Wensleydale Creamery set to expand
金曜日, 12 3月 2010
The Wensleydale Creamery has been given the green light for a £750,000 expansion.
The popular tourist spot in Hawes was granted planning permission to extend its visitor centre.
Work on the project should be complete in the next six months, with the expansion creating seven more jobs to take the total number of staff to 46.
David Hartley, managing director, said: "This expansion is a major development for the creamery, which will lead to additional jobs being created and more money coming into the area with the centre able to handle a bigger influx of visitors.
"A large part of The Wensleydale Creamery's ethos is supporting the rural economy. By increasing the retail space we will be able to expand the range of local products stocked alongside our cheeses, including Real Yorkshire Wensleydale, which is the only Wensleydale cheese actually made in Wensleydale."
The scheme also received a £290,000 grant from the Rural Development Programme for England.
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