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08 Dec 2025

Food Banks Brace For Winter Surge

Tens of thousands of pensioners and children will be forced through their doors this Christmas. New figures from Trussell reveal a sharp rise in the need for winter food parcels...

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15 Sep 2025

New Report Finds Millions Facing Food Insecurity

The Trussell Trust has published its second Hunger in the UK report, offering a comprehensive look at the scale and drivers of food insecurity across the country. The findings show...

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22 Jan 2024

Rural Britain’s Hidden Struggles: Insights from North Cotswolds

The “Hidden Hardship” report, conducted by Dr. Stephanie Denning at Coventry University and vividly illustrated by Beth Waters, provides an in-depth and emotive portrayal of the challenges faced by rural...

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23 Jan 2019

Podcast Episode – The rural food bank

Carole Walker, is a former political news correspondent with the BBC.  She has developed her own Podcast called ‘The View from Here’ and has kindly allowed the Rural Services Network...

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