ONE of the joys of a south-facing home is having all your best, ‘good’ rooms up the front, bathed in sunlight.

NUMBERS of homeless people seeking emergency accommodation through an after-hours helpline almost doubled over a six-month period this year in a surge described as “unsustainable with the current resource” by Community Welfare Officers (CWOs).

ABOUT 100 people sleeping rough may not be accounted for in government statistics because of a “new way of counting people”.

THE LACK of a high-profile campaign to highlight a cold weather initiative for people sleeping rough is deeply concerning, the head of a leading independent charity has warned.