17 September 2014 Last updated at 00:06 By Sebastian Chrispin Business reporter The rule could mean executives' bonuses get deferred for longer periods before being paid Bosses of UK listed companies could see their pay packages overhauled under new rules from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The FRC - a body that devises and enforces financial Read more [...]

Comments (1) A Welsh country farmhouse lived in every day for more than 500 years is empty for the first time - to have a £4m makeover. The stone and timber building was one of the longest continuously occupied homes in Britain after being a home since 1480. Brothers Trevor and Lyndon Powell were the last of generations of famrers to live in the Grade One listed house in the Brecon Beacons near Abergavenny. They were forced Read more [...]

ONE of the city of Newport’s grandest historic houses sold prior to going to auction. Imposing Rothbury House, a detached 19th-century property once a majestic private house and latterly a nursing home until it closed five years ago, sold through Paul Fosh Auctions for an undisclosed sum. The guide price for the Jacobean style property was £225,000. Located in prestigious Stow Park Circle and with planning consent for conversion to apartments, Read more [...]

Plans for redevelopment of Northumbria Police’s headquarters look set to be given the green light.As previously reported, the force is looking to sell off its most of its Ponteland base for housing, with a traditional headquarters site not considered the best way to deliver operational policing and services in neighbourhoods.Now, plans for more than 260 homes and retention of some police operations go before councillors on Wednesday night, with a recommendation that they are approved.In February, Read more [...]