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- Breathing Space Debt Respite Scheme Comes Into Force 4 May 2021 With unemployment skyrocketing and the economy in recession, we are not sure what difference 60 days will make? Still,… > MORE INFO
- The ABC Appears On Forces' Radio BFBS Colchester With Presenter and Producer Liz Mullen See you sailing as they say. > MORE INFO
- Simon Collyer on Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4FM with Nita Jhummu We will have the interview online shortly. > MORE INFO
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> MORE INFOTake Part in the Local Elections 6th May
LOCAL ELECTIONS - Prediction: Con 337, Lab 229, SNP 55, Lib Dem 6, Conservati... -
> MORE INFOMay Day Haymarket Affair in 1886 in Chicago Remembered
MAY DAY - May Day in the US originated to honor the Haymarket Affair in 1886 ... -
> MORE INFOBreathing Space Debt Respite Scheme Comes Into Force 4 May 2021
DEBT ADVICE - The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) does not come into fo... -
> MORE INFOThe UK Has A 6.2 Million ‘Covid Employment Gap’ To Fill Says Resolution Foundation
JOBS - The UK has a 6.2 million ‘Covid employment gap’ of lower employment an...
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> MORE INFONumber of In-Work Recipients Of Universal Credit Skyrockets During Pandemic Say SNP
UNIVERSAL CREDIT - The SNP has urged the UK Tory Chancellor to make work pay ... -
> MORE INFOPressure Mounts On UK Govt To Make Universal Credit Uplift Permanent
NEW REPORT - Almost half of Scottish workers faced pay cuts due to Covid-19 Press... -
> MORE INFOYouth Unemployment May Rise To 100,000 In Scotland
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT - Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned that youth... -
> MORE INFO90,000 Vulnerable Pensioners in Scotland Will Automatically Receive £140 Off Their Fuel Bills
ENERGY ASSISTANCE - More than 90,000 vulnerable pensioners in Scotland will r...
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> MORE INFOIsolating Welsh Pupils to Get School Dinners Confirms Education Minister Kirsty Williams
SCHOOL DINNERS - The Welsh Government will ensure all pupils entitled to free... -
> MORE INFOIntroduction Of 50p Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol Approved In Assembly Vote
HEALTH - The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 will mean ... -
> MORE INFOWASPI Women Could Shift Election Outcome
WASPI WOMEN - 195,100 women in Wales will be offered a pay-out of up to £31,0... -
> MORE INFOTories Refuse To Sack Candidate Who Said People On Benefits Street Should Be 'Put Down'
CONTEMPT CLAIM - The Tories are accused of "contempt" for the poor after refusing ...
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> MORE INFONorthern Ireland Job Fairs Go Virtual in Response to Pandemic
JOB FAIRS - Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced a series of virtual ... -
> MORE INFOIrish Minister for Housing Under Fire Over Emergency Homeless Accommodation Allocation
IRELAND - Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan (left) has expressed frustrati... -
> MORE INFOUnemployment in Northern Ireland Increases Significantly
UNEMPLOYMENT Northern Ireland - The number of people on the NI claimant count... -
> MORE INFOEmployment Falling In Northern Ireland
NORTHERN IRELAND QUARTERLY SURVEY - The September 2020 Quarterly Employment Survey...
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> MORE INFORough Sleepers Die After Arctic Blast Hits Northern Europe
GERMANY - Aid workers are warning that the sharp drop in temperatures across ... -
> MORE INFOInternational Labour Organisation Welcomes G20 Commitment to Inclusive, Employment-Focused Recovery From COVID-19 Crisis
GENEVA (ILO News) – ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has welcomed the commitment of ... -
> MORE INFOThe Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-21
BREXIT - At the ABC we are working to find out more about what might happen in the... -
> MORE INFOInternational Day of Awareness of Food Water Announced for September 29th
FOOD WASTE - One for the diary - date, September 29th. The United Nations General...
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