Foodbank volunteers in Gateshead have spoken of their disappointment and shock after a break in on Monday night.
The foodbank at The Winlaton Centre is also run as a social supermarket, where members of the community are able to get food at reduced prices or even free, should they need it. A break-in took place after the centre closed on Monday night, with police investigating the matter.
The suspected thieves are thought to have entered the foodbank, which is in a garage, by breaking panels off the double doors. Volunteers didn't realise that anything was amiss straight away, as the panels had been propped up against the garage door.
