A POPULAR food hub is expanding its hours to help working families cope with rising household bills and avoid the choice between eating and heating.

Anyone struggling to make ends meet can order a choice of fresh and tinned food from the Princetown Food Hub, run by the Feeding Devon network.

The £5 bag of food can then be collected from the village Methodist Chapel at 6pm. All orders have to be made by the Tuesday before at 12pm for collection the next day.

The existing weekly Wednesday food hub opens from 11am to 12noon at the chapel.

Sandra Dodd, area Methodist lay preacher, said:  ‘Several people in Princetown work and are unable to get to the hub duiring its normal morning sessions, so it provides that chance to shop. It’s very sad these hard working people actually need the support, but it’s the reality of the world.’

Anyone in Princetown needing affordable food or is in serious need, is invited to contact Princetown Food Hub at [email protected] or message via Facebook.