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A Devon holiday park is dishing out free toilet roll due to a shortage in their local supermarket.

Lady's Mile Holiday Park in Dawlish Warren is handing out a free roll to anyone who wants it between 4pm and 6pm today.

They did the same thing this morning, when roughly 30 people took them up on their offer.

The Sainsbury's store in Dawlish has apparently not had any toilet paper on the shelves for some time, so the holiday park decided to take matters into their own hands.

(Image: Lady's Mile Holiday Park)

"Sainsbury's haven't had any on the shelves for a few days and whenever they do have any, it is gone straight away," said Tracy Scranage, Lady's Mile Holiday Park's business development manager.

"We realised people were struggling to get their hands on it so we are dishing it out - we have a good stock.

"A local pizza restaurant was giving out a free roll with each pizza and we thought that was funny at first, then we thought 'why not?'"

Empty shelves of toilet rolls have become one of the enduring images of the coronavirus.

People have also been seen hording canned foods, anti-bacterial gel and even foods such as pasta and flour.

Tracy says she is baffled by the current panic-buying - and so are the people coming to collect their free toilet roll.

"Most of the people coming to get the toilet roll are either middle-aged or young families - they have been struggling to get toilet roll themselves," said Tracy.

"I don't know why people are panic-buying it though. People keep on asking us why there is such a shortage and we just have to say that we do not know."

Tracy added that they may well hand more out tomorrow.

She said they had plenty in reserve due to the larger catering packs the holiday park purchases.