From left, Intouch Foundation volunteers Clair Southwell, Terena Bingham and Samiah Rashid serving food to Philip Payne, who is out of work
CHRONIC illness, long-term unemploy-ment and benefit sanctions are blighting the lives of Keighley people using a charity which offers food to the needy in the town centre each week.
These were some of the struggles highlighted by visitors to the Intouch Foundation service, which operates its mobile food kitchen in Church Green.
Philip Payne, 46, who moved to Keighley from Bradford looking for a fresh start has been out of work since 2009. “I still don’t think there are more jobs around,” he said.
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