High street businesses have called on the Government to expand business rate relief plans beyond pubs following reports of an impending U-turn.

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SMEs face 'plunging margins and shelves bulging with now unsaleable stock' according to Parcelhero, as over £1.5bn worth of unwanted gifts ...

Tim Sedgewick, a Director at leading Land Agents, H&H Land & Estates, welcomes the rise in IHT threshold but calls for much more for farmers.

UK graduates are floundering in an increasingly competitive job market, which sees many employers simply ignoring candidates, according to a ...

Listed building consent has been granted for the repair and installation of replacement windows at Grange train station. The application, lodged by Network Rail, asked the council for the consent.

A new counselling service aimed at supporting men has launched in Barrow amid figures showing higher anxiety levels and reduced wellbeing among local men compared with national averages. Men’s ...

Cumbria, Andy Beeforth looks ahead to the launch of Cumbria's combined authority and asks: What do we want from this ...