The Fair Frome Furniture bank urgently needs beds !

They have put out an appeal for singles and doubles (4,6) for bases and mattresses (with fire label) together or separate.

They can also collect contact Nick on 07718 652991 for details.

The charity, the sister arm of Fair Frome which runs the foodbank, can also use any white goods you might have to donate, like electric coolers, washing machines and fridge freezers.

As the cost of living crisis hits harder, the charity has seen demand for its services increase. Earlier this year the group, which has been going for 8 years predicted a catastrophic spike in the need for help.

It said in March that over the coming months it expected an unprecedented demand for its services and feared that for many people in the town it will be a question of survival.

You can donate long life food at points across Frome including Asda, Sainsburys, Westway Co-op, Badcox Co-op, Tesco Express, Lidl, Coventry Building Society, and Frome Wholefoods. Or you can donate directly find out how HERE

Today (June 22) the latest UK inflation has climbed to a new 40-year high amid record prices for petrol and the soaring cost of food, as the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze West of England household finances.

The ONS said today inflation had risen to 9.1% in May, up from 9% in April. In a fresh high, the headline inflation rate has hit a level not seen since February 1982, piling even more pressure on cash-strapped households right across the region.

The latest figures mean inflation is almost five times higher than the Bank of England target of 2%. Yet economists fear inflation, the rate at which prices rise, will climb further in the months ahead. The Bank of England estimates it could reach 11% this year amid soaring gas and electricity prices.

The Office for National Statistics said food and drink prices were the biggest contributor of inflation creeping higher in the 12 months to May. Food prices jumped 8.6%, a 13-year high, up from 6.7% in April, with the most dramatic increases seen in the cost of bread, cereals and meat.