New baby bank 'open to everybody'
The facility offers essential items for free, including clothes for babies and small children.


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The facility offers essential items for free, including clothes for babies and small children.

The founder of Leeds Baby Bank says the charity has seen a "massive" increase in referrals recently.

The couple who run the bank say they are in "desperate need" of baby formula as demand is so high.

The charity says it gave out 36,400 items of child clothing and 536 tubs of formula milk in 2025.

The founder says rising childcare costs mean many of those they help are in work but struggling.

The Family Matters charity in Weymouth works to help parents with babies and children of pre school age.

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