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£16k up for grabs to get tourists using public transport

3:00pm Saturday 20th April 2013

A CASH boost is to be made available to help encourage tourists out of their cars and onto public transport.

A Furness road closed to HGVs following suspected mine collapse

3:58pm Monday 15th April 2013

Restrictions have been imposed on Newton Road, Newton-in-Furness, for safety reasons following ground investigations into the severity of a suspected mine collapse.

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Bowness hotel's plans to expand are turned down

7:40pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

A LAKE District hotel’s plan for expansion has been turned down amid protests from neighbours, who feared it would mean over-development.

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Three months after administrators were appointed, uncertainty lingers over K Village shopping complex

11:48am Tuesday 9th April 2013

THE future of Kendal’s K Village complex remains unclear more than three months after its owners went into administration.

Lake District hotelier wants to see an end to tipping

11:00am Thursday 4th April 2013

A LAKE District hotelier has declared his restaurant a tip-free zone, and criticised the pressure put on diners to fork out on top of the price of their meal.

Cumbria

Zip-wire attraction gets go-ahead for Grizedale

3:18pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

AN EXCITING new attraction for fun-seekers which could boost tourism and business in the Lake District has been given the green light.

Cumbria

Three South Lakeland businesses reach VisitEngland tourism finals

11:57am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

THREE businesses in South Lakeland have won through to the finals of the country's foremost tourism awards.

Cumbria

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Ambleside woman sets up shepherds' hut holiday business at Great Langdale

4:00pm Wednesday 13th March 2013

AN Ambleside woman is hoping to offer a get-away with a difference after setting up her own business.

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Bowness fish and chip shop that was gutted by fire has reopened

8:00pm Tuesday 5th March 2013

Cumbria

Gazette backs start-up programme for young entrepreneurs

8:04am Tuesday 5th March 2013

YOUNG entrepreneurs hoping to start a business could be given a helping hand with a start-up grant.

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Broughton-in-Furness firework display company to take part in national championships

10:27am Tuesday 26th February 2013

A FURNESS firework display company hopes to give business an extra lift by competing on the national stage in a prestigious pyrotechnical competition.

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Revealed: Scale of debt owed by owners of Kendal's K Village

8:30am Thursday 21st February 2013

THE financially-stricken owners of Kendal’s K Village complex owe more than £68 million to creditors.

Carnforth teenager, 16, sets up his own business

10:00am Tuesday 5th February 2013

A NORTH Lancashire youngster has begun his entrepreneurial quest early by setting up a business at the age of just 16.

North Lancs

Furness drugs firm expresses interest in buying energy from Harlock Hill wind farm

6:30pm Monday 28th January 2013

A FURNESS pharmaceutical company has expressed an interest in buying green electricity from a proposed wind farm to power its manufacturing plant.

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Orton slating firm re-roofs Coronation Street

7:40am Thursday 24th January 2013

ICONIC Coronation Street settings are being given a makeover by a family-run Cumbrian business.

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Westmorland Shopping Centre at Kendal records increase in visitors

3:07pm Monday 21st January 2013

THE future is looking positive for one of South Lakeland’s shopping centres as figures show the number of visitors is rising.

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Bowness music store set to close down

4:15pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

THE oldest and last remaining dedicated independent music shop in the Lake District is to close.

Lakeland unveils £10m investment in Kendal distribution centre

1:00pm Wednesday 9th January 2013

A THRIVING Lake District business has unveiled plans for a £10 million investment at its Kendal site, creating more than 100 jobs over the next five years.

Hawkshead Brewery at Staveley boosts its production

8:39am Tuesday 8th January 2013

HAWKSHEAD Brewery has reported a 17.5 per cent increase in production in 2012, comprehensively bucking the economic trend.

Owners of Kendal's K Village centre go into administration

3:06pm Monday 7th January 2013

THE company which owns Kendal's K Village shopping centre has gone into administration.

Stormy year for Lake District B&Bs and hotels as rain batters area

10:00am Thursday 3rd January 2013

TOURISM businesses across South Lakeland are taking a major hit as the ‘wettest year on record’ threatens to cripple trade well into the New Year.

New Year damp squib for sales as shops and shoppers stay switched off in Kendal

1:26pm Tuesday 1st January 2013

THE few bargain hunters who ventured into Kendal today found buying opportunities thin on the ground as key retailers decided not to bother opening.

Kendal College wins £2m grant to create hi-tech engineering hub

10:00am Thursday 27th December 2012

A SOUTH Lakeland college has been given a £2 million grant to create a state-of-the-art training hub to address the area’s drastic shortage of skilled workers.

Planning joy for Hawes Creamery

5:00pm Wednesday 26th December 2012

THE creamery that produces Wallace and Gromit’s favourite cheese is set for major changes after a multi-million pound redevelopment was given planning consent.

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Work begins to expand Kendal's Premier Inn

4:17pm Tuesday 18th December 2012

MANAGERS of an hotel chain believe Kendal’s economy will be boosted by the expansion of one of its properties in the town.

Mixed feeling as store chain opens in Windermere

7:00pm Tuesday 4th December 2012

BUSINESS owners and residents of a Lake District town have voiced mixed opinion over the opening of a new convenience store.

Producers to receive more for their milk

1:00pm Monday 3rd December 2012

FIRST Milk, which has hundreds of farmer members in Cumbria and north Lancashire and owns the Lake District Creamery, has announced new milk price increases.

South Lakeland milk price petition handed to Number 10

9:13am Wednesday 28th November 2012

A SOUTH Lakeland petition calling for a better deal for dariy farmers has been handed to the Government.

Water bosses seek views on plans to deal with drought in North West

2:51pm Tuesday 27th November 2012

WATER bosses are seeking views on their plans to tackle future droughts in the North West.

National scoop for South Lakeland coffee shop

9:34am Tuesday 27th November 2012

A SOUTH Lakeland coffee shop is now classed as ‘exceptional’ after scooping a national award.

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