Cost-of-living crisis forces charity to quit Paisley food pantry and store

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A Paisley charity has announced it will cease operating a food pantry in the area and that its second-hand superstore will close.Recovery Across Mental Health (RAMH) has been forced to step back from running the Paisley Food Pantry on Causeyside Street due to “increasingly difficult circumstances”.The pantry was a non-means tested and open-to-all facility which provided food and other goods for a fraction of the standard retail price.REstore, which is on the ground floor of the Causeyside Street site, provides good quality household essentials at reasonable prices while also saving these items from landfill, and it will be closed by the end of next month.RAMH chief executive Stephen McLellan said finding stock for the pantry had become harder as the cost-of-living crisis shows no sign of easing.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.

D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial He explained: “We have been increasingly challenged with finding consistent, good quality food for our members.“We recognise the support of local retailers, but we are also aware of the challenges many of them face in sustaining their businesses in increasingly