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Nottinghamshire Council says the 'higher than expected' minimum wage rise has added £5m to its budget. Photo: Submitted

'Higher than expected' minimum wage rise adds £5m in costs to council budget

Almost 400 businesses closed down in Ashfield last year. Photo: Getty Images

Almost 400 businesses folded in Ashfield in 2022

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

Coun David Mellen fears more severe measures will be needed to balance Nottingham City Council's budget. Photo: Other

Council's £23m budget gap won't be filled without 'more severe measures'

Councils are appealing to the Government for help to avoid a homelessness crisis. Photo: Getty Images

More than £150,000 spent on temporary housing for homeless in Ashfield

Nottinghamshire folk spent almost £50m of their own money on adult social care last year. Photo: Other

People spent nearly £50m of their own cash on adult social care last year

The UK's economy has grown by 0.2% in August, with car manufacturing leading the economic boost over the past three months. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK economy grew by 0.2% in August as service sector provides boost

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax as he looks to attract voters ahead of the next general election. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak considering inheritance tax cut

Latest estimates suggest about 2.5 million people were economically inactive due to long-term sickness as of June – up 400,000 from before the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by: PA/Radar)

Tens of thousands of people ‘economically inactive’ in Ashfield

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s brother Charlie has died of cancer aged 53

Jeremy Hunt’s brother dies from cancer aged 53

Supermarkets are being told to cut the price of petrol

Supermarkets told to cut petrol prices by watchdog

Supermarkets are being told to cut petrol prices after a report by a competition watchdog found customers are being ripped off.

This is the first time inflation has dropped below double digits since August last year - but concerns remain over the rate at which food prices are increasing..

Inflation drops to 8.7%, food costs still high - how it affects you

The first instalment of the £900 cost of living payments is set to land in bank accounts today. The £301 cash boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC will be paid to those who are eligible over the next few weeks from Tuesday, April 25.

Cost of living payment to land in bank accounts from today

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, many households are struggling financially

Cost of living payments will start to land in bank accounts next week

Across England and Wales, 19.1 million over-16s were economically inactive in a single week in March 2021.

Two in five Ashfield residents 'economically inactive'

Figures from the Department for Education show there were 18,575 places for early years childcare in Nottinghamshire as of December 2022, while separate data from the 2021 census shows there were about 41,900 children aged four and under in the area.

More than twice as many children as childcare places in Nottinghamshire

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023?

BBC Panorama shared research that shows the cost of fifteen years of wage stagnation on British workers

UK wage stagnation costing British workers £11,000 per year

Ashfield District Council leader Jason Zadrozny and councillor Helen-Ann Smith standing on a pothole-ridden road in the district.

£200m for pothole repairs 'won't touch the sides', says Ashfield council leader

Discussions under way.

‘All jam tomorrow’: Nottinghamshire business leaders respond to Budget

CAMRA have responded to the Spring Budget

CAMRA says local pubs still under threat despite draught duty cut

Experts from the industry have given an insight into what effect Jeremy Hunt’s new Spring Budget will have on the UK housing market.

What does spring budget mean for housing market? Zoopla forecast

Council tax is on the rise by up to 15% across local authorities in England - Credit: Adobe

April council tax: How to apply for support and how much will it rise?

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever

Martin Lewis reacts to Jeremy Hunt’s budget after Chancellor name checks him and ‘calls speaker old’

Budget 2023: Martin Lewis gives his verdict

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government’s annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2023: Living standards to fall by 6% - OBR

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced 30 hours of free childcare for one and two year olds

Budget 2023: Free childcare for under 5s explained

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled a number of plans during his Spring Budget 2023 announcement from the House of Commons on Wednesday.

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is on strike today? Teachers & junior doctors included

Chancellor set to extend fuel duty cut beyond March

The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will remain at £2,500 for an additional three months.

Budget 2023: Energy Price Guarantee to be extended to June

Samantha Pierre-Joseph shows her smart meter indicating that she is on a ‘Prepayment tariff’ in her house in London.

Millions of struggling households set to see energy bills slashed

File photo dated 17/11/2022 of Jeremy Hunt who will set out a Spring Budget on March 15 2023, the Treasury has said. The Chancellor on Monday commissioned an Office for Budget Responsibility forecast, which will be presented alongside the budget. Issue date: Monday December 19, 2022.

UK job vacancies fall for eighth time in a row

Energy secretary Grant Shapps is set to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Energy secretary Grant Shapps to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may look to extend the current energy support scheme in the upcoming Budget, which would allow households to benefit from the current £2,500 cap for longer before it increases to £3,000 a year.

Hunt ‘poised to keep energy price cap down’ as support scheme ends

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said pub landlords and breweries are struggling with the soaring cost of energy, alcohol and food

Pubs warn of 2000 closures without government support for energy bills

Ofgem announced the details on Monday.

Ofgem sets new price cap of £3,280

Tobacco duty set to rise causing a jump in cigarette prices

The government could tell GPs to issue less sick notes in order to boost the economy.

Government could tell GPs to sign fewer sick notes to boost economy

The UK economy has avoided a recession

UK economy avoids recession in second half of 2022

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

Mayor of London calls for duty-free shopping to be reinstated

CAMRA have warned against the reduction in energy bill support.

CAMRA warns UK's 'beloved pubs' face closure as energy bill help cut

The cash boost will start arriving in bank accounts in the Spring.

DWP confirm new cost of living payments for 2023

PCS members on a picket line.

Nottinghamshire driving examiners strike over ‘insulting’ pay rise offer
Driving examiners are holding strikes across Nottinghamshire as public service workers from Government departments walk out over pay and working conditions.

Across the UK, real-terms pay between August and October fell by 2.7 per cent compared with the same period the year before.

Ashfield wage growth falls just below inflation

Cheapest electric heaters to run & how to buy as temperatures plummet

County council leader Coun Ben Bradley MP believes the authority can balance the books next year without the need for cuts or job losses

Council leader says no drastic cuts or redundancies planned to balance books

Is loft insulation too much effort to be financially worthwhile? (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Don’t lag behind as loft insulation can save energy costs

An artist's impression of the Beales development.

Councils wait on ‘Levelling Up’ Fund bids

Coun Richard Jackson,. Nottinghamshire Council portfolio holder for finance.

‘No decision’ on Notts Council tax plans

Where is BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty? What happened to her & why was Charlie Stayt presenting alone?

Why did Naga Munchetty leave BBC Breakfast mid-show?

Nottinghamshire taxpayers could face added financial pressure next year after the Government gave all local councils the power to further raise council tax.

‘Bombshell’ for taxpayers as Government raises council tax rise threshold

What is the National Living Wage and what is the minimum hourly rate of pay currently in the UK in 2022?

National Living Wage: What is it & hourly rate of pay in the UK

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt. (Photo credit should read TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Autumn Statement 2022: What Jeremy Hunt’s budget means for your pocket