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Scottish Education Secretary John Swinney said investing in free school breakfasts was a ‘win-win for Scotland’ FREE school breakfasts provided to disadvantaged Primary 3 pupils for just one year could generate up to £200 million for the Scottish economy, a new report has found. Giving the meals to disadvantaged children aged six to seven could result in long term economic benefits in excess of £9000 per child, according to the study by Pro Bono Economics in partnership with chi...

SOME have suggested that Covid-19 has been a great equaliser, but in reality, the burden of the pandemic has fallen disproportionately on low-income…

A WIDNES has been chosen as a finalist for the north west as part of the annual Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards. Fairfield Primary School will receive a £1,000 cash prize, plus a special party pack to help them celebrate if they win. The Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards champion the people and activities that make breakfast clubs so great – from inspirational volunteers to extra learning sessions. Around 15 children attend the breakfast club at Fairfield Primary every morning be...

All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur (UK), The Bachelorette (Japan), Locas por el Cambio (Mexico). The fourth quarter marked Prime Video’s strongest viewership for live sports globally. In the U.S., Prime Video’s exclusive coverage of the San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals game on December 26 drew an estimated 11.2 million total viewers and delivered the highest digital average-minute-audience ever for an NFL regular season game. In the UK, the number of customers tuning into live Pre...

Abbie Shenken and Azaan Sarwar, both 17, spearheaded the campaign by getting friends involved with fundraising. GLASGOW teenagers have helped to raise more than £35,000 for free breakfast in a campaign inspired by footballer Marcus Rashford. The teens took part in fundraising led by the Sarwar Foundation and Magic Breakfast and the incredible amount raised will be used to help feed and support 12 schools in the Glasgow, as well as in other deprived areas in Scotland. The total amount of ...

Hammersmith and Fulham council Hammersmith and Fulham council have guaranteed food vouchers for every pupil in need over the February half term. To fight food poverty in South London, Hammersmith and Fulham has committed to giving parents with children in need food vouchers over the upcoming February break. This comes during the UK’s second closure of schools nationwide. In a statement Councillor Larry Culhane said ‘In the middle of a health and economic crisis, the government have re...

Meal kits are a lifeline for restaurants during the coronavirus crisis. Photograph: Charlie McKay Meal kits are a lifeline for restaurants during the coronavirus crisis. Photograph: Charlie McKay Restaurants may be closed as Valentine’s Day looms but you can still taste dishes from top chefs Sat 30 Jan 2021 08.00 EST Restaurant doors may be closed but chefs are boxing clever. Takeaways have evolved into home-delivery kits, and chefs who may never have envisioned their food being reheated and ...

The site at Seend that Avon Needs Trees wants to purchase BRISTOL-based reforestation charity Avon Needs Trees has been given a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Avonmouth. The donation will go towards the charity’s plan to raise £175,000 to purchase 19 acres of land at Seend before Spring 2021 to plant thousands of trees and improve the biodiversity. Nikki Jones, from Avon Needs Trees, said: “Almost all of Avon’s woodland has disappeared. This is disastrous for...

The site at Seend that Avon Needs Trees wants to purchase BRISTOL-based reforestation charity Avon Needs Trees has been given a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Avonmouth. The donation will go towards the charity’s plan to raise £175,000 to purchase 19 acres of land at Seend before Spring 2021 to plant thousands of trees and improve the biodiversity. Nikki Jones, from Avon Needs Trees, said: “Almost all of Avon’s woodland has disappeared. This is disastrous for...

M&S and Magic Breakfast offer support to free school meals scheme 6 Support for families using the free school meals voucher scheme has emerged from UK supermarkets and charities as the debate looks set to continue. At present, children who would normally receive free school meals can benefit from a £15 voucher per week to buy food. Businesses and charities from across the UK are offering their support to families and school children as the row over free school meals continues. Some of the U...