations experts are setting up an office for Cumbrian clients.
Ulverston apprentice rewarded for his hard work
4:20pm Monday 13th February 2012
AN ULVERSTON apprentice graduate has been rewarded for his hard work by Honda UK.
'Ban our A boards and we'll go out of business' - Kendal traders
9:30am Thursday 9th February 2012
SHOPKEEPERS in Kendal have pledged to fight a ban on advertising boards which they claim could cause them to go out of business.
Windermere and Bowness firms say 'no' to trade boost tax
12:30pm Wednesday 8th February 2012
BUSINESSES in two Lakeland towns shelved plans for an extra tax to fund improvement projects.
Apprentice Week holds memories for Kendal auction boss
11:10am Wednesday 8th February 2012
A LOCAL businessman who started his career as a 16 year old apprentice in 1989 is marking National Apprentice-ship Week by celebrating with his firm’s first young recruit.
South Lakeland towns buck empty shops trend
10:30am Tuesday 7th February 2012
FIGURES released this week show that South Lakeland is bucking the trend when it comes to empty high street shops.
Birthday deal draws hundreds to Kendal fish and chip shop
9:30am Monday 6th February 2012
A COUPLE who run a chippy in Kendal sold 800 fish suppers in one day as they celebrated its first birthday.
Hawkshead seeks a new post office
4:50pm Wednesday 1st February 2012
HAWKSHEAD could be close to getting a Post Office service back following the sudden closure of the village outlet.
Business is booming at Ingleton
10:40am Wednesday 1st February 2012
ENTREPRENEURS say a focus on niche markets has led to the expansion of several businesses in a Dales town.
Canoe project launches boat business
4:42pm Tuesday 31st January 2012
A CANOE enthusiast has built his own cedar strip canoe and plans to launch the boat – and with it a new business – this year.
South Lakes coach firm KT on road to success
11:30am Friday 27th January 2012
A BUSINESS which has risen from the ashes of what was Kendal's most famous coach company is on the road to success.
Lakeland to open new stores
2:50pm Tuesday 24th January 2012
AN international kitchenware retailer founded in South Lakeland has announced it will be opening more shops this year. Lakeland, which has its flagship store in Windermere, opened six UK shops last year, bringing its total UK number to 57, alongside six in the Middle East.
Posh nosh sales means Booths supermarket is celebrating
12:42pm Tuesday 24th January 2012
NORTH West supermarket bosses are celebrating after a trend for posh house parties saw Christmas sales figures increase.
Katie's career is blossoming in Kendal
12:08pm Tuesday 17th January 2012
A BUDDING designer has launched her own bespoke floral design firm.
Kendal firm Herdy adds to homeware
11:44am Tuesday 17th January 2012
A South Lakeland gift company has sealed a deal to create two exclusive products for Jamie Oliver’s homeware collection.
Life is beautiful for the booming salons
2:50pm Thursday 12th January 2012
SPA owners and beauty therapists in South Lake-land have reported a boom in trade as more people seek luxury pampering during the global economic down-turn.
Dalton wild animal park enjoys busiest year
5:50pm Tuesday 10th January 2012
INCREASING numbers of animal lovers have given a Cumbrian zoo its busiest year.
Carers go it alone at Meathop
8:56am Tuesday 10th January 2012
TWO carers have left their jobs to invest their life savings in a joint business venture.
Nurses eat for free at Windermere restaurant
9:10am Monday 9th January 2012
by DANIEL ORR NURSES in South Lakeland can enjoy a free meal as a Windermere restaurant says thanks for their tireless work.
Technology helps to boost Kendal's 1818 Auctioneers
1:00pm Wednesday 4th January 2012
A SOUTH Lakeland auction house has reported another good year – with turnover up by more than £100,000.
Windermere firm Fidget Design in line for award
7:00pm Tuesday 3rd January 2012
WINDERMERE company Fidget Design is among the winning entrants in the inaugural UK Hotel Awards 2011 for its work on a luxury Lake District hotel.
New roadside store opens on A590
5:30pm Tuesday 3rd January 2012
A NEW mini-market showcasing local produce has been unveiled at a South Lakeland garage.
Windermere and Bowness firms to vote on new 'tax' plan
1:04pm Tuesday 3rd January 2012
BUSINESSES in two South Lakeland towns are to be balloted this month on whether they are prepared to be ‘taxed’ to fund improvement projects.
Chinese translation firm launched in Lake District
7:20pm Wednesday 28th December 2011
A CHINESE translation firm has launched in the Lake District to tap into a growing interest from Far Eastern visitors.
James Cropper workers receive Burneside firm's 'Oscars'
4:47pm Tuesday 27th December 2011
Fourteen employees of Burneside papermakers Jame Cropper have been rewarded for outstanding service to the business over the past 12 months.
Kendal wine bar launches its new brew
2:20pm Tuesday 27th December 2011
KENDAL is producing its own beer for the first time in 35 years after the launch of a new micro-brewery.