A funding pot to support projects such as cooking classes, meals for people without homes and shared meals to reduce isolation - has been topped up. The key aims are - access to food - and connection.

It's good that school students are learning where food comes from - how it is produced - and how to prepare it. Let's hope these young ones start looking into what's good to eat - and what's better avoided!

There's an inevitability to Fairford being seen by the gov't of Iran as an attack target - given US bombers use the base as a launch pad. Why is the UK gov't participating in this war, waged by the US and Israel?

There's a hidden side to country life - and it's food deserts. Living in a village - lovely though it is - means, for some people, quality food is difficult to come by and costs a lot more. Mobile shops would help!

The summer's sunshine and warmth are bringing more butterflies - with a boost to both numbers and diversity of species. People are invited to identify and share which of these beautiful visitors they see

A plan to build an industrial power plant in a tourism hotspot is being criticised - understandably. The concept sounds quite green - the expected effect on the natural environment, however, a lot less green.