Tackling loneliness, one meal at a time

Chatting with a barista in the coffee shop, nodding at that woman you see every day as you walk your dog. Sociologists call this type of connection ‘weak ties’, but their impact is anything but weak, writes Kellie Gillespie Wright.

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Keen knitter Theresa Carter puts her needles to work for a cause close to her chest

In the last 30 years, the number of traditional chippies has fallen from 30,000 to 10,000. In recent times, Stephen Peel from Penketh in Warrington, Cheshire, a lifelong lover of fish and chips, has v

Supporting NHS staff, patients and communities, and funding life-changing projects, the national charity transforms people’s lives every day

If I can’t send my old unwanted items to a charity shop, I get a great sense of satisfaction if I can turn them into something new rather than throw them out into landfill. I love giving these old ite