Youthful spark for David earns MBE
A MALPAS businessman who has placed youth training at the heart of his work in south Cheshire and north Shropshire is celebrating after he was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
NFU calls for BPS bridging payments for 10 per cent still waiting
The National Farmers Union has called on the Rural Payments Agency to provide certainty for the 8,000 plus claimants who may still be waiting for Basic Payment Scheme money to match what has been done for farmers in Scotland and Wales. The call comes as farmers await the RPA’s performance update, where it will announce if it has hit its target of 90 per cent of BPS claimants paid by the end of December. While hopeful that the RPA meet its target, the NFU expects that 10 per cent of farmers will still be left waiting.
Working over Christmas? Here's one first-hand look at some of the work carried out
Last week, the Whitchurch Herald took a look at some of the bushiness in the town who are at their busiest in the build up to Christmas Day. Now reporter Harry Wright gives a first-hand experience of what it was like to work over the festive period as a McDonald’s member of staff...
