A GLASGOW foodbank which was investigated by Glasgow City Council has had its funding axed by the Scottish Government.

Officials said Greater Maryhill Foodbank had “failed to comply with grant conditions.”

The foodbank was given funding to provide residents with welfare and benefits advice at Maryhill and Possilpark Citizens Advice Bureau.

However, Government sources said the service had not been provided and no cash had been received by the bureau.

They added that funding had not been intended for use for day-today running costs.

The government will not be releasing the fourth and final instalment of a grant to board trustees.

The Evening Times revealed in November last year a decision by Glasgow City Council not to award further grants, following a whistleblowing complaint and an investigation over alleged financial irregularities.

It followed repeated requests for information to founder Julie Webster about accounts which the council said had not been provided.

The investigation centres on £2,897 that Ms Webster was given for improvements, including a new security system.

Later in the month we told how schools in Glasgow were told not to support the foodbank by the council and an investigation was also launched by the police.

Local councillor Billy McAllister called on the board to resign their positions and has pledged to set up another foodbank.

He said: “Greater Maryhill Foodbank are not fit to govern. That’s why the funding was stopped.

“Ms Webster and her so called new board should hang their heads in shame, do the right thing and resign.

“For more than two years they have refused to feed the people in the canal ward.

“I intend to look into setting up something to replace GMF.

“It has never been my intention to take this service away, but I could not sit back and allow my constituents to be deprived a service of receiving food in these hard times.”

The board did not respond to the Evening Times’ request for comment.

However, the foodbank posted a message on Facebook addressing Mr McAllister’s allegations, saying it provided 32.48% of its supplies to the canal area last year.

In 2014 the foodbank it was agreed the Scottish Government would award £40,000 for an emergency food fund.

A Scottish Government spokesman said: “We have paid £31,656 to date in grant funding to Maryhill Foodbank, but we are not releasing the final instalment of £8,000 because the foodbank failed to comply with partnership agreements and progress targets in the grant conditions.”