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Friends Action North East is a grassroots community charity supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people to make and keep positive friendships.
We are looking for an experienced, compassionate, self-motivated...
Criminals take advantage of coronavirus vaccine roll-out
Threat:
There have been a high volume of reports relating to a phishing email on Monday 25 January. The email, which attempts to trick people into handing over their bank details, was reported more...
There is the opportunity for a lower cost and contract free WiFi package from a local organisation - Hartlepower.
The innovative community broadband with unlimited data costs just £20 per month.
The pay-as-you-go, month by month billing process allows...
As more of us are spending a lot of time at home, many of our regular social activities are longer be available to us.
This can cause a lot of anxiety due to both a change in routine and the constant changing environment and restrictions. It will help...
The Pocklington Trust - The main causes of visual impairment and how these affect people.
There are many different sight conditions however the most common in the UK today are:
Cataracts
Diabetic Retinopathy
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Hemianopia
Age-related...
About self-isolation
If you have tested positive for Coronavirus all members of your household must also self-isolate.
The isolation period is the day your symptoms started (or the day your test was taken if you do not have symptoms), and the next 10...
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How accessible is InformationNOW?
InformationNOW was last tested on 14th January 2021 using the SiteImprove website achieving an accessibility rating of 94.4 out of 100.
To Improve accessibility, InformationNOW carry out monthly accessibility checks...
Zyxel patches critical firmware vulnerability
Threat: Zyxel has released details for a critical vulnerability in its firmware that can be abused to compromise networking devices:
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2020- 29583, affects Zyxel Unified Security...
Public urged to secure second-hand devices ahead of January sales
Usually the post-Christmas and New Year period sees a rise in the number of people selling their secondhand devices, such as mobile phones and tablets, replacing them with newer versions...
The Government is launching a domestic abuse codeword scheme to help victims of abuse get emergency support.
Through the scheme, victims can use the codeword by asking for ‘ANI’ (Action Needed Immediately) in pharmacies to let staff know that the...
Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Volunteers Needed!
Are you patient, calm and reliable?
Can you spare a few hours to protect North Tyneside from COVID-19?
Volunteers are needed to support the medical staff in the COVID-19 mass vaccination centers. These...