Good news story - Shopkeeper with 'pay later' receipt walk cries after donations

[TeessideCleveland]

A true Teesside hero - nice to have a good news story for once

Shopkeeper with 'pay later' receipt wall cries as donations flood in

'Someone brought £100 in an envelope and said 'don't mention my name'; now Abid is planning hot dinners for vulnerable

www.gazettelive.co.uk

 

[ThePrisoner]

All well and good but this should not be necessary. The Tories would have you think this is to be celebrated as some sort of success. The country is fcuked.

 

[TeessideCleveland]

All well and good but this should not be necessary. The Tories would have you think this is to be celebrated as some sort of success. The country is fcuked.

Agree with you on that - but just wanted to highlight this totally wonderful gentleman

 

[festa5]

All well and good but this should not be necessary. The Tories would have you think this is to be celebrated as some sort of success. The country is fcuked.

Yup.

Same as food banks. It's "good" that many people in this country have the empathy and generosity to help others.

But it's not good news. It should be a national embarrassment that places like this are required.

Assume the £100 was "trickled down" from a millionaire?