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Mayor visits Mid and East Antrim's ‘Social Supermarket’ in Ballymena
Mayor Alderman Noel Williams recently paid a visit tothe ‘Mid and East Antrim Affordable Food Club’ – a Social Supermarket, serving the...
Mar 29, 2023


Government confirms date for first £301 cost of living payment
Millions of UK households will receive £301 directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 25 April and 17 May. This is...
Mar 27, 2023


Next phase for ‘Move to UC’ set to begin in Northern Ireland
The next phase of Universal Credit (UC) implementation will begin in Northern Ireland next month with the launch of a discovery exercise...
Mar 22, 2023


20,000 households still to redeem £600 energy voucher and time is running out!
Post Office is urging the approximately 20,000 households (around 4%) who have not yet redeemed their £600 energy vouchers to do so. More...
Mar 20, 2023


Landmark research reveals shocking impact of cost of living crisis on young people in NI
Young people and their families are forced to use food banks, as revealed by Bytes Project’s landmark research on young people and the...
Mar 17, 2023


Changes to government EPG scheme set to impact all electricity and gas tariffs in NI
The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) Scheme was introduced in Northern Ireland in November 2022 by the UK Government to help households with...
Mar 17, 2023


Power NI announces price cut however customers bills set to rise
Power NI has today, 16 March, announced that a review of its underlying residential unit price has resulted in a 6.61p per unit (16.2%)...
Mar 16, 2023


Charity calls for families with young disabled adults to seek support
Families caring for young disabled adults at home are being offered help by a forward-thinking national charity to improve quality of...
Mar 12, 2023


Consumer Council welcomes firmus price cut but says bills may still change
firmus energy has announced today, 7 March 2023, a reduction of 18.84% to their regulated gas tariffs for domestic and small business...
Mar 7, 2023


100,000 young people cash in with Translink’s yLink card as 50% discount introduced
Translink is celebrating 100,000 young people registering for its popular yLink card which now offers users a 50% discount on travel - an...
Mar 7, 2023


Firmus Energy announces its second tariff reduction this year
Northern Ireland’s largest supplier of natural gas, firmus energy, has today, for the second time this year, announced that it will be...
Mar 7, 2023


The Gallaher Trust partners with the Ulster Farmers’ Union to launch Scholarship Scheme
Ballymena farming community to benefit from £65,000 scholarship funding.
Mar 1, 2023


Housing Executive rents set to rise by 7%
In response to the Housing Executive’s annual request for a rent increase, the Department for Communities has confirmed that from 4 April...
Feb 21, 2023


Asda to increase retail colleague pay rates by 10% & freeze prices on 600 family favourites
Asda has today announced a 10% pay increase for hourly-paid store colleagues, with rates rising to £11.00 per hour from April and £11.11...
Feb 17, 2023


Lidl NI introduces big bargain Waste Not Fruit and Veg boxes
Lidl Northern Ireland has introduced the great value Waste Not Fruit and Veg boxes to local stores across the province, and with food...
Feb 16, 2023


Ulster Bank note in World Banknote of the Year Awards
A recently launched Ulster Bank note that features the work of Lurgan-born astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell has been shortlisted...
Feb 16, 2023


Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council strike annual rate
Council Statement Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has struck its new annual rate at 4.79% for the local businesses. The...
Feb 14, 2023


Antrim & Newtownabbey Council maintains track record of lowest rates increases in NI
After extensive consideration and taking into account the cost of living crisis, current and predicted inflationary pressures and cost...
Feb 14, 2023


NI lowest-earning households left with under £20 per week after bills and living costs
Northern Ireland’s lowest-earning households have seen their discretionary income decrease by 46.7 per cent compared to last year (from...
Feb 14, 2023


Transformation of Council & planned efficiencies enable MEA to mitigate impact of rates
Expansive efficiencies and continued transformation to address the well documented Council challenges has enabled Mid and East Antrim...
Feb 13, 2023
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