Aldi gives shoppers in Merseyside the chance to win a year's supply of Too Good to go Surprise bags

Luke Emery, National Sustainability Director at Aldi UK, said:- "At Aldi, we're always looking for ways to help our customers make more sustainable choices. By partnering with Too Good To Go and Lagomchef, we want to show that reducing food waste doesn't have to be difficult; it can be simple, affordable, and delicious. We're also excited to offer 1 lucky winner a year's supply of Surprise Bags, helping them to not only reduce food waste, but also save even more money in the process."

Sid Baveja, VP of Operations for Central Europe, UK and Ireland at:- Too Good To Go, said:- "At Too Good To Go, we're proud to celebrate Food Waste Action Week with Aldi, marking a key moment in our shared mission to reduce food waste. We hope this collaboration with Lagomchef and Aldi highlights how easy it is to save surplus food with our Surprise Bags and get creative in the kitchen. And to make things even more exciting, we're thrilled to offer 1 lucky winner a year's supply of Surprise Bags."

Lagomchef, Food Waste Disruptor, said:- "Aldi's partnership with Too Good To Go is truly a game changer in rescuing unsold food and offering it at unbeatable prices. Not only this, but it's a major step forward in tackling supermarket waste. The dishes I've created show just how easy it is to make delicious and diverse meals from a handful of ingredients, all while helping prevent food from going to waste. And remember, every bite you save is a small but meaningful win for both your wallet and the planet."

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Aldi's Too Good To Go:- 'Surprise Bags' contain a range of grocery products that are approaching their sell-by or use-by dates at less than a 3rd of the price, costing just £3.30 each for at least £10 worth of food. 

To collect these Surprise Bags, customers can search for a nearby Aldi store in the Too Good To Go app, before selecting a specific timeframe to pick up their bag.
 

Bin lorries to create detailed street by street map of mobile phone signals across the Liverpool City Region

BIN lorries are to be used in a landmark project to measure the mobile phone signal at every home and workplace across the Liverpool City Region.

The Region wide survey will allow residents to check coverage at their home, on the commute and at work before they sign up to a deal.

The mapping exercise is the latest in a series of measures funded by the Combined Authority aimed at making Liverpool City Region 1 of the best digitally connected Regions in the UK. The six-month project begins this month in Knowsley and will roll out across the other 5 Council areas 1 by one.

Under the plan, mobile analysts Streetwave will install measuring devices in recycling trucks and road sweepers to continually assess signal strength and data speeds from the 4 main service providers during their rounds. Portable trackers will be used in hard-to-reach areas.

The scheme will produce a free, interactive map showing in detail how mobile providers perform down to street level.

It will also identify mobile phone:- 'not-spots' that may require help to improve local mobile coverage and network capacity.

Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram said:- "Any successful, modern City Region needs first-class digital infrastructure; and since I was elected Mayor, I've made it a priority to make our Region the most digitally connected area in the UK, already investing tens of millions of pounds in LCR Connect. Good mobile coverage isn't a luxury; it's a necessity for work, travel, and daily life. But too many people still struggle with poor signal and slow data speeds. This initiative will give people across our Region the information they need to choose the best provider for them; while helping us identify areas that need better coverage, so no community is left behind."

The survey will be carried out using local authority waste collection vehicles as a cost-effective way to assess coverage down to address level.

Detection units comprising 4 mobile phones will be placed on board, each linked to 1 of the main 4 UK providers; EE, O2, 3, and Vodafone.

For inaccessible areas, such as:- beaches, paths and shopping centres, walking surveys will be done using portable units to measure connectivity.

The mobile connectivity mapping will create a visual overview of of coverage and capacity in an area, showing signal strength, upload and download speeds and the frequency (2,3,4 or 5G) being used.

It is estimated that each Council area will be mapped in:- 4 to 6 weeks, after which residents and local businesses can check and compare mobile coverage across the areas where they live and work.