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‘I am totally impoverished, depressed and in such a dark hole’: Woman, 65, says she would ‘starve’ without weekly food parcels

A 65-year-old woman has said she would “starve” without the essential support from the Hounslow Community FoodBox in West London. Fiona Higgins lives in sheltered accommodation in Hounslow and suffers from both... Read more »
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‘Not a week goes by when we don’t run out of food and money’: Family of six’s moving thank you to charity

An East London family stricken by poverty has expressed thanks and gratitude to a charity for feeding them during hard times. Catherine and her family live in Poplar, Tower Hamlets. Like many... Read more »
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Deal adds extra meat to Hilton Food Group menu | Business

Hilton Food Group has bought Fairfax Meadow, the UK’s biggest catering butcher, for nearly £24 million. The meat-packing business, which generated £2.8 billion in revenue last year, purchased 100 per cent of... Read more »
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The incredible East London mums juggling the school run to cooking Bangladeshi, Ethiopian, Caribbean and Middle Eastern food on Brick Lane

In the heart of East London a diverse group of women, passionate about bringing people together and sharing their childhood flavours, have followed their dreams. Despite a full blown pandemic, these women... Read more »
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‘Employers took advantage of me as a refugee but sharing Syrian food helped me connect with new friends in London’

When Omama Zankawan was in Syria, she dreamt of coming to London for years and years, and in 2018, that dream finally became true. However, it was not all smooth sailing, as... Read more »
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London Food Bank announces record-breaking Thanksgiving drive – London

Officials with the London Food Bank say the 33rd edition of the Thanksgiving Food Drive raised a record-breaking total. During the 10-day drive, officials collected 30,000 pounds worth of food and about... Read more »

Tower Hamlets children sell food at market Borough Market

Green-fingered children from two Tower Hamlets primary schools have grown their own food and sold it at London’s oldest fruit and veg street market.  The pupils from Manorfield in Poplar and Cyril Jackson in Limehouse joined... Read more »
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Guildford father takes on London Marathon for RNIB in support of daughter who lost her sight from food poisoning

Trevor Jordan in training for the Virgin Money London Marathon Submitted by Royal National Institute of Blind People A man from Guildford, in Surrey, is preparing to tie up his running shoes... Read more »
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New food law announced after West London girl died from Pret a Manger baguette allergic reaction

More than five years after their daughter, Natasha, died aged 15 from an allergic reaction after eating a Pret a Manger baguette, Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse say she would be ‘proud’ a... Read more »
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Fiend, London W10: ‘Clever, deliciously erratic and slightly bewildering’ – restaurant review | Food

Some restaurants lurk in my diary for weeks, instilling mild anxiety rather than joyful anticipation. Fiend was one such example. It began with the name, which does not whisper equanimity, dreaminess or... Read more »