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Reviewing your finances this New Year? Don’t forget your will

With the New Year comes New Year’s Resolutions, and while it may not be the cheeriest of subjects, if you are thinking about kick starting your finances in 2022, you may want to consider putting a will in place. Dawn Mealing from Fidelity International’s personal advice team shares her tips on ensuring longer term financial planning is part of your financial new year resolutions.

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Three plead guilty to running illegal school

Two people and a charitable trust have pleaded guilty to running an illegal school, following an investigation by Ofsted.

From: Ofsted

In a hearing at Sheffield Magistrate’s Court, Shahjan Yasmin Hussain, Chair of Trustees; Dr Shathea Zamzam, Manager; and Yorkshire Tuition Centre have admitted to running an unregistered school.

The case was heard on 5 January 2022 and is the...

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Virtual Birthing Partner App ‘FREYA’ reaches Apple’s Top 10 Apps for the third year running

The Positive Birth Company’s award-winning Freya App has been listed as one of Apple’s Top Paid Apps of the Year by the App Store for three years running (2019, 2020 and 2021). Since its release, the app has now supported a total of 159,749 people around the world through labour and birth.

During these past few years of uncertainty, the pandemic has caused the majority of antenatal...

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Parent tech startup Onoco raises £150,000 to prevent childcare frustrations and fragmented support

Margaret Zablocka founded Onoco in 2020, realising offerings to support parents through children’s early years were causing confusion and unfit for modern-day family setups

Onoco , the parenting app designed to help organise families through planning, documenting infant care and tracking their development, has raised £150,000 from Jenson Funding Partners as part of an ongoing pre-seed round....

The pandemic sparks sustainable school transport revolution 

With flights grounded, roads emptied, and industry suppressed as Covid-19 forced much of the world into lockdown, the subsequent effect on the environment was quickly noted. The air felt cleaner, waterways regained their transparency and plant life flourished.

However, the easing of restrictions saw old habits return with a vengeance. The re-opening of schools and offices saw...

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Rising costs put extra financial pressure on families this Christmas  

Children could be exposed to more intense and damaging parental conflict this Christmas as heightened economic pressures put strains on parents’ relationships

A YouGov survey of 1,053 parents of children aged 18 and under in Britain, commissioned by research charity and What Works Centre, the Early Intervention Foundation, has found that 56% of those who celebrate Christmas worry about their...

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Turn isolation into exploration with ToursByLocals  

As “Home Alone” is feeling more relatable this season with so many sadly isolating over the festive period, keep up the Christmas cheer and plan a virtual adventure with ToursByLocals . With 231 live virtual tours in 39 countries, those spending more time than anticipated stuck indoors in the coming weeks can escape with local guides all over the world.

From neighbouring Ireland to...

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GIVE TOYS A NEW HOME THIS CHRISTMAS

Here’s how you can donate unwanted toys at your local Hungry Horse this Christmas
  • A third of kids get bored of presents in under ten minutes on Christmas Day
  • 40% of parents throw out unwanted toys and a quarter say they’ve chucked out a toy that’s still in the packaging
  • New UK wide donation scheme launched at Hungry Horse pubs to repurpose unwanted toys
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Last minute Christmas gift needed?

Last minute Christmas gift needed? HolidayPirates has some great gift suggestions that will fit a budget.

  1. The Three-Mile Super-hero driving experience - £19 – (save 81% - was £99).

HolidayPirates (holidaypirates.com) has a three-mile track drive in a 1960s batmobile for just £19.

Plus, with the code: HOLP25XMAS there is an additional 25% off - bringing...

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