A GOVERNMENT minister has been in Carlisle to discuss the landmark Borderlands Deal.
Iain Stewart MP, the UK Government minister for growth deals in Scotland, met representatives of the inclusive growth deal to find out how the deal is helping to benefit the entire region.
Worth £452 million, the deal is a regional investment programme jointly supported by the UK and Scottish governments and local partners.
The Minister was shown around Carlisle Station by Cllr Stewart Young, Leader of Cumbria County Council and Cllr John Mallinson, Leader of Carlisle City Council before joining other representatives of the Partnership including Cllr Mark Rowley, of Scottish Borders Council, to hear about progress with the Deal since the March signing.