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Jobs spin-off on cards for South Lakeland
1:56pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
SOUTH Lakeland could share in a jobs bonanza created by a £2 billion investment plan unveiled by the Government.
Business Secretary John Hutton announced the regeneration plan to transform West Cumbria into Britain's Energy Coast during a speech delivered at Sellafield Visitors' Centre today.
It is thought 16,000 new jobs will be created by the investment and the jobs bonanza will almost certainly have a positive ripple effect for people from South Lakeland who are seeking work.
The main boost to the local economy will come with a new nuclear reactor at Sellafield. The regeneration cash will also provide money for schools and an acute hospital in West Cumbria.
For more on this story see The Westmorland Gazette on Friday.
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