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Energy price cuts leave £3 billion hole in customer pockets
Consumers are being left with a £3.1 billion hole in their pockets despite recent energy price cuts, reveals uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.
Christmas spending catches up with us in March
Almost a third (31%) of personal insolvencies that occur in March have been triggered by overspending during the festive season, according to figures released by the insolvency trade body R3.
Play safe, stay safe: Win tickets to FA Cup semi-final
Schools students in selected regions are being offered the chance to win a family trip to Wembley Stadium to see an FA Cup semi-final, or a Football League shirt signed by their local team.
Virgin Media to trial ultrafast broadband over telegraph poles
Virgin Media has announced a pioneering new trial using telegraph poles to deliver ultrafast 50Mb broadband to the Berkshire village of Woolhampton.
Vodafone offers free eBooks to download
Vodafone UK is giving customers the opportunity to download up to 5 free eBooks to their mobile phone on Friday March 12.
EDF Energy second gas price cut
EDF Energy has announced a further cut in its residential gas prices of 4 per cent. The price reduction will be effective from 26 March 2010. We are the only major supplier to implement two gas price reductions in the last six months.
O2 drives social action with £5m investment in young people
O2 has unveiled Think Big, an ambitious new five million pound scheme designed to back young people making a difference in their communities.
BT sells cut price broadband bundles in Spring sale
BT has launched its best ever value bundle of broadband and calls with Spring sales knockdown prices starting from just £7.49 a month.
Switch onto mobile savings
Consumers could save significant amounts of money* every year by switching to the best mobile package for their needs, new figures show.
ScottishPower cuts gas prices
ScottishPower has announced reductions in its gas prices for around 1.6 million domestic gas customers and a new winter rebate for vulnerable customers who heat their homes with electricity.
Broadband speed dissatisfaction increases
A new survey of British broadband users has revealed that whilst customer satisfaction is improving across a range of areas, the number of consumers who are unhappy with their connection speed has actually increased for the third consecutive year.
Holidaymakers adapt travel plans to fit their budget
In a potential boost for holiday companies over three quarters (77 per cent) of holidaymakers believe they will take as much holiday in 2010 as last year, according to research by Post Office Travel Money.
Gocompare.com: No one should be fuelled by npower cut
Mark Greening, Head of Utilities for leading comparison website Gocompare.com, comments on npower's announcement of a 7 per cent cut in gas prices.
moneysupermarket.com: npower cuts standard gas price
Commenting on npower cutting its standard gas price by seven per cent, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com said: "Where's the price war we were all hoping for? It's not a ‘price war', it's more like a ‘price fisticuffs'.
Consumer Focus: npower price cut
Responding to today's npower price cut announcement, Audrey Gallacher, energy expert at Consumer Focus said: ‘npower customers will be pleased that they are next for a price cut. But the days of cut throat price competition seem a distant memory.