Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A charity that helps older people to eat and live well in their own homes has called on the Scottish Government to tackle food inequalities.Food Train, which has teams of volunteers working in Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire, has made a series of manifesto asks ahead of May’s Scottish Parliament elections.It has taken the step after volunteers and staff responded to unprecedented demand for shopping services last year, fuelled by the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
At its peak, that was 70 per cent higher than the previous year.Food Train chief executive Michelle Carruthers said: “Shopping and meals support for older people has been decimated over.
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