All Community articles – Page 8
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NewsGousto trials meal kits in place of emergency food bank parcels
The pilot trial with Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank is taking place over 12 weeks
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NewsAldi donating 80,000 baby products to help parents on low incomes
A YouGov survey for Aldi found 77% of new parents across the UK were worried about the cost of essential baby products
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NewsOver 40,000 pensioners to be offered £30 Iceland vouchers
Over £1m of funding for the initiative has been provided by pension insurance specialist Rothesay, through its Rothesay Foundation arm
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NewsSouthern Co-op removes ‘fire risk’ disposable barbecues from sale
The society said it was a permanent decision and was made to protect local wildlife and ecosystems
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Comment and OpinionHow the English Tea Shop adapted in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
With Sri Lanka facing a series of crises, companies can help by putting themselves in the centre of the community, says English Tea Shop’s Suranga Herath
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Comment and OpinionHow supermarkets are helping to tackle holiday hunger this summer
Some grocers are offering free meals for kids, while others are donating to food banks and community groups
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NewsOne Stop partners with FareShare again to feed vulnerable families this summer
One Stop is donating 2p to FareShare from every individual and multipack of fresh fruit & vegetables sold
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NewsMorrisons donates £100,000 of food to holiday clubs
Morrisons said its community champions would work with local holiday clubs to identify the foods they needed the most
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NewsM&S brings back free meal for kids offer as living costs mount
M&S has also rolled out a new hot breakfast menu for children, alongside its hot and cold lunch menus
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NewsFood redistribution app sees demand soar as cost of living crisis bites
Since January, the anti-waste app has seen more than 100% growth each month in demand for bags of surplus groceries
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NewsCo-op partners with brands to launch ‘Joys of Summer’ campaign
The Joys of Playing activities include crafting bee hotels, bird feeders, garden games and baking recipes
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NewsAsda fighting ‘school holiday hunger’ by feeding kids for £1 in store cafés
Asda said customers were more worried than ever this year about being able to put enough food on the table during the school summer holidays
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NewsAggravated offence for attacking shopworkers comes into force today
The new provision carries tougher penalties for offenders
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NewsScotmid launches online ‘menopause café’ to support colleagues
Scotmid said it will be a safe and inclusive environment for colleagues to share experiences and discuss their challenges
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NewsCentral England Co-op to roll out bodycams to 38 more stores
The 260-store retailer initially launched the bodycams in over 50 stores last year
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NewsEG Group stops one million meals from going to waste in UK with Too Good To Go
The forecourt giant said the milestone highlighted its ongoing commitment to reducing food waste
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NewsLidl strives to increase nutritional variety of donations as more people turn to food banks
The discounter has selected 30 long-life food lines, modelled using the NHS Eatwell Guide to a balanced diet, and signposted them as ‘Good to Give’
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NewsCo-op and Microsoft team up to create new food redistribution platform
Called Caboodle, it is already being trialled in 100 Co-op stores and is also to be made available to other retailers
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NewsIncidents of violence and abuse triple during pandemic, BRC crime survey finds
Just over 1,300 incidents occurred each day during the 12-month period, which was up from 455 a day the previous year.
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NewsRetailers to face bigger fines if caught selling knives to children
The Sentencing Council proposed the new guidelines, including one for organisations and one for individual