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I'm a fortnight behind the game here I know, but I've only really just looked at the names of 'honoured' individuals from this year's list. Is anyone else tired of seeing overpaid footballers, popstars and TV personalities being awarded gongs simply for being on TV. I’ve long believed that the New Year’s honours list should contain just that; honours for deserving individuals.
Leicester charity Konnect9 has created givingworldnline.com with the aim of matching businesses with surplus stock to charities that would need those items.
The Marks & Spencer and Oxfam Clothes Exchange has raised over £1.8 million for the charity in its first year, and saved nearly three million garments weighing 1,400 tonnes from going to landfill.