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Have your say on Cumbriaâs COVID Recovery Plan
14/04/2021
A new group set up to spearhead Cumbria’s recovery from the pandemic is asking residents for their views on its recovery plan.
Cumbriaâs Strategic Recovery Coordination Group (SRCG) has launched an online public consultation to gather feedback on the Draft Recovery Strategy for Cumbria.
The SRCG is a partnership of organisations and authorities including the county council, district councils, Cumbria Police, NHS, Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership, Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service, Cumbria Community Foundation, and others.
Planning for the future is essential to a successful recovery for local residents, businesses, communities and tourists.
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Firms invited to advanced manufacturing summit
06/04/2021
The founder of the Made Smarter programme is the keynote speaker at an online business summit next week.
Juergen Maier, the former chief executive of Siemens UK is among the speakers at the summit, organised by Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership, looking at the future of manufacturing in the county.
The partnershipâs Advanced Manufacturing Sector Panel is leading the event, which is open to all manufacturing businesses in Cumbria, or to individuals working with manufacturing businesses.
It takes place on Thursday, April 15 from 9.30am to 12:30pm, via Zoom and will also feature contributions from Alan Cross at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Simon Lee, supply chain director at BAE Systems.
It is being called a once in a generation opportunity, the chance to make significant investment in Barrow to build a bright future. Sarah French reports. The town laid out its ambitions in #BrilliantBarrow, the title given to its bid to the Government’s Towns Fund with development plans under the themes of regeneration, skills and enterprise, and infrastructure and connectivity. It worked, with Barrow becoming one of the first towns to secure £25 million from the fund. Councillor Ann Thomson, the leader of Barrow Borough Council, describes the successful bid as “a pivotal moment for our borough and all those who live and work here”. She adds: “The funding will ensure we are able to move forward into an exciting future through the launch of the innovative new projects identified through #BrilliantBarrow. These projects have the potential to generate long term benefits for our communities through opportunities in further and higher education, regeneration and economic