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Tesco Winter Food Collection launches as FareShare and Trussell Trust brace for toughest winter yet
Tesco customers across Northern Ireland are being urged to help families facing hunger this winter by donating long-life essentials as part of the supermarket’s 13th annual Winter Food Collection. Running from 24–29 November in Tesco Express stores and 27–29 November in larger stores , the UK’s biggest seasonal food drive will support FareShare and the Trussell community of food banks, both of which are preparing for unprecedented levels of demand. Last year alone, generous
Nov 25
Lowest earning households in Northern Ireland left with under £53 a week after covering basic needs
The latest Household Expenditure Tracker released by the Consumer Council this week (29 May) reveals a stark picture of growing financial...
Jun 1
Communities Minister urges full reinstatement of Winter Fuel Payment amid welfare reform concerns
Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons Northern Ireland’s Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons, has issued a robust call for the full...
May 21
Autism prevalence among school-aged children in NI reaches 5.9%, Department of Health reports
The Department of Health has today (Thursday 15th May) released its annual report, The Prevalence of Autism (including Aspergers...
May 15
Jet2 unveils groundbreaking fully funded pilot training programme for aspiring aviators
Jet2.com , the UK’s third-largest airline, has launched an ambitious new initiative, Jet2FlightPath, designed to transform the aviation...
May 14
Mid & East Antrim Council endorses Cllr Maeve Donnelly’s call for improved post-19 SEN provision
Alliance Councillor Maeve Donnelly Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has passed a motion calling for significant improvements in...
May 13
Half of young adults in Northern Ireland fear food running out, warns Consumer Council
Nearly half of young adults in Northern Ireland are worried their food supplies will run out before they have the money to buy more,...
May 7
MEA’s Create Gifts launches new website offering personalised gifts with a social impact
AEL trainees Cody, Stuart and Rachael Larne-based social enterprise Access Employment Limited (AEL) has unveiled a new online platform,...
Apr 12
Paul Frew welcomes £481,225 coming to Ballymena through the Department of Education’s RAISE Programme
North Antrim DUP MLA Paul Frew has today (Thursday 13 March) welcomed almost £0.5 million that will be invested in children’s education...
Mar 13
Care-experienced school children graduate in special ceremony at Queen’s University Belfast
(L-R) Widening Participation Graduate intern, Rachel Newell, Senior Lecturer - School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Dr...
Feb 10
Queen’s School of Pharmacy first in UK and Ireland to receive Athena Swan Gold Award
The School of Pharmacy at Queen’s University Belfast is ‘thrilled’ to have received an Athena Swan Gold Award from Advance HE,...
Feb 8
Handling of Child Poverty Strategy was “catalogue of failures” says Assembly Committee
Pictured (L-R) are members of the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee: David Honeyford MLA; Tom Buchanan MLA; Diane Forsythe MLA; Daniel...
Nov 8, 2024
Department of Education's £20M social need initiative to tackle educational disadvantage
A new £20m Department of Education programme to tackle educational disadvantage in communities was outlined to councillors at a meeting...
Sep 10, 2024
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