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Simon Collyer, Founder of the ABC is appealing to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, to have a fully independent investigation into Essex Police maladministration.   ++++ A Colchester Civil Rights campaigner Simon Collyer has been o...

StreetLink exists to help end rough sleeping by enabling members of the public to connect people sleeping rough with the local services that can support them. If you see someone in danger of being homeless do give them a call.  Click on the logo...

89% of adults in Great Britain used the internet at least weekly in 2018, up from 88% in 2017 and 51% in 2006. 46% of adults watched videos on demand from commercial services in 2018, up from 29% in 2016. The proportion of adults aged 65 years and ov...

Boost your business and shape the workforce of tomorrow The Department for the Economy and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) are encouraging local businesses to consider the benefits of opening their doors to school pupils via&n...

Generation Rent say they need your help with their next media campaign to help end Section 21. The End Unfair Evictions campaign is calling for all renters to share their experiences of renting via the #VentYourRent hashtag. The government is current...

Brian Bailey's family believe he tragically took his own life after becoming overwhelmed by the pressures of Universal Credit A grieving daughter has hit out at the Universal Credit benefit system, claiming that the pressures that it put on her fathe...

The Social Security Advisory Committee has a new chair after Professor Sir Ian Diamond this week replaced Paul Gray as head of the body that examines government plans for working-age welfare reforms. Diamond, who was knighted in 2013 for his ser...

A mother who suffered two of her children being murdered by her husband fears losing her home after her disability benefits were stopped. June Thomson has already been stripped of £55.10 a week disability payment after an assessment ordered by...

Greg Geilman is President and CEO, of South Bay Residential and Greg contacted us recently. ‘When I'm not working with homes said Greg, I like to help people out with home-related questions, and I found a lot of guides covering this subject wer...

Living Rent Scotland's tenants union has welcomed today's announcement by SERCO to immediately halt their proposed evictions of up to 300 people in Glasgow, it comes as the Tenants union was preparing to mobilise hundreds of volunteers to defend the...