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A Christmas Carol
by Otis Shaw As I sat in the Senso-ji Temple gardens in Tokyo, desperately trying to find a plausible connection between the colonial adventures of Lord Jim and the `inconvenience` of Japan`s homeless....
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Homeless service closed
By Edwin Mashonganyika The Edinburgh City Council will provide temporary accommodation to anyone at risk of having to sleep rough, the Housing leader Paul Edie said today. The Housing leader was...
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Charities forced to fight for funding
photo courtesy of flickr By Laura McLean Charities providing homeless services in Edinburgh have been forced to close as Edinburgh City Council launches a new ‘robust tendering’ process in which they...
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Edinburgh’s iconic homeless find a home in cyberspace
A string of pages on social networking sites have emerged paying tribute to some of the Capital’s most recognizable homeless men. Facebook has two pages dedicated to ‘Rastatramp’ – the Leith local...
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Homeless charity release promising results
Homeless on the streets this winter A Scottish charity is feeling prepared for the coming winter after recently publishing their Annual Report for the year 2009/10, showing promising results. As many...
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Homelessness charities praise parliament
By Jack Matthews The Scottish Parliament are today voting on a decision whether to end the right of tenants to buy their council houses in Scotland. The debate over this issue arose after concerns over...
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Podcast: Shelter Scotland encourages the homeless to vote
Shelter has launched a new initiative, in partnership with the Scottish Electoral Commission, to encourage homeless people to put themselves on the electoral roll. Those who wish to vote in the...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh – Glasgow co-op on Homeless World Cup
Photo Above: Book Signing at Event © Philip Wegmann By Ian McNally and Philip Wegmann An Edinburgh church was transformed into a football sanctuary yesterday, as it played host to the launch of a new...
View ArticleEdinburgh Homeless Target Will Not Be Met
By Nicol J. Craig The Scottish Government will now not meet its target of ceasing the practice of local […]
View ArticleHigh street chain helping keep the homeless warm this winter
The cold weather is back again and Edinburgh’s homeless are the ones to feel it the most. To help […]
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