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Hatton Goldsmiths are Ireland's leading Gold Buyers with over 100 years of experience.

Hatton Goldsmiths shop in the Waterford Shopping Centre, Lisduggan, Waterford.

They have over 100,000 satisfied customers from their 26 shops throughout the country. The customers can be confident they are receiving the best value for their gold as the highest prices are paid within all Hatton Goldsmiths shops.

Hatton Goldsmiths Waterford have been operating successfully for over a year now. The shop is lead by local woman Leah Evans and can be found in Waterford Shopping Centre, Lisduggan. The Irish company have 26 shops nationwide ranging from Killarney to Letterkenny.

Leah reports a great base of pleased customers and that business is at an all time high. The shop provides a free professional evaluation for old, broken or unwanted jewellery. An immediate cash offer

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Jobseekers will travel abroad to find work but plan to return

A survey conducted by Hartley People Recruitment revealed that job seekers intend to travel abroad to find work but plan to return with new skills. Pictured l-r Roisin and Fergal Hartley of Hartley People Recruitment and Training.

Hartley People Recruitment and Training recently conducted a survey amongst its candidates across the South East region to uncover their views on future jobs prospects.

The survey revealed that the majority of respondents are prepared to travel abroad to find work, whilst those unwilling to do so are staying in Ireland mainly due to family and financial commitments.

The results of the survey revealed that almost 6 out of every 10 respondents are prepared to relocate outside of Ireland for the right role, whilst the remainder do not feel that

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Mayor of Waterford launches the Hasbro Giving Tree @ Georges Court

Pictured is at the launch were his Worship The Mayor, Cllr. Pat Hayes, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Georges Court, cathy Nolan, St. Vincent De Paul, John Lennon, Hasbro, Clare Ludden, Hasbro and a group of children who brought along decorations. Inset: Alana Healy Waterford with Mayor of Waterford, Cllr. Pat Hayes who officially launched this years tree. (Photos: John Power)

The Mayor of Waterford, Cllr. Pat Hayes, launched the Hasbro Giving Tree recently at Georges Court Shopping Centre in Waterford city centre. The Giving Tree has become a wonderful example of local businesses and the community working together to help others at this time of year.

Hasbro has been a major employer in Waterford since 1977 and currently employs over 250 people. With over 250,000 sq

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Help for homeowners who bought at peak - D'Arcy

The planned increase in mortgage interest relief for those who bought their first home during the peak of the property boom has been welcomed by Fine Gael city councillor, Jim D'Arcy. He says the increase will free up money for hard pressed families and hopefully help them to hold onto their homes. "Mortgage interest relief has been increased to 30% for people who bought between 2004 and 2008. They are among the biggest victims of the economic collapse, having paid hugely inflated prices in their efforts to put a roof over their families' heads. Many of them are now struggling to pay their mortgages and this budget measure will at least ease some of the pressure."

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Waterford Institute of Technology's governing body ratifies new President

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is pleased to announce that Dr Ruaidhri Neavyn has been ratified by the Governing Body as the next President of the Institute.

Dr Neavyn has been President of the Institute of Technology Carlow since 2004. Prior to joining IT Carlow, he held several senior management positions at Limerick IT, including Registrar and Head of Development. Dr Neavyn graduated from DIT in 1988 with a Diploma in Applied Science and has a BSc in Applied Science from TCD. He obtained a PhD in Physical Chemistry from UCD in 1993 and also performed post-doctoral research in the University of California, Irvine.

Dr Donie Ormonde, WIT Chairman, said that Dr Neavyn has a proven track record of achievement in the development of higher education. "Dr Neavyn joins WIT at an exciting and

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Carrying out work in property with neighbours

Of course we all know that the best way to deal with a neighbour when you are contemplating renovations, maintenance and or repairs to adjoining property is to discuss the matter with them and try attain their consent. However that is not always possible and the new Land and Conveyancing Reform Act 2009 covers a number of situations applicable to the land or property owner wishing to carry out work. It is hoped that the legislation will prove to be a new system for resolving neighbourly disputes.

A property owner is now entitled to carry out work to a party structure either where they have been served with a notice or order to carry out such work, or where they wish to develop under exempted development or where they have obtained planning permission to develop,

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A nationwide event founded in Waterford, the 14th Waterford Rotary Christmas Memorial Tree is launched

An idea conceived in Waterford has now raised over €1 Million for charities in Ireland.

In 1998 the first Christmas Memorial Tree appeal was established by the Rotary Club of Waterford to help raise funds for the development of a 20 bed Hospice facility on the grounds of Waterford Regional Hospital. To date the initiative has raised nearly €400,000 towards this worthy cause.

Following the success of the Waterford initiative, in 2002 the Rotary Club of Cork & Bishopstown became the second club to establish a Christmas Memorial Tree appeal. They were closely followed by the Cork Douglas and Clonmel Rotary clubs and then subsequently by Tralee and Wicklow. Since then the number of clubs across the island adopting the Christmas Memorial Tree format has steadily risen. In

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Calling on Waterford's youth to join Ireland's biggest celebration of ECO-Action!

Are you creative, imaginative, artistic and inventive?

Now is your chance to get involved in the 2012 ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards, Irelands biggest annual celebration of ECO-Action!

