A Department of Trade and Industry-funded contact centre in Barrow, which is run by Cumbria CC and Agilisys, has created 37 new jobs. The council's cabinet now wants to volunteer the Barrow Consumer Direct centre for a pilot scheme to provide facilities for organisations such as PostWatch, EnergyWatch and Ofcom. ‘The success at Consumer Direct is a great example of what we can do, if we work together with our partners
