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A quarter of UK working parents have turned to food support services to put food on their tables

Stuart Mitchell

Almost a quarter of working parents across the UK have had to turn to a food support service in the last year to help them feed their children. Food redistribution charity The Felix Project surveyed 4,000 working parents with at least one child at home aged 16 and under. They found 23% have used a food bank, that could equate to 1,725,000 parents across the UK. Of those, 1 in 4 are using food services every one or two weeks to make sure they have enough food to feed their…

RES signs its first services contract with Matrix Renewables and boosts its solar growth in Spain​​

Stuart Mitchell

RES has signed its first operation and maintenance (O&M) contract with Matrix Renewables, an independent power producer backed by the TPG Rise investment fund and one of the fastest-growing players in the international renewable energy sector.   The contract covers the O&M of more than 300 MW of photovoltaic power distributed across five Spanish provinces: Jaén, Huelva, Seville, Badajoz and Valladolid. This strengthens the company’s presence in Andalusia and Extremadura, as well as consolidating its position in Castile and León, a key region in the national solar expansion.  Matrix Renewables, which…

IPA and ISBA release updated version of their Creative Services Framework Agreement

Stuart Mitchell

The Creative Services Framework Agreement (CSFA) is designed to help agencies and advertisers build clear and effective long-term relationships. The IPA and ISBA have released an updated version of their joint template Creative Services Framework Agreement, developed in partnership with law firm Lewis Silkin, to continue providing advertisers and agencies with tools to create balanced, proportionate contracts for the provision of creative services. Originally published in 1998, the CSFA has undergone several updates over the years. Its last full overhaul was in 2015, when significant changes were introduced to reflect…

Pinsent Masons part of consortium appointed to advise NuclearWaste Services on UK Geological Disposal and Waste Repository Projects

Stuart Mitchell

Pinsent Masons, Burges Salmon and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer have been appointed to support Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) in relation to the planning, consenting and regulatory work associated with the UK’s Geological Disposal Facility and Low Level Waste Repository.  The leading law firms have been appointed by NWS under a framework agreement to provide legal services in relation to the consenting and operation of NWS’ key capital programmes including the Geological Disposal Facility programme, and the development and the ongoing operation of the Low Level Waste Repository, near Drigg, in…

Independent Age appoints Director of Services

Stuart Mitchell

Marios Leptos has been appointed as Director of Services at national older people’s financial hardship charity Independent Age. Marios is an experienced leader, having most recently held the role of Director of Services Delivery at Citizens Advice. He joined Independent Age on 8 September 2025, bringing with him a strong track record of supporting people through complex systems and ensuring services are shaped around their needs. He brings more than 20 years of both service delivery and change experience across the public and charity sectors and impressed the organisation’s staff…