The founder of a charity which provides meals to hundreds of people in food poverty has thanked volunteers after receiving a national award. Friends of Di's Kitchen (FODK) based in Wolverhampton was given a King's Award for Voluntary Service,

A Portslade charity has been awarded for its work helping lonely, elderly residents. Time to Talk Befriending, which works in Brighton and Hove, Adur, and Worthing, has been given the King's Award for Voluntary Service,

Three volunteer-led community initiatives in East Lancashire have received an honour for voluntary service. The King's Award for Voluntary Service was given to groups in Padiham, Stacksteads and Bacup.