The Young Environmentalist Awards recognise and reward the achievements of young people in environmental protection and are open to any group of young people, aged 10-18, who carry out an environmental action project on key environmental issues such as climate change, energy, waste, biodiversity, transport and more.

"The 2011 entries were among the strongest we've seen. Through these innovative projects young people are directly involved in raising awareness about environmental issues." said Elaine Nevin, National Director of ECO-UNESCO.

Young people from Waterford have demonstrated outstanding ECO-Action through the Young Environmentalist Awards. In 2011, a Waterford school, Blackwater Community School, came highly recommended with their project, "Conservation sans

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Applying for Supplementary Welfare Allowance

Question: I was told to apply for Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) while I wait for a decision on Jobseeker's Allowance. What is SWA and where do I apply?

Answer: The Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) Scheme provides a basic weekly allowance for people with little or no income. Its main purpose is to guarantee a basic minimum income and provide immediate help for people waiting for decisions on other State payments.

The Scheme also includes:- Rent Supplement;- Mortgage Interest Supplement;- Single payments for urgent or exceptional needs;- Payments in emergency situations, such as flooding.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) used to administer the SWA Scheme through its network of Community Welfare Officers (CWOs). All CWOs have recently transferred to the Department of Social Protection and are now known as Department of Social Protection representatives administering Supplementary Welfare Allowance.

These officials are

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Q. In Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited at night by the ghost of his late partner Jacob Marley but denies that he is actually seeing the ghost. When asked why he did not believe his senses, Scrooge replies, "Because a slight disorder of the stomach makes them cheats. You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato. There's more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are." Now to divert the specter's gaze from himself, Scrooge takes out an object to show Marley, declaring, "I have but to swallow this and be for the rest of my days persecuted by a legion of goblins, all of my own creation. Humbug, I tell you! Humbug!" What was this quite ordinary household object?

A.

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Waterford News February 1946

Declaration of independence

When monday, january 28th, 1946, comes to be referred to by the future historian, I think it should be known as "Waterford's Independence Day" writes a "News" Special Representative. I believe this should be so for a two-fold reason:

It marked the coming to the city of the "man of destiny" Eamon de Valera, to have conferred on him the honorary freedom of this ancient borough; and after An Taoiseach had added his signature to that illustrious roll, he chose the occasion to make one of the most important pronouncements of his patriotic career as Irish leader and gifted statesman.

"This," he declared at a banquet (given by Mayor Ald. Wm. Kenneally) in the Adelphi Hotel, following the freedom conferring ceremony, "is an independent sovereign State. We have our Constitution and our own Citizenship Law, and no

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50% more people seeking help for suicide and self-harm

Pieta House the suicide and self-harm crisis centre has seen a significant increase in the number of people seeking help this year. In 2011 Pieta House has seen 2,000 people which is 50% more than they have seen in the last 5 years combined.

"While the rise in suicide numbers this year is certainly worrying, it's a positive progression that people who find themselves in crisis are aware there is help out there and are contacting Pieta House," said founder and CEO Joan Freeman. "We want to remind people at this time of year that if they feel they can't cope to please contact us. Our services are free of charge and we're equipped to help people get through their crisis," she said.

With four centres already established in Dublin and one in Limerick,

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There's nothing quite like a winter walk, so why not take a step away from the Christmas table, get your boots on and step into some of Ireland's finest forest, coastal and island landscapes? There are inland trails taking in the best of Ireland's lake and riverside scenery. If you would prefer something more exposed and elemental, Ireland's coastal trails meander along some of the wildest cliffs and most beautiful beaches in Europe, from Horn Head in Donegal to the Sheep's Head Way in Co. Cork. From calf-busting hikes to gentle strolls, you will find a type to suit all interests on http://www.discoverireland.ie/walking for now, here are ten of the best... and they're all free!

The Glen of Aherlow in Co. Tipperary is a beautiful landscape set between the Galtees and Slievenamuck Ridge, it is strewn with forests, hills

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On 6th of January 2012 the Russian Orthodox church in Waterford is celebrating a Festive Liturgy in St. Patricks church on Jenkins Lane to mark the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. After the Liturgy the parishioners children will perform a festive play with Christmas Carols and choir singing. We invite all Orthodox Christians to participate in this year's Christmas celebration services as well as all the inhabitants of Waterford city and the surrounding areas who wish to join us and communicate with the parishioners.

For more details and for services schedule contact:

Parish priest, Fr. Nikolay Evseev - 0861009531, priest.nikolay@stpeterstpaul.net

Parish warden Mrs. Elena Konon - 0879802274, konon.lena@mail.ru.

Or visit the website of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Dublin - http://www.stpeterstpaul.net

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Cancer Centre earns JCI Accreditation

International quality standard awarded to Waterford Centre

The UPMC Whitfield Cancer Centre at the Whitfield Clinic, Waterford has earned Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation in recent weeks for a second time. The international award recognises the high quality of care and patient safety provided at the centre.

The UPMC Whitfield Cancer Centre provides radiation therapy to public and private patients in the South East. Treatments include Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy, 4D Planning and Respiratory Gating, Prostate Brachytherapy and PET CT Scanning.

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