A LEGAL firm with offices in Cumbria and Tynedale has welcomed two new members of staff to its ranks.

Cartmell Shepherd offices in Carlisle and Haltwhistle have new additions for the new year.

Holly Moxon (19) has joined the firm’s Viaduct House office in Carlisle as a business administration apprentice and Claire Hepple (39) has joined the Haltwhistle team as a legal secretary.

Holly recently achieved her A-levels in law and business studies and has worked as a sales assistant previously. The teenager, from Carlisle, will now be working in the firm’s administration department.

Claire, who has lived in Haltwhistle all of her life, worked previously at the Rural Payments Agency before taking time out to be a full-time mother to her two daughters.

Scott Garson, practice manager at Cartmell Shepherd, said: “It’s great to start 2017 off by welcoming in two new staff members.

“As a firm we are committed to our continued growth and expansion.”