Vital food banks lying empty as cost-of-living crisis bites into grocery supplies

Food supplies are running low at crucial food banks relied on by a record number of people, as donors tighten their belts amid soaring costs.

Organisers of the services in Lancashire say the cupboards of several banks have bare cupboards, with even numbers of plastic bags dwindling.

Frantic leaders now say they are facing double the demand but have little to give, Lancs Live reported.