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Transforming West Cumbria wins Social Value Initiative of the Year category at iED Annual Awards 2025
Transforming West Cumbria wins Social Value Initiative of the Year category at iED Annual Awards 2025 Transforming West Cumbria, led by Sellafield Ltd and Cumbria Community Foundation, has been honoured as Social Value Initiative of the Year at the prestigious Institute of Economic Development (iED) Annual Awards 2025. The awards, which were hosted at The […]
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From Atoms to Ambitions: NWS leads hands-on STEM outreach
From Atoms to Ambitions: NWS leads hands-on STEM outreach Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has been offering its support and guidance to young people through a series of STEM outreach events around the country, working with its potential employees, community leaders and decision makers of the future. STEM outreach focuses on initiatives designed to engage young […]
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Whitehaven to host annual science fair!
Whitehaven to host annual science fair! Whitehaven Science Fair will take place on 12 and 13 June in the town’s St Nicholas Gardens. This event, now in its fifth year, is organised by Whitehaven Town Council and is sponsored and supported by Sellafield Ltd and Nuclear Waste Services (NWS.) It’s free to attend. The first […]
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Spotlight on Sellafield Pensions: Financial advice that’s clear, fair and independent
FINANCIAL ADVICE That’s clear, fair and independent by Lucy McKinley: MA CertCII DipPFS Pensions can be confusing, especially when you’re nearing retirement and you have important decisions to make. The IFA Company’s Lucy McKinley looks at the case of a recent client who needed advice on taking benefits from his Sellafield pensions. Joe arranged an […]
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Step Back in Time: The Beacon Launches Monthly Pop-Up History Events
Step Back in Time: The Beacon Launches Monthly Pop-Up History Events The Beacon Museum is launching a new series of monthly pop-up events offering the local community an opportunity to step back in time and explore our rich local history. Each month, these events will focus on a different theme, from the streets of Whitehaven […]
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GDF progress as Areas of Focus identified…
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) to take forward studies and investigations in these areas NWS has published Areas of Focus in the search to find a suitable site and a willing community to host a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). The areas are within the three communities currently involved in the process, in Mid Copeland and South […]
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SELLAFIELD WORKERS VOTE TO STRIKE OVER BROKEN PAY PROMISE
SELLAFIELD WORKERS VOTE TO STRIKE OVER BROKEN PAY PROMISE These men and women do a back-breaking, often dirty job keeping this huge nuclear reactor site clean, says GMB Union Hundreds of Sellafield cleaners have voted to strike in anger at a broken pay promise More than three hundred workers employed by Mitie at the nuclear […]
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Sellafield Invests £2.6m to Create Cumbria Business Hub
A former bus station will be transformed into a multi-million pound business hub under ambitious plans unveiled by Sellafield Ltd and developer BEC. Sellafield Ltd is investing £2.6m to convert a derelict transport exchange in Whitehaven into a £4.1m hothouse for tech, digital, media, and creative start-ups. The scheme, called the Buzz Station, is being […]
