Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency News Releases

A merger has been agreed between Cumbria Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency to take effect early in 2008.

New Food Technology Centre for Cumbria - October 2007

Construction of a new Food Technology Centre for Cumbria is to get underway next week (8 October) when local building contractors, Team Northern Construction Limited based in Milnthorpe, begin work at the Redhills site. Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency and its Distinctly Cumbrian programme have developed the Food Technology Centre project as part of their support for food and drink producers in the county and it represents an investment of over £1.5 million.

CREA celebrates local successes - August 2007

Small businesses won awards from Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency (CREA) at this year's Lowther Horse Driving Trials and Country Fair as part of the organisation's celebration of the best of the rural economy.

Tatton reflects the best of Cumbrian craft - July 2007

Distinctly Cumbrian, a programme managed by Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency, will be taking examples of some of the best of Cumbrian craft to the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park, Cheshire next week (18-22 July) as part of the Lake District Reflections garden and marquee at the Show. The garden itself has been designed and constructed by Andy Loudon, already an RHS medal winner at both Chelsea and Tatton shows.

Rural Small Buildings Grants - May 2007

A variety of measures have been introduced recently that could provide many thousands of pounds to assist with the redevelopment of old, derelict, redundant buildings to bring them back into commercial use.

Use a local loaf for National Bread Week - May 2007

A major high street brand is promoting National Bread Week (Monday 7 to Sunday 13 May) but Cumbrian breadmakers are offering something a bit different for those who appreciate a loaf with more local character.

Business Hothouse For Talent To Flower

A new hothouse business centre aimed at encouraging cutting-edge, sustainable companies has been launched near Penrith.The centre, which has been established by the Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency (CREA), will help growing firms to leap from one-man operations at home to fully-fledged businesses with employees and premises.

First businesses move into new incubator units

Two growing local businesses, Worldwide Events and Explosive Productions, are the first to move into the new CREA incubator units at Redhills near Penrith

Investing for exports and expansion - March 2007

The volume of recent applications to Distinctly Cumbrian, a programme delivered by Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency, means that significant funding will be going into the local economy in the coming year through the programme.  However, there is one particular area where applications for grants would be welcomed and that is for businesses looking to develop their online and ICT systems.

Cumbrian food for Farmhouse Breakfast Week - January 2007

It is NFU Farmhouse Breakfast Week from 21 - 28 January and Distinctly Cumbrian, a programme delivered by Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency, is working with Cumbria Tourism to encourage local businesses, as well as individuals at home, to source locally and to make the local connections.

Local businesses save money AND resources - December 29th 2006

A Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency (CREA) programme to help local businesses save resources is celebrating its first full year and looking forward to extending its services in 2007.

Counting The Food Miles To Christmas - November 2006

As Christmas food shopping rapidly approaches, everyone in the county can help to reduce national and international food miles and support local producers. Distinctly Cumbrian, a programme delivered by Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency, is playing its part, advising local producers on distribution.

WHEN Victoria Ruthven-Mayes started working in a needlecraft shop she had no plans to launch her own business, until the owner decided she had to close the Penrith outlet.

Distinctly Cumbrian, a programme delivered by Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency, and Made in Cumbria, part of Cumbria County Council, are working together to exhibit the best of Cumbrian produce at one of the biggest public food events of the year.

Distinctly Cumbrian, a programme delivered by Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency, has been offering grants to rural food, drink and craft producers since July 2002 and, with over £3 million committed and its final deadline approaching, the organisation is keen to commit its last £1 million of funding to local businesses in plenty of time.

A South Lakeland printing firm has won a top award for its green approach to doing business.

Badger Press has earned a gold award from Cumbria Business Environment Network (CBEN), which recognises companies for being environmentally responsible and operating within strict European guidelines to minimise their impact on the environment.

AN Eden business has been awarded a contract to supply thousands of pies a year to Cumbrian school children as part of a balanced lunch-time diet.

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Staff from Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency were joined by some local businesses on Thursday at St Thomas School in Kendal to talk to the children about what they do.

Bryan Gray, Chairman of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), will be in Penrith on Monday 27 th February to lay the Foundation stone of the prestigious extension to Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency’s (CREA) premises at Redhills.

A £1 million extension to the offices of Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency has got under way in a project that will create 12 ‘ incubator units’ to assist new businesses.

MORE than 124 businesses and organisations from across Cumbria attended the Cumbria Business Environment Network (CBEN) awards evening at Penrith’s Roundthorn Hotel on Tuesday evening (6 Sept) picking up certificates in recognition of their work towards recycling and creating a better environment.