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School meals programme to be extended this summer due to impact of Covid-19 pandemic

The funding is normally not available during the summer.

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Jun 21st 2021, 2:24 PM

Nine-year-old raises almost £70,000 after council banned her blog

Martha Payne was told by a local council to stop uploading pictures of her school meals to her blog.

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Jun 17th 2012, 7:45 AM

Ban on 9-year-old food critic lifted

Ban was criticised as being “daft” after a surge in support from celebrity backers including Jamie Oliver.

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Jun 15th 2012, 3:00 PM