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Something Must Change In The Takeaway Industry Or Consumers Will Continue To Feel The Financial Impact

By Sandeep Sharma, eatlocaluk.co.uk In the last three years, operational costs associated with running a takeaway or food-to-go business have increased by up to 35-40% for some businesses. From the rising energy costs which show no sign of coming back down again and the increases in raw produce and food/packaging supplies, takeaways have found themselves […]

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Belfast Mind Coach Says “Parents Should Look After Their Mental Health During The Summer Holidays”

While the summer holidays are intended as a relieving respite for your young ones, it might not feel quite the same for you.  Gone are the scheduled six to seven hours of childcare each day, homework to occupy your children in the evenings, and after-school clubs to keep them stimulated.  Now you need to think

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Northern Ireland Students Set For American Adventure On US Scholarship Programme

FIFTY-SIX students from across Northern Ireland will be heading off on the adventure of a lifetime this month after being accepted onto a US Scholarship programme. Hailing from Queen’s University Belfast, Ulster University, Stranmillis University College, Belfast Metropolitan College and North West Regional College, they have been selected to take part in the Study USA

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Applications Now Open For All Ireland Scholarship Scheme For Students

The 2023 McManus All Ireland Scholarships Scheme is now open for students in Northern Ireland. McManus Scholarship Scheme Now in their 13th year in Northern Ireland the annual scholarships, funded by businessman JP McManus, provide financial assistance to 25 top-performing students from low income households who intend to take up full-time undergraduate courses from September

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Northern Irish Author Louise Davidson To Release Spooky Halloween Novel Inspired By Childhood In Belfast

A dark and twisting gothic mystery, The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond is a haunting coming of age debut exploring the supernatural world of tarot and fortune telling alongside the lot of women in Victorian England. 1891 Norfolk. A large manor house, Mistcoate House, sits deep in the countryside surrounded on all sides by thick black woods. It is the home

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OCN Awards 46,000 Vocational Qualifications To Learners This Summer

OPEN College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI) has confirmed that it will award a record  46,000 Vocational Qualifications to Northern Ireland learners this summer.  Chief Executive of OCN Martin Flynn said that this important operational milestone for OCN demonstrates the organisation’s commitment to providing accessible and high-quality education opportunities to learners across Northern Ireland. With

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Co Derry Students Set For American Adventure On US Scholarship Programme

They are among 56 students from across Northern Ireland on the prestigious Study USA programme, which enables students to study business or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related subjects in American colleges, across 22 States, helping to develop their career prospects when they return to Northern Ireland. The British Council, which is the UK’s international

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Vulnerable Consumers And Those In Rural Areas Most Impacted As 27% Of Bank Branches In Northern Ireland Close Within 3 Years

Figures released by the Consumer Council today reveal that Northern Ireland has lost 27% of its total bank branch network in less than three years. Between May 2020 and January 2023, banks in Northern Ireland permanently closed 52 branches. The Consumer Council carried out research in 2022 to understand the impact of bank branch closures on

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