Worcestershire community shops help with cost of living

Marion Kenyon said the shops also help reduce food waste

New 'community supermarkets' have opened to help people cope with rising living costs.

Shoppers in Worcestershire can get essential groceries like fruit and vegetables, and pay what they think it is worth or what they can afford.

Marion Kenyon, of charity New Starts, said they also tackle food waste by filling the shelves with produce farmers are struggling to sell.

Any money made by the shops is reinvested in the charity.

So far, since starting in August the shops in Bromsgrove and Frankley have served 300 people.

The shops are currently in Bromsgrove and Frankley

Some food also comes from supermarkets, Ms Kenyon added

"It helps with the cost of living crisis, it helps with the food waste," she said.

"So it is sort of a win-win for everybody."

Keith Greenaway, who is a volunteer delivery driver for the charity, said the work it did was "brilliant".

"It should be everywhere, not only in Frankley, not only in Bromsgrove, everyone should have one."