Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

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...

UC UPLIFT- Communities Minister Hargey urges DWP to retain £20 UC uplift. Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has urged the Westminster government to retain the £20 uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits. In a letter to Thérèse Coffe...

RADIO APPEARANCE - To celebrate the start of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Nita will be joined on City Talk tonight by Essex Area Ambassador and founder of abcorg.net, Simon Collyer, who will help us look forward to the exciting sports events that...

UNION ACTION - Unite Community Members Led Day of Action on Universal Credit 14th July 2021. Unite Community are having a members led national day of Action on Wednesday 14th July 2021 with local actions & street stalls in the community and a sum...

UNIVERSAL CREDIT PROPOSED CUT - The Northern Research Group (NRG) is a group founded by several Conservative MPs in the United Kingdom candidates elected to represent constituencies in northern England, Wales, and the Scottish borders in the 2019 gen...

YOUNG CARERS -  A new report has found that young carers in Scotland are being pushed into poverty and Tory plans to cut Universal Credit could push them even further. The University of the West of Scotland-Oxfam report praised the Scottish...

ENERGY - Industry experts have warned that millions of UK homes face a winter energy bill hike of over £110 a year due to soaring costs of buying gas and electricity from the global energy markets. A standard gas and electricity bill is expected...

HOUSING - Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) is the biggest landlord in Scotland, housing an estimated 85,000 people. Tenants are angry at its plans to raise rents – even though services have been drastically cut through the pandemic. Corporate W...

FOOD DONATION - Following the G7 Summit left over food has been donated to the Camborne, Pool and Redruth (CPR) Foodbank 3,000 breakfasts were unused by police and security catering, and handed to Camborne, Pool and Redruth (CPR) Foodbank. It said mo...

SINGLE PARENTS - Benefits loss for young single parents claiming Universal Credit slammed by MPs Campaigners want Tory ministers to reverse a benefits rule which they claim is pushing some young parents into poverty MPs have hit out at "ludicrou...