From April, stamp duty discounts will become less generous, with the “nil rate” band for first-time buyers reducing from £425,000 to £300,000 and other home buyers seeing a reduction from £250,000 to ...

Edward's View, named in tribute to King Edward I who died in Burgh by Sands in 1307, follows on from Genesis Homes' neighbouring 24-home development, The Orchards, with both being located close to ...

The young entrepreneurs have been chosen to take part in the Positive Enterprise programme and will each receive a £1,000 grant, plus workshops, expert advice, mentoring, and the opportunity to shadow ...

A property firm has highlighted the success of its employment scheme in Cumbria. During National Apprenticeship Week, Savills celebrated some of its apprentices in its Rural and Projects division.

Santander UK is dropping its mortgage rates below four per cent on both two and five-year fixed rates, as lower rates return to the market. The bank said that from Thursday, borrowers will be able to ...

Barclays has announced it will be dropping savings rates on two popular accounts. The Everyday Saver will drop from 1.50% to just 1.25% on balances up to £10,000, while the Rainy Day Saver will fall ...

An apprentice chartered surveyor at Longtown-based C&D Rural has earned a master's degree after a career change.

A new training programme has been launched to help Cumbrian residents secure jobs in the tourism and hospitality sector.

Victoria Twentyman has been promoted to claims team leader at Carlisle-based H&H Insurance Brokers (HHIB), just weeks after completing ...

An Egremont-based mental health charity has been given a £1,000 donation to help mitigate storm damage caused by Storm Éowyn.

It highlights that for the average savings of £17,365, somebody with their money in the top easy access account (4.70%) could earn £816 in interest each year, while this would be just £250 with the ...