EU approves fuel duty discount for remote islands

A proposal by the UK government  for a fuel duty discount for remote island communities has been approved by the European Commission. The proposal covers the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, the islands in the Clyde and the Isles of Scilly....

Welsh call for 5p cut in rural petrol price

Wales has been in talks with the Treasury to include rural Wales in a scheme to cut petrol costs by up to 5p a litre “in the vallies, is it?!” isolated areas.The Conservative Welsh Minister David Jones made an announcement in the Commons, saying fuel...