A shopping centre which unveiled rainbow-coloured 'buddy benches' to combat loneliness has been hit by complaints from shoppers who threaten to paint them black and claim they look 'cheap.' Two 'buddy ...

Shoppers have branded a shopping centre's rainbow-coloured benches 'woke' - and are threatening to paint them black. Longton Exchange Shopping Centre in Stoke-on-Trent unveiled two rainbow-coloured ...

A shopping centre has defended its decision to install "buddy benches" to help combat loneliness. The brightly coloured rainbow seats were installed outside the Longton Exchange Shopping Centre in ...

Shoppers are encouraged to take a seat on one of the 'Buddy Benches' to show they are open to having a conversation with someone else Shoppers have branded a shopping centre's rainbow-coloured benches ...