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Local businesses impress as the Government’s export hub visits Copeland

The high quality and capability of West Cumbria’s businesses was on display as the Government’s impressive export hub came to Copeland. Business leaders and advisers from the Department of International Trade (DIT) discussed the importance of exporting, how to do it, areas to target and the opportu

MP encourages traders to enter Best Small Shop Competition

Copeland MP Trudy Harrison is encouraging local traders to enter a competition to find the best shop. The Best Small Shops Competition celebrates the creativity of smaller retailers and the central role they play in the local community. A shortlist of 25 of the most impressive applications nationa

Copeland MP to attend international trade briefing on the GREAT campaign

Copeland’s MP is attending an international trade briefing for MPs on the GREAT Britain campaign this week. The campaign showcases the best of what the UK has to offer and encourages people to visit, do business, invest and study in the UK. It declares to global investors that the UK is open

MP’s hopes for tourism action plan to boost Copeland’s visitor numbers

An action plan on how to tackle tourism in Copeland and bring more visitors to the area is to be drawn up. A meeting led by MP Trudy Harrison will take place next week which, she hopes, will bring a clear vision on how everyone can play a part in putting the borough firmly on the tourism map. Cope

Trudy celebrates English Tourism Week at Copeland's major attractions

Trudy Harrison has celebrated this year’s English Tourism Week by visiting a number of Cumbria’s major attractions. Taking place in spring each year, English Tourism Week campaigns to raise the profile of the industry and celebrate the value and quality of tourism in England. On Saturday, Tru

Trudy highlights local organisations to Defence Secretary during visit 

Trudy Harrison has today welcomed the Secretary of State for Defence to Cumbria to highlight the role the area plays in the defence of the realm. Trudy joined the Rt Hon Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson CBE MP at Calderwood House in Egremont to meet staff and residents and lear

Businesses invited to celebrate Cumbria Day in Parliament with local MPs

Cumbria’s members of Parliament will put politics aside next week to showcase the very best of the county’s local businesses. On Wednesday 23rd January, the area’s MPs will bring together a range of food and drink businesses and organisations from their constituencies for the fourth annual Cum

'It’s time to make significant investments in agriculture’, says Trudy

'With Brexit on the horizon, it’s time to make significant investments in Agriculture’, says Trudy Harrison  Speaking in the second reading of the Agricultural Bill which aims to establish a new framework for agriculture following the UK's withdrawal from the EU and the Common Agricultural Pol