'York would be a different city without Rowntree'
Executive director of the Rowntree Society Nick Smith says the city would be "a very different place without that legacy".
City walls lit up in tribute to philanthropist
York's city walls have been lit up in blue and orange in tribute to philanthropist Joseph Rowntree on the 100th anniversary ...
Joseph Rowntree's legacy is actively at work today, centenary meeting hears
The legacy of Joseph Rowntree is alive and active in York today, those attending the first of a series of commemorative events in his centenary year heard.
Joseph Rowntree: Man who invented our favourite sweets also transformed our lives
The name Joseph Rowntree is forever synonomous with some of the nation's favourite treats from Yorkie bars to Fruit Pastilles ...
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City walls lit up in tribute to philanthropist
However, the society - whose work is enabled by grant funding from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, and the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - has acknowledged how ...
DWP £150 payment boost confirmed for 5.7 million people on Universal Credit
Millions of people relying on Universal Credit are to see a boost of £150, a DWP minister has told the House of Lords. This ...
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How the miners' strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
The erosion in workers' rights following the miners' strike has seen low-paid, insecure work become the norm for Britain's ...
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Bad news for Labour: Voters who feel 'economically insecure' far more likely to switch parties
People who are worried about their finances are far more likely to switch political parties, new research has found – and to ...
JRF study suggests vote switch and financial insecurity link
A study for the York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation has suggested that "those worried about their finances are the voters ...