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Bournemouth food bank relaunches 14 months after flood
BBC Project manager Vikki Longman said people needed more than food A food bank that was damaged due to flooding 14 months ago has officially re-opened and rebranded. Kinson and West Howe Foodbank in Bournemouth, next to St. Andrew’s Church, has launched a larger, free community service known as The Sanctuary Project. Described as a…
Cost of living: Families are priced out of London, Assembly told
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