The North East's first 'multibank' in Middlesbrough handed out more than 200,000 items to 45,000 people in need in just seven ...

Middlesbrough's Andy Preston said both white and non-white people in the town faced "awful situations" and that poverty was the biggest problem. His comments came in the wake of anti-racism ...

The Junction Multibank, based in Middlesbrough, was launched last month ... “The multibank helps address some of the issues of poverty. “The Tees Valley has significant degrees of poverty ...

Child poverty rose across the north-east of England ... Newcastle, Birmingham, Middlesbrough and Sunderland. Sara Bouchada has been using the Baby Bank in Hartlepool to help with essentials ...

“Tackling poverty and inequality is a big priority for this government”. St Barnabas food bank operates out of the church of the same name on Linthorpe Road. Ann Watson, 73, and Val Hill, 81 explained ...

Middlesbrough has some of the highest child poverty rates in the country, with around 70% of children in the town's Newport ward living in poverty. And the idea behind the town's multibank is ...