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Two men stand behind a fold-out table sorting bananas which are in a box on the table. There are shelves behind them filled with cans of food.

Food bank cuts staff due to funding shortage

The food bank in Darlington says it can no longer afford to pay four out of five of its staff.

Close-up of two hands holding a long shopping receipt in a supermarket. The person is wearing a blue shirt.

Food for kids prioritised with £1.6m support fund

The £1.6m comes from the Household Support Fund, originally set up during the Covid pandemic.

Two men dressed in a costume resembling a tin of Heinz baked beans and another man in a banana costume. They are standing in front of a wooden sign giving directions. In the background is a Cornish beach on a sunny day.

RAF crew begin 67-mile food bank challenge

The team are trying to raise awareness and collect donations to help struggling families.

Carolyn Hobbs, stood in front of four transparent fridge doors. She is wearing a grey jumper with two hedgehogs embroidered on the front. She has a leather brown handbag strap across her chest. She has large thin-rimmed spectacles, and grey hair. She is smiling at the camera

'Scary' demand for community supermarket

The Braintree Hub has opened after a similar facility nearby struggled to cope with high demand.

Three women wear lime green Waste into Wellbeing aprons as they prepare dishes in a large kitchen. There is an industrial work surface with a range of tray-bake dishes laid out on top.

Food waste charity expands services

Kendal's Waste into Wellbeing is hosting an extra session on Tuesdays from April.

A historic building made of stone with three decorative vertical windows in the top of a high pitched roof.

Food bank to stay as former school to become homes

A food bank is set to stay at its base in a former school after the property is turned into homes.

Julie-Anne Webb standing in front of a surplus food shop at St Vincent's. Fruit is pictured in crates and some cereal boxes and drinks are on shelves to the left. People are shopping in the background.

'People steal from charity shop every day - they're desperate'

St Vincent's Social Enterprise in Bradford offers low-cost food as well as furniture and clothing.

Five men posing for a photo in their bright running gear. Two wearing baseball caps crouch on the floor and hold up their fingers in a peace sign, while the other three lean forwards with their thumbs up. They are in a town centre and the sky is blue behind them.

Ramadan runners raise funds for soup kitchen

Muslims in Chesham and surrounding areas are running 5km a day while fasting.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

A woman with ginger hair, dressed in a orange hi-vis jacket and a green hoodie, with her hand resting on a cardboard box in a warehouse

Latest 'multibank' starts to donate surplus goods

The charity co-founded by former PM Gordon Brown is launching its latest multibank, in Birmingham.

Birmingham & Black Country