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Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

The Consumer Council is helping small businesses and not-for-profit organisations save money with a new online electricity and natural gas price comparison tool.
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NICVA

Seamus McAleavey, Chief Executive of NICVA welcomed the DfC Minister’s announcement today on the £15.5m Charity Fund support package.
Advice NI Effective Tendering Course
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Advice NI

This award-winning, two-day training course has now been updated for live online delivery. It will equip participants with an understanding of the procurement process. The course will run from 10am - 1pm on Monday 29th June and Monday 6th July.
Tina Calder of Excalibur Press & The Content Club
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How to achieve success in press and publicity activity will be unveiled in a free webinar tomorrow (Wednesday, June 10).
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Belfast Exposed

We are delighted to announce the first recipient of the Belfast Exposed Excellence in Training award.
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Advice NI

We invite EU/EEA/Swiss nationals and family members to join our live discussion via Zoom. We will provide information & answer any questions about the EU Settlement Scheme.
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Law Centre NI

Law Centre NI they is always striving to make their help and support as accessible as possible. That's why they have launched a new website translation function.
How to help our children overcome anxiety
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PlayBoard NI

Children can face many stresses and anxieties growing up, and especially now during the current pandemic.
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Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

The Consumer Council is looking to provide practical help to households that are struggling financially during this COVID-19 crisis.
Fostering resilience through play
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PlayBoard NI

Play is instrumental in supporting children and young people’s mental health and resilience.
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Eden Project Communities

The Big Lunch is back on 6 & 7 June 2020 – and this year it’s going virtual! The Big Lunch annual thanksgiving for neighbours is going ahead in spite of Lockdown and Northern Ireland is invited to join in.
Rhys McClenaghan, Lidl Ambassador
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Lidl Northern Ireland is calling on sports clubs across the country to volunteer their support to those who need it during the Covid-19 pandemic with the launch of their #LidlLegends competition.
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Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

The Consumer Council has revealed a significant increase in the number of complaints about airlines it has received during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

Following the news of easyJet’s data breach, The Consumer Council is advising all easyJet customers to be very cautious of any communications purporting to come from easyJet or easyJet Holidays.
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Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

Budget Energy customers in Northern Ireland may have been left with questions following the announcement that Flogas Ireland has finalised an agreement to purchase the electricity supplier.
Cancer survivor Kathy Farrell is urgently appealing for everyone to make a donation today to save Cancer Focus NI. Visit cancerfocusni/appeal, text FOCUS to 70660 to donate £5 or text FOCUS £10 to 70660 to donate £10.. Thank you.
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Cancer Focus Northern Ireland

Leading local cancer charity Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has launched an emergency appeal for funds to save its vital services for cancer patients now and in the future.
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NI Chest Heart & Stroke

Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke’s (NICHS) Well Team programme is a FREE workplace health and wellbeing service funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA). It aims to engage with workplaces to improve the health and wellbeing of their employees.
Pictured: Young person Stephanie Hewitt and her mother Janice.
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Autonomie

Autonomie have been adapting to the coronavirus outbreak by digitising key services and reaching disabled young people via virtual means.
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Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

The Consumer Council appreciates the announcement today that Power NI’s tariff will decrease 4.8% from 1 July 2020. This reduction reflects some of the recent falls in wholesale prices. The average Power NI annual bill will decrease by £29.
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Advice NI

Advice NI has now made all Anytime Online training available for free until the end of June.
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Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

NIE Networks and The Consumer Council are reminding the public to stay safe and guard against bogus callers on the doorstep. There are concerns that bogus callers may take the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to take advantage of consumers.
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Starting Thursday, May 7th, customers can purchase a Lidl Community Gift Voucher, up to the value of £200, by calling our hotline on 0800-008-3016. They will then receive the gift card via registered post.
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CADA

CADA NI Statement on COVID-19, to Northern Irish Members of Parliament, the NI Executive, the All Party Group on International Development at Stormont, and to the Third Sector in Northern Ireland.
Moyra Fullerton (82) walks 5k a day for Cancer Focus NI
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Cancer Focus Northern Ireland

Great-grandmother Moyra Fullerton has taken up the challenge to walk 5k a day for three weeks during the coronavirus lockdown to raise much-needed funds for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland.
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Sonya Cassidy PR

The next time you sip a chilled Chardonnay or gaze lovingly at a full-bodied Merlot spare a thought for what exactly is in your glass and why it is there.