6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (656+ words) The owner of a holiday park in Derbyshire has voiced concern over the prospect of a tourist tax being introduced for visits to the county. It was confirmed on Thursday that regional mayors are set to gain new powers to…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (405+ words) Customers have been told to expect disruption to services after a main Post Office branch closes. The branch, located inside the TG Jones store at the Kings Chase Shopping Centre in Kingswood, Bristol, is scheduled to shut on 18 November. Local…...

17+ hour, 15+ min ago   (424+ words) Bus passengers in Lancashire will be able to get discounted fares for longer than previously planned after the initiative was extended until after Christmas. The flat £1-per-journey fare in operation during evenings and all day on Sundays across much of…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago   (556+ words) The rising cost of renting a home in the UK has accelerated after a three-year slowdown - with tenants told to expect more pain to come. Average rental costs for new tenancies were up 2.6% in July compared with a year earlier,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (276+ words) Guernsey Post plans to scrap its special delivery plane service after a three month trial showed it had "limited demand". A trial of the Special Delivery by Air service was introduced in July following the withdrawal of the dedicated mail…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (316+ words) Supermarket Iceland is opening its first branch in the Falkland Islands, according to boss Lord Richard Walker. He said the store would be opening in December, adding on LinkedIn it would be the the first UK high street brand to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (272+ words) Two wildlife visitor centres run by a charity are to close, with one being turned into an education space and the other being upgraded. The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire said the Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre at Rushden…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (706+ words) Scientists investigating the damage caused by severe wildfires across Wales this summer say the impact has been "catastrophic". Extreme heat and exceptionally dry conditions throughout July and August left landscapes such as heathland, moorland and upland grasslands vulnerable to fast…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (723+ words) A growing trend of supermarkets selling a cheaper, less nutritious alternative to tinned mackerel is an example of "skimpflation", a consumer group has said. Princes - which supplies major supermarkets - has substituted the fish for jack mackerel, an entirely different species…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (36+ words) Visitors to Bath, Bristol and Weston could soon be paying a tourist tax, which Helen Godwin says would raise money for improving transport. Tourist tax plans welcomed by regional mayor Read more on this story here....