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A HOMELESS charity leader says more must be done to prevent people in Worcester ending up on the streets this winter rather than trying to cure the…

A HOMELESS charity leader says more must be done to prevent people in Worcester ending up on the streets this winter rather than trying to cure the…

A vulnerable homeless beggar who tried to get cash from Worcester racegoers is at risk of a drug-related death.

THESE are the faces of the 15 women killed by policemen since 2009.Ex copper Alice Vinten, 39, from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, spent 11 years with the M

On previous occasions, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has described the fight to access vaccines for small island developing states as the “wild, wild west” and now reports of vaccine fraud have come to light as the island inche

COUNTY residents who fear eviction once the government’s ban comes to an end should seek help from their local authority.

A HOSTEL for homeless people in Worcester has not had a single case of Covid in the pandemic. Staff at St Paul’s Hostel in Tallow Hill have been working tirelessly to keep their residents Covid free throughout the pandemic. When the pandemic first hit the UK, the government launched the ‘Everybody in Campaign’, with the purpose of getting all rough sleepers inside in order to minimise the infections.  Worcestershire had approximately 48 people sleeping rough in Autumn 2019. Howev...

MORE than 150 households in Worcester were assessed as either being homeless or at risk of homelessness last winter.

Around a third of households identified as homeless in Worcester last summer were in work, figures reveal. Homeless charity Crisis said it is “unacceptable” that there are thousands of people in paid work but without a home across England during the coronavirus pandemic, and called for long-term investment in social housing. Jonathan Sutton, the chief executive of St Pauls Hostel in Worcester, said: “Visit one of Worcester’s daily free street kitchens and see for yourself how thes...

So how can you help countys charities in this unusual festive period? We spoke to some of the charities of our region to find out how you can support them. St Richards Hospice Tricia Cavell, fundraising director at St Richard’s Hospice, said: “The pandemic has taken its toll on our fundraising in 2020. "Many of our usual events were postponed, and our shops temporarily closed for both lockdowns. “However, we are hugely grateful to our community for their support through what has...