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Mayor of Gedling Cllr Sandra Barnes launched the ‘Giving for Gedling Food Bank Appeal’ on Friday to help support our vulnerable residents in the borough during the Coronavirus outbreak.

Farmer Alex Marshall put together the 12.5kg bags, which were picked up by Gedling Neighbourhood Police Support Unit for distribution.

The cash boost is part of the Government’s financial support package following national restrictions imposed to reduce the spread of Coronavirus.

The total donation of £10,250 from councillors will be used to purchase food, which will be distributed to the most vulnerable, at risk and elderly

Gedling Borough Council will purchase £20,000 worth of food from local supermarkets be distributed from the centre

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to the long-serving former Gedling councillor who died this week.

Borough schools can now provide every eligible child with a weekly shopping voucher worth £15 to spend at supermarkets while they are closed due to coronavirus.

Gedling Borough Council is to suspend all car parking charges with immediate effect

The incident happened around 8pm on Redhill Road

Mourners should keep two metres apart at funerals being held in Gedling borough and only members of the same household and close family should attend