SCOTS pensioners are being urged to take action with the deadline for up to £300 of energy bill support approaching. OAP’s have less than a week to apply for Pension Credit, qualifying them to receive the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP). 2 Pensioners in Scotland have less than a week… Urgent deadline for Scots … Read more
UK average earnings rose by 5.2% in the three months to October, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. Wages including and excluding bonuses were up 0.3% from 4.9% from the three months before. 1 Official figures have been released this morningCredit: Getty Annual… Wage growth rises as UK firms start … Read more
A MAJOR coffee chain with over a thousand stores is to shut a popular branch in a Scots town. Starbucks has announced the closure of its Dumfries town centre store leaving some shoppers stunned. 2 The Seattle-based chain Starbucks will close a Scots store in 2025Credit: Getty 2 The High Street… Major coffee chain with 1,100 … Read more
MILLIONS of water customers are set to benefit from huge hikes to compensation levels for the first time since 2000. New regulations from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will mandate water companies to provide higher, compulsory compensation to both customers and… Millions of customers to get up to £2,000 in water … Read more
BARGAIN buyers have been offered a festive treat after Aldi slashed the cost of a Baileys dupe to less than a fiver. The cream liqueur can be nabbed for just £4.49 a bottle but shoppers will want to be quick before stock disappears from shelves. 4 The festive dupe can be nabbed for less than … Read more
MORRISONS are set to give away over 185,000 wonky festive treats for free ahead of Christmas – here’s how to get yours. Shoppers can get their hands on the tasty goodies as part of a scheme set up to help parents and their young kids prepare for Santa’s visit. 3 Morrisons are set to give … Read more
A MAJOR UK supermarket has confirmed they are shutting down a popular store in a matter of months. Devastated shoppers say it will be “sad to see” the branch disappear after a number of other closures in the area in recent months. 2 A major UK supermarket has confirmed they are shutting down a… Major … Read more
NEWSPAPERS bring us breaking news all year round. However, your favourite paper might not be publishing a print edition on Christmas Day 2024. Here’s everything you need to know. 2 Newspaper traditions Historically, newspapers do not publish on Christmas Day. This tradition dates back to 1912 when… Are newspapers published and delivered on Christmas and … Read more
THOUSANDS can expect to see their benefit payments land earlier than usual next week. Households on Universal Credit, child benefit and tax credits are among those affected. 1 Thousands of benefits are being issued early next weekCredit: Alamy The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)… Full list of benefits including Universal Credit paid EARLY next week …C0NTINUE READING >>>>
MUM Eloise King is worried she might have to cancel Christmas this year as she doesn’t have a penny left after bills. The 22-year-old single parent to Jude, 3, and Olivia, 2, lives in two-bedroom council house paying £550 rent in Whitstable, Kent. 7 Eloise King is worried she might have to… I’m on Universal … Read more