Members of the public are being invited to view the new base of West Cumbria's Industrial Solutions Hub (iSH).

The organisation, which delivers programmes building on the region's nuclear heritage, has been located in the Phoenix Centre, in Earl Street in Cleator Moor, for two years, but has temporarily moved to office space within the nearby Town Council offices.

The relocation is to allow for planned refurbishment works to take place in the Phoenix Centre.

Gary McKeating, managing director of iSH, said: "Ambitious change is taking place in Cleator Moor to realise a host of opportunities for people across the area.

"The long-term plan has always been for us to relocate from the Phoenix Centre to allow the transformation of the building as part of the Cleator Moor Town Deal Revitalised Town project.

"Collaboration - bringing people, ideas, skills, and expertise together - is key to our role in the region, and operating from a central footprint is therefore very important to us.

"Our priority was to remain in the heart of Cleator Moor and we are pleased to confirm our new home will be in Market Square."

Members of the public are being invited to view the space at the next iSH community meeting, which will be held on Thursday, October 17, between 9.30am and 11am, followed by refreshments and a networking opportunity between 11am and 12pm.

iSH plans to continue its efforts to create a hub in Cleator Moor that benefits the whole community and West Cumbria as a region.

Among the projects currently being worked on by the hub are those of the Cumbria Robotics Cluster, as well as the establishment of further clusters designed to support advanced manufacturing and advanced technologies.

The team is also overseeing the creation of the iSH Enterprise Campus at Leconfield, alongside Cumberland Council, supported by funding from the Cleator Moor Town Deal Board, the NDA, Sellafield Ltd, and the Copeland Community Fund as well as Cumberland Council and Cleator Moor Town Council.