National Lottery jackpot prize expires today
May 24, 2010 by admin
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If you buy lottery tickets and live in the Hastings and Bexhill area you should check through any old lottery tickets that you have…today. This is because a National Lottery jackpot prize expires today, 180 days after the draw was made ad this unclaimed prize isn’t exactly pocket change either.
Lottery money for Titanic museum
March 29, 2010 by admin
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Southampton City Council is proposing to use lottery money for a Titanic museum. A new maritime museum has been in the pipeline for quite a while now with various proposals put forward but following a £4.6 million grant from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) the new maritime museum is starting to become a reality.
National Lottery has been sold to the Canadians
March 26, 2010 by admin
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Once again yet another British institution has been sold to foreign investors. This time the UK National Lottery has been sold to the Canadians. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, the largest occupational retirement scheme in Canada has agreed to pay £389 million to operate the UK National Lottery until 2019, providing that the sale is approved by National Lottery Commission.
Lottery funding to assist army veterans
March 8, 2010 by admin
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Army veterans who served in such conflicts as Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf War are to receive funding to assist them once they return to Civvy Street. Many war veterans suffer various issues after leaving the army and require help to adjust to civilian life. This is why an independent trust has been created to use lottery funding to assist army veterans once they leave the armed forces.
National Lottery Good Causes funds boosted by cash from dormant bank accounts
February 19, 2010 by admin
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Money from dormant bank accounts and savings accounts is to be seized by the UK Government and distributed via the various National Lottery Good Causes funds. The Good Causes funds are usually supplied with money from the National Lottery’s various games and draws and are used to support local and national projects around Britain but now the National Lottery Good Causes funds are to be boosted by cash from dormant bank accounts.
