Tag: poverty

Local pensioner riding high with community award win

Community

Roderick Holly - June 8, 2023

92-year-old daredevil triumphs to win hearts and accolades ADVENTUROUS Inverclyde pensioner Margaret Sneddon was crowned Senior Community Champion of the Year thanks to a sponsored...

Ex-Royal Marine who confided in friend that he skips meals so his son can eat overwhelmed after receiving food parcels

Community

Heather Campbell - November 14, 2022

AN EX-ROYAL Marine who told his friend that he skips meals so his son can eat has been left overwhelmed after being delivered boxes...

Man inundated with parcels from complete strangers after he showed almost-empty cupboards

Edinburgh’s ‘Leith Collective’ asks public to donate old Christmas trees and food supplies to help with cost of living crisis

Commercial Business

Heather Campbell - October 27, 2022

WITH the cost of living rising ever higher, many of us are scrutinising our spending andcutting back. Frivolous non-essentials are the first things to...

Universal Credit uplift removal described as “the worst possible decision”

Community

Maja Grantham - July 12, 2021

A GOVERNMENT Minister has described plans to end the £20-per-week uplift to Universal Credit as “the worst possible decision, at the worst possible time". Social...

Poorer health in most deprived areas may be linked to microbiomes in the gut

Food and Drink

Maja Grantham - June 17, 2021

EARLIER onset of disease and ageing in the most deprived could be linked to gut health and poor diet. A new, study, led by the University of Glasgow and published...

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