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LA Foods Group donates £5,000 to tackle social isolation in West London

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Independent retailer LA Foods Group, which operates several Nisa Local stores, has donated £5,000 to BEfriend London through Co-op Wholesale’s Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity. The grant will help sustain BEfriend’s one-to-one Befriending Project – a service supporting adults of all ages across Hounslow…

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