The lab is an expansion of the Government's Test and Trace programme. The testing and research facility with serve Cumbria, the North East and Yorkshire.

Plans for coronavirus research hub in the North

One of the women impacted by the ruling was Julie Delve from South Cumbria. The BackTo60 group brought a Court of Appeal challenge over the changes after losing a landmark High Court fight against the Department for Work and Pensions last year.

Women lose court of appeal challenge over pension changes

Hospitality sector concerned that new measures may stall income in the final quarter of the day.

Despite a slight recovery for the hospitality sector, partially thanks to the 'eat out to help out' scheme, new measures are seen to be a further blow to the industry. There are concerns that the 'rule of six' will hinder the sector's chance to recover

Hospitality businesses fear the worst in the wake of 'rule of six' introduction

The Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries will remain closed until next March at the earliest.Sixty-three permanent staff work at the site and bosses hope to keep redundancies within single figures.

Job losses at one of Dumfries' biggest wedding venues

The company confirmed that they aim to increase staff numbers from 20 to 40 by the end of the year, with more than 100 seasonal roles, in Longtown.

Online giant Amazon announces new jobs in Cumbria

Discussions about the number of redundancies and a new overhaul of the organisation will form part of a consultation with staff. 

Coronavirus: Twenty Lake District National Park jobs at risk

M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson OBE has described the move to make more than sixty employees redundant as the 'hardest point' in his 40 year career. 

M-Sport to cut 63 jobs in latest Covid-19 blow

Boris Johnson will arrive in Scotland on Thursday, ahead of the one year anniversary of his first day in Downing Street on Friday. He is expected to say that being part of the UK saved 900,000 Scottish jobs during the pandemic.

PM hails 'sheer might' of the Union ahead of visit to Scotland 

Barrhead Travel has announced it will be making redundancies as a “direct result of the impact of Covid-19”.

Travel company with branch in Dumfries announces redundancy plans

Carlisle Covid-19 Community Help Group sends food and activity parcels to over 300 children per week.

Community group welcomes government free meals U-turn

More than 8.5m jobs have been furloughed, meaning the UK Treasury is paying 80% of an employee's wages up to £2,500 per month.

More than 90,000 jobs furloughed in Cumbria and south of Scotland

Macdonald Hotels Group, which owns the Cardrona in Peebles, is considering cutting almost 80 per cent of its workforce. 

Job losses at Cardrona hotel 'another hammer blow' to the Borders

The claimant rate rose by 5,500 to 12,530 since March, as firms began to feel a greater impact from the lockdown.

Region's unemployment claims soar amid lockdown

Ovo will ask its staff to apply for voluntary redundancy after the coronavirus crisis forced it to speed up integration plans. 

Ovo Energy to close Selkirk office and cut 2,600 jobs across UK

It's one of the area’s biggest employers, with 600 workers already in the region.

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