Border Business

Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is calling for clarity from the government on the status of EU nationals working in the county.

The chamber says they are a valued part of the county's workforce, and any uncertainty over their right to work here after Brexit could harm the economy.

Takeshi Yokota will take over as the new Chairman of NuGen.

NuGen are currently developing the Moorside nuclear power station in west Cumbria.

Mr. Yokota is the former Executive Officer and Senior Vice President of electronics company Toshiba.

Business Minister, Anna Soubry, will be in Carlisle today to see how the city is recovering more than six months after December's floods.

She's visiting McVitie's biscuit factory which flooded during Storm Desmond.

Following Friday's vote to leave the European Union, businesses in the region are worried about how their export market will be affected.

Our reporter, Fiona Marley Paterson, went to meet one company in South Cumbria, who say they could lose a £700,00 deal:

Businesses in the region say their future is uncertain following Friday's vote to leave the European Union.

Playdale, which makes playground equipment in Haverthwaite in South Cumbria, says it needs to know its export market won't be affected.

It has one order for a playground in Romania that may now be lost as a direct result of the referendum decision.

Nuclear power giants NuGen say that they're plans to develop a nuclear plant in west Cumbria are to go ahead as normal following the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

The Moorside Project involves an investment of £20 billion to develop a new nuclear power station.

Before the EU referendum, a number of Cumbrian MPs raised concerns about the implications of a 'leave' vote in regards to the major investment from NuGen.

NuGen is a consortium made up of French, American and Japanese companies and the MPs said they'd made it clear their investments were more secure with the UK as part of the EU.

In a statement, the energy firm say that although they are looking for clarity on policy from the Government, they believe that major investment in nuclear power will provide stability for the UK.

A brand new newspaper has been launched in our region today - the first for more than 20 years.

It's called "24", it was printed last night in Carlisle and went on sale this morning. The launch comes at a difficult time for newspapers- earlier this year, a national paper folded just nine weeks after it was launched.

Matthew Taylor's been to see why this one is hoping to buck the trend:

A new newspaper has been launched in Cumbria for the first time in more than 20 years.

The paper, called '24', was printed on Sunday evening in Carlisle and is now on sale across the county and further afield.

It comes at a time when printed newspapers are in decline, with more and more people turning to online news outlets.

The new publication is part of the CN Group- which also hold titles including the Cumberland News, which recently celebrated its 200th anniversary.

Despite the downturn in newspaper sales, the Chief Executive of the group is confident it can be a success.

To succeed the '24' will have to sell around 10,000 copies a day.