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St George's Cross flags fly from lampposts in York. Photo credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

St George himself knew we are so much more than one culture - Christa Ackroyd
Friday (Sep 5) was National Food Bank Day. And yes I know there is a ‘day’ for everything but this one is important.

People holidaying on a beach. PIC: Alamy/PA

Are the six-week holidays still fit for purpose? - Matt Bromley

Children playing on swings in a park. PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Tackling poverty makes good economic sense - Matt Bromley

Goods at a food bank. Andy Buchanan/PA Wire

Food bank use nearly doubles in Yorkshire as families struggle

Rachel Reeves attends a meeting with business leaders ahead of the Chancellor's speech on the government's plan to boost economic growth. Credit: Benjamin Cremel - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Economic growth alone not enough to cut child poverty, says charity

Kids eat free at Marco Pierre White's

Video: Kids can eat free or for £1 in summer holidays at these places

Foodbank distributing food

Outcry from celebrities as UK foodbank usage doubles

Dozens of celebrities join petition with anti-poverty charities

Archbishop of York The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell Christmas address at York Minster.

A Christmas message from the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell

Creator Universe recording "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" at Abbey Road studios in London.

Yorkshire creator joins TikTok stars for bid at Xmas No 1 for Trussell Trust

Staff at Hidden Hearing clinics across Yorkshire have come together to donate food to Trussell Trust food banks.

Hearing clinic firm makes donation as Yorkshire food banks face record demand

Tesco launches alternative Christmas tree made from food cans in Scarborough's Trafalgar Square

Christmas tree made up of cans of food unveiled to encourage food bank donations

Pupils in families who reported using food banks during the pandemic received lower GCSE grades - almost half a grade per subject on average, a recent report has suggested.

A new approach to feeding Yorkshire's children: Bob Doherty and Philip Hadley

Rising fuel prices, cost of housing and access to services are factors making life especially difficult for people living in the countryside in villages such as Muker, where the only house that is for sale is priced at £695,000.

Rural residents disadvantaged over petrol, heating and housing costs

Bishop Toby Howarth is among those getting involved with the Big Help Out

How Coronation's Big Help Out will boost volunteering efforts

A food bank in Sheffield. Picture by Scott Merrylees.

'Ultra-processed'? Baked beans are an essential when hunger hits - Jayne Dowle

Picture by Jason Chadwick.

Food bank demand an indictment of our society - The Yorkshire Post says

A worker at the Coventry Foodbank centre in Queens Road Baptist Church collates donated food items into parcels that will be provided to people arriving with a foodbank voucher.

Record number of UK families relying on food donations, charity warns

The Trust runs foodbanks across the region including Leeds, York and Hull.

Foodbank handouts for people in poverty in Yorkshire shoot up over a quarter

Beckie Hart has her say.

The Catch 22 forcing workers to turn payments down: Beckie Hart

LadBaby teams up with Martin Lewis to remake Band Aid Christmas song
YouTube stars LadBaby have teamed up with Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis to remake the Band Aid classic Christmas song that was released on Friday (December 16).
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Meet some of the volunteers at Trussell Trust food banks in the UK

Rishi Sunak

Charities sign open letter to prime minister Rishi Sunak

Lindsey Stockton (far right, holding framed document) with food bank colleagues

National World campaign: A day in the life of a Trussell Trust worker

Crates of food at a Trussell Trust food bank (Photo: Trussell Trust)

National World launch Trussell Trust winter fundraiser

Food banks have increased in number over the years.

‘Warm banks’ shouldn't become a permanent fixture - Jayne Dowle

British street dance troupe Diversity perform at the Platinum Party at Buckingham Palace. (Pic credit: Hannah McKay / Getty Images)

Where will Diversity perform in Yorkshire for Supernova 2023 tour?

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Cadbury’s Secret Santa: How to send free chocolate this Christmas

The Trussell Trust has distributed over 86,500 emergency food parcels were provided to people across Yorkshire and the Humber from April until September this year, a 79 per cent rise on pre-pandemic levels, and an 18 per cent rise since 2021.

Yorkshire's foodbanks in crisis as record numbers of parcels given

New data from Kantar reveals that 50 per cent of consumers plan to spend less on Christmas this year as the cost of living crisis bites.

