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Transfer test: Belfast children from low income families to be given free tuition
Sebastian GriffithsBBC News NI PA Media Boxer Carl Frampton (centre) with Foodstock director Ciaran Toman (left) and Foodstock founder Paul Doherty at the opening Some children from low-income families in Belfast are to get free transfer test tuition from a new centre aiming to “level the playing field”. The new Foodstock Education and Empowerment Centre,…
Wage growth slows slightly over summer
Emer MoreauBusiness reporter Getty Images Wage growth in the UK cooled slightly over the summer, as unemployment ticked up marginally. Average wage growth was 4.7% in the three months to August, down from 4.8% over the three months to July, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The national unemployment rate…
Christmas toy appeal starts for Hackney and Haringey children
Organisers of a Christmas toy appeal are urging people to donate to the project if they are able to, so they can give gifts to thousands of children living in extreme hardship in north and east London. The Hackney Local Buyers Club is running its 12th annual appeal, but fear donations will drop due to…
Cambridge makes blackberry boxes for low-income families
A community group is hoping to provide free food to low-income households after noticing an abundance of blackberries growing on bushes. Cambridge Sustainable Food aims to provide blackberry-based recipe boxes to 50 households in the city. Alex Vardill, from the organisation, told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire that the group did not want fruit to go to…
