Wakefield Council has rejected plans for a homeless hostel, stating that the proposed plan would raise concerns of antisocial behaviour and crime in the area. Terry Smith, who first submitted plans for the accommodation in […]
Governor of California Declares Homelessness a ‘National Crisis’
At a press conference on 4th December 2019, Gavin Newsom, the California Governor delivered an ambitious speech to stop the growth of homelessness in California. The governor declared the issue a “national crisis” and the […]
We Are Failing Our Homeless
Crouched over in a bus stop we find him, barely able to stand due to the pain of his leg. Someone set fire to his sleeping bag, he tells us, and the result is a […]
A Ticket To Nowhere? Councils ‘Help’ The Homeless
The BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire Show has reported that councils across the country are tackling homelessness by buying one-way train tickets for rough-sleepers in their cities. It is believed that some councils have spent up to […]
Campus Watch: Cambridge students warned not to wear college gowns over fears they may be face attack
Dr Paul Hartle, an English fellow at St Catherine’s college, expressed his concerns following an assault of a Cambridge student cycling across the city centre wearing college attire. Students were urged to refrain from wearing […]
Campus Watch: Cambridge student burns cash in front of homeless man
A member of the prestigious Cambridge University Conservation Association has been expelled from the organisation after he was filmed burning a £20 note in front of a homeless person. The Pembroke College student was dressed […]
Can’t wait to go home this Christmas?
“A good day for me would be to have a couple of hundred bucks aha. Every day, I come here, and I read. I also sometimes do a bit of shopping. I like going to […]
Tampons don’t Grow on Christmas Trees
LUU are running a campaign to collection donations of sanitary products for those who can’t afford them this Christmas time. The ‘san-i-tree’, featuring vulva inspired Christmas baubles, is based outside Essentials and tomorrow there will […]
‘Tent city’ campaigners reach agreement with council
Homelessness protesters are given semi-permanent space after being moved from Park Square. Campaigners from the Leeds Homelessness Partnership have reached an agreement in court with Leeds City Council for a stay of six weeks for […]
Waste not, want not – LUU breaches its policy on food waste
In light of recent investigations into the Union’s food policy, The Gryphon examines what appears to be a haphazard approach to preventing waste and what goes on behind the scenes in some of its busiest […]
The Invisible Homeless
I thought I knew what to expect from this documentary. I was prepared to be horrified at the conditions on those living on the streets, and to experience subsequent feelings of sympathy and guilt. Hidden […]
‘Homeless barred’ from Trinity Kitchen
Trinity Leeds has refuted allegations it banned homeless people from an event aimed at tackling food poverty. The Real Junk Food Project claims that the shopping centre banned homeless people from its Pay As You […]