T level Case Study
Leo came to college, aged 16, from Furness Academy where he performed well achieving good grades in his GCSEs to enable his progression to a T level.
BT PSTN Switch off delayed to 31 January 2027
BT has announced a delay in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Switch Off, now scheduled for 31 January 2027.
Business grants now available in Cumberland
We’re pleased to launch three new grant schemes available to small and micro businesses in the Cumberland Council area thanks to funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Rural England Prosperity Fund.
Cumbria Chamber Attends BCC Global Annual Conference
Last week, our Managing Director Suzanne Caldwell and Marketing Manager Joe Sanders attended the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) Global Annual Conference at the QEII Centre in London.
Business leaders visit the Yan at Broadrayne for sustainability event
Cumbria Chamber’s Directors Forum met at the award-winning Yan at Broadrayne for a sustainability event.
Banging the drum for skills in the Visitor Economy
We catch up with Cumbria Tourism, to find out how they’ve been putting the findings of their LSIP research into action.
Local Skills Improvement Plan Update from Suzanne Caldwell
Find out about what our LSIP team and partners have been up to over the past few months, working to address skills challenges.
Chamber hosts Directors Forum event at Another Place, the Lake
The Directors Forum, sponsored by Muckle LLP, met for an event on the theme of ‘branding and customer service’.
Manager appointed for Land and Nature Skills Service (LANSS)
Tracey Jackson has been appointed as manager for the Land and Nature Skills Service (LANSS), a new service connecting people with learning and training opportunities in Cumbria’s land and nature-based sector. The new organisation will also facilitate the development of skills provision to meet learner and employer needs and promote land and nature based jobs in Cumbria.
Business leaders visit Cumbria Chamber Patron Leo Group
Our Power 40 group comprises business leaders from 40 of the county’s most influential businesses. The group met recently for a tour of animal by-product specialist, Leo Group’s Omega Proteins site in Penrith.
Acquired by Leo Group in 2002, Omega Proteins operates a Category 3 animal by-product processing plant. Category 3 material refers to parts of animals that have been passed fit for human consumption in a slaughterhouse but have no market for consumption in the UK.