Northern Ballet were runners up in our Pudsey store's Green Token Giving vote and received a £200 cheque from community champion Sandra.

Well done to our Pudsey colleagues Claire, Alison, Tracey and Katrina who all raised money for various good causes and received £100 each in Asda Foundation top up funding.

I see the launch of Purple Tuesday as a huge step forward towards driving the agenda around inclusivity and making store environments accessible to all. The world is learning that not all disabilities are visible.

Its aim is to provide an inclusive shopping experience for everyone and at Asda we're trialling a dedicated Purple Tuesday 'Inclusive Hour' every week at some of our stores in Kent and Manchester, including the Marple store where I work. We'll be turning off displays, music, tannoy announcements and other noises to help people with autism, dementia and who may otherwise struggle with noise. Read more

A big thank you to everyone who's supported the fantastic Royal British Legion collectors who've been raising money for the Poppy Appeal in our stores in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday.

Emma and John Kavanagh, pictured above with our Gosforth store's community champion Michelle Castledine, are two of the collectors who've become familiar friendly faces at our stores across the country. Read more

We're trialling an 'inclusive hour' at several of our stores in Kent to help customers with autism and dementia and others who struggle with loud noise as part of the new Purple Tuesday initiative.

We'll be turning off displays, tannoy announcements and other noises from 9-10am every Tuesday at our stores in Ashford, Broadstairs, Folkestone, Gravesend, Kingshill, Maidstone Living, Sittingbourne and Tunbridge Wells after meeting local charities and authorities to discuss what we can do to improve the shopping experience. Read more