A new transitional relief scheme has been announced to help Welsh businesses cope with changes to business rates from next April.
The Welsh Government is providing an extra £116 million as rates are revalued to reflect current property values.
Firms facing increases of more than £300 will see rises phased in over two years, while small and medium retail shops will benefit from a lower rate.
Sheds housing nearly 200,000 broiler chickens at a Herefordshire farm are to be demolished and rebuilt to a higher standard.
A planning application by Avara Foods, one of the county’s largest employers, says the replacement sheds at Parkway Farm, Madley west of Hereford would have the same footprint as the current eight within the two-hectare site, and “will not result in any increase in floor area, bird numbers, or operational intensity”.
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