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• Consumer Council Urges Consumers To Speak Up On How The Rising Cost Of Living Is Affecting Them
  25 August 2008

  At a time when worry and stress is growing among consumers faced with the sharply rising cost of living , the Consumer Council is calling on consumers to tell their real-life stories about the household pressures they are facing. They want to find out how consumers are coping and what they believe should be done to help them as they face into this winter which seems set to bring even more misery and crisis to many households here already struggling to make ends meet.

• Budding Young Artists Honoured At Awards Ceremony
  17 June 2008

  Budding young artists from all over Northern Ireland took the honours at this year’s Consumer Council Schools Poster Competition Awards Ceremony. Maurice Jay from U105’s Breakfast Show presented the prizes at the event at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn on 13 June.

• Ecoworld - A Whole New Way To Do Your Bit For The Planet
  29 April 2008

  The Consumer Council and CCEA are helping young people understand how the consumer choices they make today affect all our lives and environment with Ecoworld - a unique new web-based game launched yesterday (29 April). Ecoworld is designed to help young people start good habits early so that making responsible choices about the food we eat, the energy and water we use, how we travel and the waste we create become second nature.

• Young People Get Help To Manage Their Money
  2 April 2008

  The Consumer Council says that young people in Northern Ireland are set to become more financially savvy thanks to the launch of “Money Talks” - a new pack from the Northern Bank and Citizens Advice.

• Canny Consumers Keep Money In Their Pockets And Businesses On Their Toes
  11 March 2008

  New research suggests that having a sound knowledge of consumer rights can save an individual around £200 a year.

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