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“The weather has been trash – that end of October, start of November was very wet and came just when the boysenberries are flowering.” Harvesting machines at Edens Road Fruit were working to their full capacity to get the best possible yield last week, before being packed and sent to a nearby cool store to be frozen. During the peak season between mid-December and mid-January, Eden Rd Fruit would normally produce about 400-500 tonnes picked from its 30-hectare orchard. It processes 70 per cent of that in the first three weeks. Berry sizes coming into the packhouse had been good so f...

LEADER: Jonathan Sutton, chief executive of St Paul’s Hostel A HOMELESS charity boss wants to shatter the myths surrounding homelessness. Jonathan Sutton, the chief executive of St Paul’s Hostel, has launched a Christmas campaign was to encourage Worcester residents to see past the stereotypes, and think more deeply about social and health inequalities that lead to homelessness. Mr Sutton: “We want the public to think differently, we want to change minds. “There are a lot of urban myths out there. We cannot just soak up the narrative ‘they are homeless because it is their ow...

SIX people St Paul’s Hostel has helped are backing its campaign to challenge the misconceptions about homelessness. The hostel has begun the social media campaign that Jonathan Sutton, the Chief Executive of the hostel, says he hopes will change Worcester people's opinion. Six people helped by the hostel have been telling their stories: Stephen Murray, 59, said: “I had been employed for over 30 years. A set of circumstances meant I lost the place where I was living and as a result I lost my job. I spent 6 days rough sleeping. St Paul’s has helped me by giving me a focus, given...