Council rejects plans for £100million retirement village

‘Beverly Hills of Britain’ is blasted for ageism after council rejects plans for £100million retirement village because influx of elderly people would destroy town’s ‘vitality’ Elmbridge Borough Council rejected plans for a £100million retirement village  Council investigated by developer Guild Living- company behind the project The 222-apartment building located in centre of Walton-on-Thames in Surrey By … Read more

BBC will spend £100million chasing TV licence fees

The BBC is set to spend around £100million of taxpayers’ cash chasing the TV licence fee and hauling non-payers to court this year after the over-75s were told to cough up, documents reveal. Private firm Capita last year received £59.9million from TV Licensing, the body which outsources the collection of the £157.50 annual levy for the … Read more

Some 130,000 older married women could be owed up to £100million

Some 130,000 older married women could be owed up to £100million in state pensions after government blunders were exposed Older wives may be owed up to £100million after government blunders exposed Investigation suggests that around 130,000 are receiving less than they should  Some wives were mistakenly reassured they were being paid enough By Ben Wilkinson … Read more