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Co-op boost for Healthy Start voucher scheme in run-up to Christmas Customers wishing to redeem a voucher in any Co-op store will be able to exchange it for items up to the value of £4.10, instead of the usual £3.10 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you th...

Picture by Jon Super A RETAILER is boosting a scheme to help families access essential food and supplies, it has been confirmed. Co-op, which has stores across North Wales, has announced that from today (Monday, December 21), it will top up the value of the Government’s Healthy Start vouchers by an additional £1. The move is part of its work as a founding member of Marcus Rashford MBE’s Child Poverty Task Force, which aims to ensure that all children have access to healthy and nutrit...

The Michigan Public Service Commission today took note of a remarkable year in 2020 as it worked to maintain Michiganders’ access to safe, reliable and affordable energy and telecommunications amid a worldwide pandemic that upended lives and shook the economy. The COVID-19 pandemic response dominated the MPSC’s work in 2020, as the MPSC Staff transitioned to working remotely to ensure that the agency’s mission of energy and telecommunications regulation continued uninterrupte...