Foodbank Fined £500 for Parking
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Middlesbrough Foodbank, a charity providing aid to locals in need, faced five parking fines totaling £500 while collecting donations from Tesco at Parkway Shopping Centre. The fines, issued for overstaying the ten-minute limit by small amounts, threatened their monthly grocery budget. After media attention, Parkway Shopping Centre stepped in, canceling the tickets and planning a better pickup system. This incident underscores the challenges faced by UK foodbanks, which distributed 2.9 million emergency parcels last year.
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