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A Paisley charity boss is tackling food waste and poverty one brown paper bag at a time with Star TeaBags.

A Paisley charity boss is “not surprised” that some desperate people, including families, are resorting to shoplifting in order to make ends meet during the cost-of-living crisis.

Some people in Scotland will face a choice between eating and heating their homes this winter.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A community pantry that provides a lifeline to vulnerable Renfrewshire families during lockdown has been handed a bumper £25,000 funding boost.The STAR Project's Shortroods fridge has proved vital to the people in the area since it opened in 2019.The initiative will now receive a cash boost as Renfrewshire Council looks to help groups in their post Covid-19 recovery.RAMH and Active Communities will also receive £25,000 each to support their plans to establish two new community pantries at the Restore superstore in Paisley and the former Johnstone police station.Sharon McAulay, manager of STAR Project, said: “Our Community Fridge and Pantry is the