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Raglan 12 year old, Dante Valaydon-Pillay, continues his 12 month series of charity challenges for Children in Need with a day at Newport Foodbank.

Raglan 12 year old, Dante Valaydon-Pillay, continues his 12 month series of charity challenges for Children in Need with a day at Newport Foodbank.

Newport Foodbank has been named as the winner of the Pride of Gwent Charity Award.

Foodbanks are bracing for an even busier winter than last year’s record-breaker as the “pinch” of the cost-of-living crisis refuses to loosen…

Foodbanks across Newport face a tough winter as the cost-of-living crisis continues to spiral with many already low on supplies.

Cwmbrangolf ball in a sock man jailed Eastern Valley Foodbank in Pontypool has provided food for 5,433 people since March when the first lockdown started. And Blaenau Gwent Foodbank supported 1,443 families, made up of 2,070 adults and 1,159 children, since March. Blaenau Gwent foodbank Manager of Newport Foodbank, Jon Slocombe, said numbers have increased since March due to the economic fallout of coronavirus. “We are in a situation where there are a lot of people in crisis at the mo...

The people in good jobs now relying on Newport foodbanks to survive The impact of Covid has meant more desperate families are accessing the service Updated Tai Calon Community Housing drivers helped Blaenau Gwent Foodbank deliver during the pandemic Want Newport news straight to your inbox? Sign up to our newsletter!Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll in...