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We are delighted to be supporters of Al’s Pals, an incredible service that provides emotional and advocacy support to cancer patients and their families, as well as to support groups in hospitals, in homes and in the community, across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire. Al’s Pals was named after one of Milton Keynes’ cancer patients, Alan Dumbell, who received ongoing treatment at Milton Keynes Hospital. Alan noticed that, whilst he was surrounded by his loving family throughout his treatment, he still felt lonely and lost at times, often discussing having a ‘buddy’ to support him and help him where he...

Some of the biggest news in the coffee industry recently has concerned the 2021 drought in Brazil. From December, the country experienced its worst drought in 90 years, followed by particularly strong frosts. The effects of this period were soon evident, with the country’s annual crop decreasing by almost a quarter across its primary growing region, compared to the output seen in 2020; 47.7 million 60kg bags of coffee were produced in 2021, down 24.4%, according to the government’s food supply and statistics agency Conab. The global effect of this drought period has seen a large reduction in coffee bean...

With more of us working remotely, we are cutting out the commute along with our daily coffee shop visits. This means we can be making some great savings on our regular caffeine hits by purchasing freshly roasted coffee and creating drinks from home, using our preferred preparation method. With general living costs on the increase, there will be plenty of us looking for ways to cut down on costs without sacrificing our day-to-day luxuries, such as fresh, delicious coffee. One way we can cut down on our weekly spending is to switch from buying from High Street coffee shops to...

We have a great selection of quality bean-to-cup machines and espresso machines now available at Coffee-Direct, from Gaggia and Slimissimo. The Gaggia range of espresso machines and bean-to-cup machines draws on more than 80 years’ experience in creating innovative, state-of-the-art coffee machines. These beautiful, timeless products are available in a range of styles to suit your personal tastes and coffee needs, and each machine comes with a two-year warranty. The Slimissimo range offers multi-program coffee machines, a patented brewing system that has been created for consistently optimal coffee extraction and state-of-the-art brewing functions that assist you in creating your favourite coffees with minimal...

You may be a listener of the BBC radio series ‘Just One Thing’, in which journalist and former doctor, Michael Mosley, takes a look at a range of simple, everyday ways in which we can improve our mental and physical health. In a recent episode, we were happy to hear the focus turn to caffeine and coffee drinking, revealing the ways in which daily coffee consumption can benefit our body and mind in a variety of fascinating ways. There is plenty of well-researched evidence that suggests a number of positive effects that coffee drinking has on us, and we have...