Concerns raised over plan to provide Haulbowline accommodation

Concerns have been raised that plans to provide proper accommodation at Haulbowline Naval base won't be enough to bring an end to sailors sleeping on ships on their days off.

The Department of Defence recently announced it had advertised for tenders to convert a disused, near 200-year-old four-storey block on the base into accommodation for 85 sailors - close to the current number being forced to sleep on ships.