All Community articles – Page 53
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NewsWanis brands score deal to sponsor celeb football event
Nrich milk drink and Carib Lager have struck a deal to sponsor celebrity football tournament Soccer Six.
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NewsCo-op staff smash target to raise £6m for Carers Trust
The Co-operative Group has raised £6m for its 2013 charity of the year Carers Trust.
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NewsFood bank use surges as charities call for action on hunger
Use of food banks for emergency supplies almost tripled in 2013-14, new figures have shown.
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Comment & OpinionThe Co-op heads to the pub
The Co-op is building stores on 54 pub sites - but it’s aiming to co-exist with existing pubs, it says.
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NewsSainsbury’s raises £6.5m for Sport Relief
Sainsbury’s has raised a record £6,508,010 for Sport Relief – £1m more than in 2012.
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Analysis & FeaturesKids come up with cunning food bank plan
A new scheme allows online shoppers to donate half their bogof to a food bank at the click of a button…
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NewsFareShare hails 30% jump in surplus food donations
FareShare, which redistributes surplus food to charities in the UK, says it has seen a 30% increase in donations over the past 12 months but is calling on industry to do more.
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NewsAsda to install defibrillators in 600 stores
Asda has announced it is rolling defibrillators out to 600 stores, just days after The Grocer flagged up calls for more defibrillators in supermarkets.
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NewsTesco helps raise £10m for Diabetes UK
Tesco has raised £10m towards charity Diabetes UK in the first year of their partnership, it revealed today.
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NewsFood banks are a ‘last resort’ for Brits, Defra report finds
Demand for food aid in the UK is rising, a Defra-commissioned report has warned.
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Analysis & FeaturesCommunity shop: Doing things differently in Barnsley
If Community Shop doesn’t look like a supermarket from the outside, it makes up for it once you get through the doors…
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NewsCo-op Group raises £5m for Carers Trust
The Co-operative Group has hit its target of raising £5m for its charity of the year Carers Trust.
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NewsBBC Food Awards kick off search for innovative projects
The BBC has launched a nationwide search to find the initiative that’s done the most to improve the nation’s food.
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Comment & OpinionLocals fight supermarket monoculture
Homebaked, a community bakery, has sprung up in an old bakehouse in the shadow of Liverpool FC’s Anfield stadium…
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NewsPost Office delivers £20m upgrade plan for rural outposts
The Post Office is launching a £20m investment programme for rural subpostmasters.
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Comment & OpinionBritain's 'cheapest' supermarket
A store in Barnsley promises prices up to 70% cheaper than the average supermarket, but this is not some kind of mega-discounter…
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NewsFood industry execs begin African trek for charity
Fourteen senior figures from the UK food industry have begun a 145km trek across Tanzania to raise money for the charity Farm Africa.
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NewsFarm Africa campaign raises £380,000 ahead of charity trek
Farm Africa, a charity backed by the food and drink industry, has raised £380,000 so far this year, it has announced.
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Comment & OpinionAsda tackles food waste with FareShare
As a nation we spend £40bn on eating out each year and yet four million adults and children in the UK go hungry…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Asda's community big box space scheme sound?
What to do with those big out-of-town sheds in an era of increasing online shopping and high fuel bills?…