Teesside MP visits food bank to raise awareness (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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Stockton MP visits food bank to raise awareness of increasing poverty
12:51pm Thursday 28th February 2013 in News
By Chris Webber, Reporter (Stockton/Hartlepool)
A TEESSIDE MP has visited a pop-up food bank outside the Houses of Parliament to draw attention to growing poverty. Alex Cunningham, Labour MP for Stockton North, said the number of people supported by food banks had risen from 2,800 in 2005/06 to 128,000 now. He said: “It is appalling that this level of support is needed in 21st century Britain.”
HISTORY DAY: There will be a Memories Day in Lingdale, east Cleveland on Saturday, April 13 at the United Reformed Church, Stanghow Road, Lingdale. Refreshments will be available. All photographs from the website will be on display and a transcribed Census for Lingdale will be available for viewing from 1881 to 1911. Anyone with any photographs for the site can bring them along to be scanned. Admission is free.
