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London fails in target
Garnet Roach December 10 2012


  London mayor’s target to end homelessness by the end of 2012 has failed – but some progress is being made. ...

Basic banking for all
Garnet Roach July 22 2012

New rules could soon make it easier for homeless people to open a bank account

  New rules could soon make it easier for homeless people or those on low incomes to open a bank account. Access to banki...

NSNO expands into west London
Garnet Roach July 17 2012

The No Second Night Out scheme opens in west London

  The No Second Night Out scheme has opened a shiny new hub in west London, building on the success of its Islington 'supe...

Drugs and hostels
Garnet Roach October 06 2011

 New guidelines have been released for tackling drug use in hostels

  Small, inexpensive changes to the way hostels and shelters are run could make a real difference to residents trying to g...

No Second Night Out goes national
Garnet Roach September 16 2011

 Scheme gets £20m cash for expansion

  The No Second Night Out scheme has received a £20m boost to roll out across England. Just four months into the pi...

Peter Pickles on film
Garnet Roach September 16 2011

Role model’s seventy-mile ‘stroll’ is now an hour-long documentary

  Homeless man Peter Pickles walked 70 miles from Islington to Kent in a bid raise money for charity (as covered by this p...

Oxford failing on targets
Garnet Roach July 07 2011

Councillor predicts greater pressure on housing as numbers are expected to rise further

  An increasing number of people, as seen across the UK (see ‘Rise in homelessness recorded’), are sleeping ro...

Big changes at The Big Issue
Garnet Roach July 07 2011

Magazine to be produced by Rich List publisher

  The Big Issue has revealed a raft of changes at the magazine including outsourcing services to Dennis Publishing and cre...

Concerns about Mayor’s homeless hub
Garnet Roach June 08 2011

NSNO is creating a two-tier homeless hierarchy, say critics

  The No Second Night Out (NSNO) scheme and its “homeless hub” have been accused of creating a “two-tier...

First aid on the street
Garnet Roach June 08 2011

Red Cross aims to train at least 500 homeless first aiders

  More than 150 homeless people have been trained in first aid as part of a Red Cross scheme to have “a first aider ...

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