Supermarket shoppers in North Lanarkshire provide more than 10,000 meals during donation drive

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Generous shoppers in North Lanarkshire donated more than 10,000 meals during a supermarket’s three-day food drive.Tesco shoppers donated a total of 1.3 million meals between June 30 and July 2 at stores across the UK and those in North Lanarkshire accounted for 10,646 which will go to support local food banks and frontline charities.The items of long-life food donated during the Tesco Food Collection have been shared with food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network and frontline charities supplied with food by FareShare, to help support local people facing hunger.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android And to further help the charities cope with increasing need for food Tesco has expanded its network of permanent food collection points which can now be found in all stores, all year round, so shoppers can continue to help their local food banks and charities to get the food they need.

These are now in local Tesco Express stores as well as large stores and are usually located near the checkouts or exit.The supermarket giant topped up the recent collection with an additional 20 per cent and have thanked shoppers at their stores across North Lanarkshire for their generosity.Claire de Silva, head of community at Tesco said: “We’re so grateful to our generous customers who kindly do what they can to help their