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Caroline Alex is a graduate of The Pavement's Word on the Street training scheme for people with direct experience of homelessness.

Demand increases for Scottish shelters

James Blakeley November 01 2015

Demand is up, and so are shelters' duration

Scottish winter shelters are extending their opening period because of the growing number of rough sleepers who have nowhere to ...

Upfront: Sanctions

Caroline McCue April 07 2015

The Word on the Street team, many of whom have been sanctioned, report

It was a Saturday morning when Stephen Fairley went to the cash machine and found that though he should have been paid his fortn...

Upfront: Stop sanctions

The Word on the Street team November 04 2014

A leading doctor calls for an end to benefit sanctions

Benefit sanctions and welfare reform are having a terrible effect on the mental health of people across the country, according ...

Arts: Theatre review

Caroline McCue November 04 2014

There's a lot to like in John Binnie's Glesga version of King Lear.

Shakespeare’s King Lear can be dark and gloomy, but playwright and director John Binnie, in collaboration with set designe...

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