Roofing project inspires learning
TWO businesses that are helping to transform a school building are also inspiring learning.
Master butcher’s demo to students
A MASTER butcher gave a group of student chefs some advice about preparing meat and using it on their menus.
Meet the Boss
KEITH Cockburn, a former shipyard calibration engineer, is the owner of Cal Enterprises, a Barrow-based engineering firm which has championed the use of recycled washing machine motors.
Law Talk
Q: We have both retired recently. We have managed to pay off our mortgage and have been given a lump sum from our pension.
Someone has told us that if we go into care, they will take our lump sum and when that has been used up they will take our house to pay the care fees.
This Week
THIS week I visited Cumbria Karting with Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock and representatives from the local branch of the Federation of Small Businesses.
PC expert aspires to be like Christ
CHRIS Coles, 30, is regional director of the Cumbria franchise of PC Support Group.
Love Enterprise
SEVERAL political “calls for action” last week covered youth unemployment, investment in Furness, improving town centres, biopharmaceutical investment and the re-emerging importance of maritime and submarine defence capabilities.
Drive for 2p a mile
CUMBRIAN solar panel firm Sundog Energy is taking the sun’s energy to a new level by using it to power a company car.
MP calls for more government help
THE government needs to do more to boost manufacturing, the Barrow and Furness MP has claimed.
Farming Matters by Andrew Pye
FARMERS in Cumbria will have to be on their guard now it is confirmed that Schmallenberg virus has been found in the UK for the first time.
Shopkeepers can have free facelift
HUNDREDS of shops and commercial premises in Barrow are set to benefit from a free revamp.
Retail Therapy
WELL, this is the last–minute shopping week. Panic buy - you bet I do!
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