From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a tax cut of around £100 for 8 million pensioners.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is set to create a new role to promote, celebrate and represent the city as it gears up for its Centenary celebrations. The first office holder is Conservative Councillor Ross Irving, the city's longest serving member of the Council.