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Voluntary living wage rises from today!

Living wage rises from today! Today the living wage will increase by 40p to £8.25. More than 2,000 businesses, including Unilever and Lloyds Banking Group, are signed up to the voluntary scheme. The new voluntary rate compares with the government’s compulsory National Living Wage of £7.20, which is set to come into force for over […]

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Halloween contact lens safety warning!

Halloween contact lens safety warning! Eye care providers are warning Brits about the dangers of wearing costume contact lenses over the Halloween weekend as they can potentially be extremely damaging to the eyes. Optical Express have warned that they have treated a number of patients for injuries and infections caused by fancy dress contact lenses […]

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Things To Do And See In Birmingham

Are you planning a weekend away in Birmingham? Then I highly recommend Holiday Inn Birmingham. I have been planning a UK city break for a while, it’s lovely just to get away for a few days and we have s much to see and do in the UK. My mam and my brother, Andrew, decided […]

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Forget the 99p store, the 25p store has opened!

Forget the 99p store, the 25p store has opened! There’s no denying that 99p and pound shops are amazing value for money, but just when we thought things couldn’t get any cheaper, here comes the 25p store! Yes that’s right one lady has had the genius idea of opening a 25p store. That means all […]

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Financial help for working parents.

Financial help for working parents. Lots of benefits do unfortunately depend on parents incomes, however, there are still lots of things that all parents are entitled to. All parents are entitled to claim child benefit. Child benefit is £20.30 a week for your first child and £13.40 a week for subsequent children. You will be […]

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Sure Start Maternity Grant

Sure Start Maternity Grant Sure start maternity grant is a great help towards costs for a new baby. If you are on a low income and getting certain benefits or tax credits and are expecting your first child, you could get a sure start grant. You may also be able to get a grant if a […]

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Build-A-Bear Safety Recall!

Build-A-Bear Safety Recall! The star brights dragon build-a-bear has been recalled due to a safety issue. The manufacturer has said: ‘The fibrous stuffing material may become accessible due to weakness of the satin seam on the middle section of the Starbrights Dragon which could present a potential choking hazard.’ The product Model Number is: 422091 […]

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Royal Mail letters to Santa

Royal Mail letters to Santa Did you know that the Royal Mail has a free mail-back service over Christmas that sends your child back a personalised letter after they have written to Father Christmas? Get your little one to write their letter to: Santa/ Father Christmas, Santa’s Grotto, Reindeerland, XM4 5HQ Make sure their letter is […]

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Exciting Announcement!

I’m SO excited to tell you all that I’ve teamed up with Daily Record and Coupon Detective to launch Super Savers! I’ll be sharing more amazing deals and exclusive bargains every day on the page below, as well as having a column in Record Woman every Thursday! Take a look and spread the word! http://ashleighmoneysaver.co.uk/r/Cjwf   

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Help To Buy ISA, How It Works & Is It Worth It?

Help To Buy ISA, How It Works & Is It Worth It? So with the new tax year fast approaching, I would like to help you all make the most out of the new tax changes fast approaching on April 6th. If you are a first-time buyer wanting a Help to Buy ISA, then I […]

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This Facebook message left one woman £3,300 in debt!

This Facebook message left one woman £3,300 in debt! I read Ann-Marie Deaton’s story in the news this morning and found it absolutely heart breaking. It’s terrible to think that people would be cruel enough to scam people so close to Christmas, but hopefully by sharing this story, people will be more vigilant when receiving Facebook […]

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Marriage Allowance – Are you entitled? What you should know!

Marriage Allowance – Are you entitled? What you need to know! Marriage allowance allows you to transfer up to £1,060 of your personal allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner. By adding this to their personal allowance, this will mean that they’ll pay £212 less tax in the tax year. It was the government’s intention […]

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Halloween costume safety! What you should know!

Halloween costume safety! What you should know! Serious concerns have been raised over children’s flammable Halloween costumes. It is important that parents are aware of the potential safety risks before buying their children’s costumes. It has been revealed that they can catch fire within seconds. Parenting group Channel Mum conducted tests on trick-or-treat costumes from […]

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Ideas to help us save £600m on our energy!

Ideas to help us save £600m on our energy! It has been reported in the news today that families in Britain could collectively save over £600 million a year simply by switching gadgets off. More than three-quarters of people admit to regularly leaving at least two devices on standby and 53% admit to leaving the […]

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