How cold was it last night ? With four weeks to go until Xmas. Seen in the window of Boots in Southsea. Luckily there’s a Superdrug nearby. Colin Chapman
As everyone knows the weather has turned very cold of late and luckily many of us have a home that we can go back to and wrap up warm. But unfortunately there are people who don't. One in 25 people homeless in England's worst hit areas How about we...
Yesterday, Tuesday 24 October 2017, the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) hosted its inaugural Problem Solving Forum in partnership with Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Services (CVS). The forum considered the issue of homelessness. Housing associations and a range of organisations providing support, mentoring and advocacy,...
So.. .I was going to post the pics from one of my usual late night wanders round the West End and Soho. I may do later. I'm just not in the mood. I spent an hour late last night, just across the road from Chinatown talking to an 18...
Things have been uncertain in recent years with elections, slumps and referendums sowing worry for some but hope for others. What does a leading Estate Agent think will happen? Click here to find out... A leading Estate Agent based in Weymouth. It has been said that an ancient Chinese...
Back in 1984, half way through the period called 'Thatcherism', individualisation took precedence over communities; borrowing became the norm and the hegemony became the invitation of profit making in to the heart of local and national government policy. Then let's move forward to 2017 and the deaths of many...
“It’s 2017, there’s 850 people here tonight but there’s like at least 1,000 men and women on the streets tonight,” Elba told the crowd, “That’s fuckery.” The 44-year-old Luther star hit out at the moves which came into effect in April and stop out-of-work young adults from automatically receiving...
We are gathering clothes... with the aim of ensuring that the homeless on the streets of Weymouth do not suffer too much with the cold... If you know of an area in which homeless people are not being helped and supported and would like to help please get in...
Love them or hate them this group long for ever present house price rises; tax reductions and they vote Tory. Why? Because they live for the wad. In the midst of an economic crisis Stewart Lee discovers that estate agent infestation in properties is actually on the increase! ...
On 28 October 2016, the Homelessness Reduction Bill passed its Second Reading of the House of Commons with MPs from all parties speaking in support and also with the support of the Government. This means it has a very real chance of becoming law if support continues to rally behind it. Early...
