Tag: Homelessness

The exile of rough sleepers in Windsor reminds us of our own prejudice

Don’t let the glamour of the Royal wedding distract you from the tragedies on our streets

Council pledges £1.4m to help the homeless

The new budget proposes large spending increases for prevention and housing

Oxford Council orders emergency shelter for the homeless

The temporary move was triggered by sub-zero weather forecasts

It’s time for us to recognise the ongoing tragedies on our streets

Oxford should be ashamed of its homelessness crisis, writes Jeevan Ravindran

A life on the streets of Oxford

Michael Jacob records a few days in the life of rough-sleeper Chad

Life on the streets of Oxford, Scott’s story

Last week I got into a conversation with a homeless man I’d seen many times before, but never really spoken to. Scott Hadlow, a...

The new Westgate Centre is a failure for social housing

To not acknowledge our responsibility to this city is to become complicit in the social cleansing of Oxford, writes Simon Neumaier

University accused of refusing to open empty buildings to rough sleepers

Green Councillor claims university has shown a 'lack of imagination and genuine compassion'

Oxford Council to demolish 30-year-old homeless shelter

The measure is expected to force many people onto the streets this winter

Homeless threatened with £2.5k fines by council

Labour-run council claims bags in doorways "may constitute a hazard"

St Anne’s vote for mandatory donation to homelessness charities

St Anne’s JCR have passed a motion for compulsory battels charity donation

Council votes to open up council and University buildings to the homeless

A motion has been passed in favour of making vacant buildings in Oxford available for the homeless, following Open House campaign

EXCLUSIVE: Open House group move into new Cowley Road location

After having been previously evicted from three buildings, the group is moving into empty offices above Sainsbury’s

Open House group evicted from third building

The group have been occupying a unused Italian restaurant in Summertown

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