Business awards

Business Start-up of the Year: Hawkshead Brewery Company. Also nominated: System Information Technology, Carlisle, & Julia Geere.

Growth Business of the Year: W.A. Developments Ltd. Nominated: BCF Ltd, Carlisle & Northern Security Ltd, Carlisle.

Exporter of the Year: Forge Europa Ltd. Nominated: Graphskill Ltd, Cleator Moor & Primasonics Ltd, Penrith.

Community Business of the Year: Community Action Furness. Nominated: Caldew Coaches & Cumbria Rock Sculpture, Workington.

Lady Inglewood Award (for tourism business showing excellence in training and development): CycleActive. Nominated: Brockwood Hall.

Developing Excellence Through People Award: W.A. Developments Ltd. Nominated: Northern Security & Capita Infrastructure Consultancy, Carlisle.

Businesswoman of the Year: Julia Geere. Nominated: Jacinta Cooper & Sally Logue of Penrith.

Individual awards

Youth Progress Award (for 16 to 19-year-olds showing progress in learning and their everyday lives): Rebecca Blenkharn. Also nominated: Darren Hall, Carlisle; Joseph Lacey, Askam-in-Furness; and Leonard Smith, Whitehaven.

Youth Achievement Award (for outstanding achievement in learning): Noshien Ahmed. nominated: Mark Richardson, Ravenstonedale; Lauren McGuirk, Barrow; Laura Parrinder, Carlisle.

Adult Progress Award: Marshall Metcalfe. Nominated: Leanne Shepherd, Barrow; Patricia McIntosh, Whitehaven; Eric Van-Gils, Kendal; Tony Park, Kendal.

Adult Achievement Award: Anne McGonagle. Nominated: Sean Wills, Carlisle; Paula Badger ; Jane Preston, Barrow.

Breakthrough Award (for people training or working in a job traditionally done by the opposite sex): Rebecca Blenkharn. Nominated: Carla Connor, Grasmere; Rebecca Nicholl, Broughton.

TUC Lifelong Learning Award: Alan Fiddler. Nominated: David Riley, Whitehaven; Karen Ingram, Dalton-in-Furness.