How to declutter your home before Christmas Tips on where to start your cleanup, how to get the kids involved, and where best for your unwanted items to end up The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024
4.1M Brits Are Happier Working In Female-Founded Companies: 10 Businesses To Watch The study shows that 13 per cent of the working population in the UK have a better work-life balance and faster career progression at female-founded businesses. International Business Times UK · May 13, 2024
‘The investment industry is just a wall of men’: Tessa Clarke of Olio on the battle facing female entrepreneurs The boss of the food sharing app has cut waste, helped reduce emissions – and shown venture capitalists what startups led by women can do The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023
Woman behind food sharing app wins entrepreneurial ward Tessa Clarke, who jointly set up Olio, has won the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman award. The Independent UK · May 31, 2023
Messy partners have led one in six adults to consider breaking up A study has revealed that household clutter has pushed couples to argue on a weekly basis, as many admit a lack of tidiness has put a strain on their relationship The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023
Three in ten adults in relationships get the 'ick' - from how messy their partner is Nearly half say there is a lot of clutter in their homes, and four in ten blame their partner for this - with almost a quarter admitting it puts a strain on relationship Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023
Cost of living Ireland: Move milk to the back of the fridge and other food hacks to help you save money Strategic fridge placing could help you save money on the weekly food shop Dublin Live · Mar 21, 2023
Iceland smashes three-million target for giving away free meals Supermarket chain and food sharing app Olio have handed out food weighing the equivalent to 125 double-decker buses Wales Online · Mar 9, 2023
Average adult hasn’t decluttered their house for two-and-a half years, study finds Research of 2,000 adults revealed 67 per cent confessed they’ve got plenty of clutter but refuse to get rid of it The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023
Dublin’s ‘Food Waste Heroes’ save more than 57,000 meals from going to waste Volunteers collect unsold food still fit for consumption and list it for free so that others can collect and consume it Dublin Live · Dec 30, 2022
Most Brits haven't decluttered their home in two-and-a-half years, new study finds Books, old clothes, and old cables and cords are the most common items of clutter in British homes - with two-thirds keeping these items in case they need them again one day Daily Mirror · Dec 29, 2022
Buy now, don’t pay later: how UK families are turning to freebies Soaring inflation and a greater acceptance of swapping, sharing or giving away ‘preloved’ items is booming on sites such as Freegle and Olio The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022
Extreme saver discovers hack and now spends €5 a week on food shop 'I don’t shop like normal people' Irish Mirror · Dec 2, 2022
'I don’t shop like normal people' Woman spends £4 a week on food shopping In just under one year, Helen Morrison has slashed her weekly shop by £50 Wales Online · Dec 1, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Nov 29, 2022 Woman who spends £4 on weekly food shop says she 'doesn't shop like normal people' She has managed to cut her weekly shop by £50 with the use of a neat little food-sharing app
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022 ‘I don’t shop like normal people’: Woman cuts grocery bill to £4 a week with two simple changes Helen Morrison, 55, started to be more mindful of her food waste after switching to a lower-paid job for a better work-life balance
Wales Online · Oct 24, 2022 Savvy teenage student shares how she slashed food bill to just £5 a month Daisy Berrington signed up to the Olio app when she started studying in Manchester and needed to save cash
Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022 Six ways to save money on school uniform - including free £200 grant Research estimates that parents pay an average of £300 per child, per year in school uniform cost - here are ways to cut costs as prices soar
Daily Mirror · Aug 23, 2022 Mum forced to choose between food and school uniform as cost of living rockets Amy Cook is worried about how she'll afford school uniform for daughter Shauna, eight, as the cost of living crisis continues to deepen for families across the UK
Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022 Save money on back to school costs as savvy parents cut £205 per child off bills As the cost of living crisis continues to leave families struggling, many parents are worried about the price of back to school items, but there's a simple way to save
Bangkok Post · Aug 13, 2022 Apps turning restaurant leftovers into cheap meals take off With a tantalising array of satay chicken, wok-fried mud crab and chilled tiger prawns, the dinner buffet at Singapore’s Grand Hyatt hotel typically sets diners back about US$70. Those on a tighter budget and with an eye on sustainability can fill a box for a 10th of that price.
Dublin Live · Jul 27, 2022 Simple way to reduce your household food waste OLIO holds over 6 million registered users
Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2022 Supermarket 'hacker' mum left with just £27 a week after bills in cost of living crisis Stacey Victoria has to rely on the reduced section at the supermarket so she can rustle up meals for just £1.40 a head using ingredients such as 17p milk and £1.99 turkey crowns
Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2022 Mum who only eats yellow-sticker food feeds hundreds of neighbours for free every week Disgusted by the amount of food thrown away when she worked as a chef at a fast-food restaurant in 1999, mum-of-four Deborah Doloughan was inspired and has been passionate about fighting needless waste ever since
Wales Online · Jun 24, 2022 Teacher who only buys yellow sticker food has saved 60,000 items from being binned Deborah Doloughan redistributes them to people for free