It was better late than never for many retailers in Northern Ireland in the Boxing Day sales as footfall increased significantly from the previous year. The increase in shoppers on a year to year basis was higher than any other region in the UK, but this is perhaps not that surprising as here we had …
Christmas Turns Up Late For Retailers As Footfall IncreasesRead More
Households across Northern Ireland will receive a £600 energy support payment early next year to help them with their bills the UK government has announced. They will do this by funding the electricity companies directly, so then householders who pay their bills by direct debit will automatically receive the £600 in their bank accounts, which …
£600 Energy Support Payments For Households AnnouncedRead More
The Royal Mail are due to strike once more this week on December 23rd to December 24th on the run up to Christmas. Glyn Roberts, the chief executive of the industry body Retail NI, believes that the disruption that this and other strikes are causing to businesses and the wider general public should be averted …
Christmas is now just around the corner and for many of us it will be a chance to take a few days break from work and to recharge our batteries. In our frenetic modern world we probably don’t take enough time out to put our feet up and smell the coffee, so the festive break …
Why The Christmas Break May Be Just The Tonic For Us AllRead More
A cold wind is blowing through the streets of towns and cities in the UK right now as an Arctic blast hits our shores. The cold weather has come as quite a shock, as before this the temperatures had been very mild during the autumn months. Series Of Strikes Planned By A Number Of Organisations …
As I write this on a Wednesday evening, 7th December 2022, I look at my phone to check the temperature outside and it tells me it is -2 degrees C. Today has been a very cold day and the weather forecasters are predicting it is going to get even colder over the next few days …
Cold Snap Brings New Challenges For Many HouseholdsRead More
At the start of this year the world was beginning to finally come out of hibernation after the lockdown periods, life seemed to be slowly returning to normal and there was a note of cautious optimism in the air (rather than the cautious pessimism of the previous year or two!) But it is fair to …
The Director General of the CBI and the immigration minister have both waded in to the argument over how best to solve the current shortage of workers in many sectors, which is a problem right across the UK, particularly since Brexit. Being Practical Versus Focusing On Training UK Workers To Fill Gaps At the latest …
Opinions Differ On How To Solve Shortage Of WorkersRead More
