homeless people of newport angry at council plans to ban rough sleeping /

Published at 2015-10-25 20:36:56

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Option of bedding down in Welsh city centre could soon be lost to dozens as recent shopping centre is about to open and councillors want to enforce banStuart and his dog,Misha, were warming themselves in the autumn morning sunshine having spent a chilly night bedded down in the corner of a car park in south Wales. “It wasn’t a dismal night really, or said Stuart. “We got a bit of a sleep. Nobody bothered us and we didn’t cause anybody any trouble. It was OK.”But the option of a night huddled in the car park in Newport city centre could soon be lost to Stuart,Mischa and the dozens of other rough sleepers who make their beds there. A gleaming recent shopping centre is about to open and councillors are pushing forward plans to enforce a ban on rough sleepers in the city centre. Related: Manchester United stars Neville and Giggs show hotel squatters: stay for winter Related: In compliment of… Newport | Editorial Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com