4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (645+ words) Is it too soon for the return of our famous festive fare? Christmas gets earlier and earlier every single year, and it seems the festive cuisine is much the same. When SD catering, the home of the Christmas chip, posted…...

5+ day, 20+ min ago   (482+ words) The move will affect around 41,000 customers A Northern Ireland electricity firm has announced a tariff increase from next month. Share Energy confirmed on Wednesday that their standard 24 hour electricity tariff will increase by 12.6%, from October 1. That means a typical Share…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (851+ words) Aisling Gallagher in hospital during her treatment for cancer This is Aisling Gallagher who has become a powerful voice for cancer awareness after being diagnosed with bowel cancer six years ago. Aisling, 34 and from Crumlin in Co Antrim, was working…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (559+ words) The Royal College also said that mental health indicators in the region are worsening(Image: Getty Images) Northern Ireland now has the highest infant mortality rate in the UK, paediatricians have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (510+ words) The voucher can only be used to buy oil heating(Image: Getty Images) The price of home heating oil is continuing to rise across Northern Ireland with applications for a new £100 voucher set to open this week. The Consumer Council's…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (408+ words) Two schemes launching this autumn are set to help Northern Ireland households with energy bills. Around 340,000 households across Northern Ireland will be able to apply for a £100 home heating oil voucher from next week, while all households will receive a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (661+ words) The VAT differential across the island of Ireland is putting hospitality businesses in Northern Ireland under pressure, a Westminster committee has heard. Businesses told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee of shrinking margins during a probe into the taxation of the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (279+ words) The Consumer Council said the yearly gas bill of a typical household with a credit meter will rise by about £174 per year, and around £172 per year for those with a prepayment gas meter. SSE has announced that it will be…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (241+ words) Belfast Live A new support initiative is offering a one-off £100 voucher to help households manage the rising costs of home heating oil Applications for this financial assistance will officially open on September 9 To qualify for the payment, applicants must…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (710+ words) Around 340,000 households across Northern Ireland will be able to apply for a £100 home heating oil voucher from next month. The Home Heating Oil Support Scheme will open for applications on September 9 with the scheme designed to help households facing pressure…...