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Security concerns over housing development next to Two Saints in Newbury Homeless hostel could prove nuisance to Phoenix Court affordable homes Jonathan Ashby  '); PLANS for an affordable housing development next to homeless hostel Two Saints have been questioned over their safety. Housing association Sovereign and West Berkshire Council are working together to redevelop a site in Newtown Road, next to the Phoenix Centre that has been vacant since 2004. Preliminary proposals have been put forward for consultation for 18 homes in two identical blocks of flats, with one of the apartment blocks...

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 eight incidents recorded in December. And now debate has surfaced 16 miles away in Newbury where...

A coroner has said it “is very sad someone can die this way” after there were “several missed opportunities” before the death of an Andover man. Coroner Rosamund Rhodes-Kemp made the comments during an inquest into the death of Leigh Anthony Gidel, who was found dead in an Andover flat no answer on the door for “several days”. An open verdict was given for Leigh’s death, with a post-mortem being inconclusive as the body had decomposed ‘markedly’ before it was found. Winchester Coroner’s Court heard how the 33-year-old had “become a bit of a recluse” after becom...

Proposals would see 180 Culver Road knocked down and replaced with a new accommodation block. Homeless organisation Two Saints has put forward the plans, which are supported by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council. They run supported housing services and support people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and currently manage the scheme at May Place in the town centre, which they say is no longer fit for purpose.  It is proposed the new scheme, subject to obtaining planning permission, will be built on the land at 180 Culver Road, replacing the...