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A small group of clients of homeless charity Two Saints were treated to a rare change in their day to day struggles with an exciting day out…

Shanklin residents say two HMOs on their road is enough

Two Saints’ regional director said "hand on heart, the HMO’s residents would not cause chaos", but local residents and businesses say the location is inappropriate

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a homeless shelter in the middle of a quiet residential area will be a test for three new councillors, it has been warned. The ward of Brookvale & Kings Furlong elected three new public representatives after the town went to the polls last week - Conservatives Arun Mummalaneni and Sam Jeans and Labour’s Michael Howard-Sorrell. The trio replace long-standing councillors Jack Cousens and Mike Westbrook, both formerly of Labour, who quit the party in 2019 befor...

THE city council has offered to carry out additional outreach visits to people potentially living in wrecked boats on a Southampton river - as they are set to be removed. The boats have been seen in the River Itchen around Northam bridge “for years” and are set to be removed following a push from residents and local councillors last week. In discussions leading up the agreement of Associated British Ports (ABP) to remove the vessels, it was suggested that homeless people may live on t...

L a feile Padraig sona duit and God save all here in the shebeen. In my family, St. Patricks Day always was more of a religious holiday than it was anything else. My grandmother always went to Mass, and March 17 was her birthday. Which, of course, did not preclude a post-liturgical drop of the craytur after the final blessing. So, generally, I stay away from the green beer, which is an abomination anyway, and far away from all of what made Flann OBriens St. Augustine decry the holiday, and the ...

THE realities of having a homeless shelter in the middle of a residential area have been exposed through a debate in a nearby town. The Newbury site of Two Saints, the organisation seeking to build a new halfway house in Basingstoke, has been criticised for the "mess and trouble" caused by its inhabitants. One of the common concerns cited is a fear of increased crime and disorder. Two Saints existing halfway house in May Place in Basingstoke, experiences a number of crimes each month with...