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We would line to wish all our audience a very, Happy Christmas. Special thanks must go to all those who have assisted the ABC in 2017. Christopher Johnson, friend, adviser, administrator and all round unwavering supporter. Co-director David Chivers....

Remember the fuss about Damian Green, Theresa May’s closest adviser and de-facto deputy, allegedly having “extreme porn” on his government computer several years ago? Green denied being aware of a police investigation into the alleg...

We met this little chap on the bar at the fabulous The Cats Public house in Essex.  The Cats, Blue Hill Lane, Woodham Water, Nr. Maldon, Essex, CM9 6LS,United Kingdom We just love The Cats at the ABC and we recommend tha...

The good folk at Jobcentre Plus are having their holidays and these are the opening/closing hours. Feeling depressed, lonely or suicidal. We are here at the ABC every day apart from Christmas and Boxing Day: 01206 509623 We are on Facebook, and: ...

The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty T.D., has welcomed the continuing downward trend in national poverty rates, as shown in data published by the Central Statistics Office in the Survey on Income and Living Condit...

Some benefits over the festive season will be paid early. The benefits which will be affected are child benefits, tax credits and pension benefits. These payments are usually paid on the last working day before the bank holiday they are due. Here are...

One million children living in poverty in England will miss out on free school meals under Universal Credit (UC) proposals, a children’s charity has warned. Under current proposals, people in receipt of UC benefits will be means tested for free...

A Wirral woman left incontinent by cancer was forced to re-use babies’ nappies after benefit cuts left her penniless, an MP claimed. The Birkenhead woman, in her 50s, could not even afford adult nappies - and was too ashamed to ask fo...

A campaigning Ilmington man has completed a 42-day hunger strike in protest against the rollout of universal credit, which can leave claimants waiting weeks for benefit payments. Chris Young finished his strike last week, symbolic of the period-of-ti...

Temperatures drop triggers Cold Weather Payments A drop in temperature across parts of Northern Ireland has triggered the first of this winter’s Cold Weather Payments. A total of £393,000 will be paid to just under 16,000 people who quali...