Lancashire Telegraph54m
Ribble Valley council tax frozen amid pool spending plan
Ribble Valley Council will not raise its council tax but still plans to spend £3 million on improving Clitheroe’s Ribblesdale Pool.
Labour MPs and officials briefing against work and pensions secretary should 'shut up', Baroness Harman says
The government is set to announce "radical welfare reforms" next week as it faces major concerns from Labour MPs.
Farmers aren’t the only ones affected by inheritance tax changes
Most of the coverage of inheritance tax has focused on farmers but they make up a tiny proportion of the businesses that will ...
Poole's first Labour MP proposes new body to oversee foster care
The proposed regulatory body would be made up of representatives of foster care workers and individuals with lived experience ...
HMRC: Government breaks silence on new inheritance taxes
The Labour Party has broken its silence over potential HMRC inheritance tax changes coming in in just two weeks.
High Court judge requirement scrapped from assisted dying bill
A requirement for a High Court judge to approve assisted dying applications has been scrapped. A committee scrutinising the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill voted to remove a clause which had ...
On this day: Plans for 105 homes in Egremont approved
On this day in 2024, it was reported that plans for 105 new homes in Egremont were approved, despite controversy.
Worcester News58m
National Insurance: Worcester businesses count cost of rise
It comes after chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that National Insurance contributions for employers would increase from 13.8 per cent to 15 per cent and that the threshold for contributions would ...