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The UK’s fourth largest supermarket teamed up with local good causes across the UK to donate a range of fresh and chilled foods from its stores after closing early on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

Research from Neighbourly, the community giving platform that works with Aldi, found that 78% of the good causes it supports were more concerned about meeting demand this Christmas, compared to the same time last year.

Additionally, 51% felt they would not be able to respond to every request for help due to capacity and funding.

The supermarket has also donated £25...

Teenagers from around the South West were able to learn about and reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust as part of a moving event at the University of Exeter.

The event took place ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day next week, which marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.

A member of the ‘second generation’, Rosemary Schonfeld, from Devon, whose uncles and grandparents were murdered in Auschwitz, told pupils her family’s story.

The educational conference, now in its 9th year, was designed to show how the...

Shine TV, makers of the world-class MasterChef: The Professionals , are on the hunt for the UK’s most talented, up-and-coming chefs to apply for the 18th series, for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

The competition continues from our new home in Digbeth, Birmingham, to showcase and celebrate exceptional culinary talent from across the UK and provide a springboard for chefs to achieve industry acclaim.

The latest series was a huge success, with Lancaster-based chef, Dan Merriman triumphing as the 2024 Champion.

Over the years, MasterChef: The Professionals has propelled...

Westbank Community Health and Care is marking Warm Welcome Week (20 - 26 January) with an upgraded warm space for members of the community in and around Exminster, seeking a welcoming, heated place during the daytime where they can share a cuppa and conversation this winter.

January can be a particularly challenging time of year, with Blue Monday a low point for many. To help combat the winter blues and ease cost-of-living pressures for those who are struggling to heat their home or feel isolated within their own four walls, Westbank has once again opened the doors of Warmwell...