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Cancer Focus NI is appealing to the public to help raise funds for its unique bra-fitting service by taking part in a New Year, New You competition with a stylish prize worth £200.

Northern Ireland’s leading, local cancer charity Action Cancer has confirmed it is still operating cancer prevention, detection and support services during the current lockdown.

Youth disability charity boss Lynne Morrison has hailed £198,000 of financial support from the National Lottery as a ‘lifeline’ for families raising a child or young adult with disabilities.

Start the new year with plans to transform your organisation's telecom requirements that will work to your 2021 business strategy...

Volunteer Now and Volunteer Now Enterprises Ltd are excited to announce the release of our new online training course – Attracting and Selecting Volunteers.

Primary Care Talking Therapies in Belfast Health and Social Care Trust – Reopening January 2021 (3178204) - Dynamic Framework Agreement

With Brexit just around the corner, The Consumer Council is concerned with reports of retailers and parcel operators withdrawing deliveries between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI).

Debenhams, the department store chain, will temporarily stop accepting orders on their website for Northern Ireland delivery from midnight tonight (Thursday 17 December 2020).

The Maritime Mile truly comes alive during the festive season - explore the Christmas Maritime Mile Treasure Trail and gear up for the holiday season!

More than a fifth (22%) of UK consumers have already decided they’ll be sending festive gifts through the post rather than giving in person this year. The Consumer Council has put together some top tips to help consumers get the best deal on postage.

The Consumer Council is encouraging passengers due to travel over the festive period to plan in advance and be prepared, due to the impact of COVID-19 and EU Exit.

The purpose of the consultation is to seek the public’s views on how to introduce a soft opt-out organ donation system for Northern Ireland. This would require new legislation to change the current system here, from opt-in to opt-out.

With the two-week circuit breaker now over, Northern Ireland consumers will be leaving their homes for some last minute Christmas shopping. Therefore, increasing the risk of receiving a private Parking Charge Notice (PCN).

Hassan Alkhawam, originally from Syria and now living in Portadown, has been named as a finalist in the The Prince’s Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards in the Delta Airlines, Rising Star Award category.

Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced a second phase of the Covid-19 Charities Fund.

Volunteer Now & Volunteer Now Enterprises Ltd are delivering a range of FREE capacity building training courses to groups based in Belfast in the New Year.  All workshops will be online via Zoom.

Breast cancer patient Julie Lillis has done a wheely fabulous job of raising a magnificent £10,460 for cancer charities by completing an exhausting 300km cycle.

Our Disability Action Transport Scheme (DATS) team uses a range of fully accessible vehicles to deliver our transport service.

The Consumer Council is concerned that consumers in Northern Ireland could face potential new difficulties when shopping online from 1 January 2021, following the end of the transition period.

Volunteer Now has been working with BBC Northern Ireland and other local charities to develop a special Broadcast Appeal ‘Staying Connected at Christmas, overcoming loneliness – together’.

Top employers across Northern Ireland have signed up to Cancer Focus NI’s award-winning stop smoking service during the Covid pandemic to encourage their staff to quit.

Fashion retail group Arcadia has entered administration today (Monday 30 November 2020) and has appointed Deloitte as an administrator.

Level 3 QUB politics students are interested in engaging in an internship and placement. Many are very keen to gain a first experience in the voluntary and community sector, would you be interested in hosting some of them in January 2021?

With an estimated £6billion to be spent in the UK this year on Black Friday (27 November) and Cyber Monday (30 November), The Consumer Council has issued essential guidance to ensure consumers know their rights and shop safely online.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is distributing additional funding on behalf of the Department for Communities to support local community heritage projects in Northern Ireland.