Organisers of food banks in a regeneration area of Aberdeen have issued an urgent plea for donations after some ran completely out of supplies.

Tillydrone Community Flat, Instant Neighbour and Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE) have all experienced severe shortages in recent weeks.

Graeme Robbie, development worker at CFINE, told of the sharp rise the area has experienced in demand for supplies.

He said: “The news of Tillydrone Community Flat running out of food stocks is shocking, but sadly not unexpected.

“Across Aberdeen, demand for emergency food has been rising for some time.

“On Tuesday, CFINE distributed a record 119 emergency food parcels in a single day.”

John Mulhern, community connector at Instant Neighbour, also revealed that their food bank was experiencing significant difficulties and organisers were forced to turn some users away.

He said: “Instant Neighbour’s food bank has run out of food for 12 of the last 15 days we have been open.

“Donations to our food bank are the highest we have ever seen, which shows how generous our donors are and we are incredibly thankful for this, however, demand is rising at such an alarming rate we can’t maintain the service to help everyone who needs help.

“We have seen a large jump in demand with the demand for food parcels rising by over 70% against 2016.”

Tillydrone Flat’s food bank, which has since received some donations from local religious organisations, often relies on help from bigger groups.

Fiona Young, community development worker at the flat, said: “As a small project that often relies on donations from CFINE to provide food to those in desperate need, it’s very concerning to see them, along with other large food banks in Aberdeen, running very low on stocks.”

She added: “Food insecurity is an issue that needs addressing on a national level.”