Celebrities & Icelandic Glacial Team Up To Aid Puerto Rico And U.S. Virgin Islands

Icelandic Glacial™, Ben Stiller’s Stiller Foundation and Cher today announced their partnership and plan to donate over 600,000 bottles of water to people across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in response to the catastrophic hurricanes. Over 500,000 bottles are reaching Puerto Rico with the help of Save the Children. The donated water should begin to arrive within the coming weeks. “This tragedy has had a devastating impact on the communities, and water is one of the most basic needs to get everyone back on their feet,” said Jon…

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Tesco launches new eco-range

People are becoming more eco-conscious when it comes to using environmentally-friendly cleaning products for their homes. Unilever’s own report this year stated that ecological and sustainable items are growing at a faster rate than other products. With this in mind Tesco are looking to ecpand their ecological product base with a specific range named Eco Active. In the last year there has been a sharp rise in demand for eco-cleaning products with Tesco also seeing a near 45 per cent rise in sales. However a 2017 report by retail analysts…

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Hate has no home in Scotland Launches

The Scottish Government has joined with Police Scotland and the Crown Office (COPFS) to launch a new campaign against hate crime. ‘Hate has no home in Scotland’ launches during Hate Crime Awareness Week and will run until 26 November. It aims to increase public understanding of what hate crime is, and how to report it – for those who personally experience it and, importantly, bystanders to hate crimes. More than 5,300 cases of hate crime were reported in Scotland over the past year, with many other incidents going unreported. The…

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New Chair of RNIB Launches How I See Film

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has launched a new film, How I See, demonstrating modern life through the eyes of blind and partially sighted people. It coincides with the charity’s 149th birthday today, 16 October 2017. The film was launched by RNIB’s new Chair Eleanor Southwood to help raise awareness of what living with sight loss is like. The 35-year-old is the youngest Chair of RNIB and the first woman to hold the role. Eleanor will lead RNIB’s 12-strong Board of Trustees, 10 of who are, like…

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DCMS and Big Lottery Fund launch £4.5m social action fund

A new funding programme supporting communities to take action on issues which matter locally has been launched by the Big Lottery Fund and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The Placed Based Social Action programme will support established partnerships to put social action at the heart of plans to make a positive difference in their local area. The £4.5 million of National Lottery and government funding will increase the capacity of communities, civil society organisations, public sector bodies and businesses to work together to address priorities which matter…

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