A selection of recent prominent appearances by Sustain projects and campaigns in the press.

The Times

Councils given powers to ban takeaways near schools

Thursday 12 December 2024 | Visit

Farmers Guardian

UK Food Security Report reveals vulnerable production sector at mercy of climate and geopolitic

Will White quoted

Thursday 12 December 2024 | Visit

The National

Scotland produces over 500,000 tonnes of slurry annually study shows

Muck Maps feature

Monday 9 December 2024 | Visit

The Independent

Green groups back farmers calling on Government to ‘fix’ agriculture sector

Monday 9 December 2024 | Visit

The Standard

Green groups back farmers calling on Government to ‘fix’ agriculture sector

Monday 9 December 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

The truth about salt: how to avoid one of the world’s biggest hidden killers

Kate Howard, coordinator of the Recipe for Change campaign. 

Sunday 24 November 2024 | Visit

BBC Farming Today

Farming special

Interview with Ruth Westcott, campaign manager on factory farming

Thursday 21 November 2024 | Visit

ITV

Folic acid to be added to bread and flour to tackle serious birth defects such as spina bifida

Comment from Chris Young

Thursday 14 November 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

Tax changes in budget last straw for UK farmers after ‘years of being squeezed’

Friday 8 November 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

Tax unhealthy foods to tackle obesity, say campaigners

Friday 8 November 2024 | Visit

The Mirror

British rivers filled with almost 34,000 tonnes of toxic farming waste

Thursday 7 November 2024 | Visit

The Independent

New housebuilding held back by rapid rise of factory farms that pollute rivers, study finds

Thursday 7 November 2024 | Visit

The BBC

How much manure do NI factory farms produce?

Thursday 7 November 2024 | Visit

The Grocer

‘Muck Map’ reveals full extent of farming’s impact on rivers

Thursday 7 November 2024 | Visit

The Grocer

We must tax more than soft drinks for a healthy nation

Opinion piece by Barbara Crowther, children’s food campaign manager.

Thursday 7 November 2024 | Visit

The BBC

'Megafarm' plans are unlawful, say campaigners

Thursday 7 November 2024 | Visit

BBC Radio Norfolk

Segment on expansion of Methwold factory farm, Norfolk

Interview with climate manager Ruth Westcott

Thursday 7 November 2024 | Visit

Financial Times

British farmers have nothing left to give

Reference to Sustain research 'Unpicking food prices'

Sunday 3 November 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

‘Welfare for the rich’: how farm subsidies wrecked Europe’s landscapes

Comment from Farming Coordinator Will White.

Saturday 2 November 2024 | Visit

Ends Report

Reeves’ budget divides environmental campaigners

Comment from Farming Coordinator Will White.

Thursday 31 October 2024 | Visit

Wicked Leeks

Something rotten in the fruit & veg sector

Comment from Will White

Tuesday 8 October 2024 | Visit

The Grocer

Riverford accuses supermarkets of farmwashing with new campaign

Thursday 26 September 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

Top UK food firms urged to do more to cut ‘staggering’ emissions

Ruth Westcott comments.

Thursday 19 September 2024 | Visit

Farmers Weekly

Climate-induced food shortages could cause civil unrest

Will White comments

Wednesday 11 September 2024 | Visit

Chester Standard

Unhealthy advertising to be restricted across Cheshire West

Sustain campaign featured.

Friday 2 August 2024 | Visit

The Evening Standard

Land for growing fruit and vegetables should be doubled, new Government told

Sustainable farming campaign coordinator Will White contributes.

Monday 22 July 2024 | Visit

Food Manufacturer

Double UK fruit and veg production to fix diets and tackle climate crisis, says letter to government.

Sustain report featured.

Monday 22 July 2024 | Visit

The Mirror

Calls to double the amount of land used to grow fruit and vegetables in the UK

Sustain report mentioned.

Monday 22 July 2024 | Visit

Food Navigator

How social media is raising the artisanal bakery game.

Real Bread Campaign Coordinator Chris Young contributes.

Tuesday 16 July 2024 | Visit

The Times

New potato farms vanish amid post-Brexit labour deficit and bad weather

Sustain's Sustainable Farming Coordinator Will White comments.

Sunday 30 June 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

Four major UK supermarkets accused of misleading ‘freshly baked’ bread claim

Real Bread Campaign featured. 

Tuesday 11 June 2024 | Visit

Wicked Leeks

Restore Nature Now: Why this march matters

Sustainable Farming Coordinator Will White comments.

Tuesday 4 June 2024 | Visit

Grocery Gazette

Tesco accused of 'misleading' bakery marketing claims

Real Bread Campaign Coordinator Chris Young contributes.

Wednesday 29 May 2024 | Visit

The Daily Mail

Rise of the fast food £5 meal deal: Health experts warn against takeaway grub becoming 'workplace appropriate' thanks to KFC's £5 offer and Domino's £4 deal

Commercial Determinants Coordinator Fran Bernhardt contributes.

Sunday 19 May 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

£4 Dominos and £5 KFC: health fears as fast food lunch becomes ‘workplace appropriate’

Commercial Determinants Coordinator Fran Bernhardt contributes.

Saturday 18 May 2024 | Visit

Wicked Leeks

Road to nowhere: ‘blueprint’ lacks joined-up action

Sustain Chief Executive Kath Dalmeny contributes.

Wednesday 15 May 2024 | Visit

The ENDS Report

10 factory farm corporations ‘produce more excrement than UK’s 10 largest cities’, says report

Sustain featured.

Tuesday 30 April 2024 | Visit

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Fields of filth: factory farms committing thousands of environmental breaches

Sustain featured campaign.

Monday 29 April 2024 | Visit

The i

‘Maggot infestations’ and ‘illegal pig incinerations’ found at England’s meat farms

Climate change and nature campaign manager Ruth Westcott contributes.

Sunday 28 April 2024 | Visit

Nursery World

Parents call on politicians to prioritise healthy food for children

Children's Food Campaign featured.

Friday 26 April 2024 | Visit

British Baker

Real Bread Campaign launches manifesto for ‘better bread Britain’

The Real Bread Campaign featured.

Wednesday 17 April 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles

Sustainable Farming Coordinator Will White comments.

Thursday 4 April 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

Britain’s bitter bread battle: what a £5 sourdough loaf tells us about health, wealth and class

The Real Bread Campaign coordinator Chris Young comments.

Wednesday 20 March 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

Home Office food provision leaving some asylum seekers malnourished – report

Sustain report discussed.

Tuesday 12 March 2024 | Visit

BBC

Rotten food given to asylum seekers charity finds

Sustain report discussed.

Tuesday 12 March 2024 | Visit

The Guardian

Our daily bread can be a dietary disaster

Real Bread Campaign Coordinator Chris Young contributes.

Tuesday 12 March 2024 | Visit

British Baker

Real Bread Campaign initiative urges bankers to support local craft bakers

Real Bread Campaign featured.

Friday 23 February 2024 | Visit

Wicked Leeks

NFU24: “I’ve got your back” – PM’s promise in the face of rising food insecurity

Sustainable Farming Coordinator Will White comments.

Thursday 22 February 2024 | Visit

ITV News

Wakefield Council forced to allow takeaways near primary schools after KFC fight

Sustain's Commercial Determinants Coordinator Fran Bernhardt interviewed.

Thursday 22 February 2024 | Visit

The Grocer

Aldi accused of ‘appropriating’ Real Bread Week with leaflet

Real Bread Campaign featured.

Wednesday 21 February 2024 | Visit



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