Border Business

A petrol station in Cumbria could claim back up to 5p per litre in tax within a few months.

Moorland Service Station Ltd, in Kirkby-in-Furness, could benefit from a scheme by the government to bring down fuel prices in rural areas.

The proposals need approval from the European Council before they can be implemented.

Yesterday, the current ban on exporting Haggis to the USA and Canada was discussed in the House of Lords.

Watch Jenny Longden's report below.

The ability to export haggis to the USA and Canada would make independent Scottish Butchers millionaires, claims a champion haggis making butcher from Hawick.

Lindsay Grieve supplies his family recipe haggis around the world, but exporting haggis to the USA and Canada is prohibited due to an import ban on sheep lung products.

Conservative peer Lord McColl raised the issue during Question Time in the House of Lords today, calling for the Government to put pressure on the American administration to lift the ban, which has been in place since 1971.

Border's butcher Mr Grieve says removing the ban would open up a huge market.

We may be in the middle of winter, but the Lake District National Park Authority is asking ice cream sellers to bid for the best spots ahead of the summer season.

15 million people come to the lakes every year and good pitches for ice cream vans can be a big money spinner for the ice cream sellers.

They have until the end of the month to apply.

Workers on the historic Carlisle Settle rail line have walked out again as part of a long-running dispute over compulsory redundancies.

The 24-hour stoppage began at midnight.

The employees are members of the RMT rail union and provide a trolly catering service on the Northern Rail trains that use the line.

They are protesting the Settle and Carlisle Development Company's decision to make redundancies.

The number of employees at MOD Eskmeals will be reduced as part of money-saving plans announced by the Ministry of Defence.

QinetiQ, the company that runs MOD Eskmeals on behalf of the MoD, released a statement saying that the site will stay open and that 34 jobs will remain there.

However 44 jobs are to be cut, with employees either facing compulsory redundancy or reemployment within the company.

The cuts will reportedly save the MOD £3million a year.

The coming changes to Sellafield management should be seen as an "opportunity" to learn according to the leader of Copeland Council.

In a statement, Cllr Elaine Woodburn praised what she called the Nuclear Management Partners "progress" until this point, while recognising a need for change.

However she made clear that she would not accept change for the sake of it, and that she views the shake-up as an opportunity to make "social value" central to the site.

She also addressed the possible challenges faced as the transition unfolds, stating that she is "reassured" by the capabilities of those working at the site.

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey has released a statement on the coming changes at Sellafield.

He says that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has concluded that these changes are the "best way forward".

He confirms that Nuclear Managament Partners have lost ownership of Sellafield ltd, and that Sellafield will now become a 'subsidiary' of the NDA.

He says that the "safe and secure operation of the Sellafield site" will remain a priority.

You can read his full statement here.

"New, simplified management plans" are to be introduced at Sellafield, the government has announced today.

It's released a statement saying the changes will streamline the relationship between Sellafield ltd and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, following a year long review.

Here's some of the key points:

• Nuclear Management Partners have lost ownership of Sellafield.
• Instead, it'll be run by the NDA.
• The day to day management of Sellafield will continue to be by an executive team
• They will report to a new board.
• The private sector will become a supplier to Sellafield Ltd

The NDA hopes these plans will improve performance and value for money:

The NDA has said it anticipates the full co-operation of Nuclear Management Partners during the changes, which will take place over the next 12-15 months.

You can read the full statement here.

The MP for Copeland, Jamie Reed, has tweeted his support for the termination of the Nuclear Management Partners' contract with Sellafield.