Half of shoppers plan to spend less this Christmas, says Kantar

Hull city centre

'People will die' in Hull this winter as heating costs rise
More people in Hull will die this winter because of rising energy costs, with a quarter of all the city’s households now in fuel poverty according to council figures.
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Dave Singh and Lucky Kaur of Morley, Leeds, have set up a business 'Go Indian Spice' blends designed to help people batch cook on a budget and have been donating some of their products to the local Salvation Army. Picture: James Hardisty.

Why Yorkshire pair behind Go Indian Spice blends are helping the Salvation Army

A meal being prepared at the Ministry of Food in Leeds.

Bad time to withdraw food education programme funds - The Yorkshire Post says

Chef Jamie Oliver takes part in the What An Eton Mess demonstration outside Downing Street, London, calling for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reconsider his U-turn on the Government's anti-obesity strategy.

Council cuts funding for cookery skills programme after 12 years in Leeds

Leeds-based Asda has launched a national food drive asking customers to donate food and essential toiletries in-store to help people who need to use food banks.

Asda launches initiative to support food banks in the Trussell Trust network

Does Chancellor Rishi Sunak grasp the cost of living crisis? Chancellor Jayne Dowle poses the question.

How to save on food costs by shopping seasonally – Jayne Dowle

Harrogate Food Bank staff and volunteers

Harrogate Food Bank now feeding 10% of town's population - including NHS staff

Children complain of being hungry an average of four times every day – nearly 1,...

John Clark, the former international strongman is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for charity by running 48 marathons in each of England's 48 counties in 48 days. (Credit: Tom Kerrigan)

Former strongman from Yorkshire to run 48 marathons on 48 days for charity

Food collected at Asda's Pudsey store in Leeds.

Asda calls on customers base to help feed the hungry in their communities

This "incredibly moving" video about a mother’s struggle to put food on the tabl...

Morrisons Community Champions are working with local food banks to help ensure their shelves are restocked

Morrisons pledges further £5m to keep food banks stocked up

Asda said it wanted to recognise the commitment of hard-working volunteers

Asda delivers festive hampers to charity volunteers

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Cadbury’s Secret Santa returns - here’s how to secretly send chocolate to a love...

Asda is donating 1 million meals to help vulnerable people over Christmas

Trussell Trust delivered 23,000 food parcels to households with children across Yorkshire & the Humber between April and September. Picture: Getty

More than 1,000 children in region classed as 'hidden homeless' during lockdown

Tom Lawton

Yorkshire ICU doctor runs 22 miles to hospital wearing mask to prove 'misinforma...

Supermarket chain Morrisons is launching a food parcel system that makes it easier for customers to donate to local food banks (Photo: Morrisons)

Morrisons has launched a new food parcel system so customers can easily donate t...

UK food banks are recording their busiest ever period (Getty Images)

Here's what your local food bank needs as Trussell Trust reports busiest ever pe...

People who never used a food bank before are turning to them for emergency support

This is how much food bank use has risen, as charities call for emergency funds

Donation trolleys in Asda.

Asda customers in Yorkshire donate thousands of kilogrammes of food to hungry fa...

Red Cross volunteer Elizabeth Bell has been dropping off packages of food for those who need them

The Red Cross and Bradford food bank have delivered 14,000 meals in three weeks

This is how you can help homeless people during the coronavirus crisis

Do you think free school meals should be available to all? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Should free school meals be available to every child? One council is pushing for...

The financial inclusion event attracted a wide range of business leaders Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Making financial education compulsory in our schools is best way of fighting pov...

Food bank use has risen in Yorkshire, says the Trussell Trust.

This is why the number of emergency food parcels handed out in Yorkshire has ris...

Paul Maslin is a trustee of Leeds North and West food bank, which collects money in Leeds train station on the last Friday of the month

‘I don’t know what I’d do’ - Desperate families say food banks are a lifeline in...

Mounting pressure is being put on schools to feed the poorest families in Yorkshire over the summer holidays as cuts to local authority budgets and services begin to bite, according to education leaders.

Schools 'forced to open' to feed Yorkshire's poorest families

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