THE Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy, has encouraged people to attend a demonstration in…
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Foyle Foodbank sees 310% rise in demand from families
THE cost of living crisis is hitting Derry families hard with some mothers insisting that they can go hungry as…
Harkin: Further energy costs causing destitution
PEOPLE Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin has said warned that further hikes in energy costs is causing destitution among the…
THE Utility Regulator is warning that households and businesses in Derry and across the North of Ireland will face gas…
Families ‘desperate but cannot access £2m fuel scheme’
A £2 million emergency winter fuel scheme has been capped at 330 payments daily to prevent it from becoming overwhelmed,…
£2m fund to help families tackle rising fuel costs
Emergency payments totalling £2 million are to be made available to those “severely impacted by the fuel crisis”, the Department…
Executive Office Committee backs SDLP cost of living taskforce call
THE Assembly’s Execuitve Office Committee has backed a call from the SDLP for the Joint First Ministers to establish a…
Derry families feeling the pinch as prices rise
MANY families across Derry are feeling the financial strain as the cost of living increases. Energy prices are soaring due…
Derry householders facing fresh hike in gas prices
DERRY householders are facing more financial misery over their energy bills. It comes as a Stormont committee was told today…
Ferguson: Continuing energy price hikes hugely concerning
SINN Féin’s Ciara Ferguson has expressed concern at continuing energy price increases as we move into the winter. Said the…