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End to interest-free student loans

August 26, 2010 Featured

End to interest-free student loans Most will pay 1.5%, while 400,000 face 4.4% interest Millions of borrowers with a student loan will no longer pay zero interest from next Wednesday (Sept 1). The interest rate will jump from 0% to 1.5% for 3.3 million students and graduates, it was confirmed today, while those who took [...]

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Is there another iPhone glitch?

July 23, 2010 News

Is there another iPhone glitch? Users charged £100s for ‘surfing web’ overseas when internet switched OFF Consumer revenge website MoneySavingExpert.com is warning iPhone users to beware a possible glitch that could see them returning from their summer holidays with a shock bill for surfing the web on their handset, even if they’ve turned off that [...]

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The Hidden Holiday Charges Top 10

June 17, 2010 Featured
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The Hidden Holiday Charges Top 10 New research uncovers stealth charges adding £100s to holiday costs New research from consumer revenge website MoneySavingExpert.com has revealed 10 major hidden charges holidaymakers get smacked with abroad, resulting in a fistful of extra costs. Yet, for every charge banks levy, there’s a counter move to avoid it … [...]

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MoneySavingExpert.com

May 27, 2010 Business
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90% happy to deal in black economy – huge challenge for new govt Poll of over 10,000 shows most will pay in cash to help others evade tax In a massive poll on consumer revenge site MoneySavingExpert.com, 87% of people said they would happily pay in cash to get a discount, even if the person [...]

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Fancy Free Summer Festival Tickets?

May 8, 2010 Days Out
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Fancy Free Summer Festival Tickets? Where there’s a skill there’s a way… launches ‘Summer of Give’ campaign:  Give Time. Get Your Free Festival Ticket Suffering from a lack of festival funds? Finding that tickets are already sold out? Well, don’t write off the 2010 music festival season just yet says  , The National Young Volunteers [...]

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MoneySavingExpert.com

April 29, 2010 Business
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Consumer revenge website MoneySavingExpert.com and parenting site Mumsnet have joined forces to shove financial education back on the curriculum after it was killed off the ‘Children, Schools & Families Bill’ as a victim of last-minute pre-election legislation jostling. With over 10m unique users a month combined, the sites today launch www.financialeducationpetition.com. Parents and those let down [...]

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New Car-Free Scheme hopes to make the Isle of Wight a ‘greener’ place to visit.

March 29, 2010 Driving
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New Car-Free Scheme hopes to make the Isle of Wight  a ‘greener’ place to visit. The brand new Car-Free Scheme, is the brainchild of Lois Prior, co-founder of the Big Green Island Project Community Interest Company. Lois has spent many years working to ‘green’ the island’s tourism industry and was given the opportunity to spent [...]

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VAT

February 23, 2010 Business

When VAT was temporarily reduced to 15%, the Chancellor added 2% duty to fuel to offset the reduction in tax collected from motorists. Now that VAT has been increased back to 17.5% again this hidden tax has not been removed – hence recent rises in your fuel costs. Sign the petition at the link below [...]

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Business Link launches new online service for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Farmers

February 23, 2010 Business
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Business Link has launched a new online resource to help farmers and growers understand farming regulations, and manage the daily challenges of running a successful farming business. www.businesslink.gov.uk/southeast/farming is a dedicated new section on the Business Link website, which provides farmers in Hampshire and Isle of Wight with practical information and guidance to help them [...]

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Wi-cycle-it

January 29, 2010 Green

The UK’s No 1 FREE online Eco Auction Wicycle-it is the fun way to recycle your unwanted goods, gifts etc for cash! If you use ebay, and don’t like the high fees that you are charged, you’ll absolutely love what you are about to discover…Only private individuals can use Wicycle-It, so you can catch some real [...]

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Wikaniko (pronounced we-can-eco)

January 3, 2010 Business

There is much talk of “green” issues these days but it can all become very confusing and it is difficult to know who to believe. Wikaniko (pronounced we-can-eco) is a company that helps everyone to “do their bit” . The company believes that people do care about the damage that is being done to the [...]

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30% discount sale extended – Save money & fundraise while Christmas shopping!

December 17, 2009 Business

Lyn of Lyn’s Book Biz is delighted to announce that Barefoot Books  have extended their 30% off sale until 11 am on 22nd December. Not only that but if you place an order for £20+ you will get FREE post and packing and guaranteed delivery for Christmas. Lyn has also set up some virtual events [...]

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30% discount on Barefoot Books but act fast!

December 13, 2009 Business
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Lyn of Lyn’s Book Biz is delighted to announce that Barefoot Books are having an amazing 30% off sale but you will have to act fast as the discount is only available until 15th December. Visit Lyn’s Barefoot Book Site Explore. Imagine. Create. Connect. Give Back. That’s what Barefoot Books is all about. It’s exploring [...]

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Freedom Childcare

September 12, 2009 Business

Freedom Childcare would like to offer 20 families the opportunity to register to our flexible nanny and babysitting services at HALF PRICE during November 2009.This will be a saving of £31.63 on our registration and for the first 12 months HALF PRICE membership saving £70.50, a total saving of £102.13. This offer is limited to [...]

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Let me help you save on your essential bills

September 12, 2009 Business

I would love to help you save money on your essential household bills .Would you like to reduce you gas, electric, mobile phone, phone and broadband costs. Would you also like to save money on your food shopping and fuel costs.  would you like to work from home and help other people save on their [...]

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Families missing out on FREE insulation scheme.

April 3, 2009 Saving money

Families missing out on free insulation scheme… “Young families may be loosing out of free insulation of their homes due to a mistaken believe that only the elderly can benefit..” say Ray from the Island’s Footprint Trust. ” The fact is that most householders can get cavity wall insulation for a subsidised price of around [...]

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