8+ hour, 16+ min ago   (745+ words) Pensioners could face more letters from HMRC and even debt collection agencies as the taxman uses bank data to identify savings interest, MPs have warned. The warning came during a Treasury Committee hearing after MPs raised concerns that more older…...

15+ hour, 46+ min ago   (369+ words) FARMERS are being encouraged to consider buying council-owned land they have farmed. Worcestershire County Council is inviting families who have leased land from its rural estate to come forward and discuss potential purchases. The council's estate covers around 2,000 acres of…...

15+ hour, 46+ min ago   (365+ words) A country home near Malvern has been listed for sale for £1.6 million. Mill House in West Malvern Road, Mathon, is an "impressive detached country home" set in four acres of grounds, according to John Goodwin estate agents. The property even…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago   (191+ words) A SEMI-DETACHED house in a popular Worcester suburb has come on the market for £270,000. The property in Ransom Avenue has three bedrooms and a refitted bathroom. The ground floor consists of an entrance hall, lounge, kitchen-diner, and sunroom. The house,…...

15+ hour, 46+ min ago   (176+ words) THERE is a chance to buy a 26-acre parcel of Worcestershire countryside for sale for just £250k. The land, on the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border, covers about 10.52 hectares (26 acres) and is currently laid to permanent pasture. Estate Agents G Herbert Banks, who listed…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (793+ words) The so-called tourist tax would apply to foreign visitors and Britons on staycations (PA) Holidaymakers across England face a new tax on overnight stays under Government plans to give mayors greater economic power in their regions. Local leaders will set…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (359+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to impose tourist taxes will be “hugely damaging” and hit British holidaymakers hard, hotel and tourism firms have warned. Premier Inn owner Whitbread and Butlin’s are among major businesses to criticise the plans…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (551+ words) Supermarket chain Iceland has confirmed it is to open a store in the Falkland Islands, which it claims will be a first for a UK high street brand in the territory. The new standalone Iceland store is set to open…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (328+ words) Electricals chain Currys has revealed a jump in UK sales growth over the summer as World Cup fever and heatwaves helped offset a flagging wider market. The group said UK and Ireland like-for-like sales growth jumped to 6% in the 17 weeks…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (340+ words) TWO potential cycling routes linking Worcestershire Royal Hospital with parts of the city have been identified in a plan. The routes costed at more than £16million combined would run between the hospital and City Walls Road and Berkeley Way. They are…...