8+ hour, 3+ min ago   (401+ words) A resident who has not had a bin collection for six months since moving on to a new-build estate is seeking a 100% council tax rebate as compensation. Bins finally arrived on Hawthorn Meadows in Buckley, Flintshire, last month but Nathan…...

21+ hour, 19+ min ago   (583+ words) An 18-year-old has said being a younger worker has helped build her confidence as well as her social and time management skills. Jessica Marshall, from the Grapevine Bar in Herne Bay in Kent, said many of her friends hadn't managed…...

1+ day, 6+ 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, 12+ 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....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (645+ words) London's tourism levy will be capped at 5% of the cost of accommodation, the BBC understands. Sir Sadiq Khan said he "strongly" welcomed plans set to be formally unveiled by the government later granting mayors in England the power to set…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (632+ words) Plans to build a £16m renewable energy research centre in Ayrshire have been abandoned. The proposed Community Renewable Energy (CoRE) Research and Innovation Centre at Knockroon, near Cumnock, was intended to become a regional hub for renewable energy innovation. East Ayrshire…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (282+ words) A flooring firm has cut 154 jobs after going into administration. Birmingham-based Headlam said it had also closed 28 of its 76 trade counters, but that it would continue to trade while a restructuring takes place. The company, which currently employs around 1,300 workers,…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (623+ words) A group of traders, residents and community organisers in south London named as the preferred buyer for Brixton Village and Market Row must now raise £50m within six months to buy the sites. The Buy Back Brixton group said it had…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (527+ words) Thatchers have warned they are facing a growing shortage of straw that is putting them out of work for months at a time. The traditional trade is responsible for maintaining some of Oxfordshire's most recognisable homes but they told the…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (365+ words) A new air show has been cancelled with less than a week to go, with the event organiser expected to go into liquidation. Hampshire Air Festival had been due to take place at Thruxton Aerodrome, near Andover, Hampshire, on Saturday…...