finance

The rate will be held at 5.25 per cent after a fall in inflation

Industry advisors have questioned whether the Rural England Prosperity Fund announced last September can deliver on its promises on diversification, under local authority control.

Farmers receiving massively inflated bills have been urged to challenge the energy companies, after reports of people getting bills demanding thousands of pounds.

Farmers receiving ‘massively inflated’ bills have been urged to challenge the energy companies, after reports of people getting bills demanding thousands of pounds.