Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury tells it how it is:  'There’s low unemployment, there’s good news, but the thing we see … now the majority of people that come to the food banks are in work. That is a sign that work is n...

ABC Note: We are growing as an organisation and I am pleased to announce that we have recently been building relations with Northern Ireland, particularly the Department of Communities NI. Northern Ireland is different to the mainlaind UK. They do no...

The Felixstowe Christmas Day Dip is on Monday 25 December 2017 at 10am Felixstowe Seafront. Several hundred hardy souls will be baring their all and battling the waves to raise funds for St Elizabeth Hospice.  Do you want to join in? Please clic...

We met this outfit at a recent exhibition in Colchester From their base at 15 Queen Street Colchester Wivenhoe Repair Reuse Recycle CIC aim is to help people in Essex and beyond repair, reuse and recycle their household items. Repair Home visits...

This is always a popular post from us. We hope we are making it easy for you to find the right address.  We strongly recommend keeping all correspondence to and from the DWP (or benefits provider in another country) in a ring binder and in date...

Have a very enjoyable Thanksgiving to our US friends. Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions as a celebration for bringing in the harvest. It has long been celebrated as a secular holiday thought it has its r...

Four directors of Secure My Money Limited (SMM) have been disqualified following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. The individuals disqualified are: Mark Robert Kennedy for 8 years; David John Carter Mullins for 8 years; Edward John Bo...

Budget 2017: Rescue package for universal credit but no structural reform to keep the promise of greater rewards from work. Commenting on today’s Budget, Chief Executive of Child Poverty Action Group Alison Garnham said:  “We were th...

On Thursday 8 December the Assembly Committee for Communities will visit two homeless projects in Belfast to mark Homelessness Awareness Week 2016. The visit to the Stella Maris and DePaul Housing First hostels in Belfas...

At least one bank has an alternative plan if the budget goes the wrong way!