THE hospitality sector in the North continues to pay higher wages, food, drink, and energy costs than their counterparts in Britain, a survey has found. Research by Hospitality Ulster, the British Beer and Pub Association, the British Institute of Innkeeping, and UKHospitality has revealed that almost every hospitality business in the UK has seen steep increases in wages, […]
Households braced for hefty rise in electricty bill
A SIX per cent hike in electricity bills is set to impact thousands of home owners in Fermanagh. Among those Power NI customers set to be impacted by the rise which comes into affect this October are the elderly. Local councillor Donal O’Cofaigh states that already there is a scenario whereby some are “choosing between […]