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MENTAL HEALTH - Mental health is as important as the physical well-being of an individual. Our elders, in particular, need intense support to induce positive mental health. This is the need of the hour because retirement takes away the working l...

DISABILITY - Diabled people need more time. Disabled people must be given a six week extension to provide crucial feedback on the Health and Disability Green Paper, say over 100 disability organisations. In a letter to the Minister of Disabled P...

MINIMUM WAGE - These companies have been found to be paying workers below the National Minimum Wage.  Following investigations by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, a total of £2.1 million was found to be owed to over 34,000 workers. The breache...

A LEVELS - As A Level Results Day is tomorrow, students across the UK will soon begin planning for university life.  However, for those with kids, the task of juggling childcare with full time education can be especially daunting....

UNIVERSAL CREDIT - People claiming Universal Credit will receive notifications about a cut to their benefits this autumn. However many people and organisations are pushing back against these savage cuts.  As it stands, the government is set to s...

NUMBER 10 - The Daily Mirror points out today that nearly £100,000 was spent on two paintings to adorn the walls of 10 Downing Street as Boris Johnson drew up plans to cut public sector pay and slash benefits. Official documents show the wo...

CONTACTS - Want to contact a Jobcentre Contact your nearest Jobcentre Plus If you want to contact your nearest office, you can find their details using the local office search. You can write to your nearest office by using their address from the...

TROUBLE COMING - Thousands of people are facing the prospect of redundancy as the Government furlough scheme winds down, industry figures reveal. Almost one in five firms have said they plan to let staff go as the furlough support tapers of...

KICKSTART - New figures show that of the 250,000 jobs the Chancellor promised would be created by the Kickstart scheme across the UK, only 1.5% have been started in Scotland since it launched ten months ago.   Based on population share...

RADIO APPEARANCE - ABC Founder Simon Collyer was on ‘City Talk’ Chelmsford Community Radio, last night with Nita Jhummu. We managed to get locked out of the studio in Moulsham Mill, ( a late start) but luckily a man was on hand (me) who eventually op...