23rd Mar 2023
Half of food thrown away still edible, experts say New research has revealed families spend a fifth of their weekly food shop on snacks. This is around £1,225 per year. This is despite almost half admitting to having the means to make snacks at home in the fridge already. This leads to food waste,…
20th Mar 2023
Free suits. The cost of living crisis has raised the price of clothing for women by 37 percent over the last five years, and for men by 25 percent, according to Sky News analysis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. Thankfully, there are options for obtaining help with clothes for job interviews: Smart…
14th Mar 2023
With the rising cost of living, we are all keeping an eye on our pockets, whether cutting costs or looking for nifty side hustles to bring in a couple of extra quid. But what if you could make money out of things you do every day? Good news, we have five fantastic apps & platforms…
10th Mar 2023
This is a paid report on behalf of WeBuyBooks It seems that just about everything has gone up in price, from utility bills and fuel to council tax and food shopping. Unfortunately, this has made it increasingly difficult for many people to make ends meet. In recognition of this, WeBuyBooks took action to help ease…
10th Mar 2023
This is a paid report on behalf of WeBuyBooks It seems that just about everything has gone up in price, from utility bills and fuel to council tax and food shopping. Unfortunately, this has made it increasingly difficult for many people to make ends meet. In recognition of this, WeBuyBooks took action to help ease…
6th Mar 2023
It’s Food Waste Action Week! Last year we launched a campaign with our founder and personal finance expert Jasmine Birtles to legalise Freeganism in the UK. You can sign our petition and help fight food waste here. But it will take more than legalising Freeganism to stop food waste and help feed our nation. That’s…
2nd Mar 2023
It’s World Book Day! If you’re a parent and one of your offspring currently has their nose in a classic Ladybird book, wrestle it out of their hands at once and stick it in the attic. It could be worth some serious money one day. Because on the quiet, and almost under the noses of…
2nd Mar 2023
So, you’ve taken Marie Kondo’s advice and started decluttering your home in the hopes of doing the same for other areas of your life. Perhaps you’ve come across some cherished children’s books in the process, thanked them for their service and gently placed them on the ‘donate’ pile. Before delivering them to your charity of…
21st Feb 2023
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that all children in London primary schools will receive free school dinners from September. School Food Matters spoke with head teachers in London this morning: Jared Brading, Executive Headteacher, Federation of Sacred Heart & St Mary’s RC Primary Schools, Battersea, LB Wandsworth says, “This is truly breathtaking news…
17th Feb 2023
Iceland has teamed up with Birds Eye and Currys to hand out free freezers to low-income families amid the cost of living crisis. The new project has been launched to help people access frozen foods and lower the cost of their food shops. The partnership comes as new research by Manchester Metropolitan University shows that…
15th Feb 2023
Scammers target Turkey-Syria Earthquake appeal: How to spot a fake appeal Sadly, scammers will always take advantage of global events, especially when natural disaster or war has occurred. They use people’s good will to profit from heartbreak and suffering. Although it may seem a sickening thing to do for most of us, there are cruel…
13th Feb 2023
What happens when you can’t afford your pet? An animal Welfare charity has said is has received 4000 calls from people wanting to give up their pet (as reported this week 13 Feb 2023). That is double what it had received last year. Shelters have reportedly been receiving more and more unwanted animals as the…
