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Carinya Sharples
Carinya Sharples is a freelance journalist specialising in social issues, arts and culture, and travel. She has written for a variety of print and online publications including The Voice, The Birmingham Post, Real Travel and Visit London.

Who decides?

July 3rd 2010

Do you know who's making decisions on the services and policies affecting your life?

If you've struggled with a drug or alcohol addiction, refused help from an outreach worker or had mental health problems, chance...

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The Snow report

June 6th 2010

The Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow launches guidelines to improve hostel services

Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow has launched a new set of guidelines to improve hostel services for homeless people. Mr Snow,...

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Community London count

May 5th 2010

Disturbing answers emerge to March survey questions

Hot on the heels of our 'rough count' [April issue - we estimated London's rough sleeper population by compiling the numbers in ...

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Zero in Huddersfield

May 5th 2010

One Yorkshire town has no rough sleepers

Rough sleepers are a thing of the past - at least in Huddersfield, which claims to have no one sleeping on its streets. Rather ...

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Iceland accused of bleaching waste food

May 5th 2010

"I was mortified," says Bridlington's former mayor

Staff at Iceland's store in Bridlington have been accused of pouring bleach on waste food to deter homeless people and 'freegans...

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Rough count

April 2nd 2010

A calculator and a phone are all you need to blow large holes in government homelessness statistics

The Pavement did its own 'street count' using a calculator and a telephone According to government statistics, there were 464 r...

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Food Not Bombs

March 3rd 2010

We talked to Keith McHenry, co-founder of an innovative organisation

When someone mentions free food, most of us think of a soup kitchen - perhaps a church group quietly serving cups of steaming te...

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Still a big problem

March 3rd 2010

One story reminded us of a longstanding problem for readers: hospital discharge protocols

An Emmaus companion was discharged from Guy's and St Thomas's hospital, London, wearing a pair of pyjama bottoms, prompting fres...

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Homeless man's body stolen for WWII plot

February 3rd 2010

The body of a homeless Welshman was illegally used in a British plot to deceive the Nazis during World War II

The body of a homeless Welshman was illegally used in a British plot to deceive the Nazis during World War II, it was recently r...

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Street Heat

February 3rd 2010

The Pavement's charidee round-up

Celebrities love to do (or be seen doing) their bit for homeless people - bar Jonathan Creek star Alan Davies, who bit a homeles...

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Churches to shelter swine flu sufferers?

December 10th 2009

Winter shelters not consulted

Rough sleepers suffering from swine flu could be forced to rely on churches for shelter and care, the Department of Health has s...

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Crisis, what crisis?

December 7th 2009

Plans for a new Skylight centre in Oxford are set in motion

Crisis is defying the recession and its impact on charity donations as plans for its new Skylight centre in Oxford are set in mo...

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A fresh approach

October 1st 2009

What's behind that emblem of a dove holding a flower?

You might have walked past an Emmaus shop and wondered what lay behind the pale green sign with the emblem of a dove holding a f...

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Inquest goes ahead as homeless man's family is found

September 26th 2009

Painstaking search ends as homeless Czech man's son is found.

A painstaking search for the family of a homeless man in Croydon, Surrey, has come to an end after the Czech national's son wa...

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Shelter report: shocking claims on 'gatekeeping'

September 25th 2009

Local authorities are encouraging 'gatekeeping', a leaked document reveals

Local authorities are encouraging hostels to dissuade applications and not to document rejections for temporary housing in a pra...

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Facebook group boosts Big Issue vendor's sales

September 25th 2009

The Croydon Big Issue Man Appreciation Club now has more than 900 members

Big Issue seller Michael Murphy has seen his sales rocket by around 400 per cent after a customer set up a Facebook group dedica...

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Economic crisis transforming US homeless population

September 9th 2009

Number of families seeking shelter rises

The face of homelessness in the US is changing with more families, white people and non-city dwellers seeking shelter, according...

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Finding 'The Pie Man'

July 10th 2009

Congestion charges have made life more difficult for the Silver Lady Fund's food van

After we confirmed that the Silver Lady Fund's food van - aka 'The Pie Man' - is still in operation (Letters, Issue 28), we rece...

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Worthing beggar beaten and left for dead

July 10th 2009

Drinker bled for hours before emergency services were called

A beggar was beaten and left bleeding on the street for hours before anyone contacted the emergency services. The man, in hi...

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Northampton tent village

July 6th 2009

Slovakian immigrants set up a makeshift camp in Delapre Country Park

A group of Slovakian immigrants have set up a makeshift camp near the lake in Delapre Country Park, Northampton, a local newspap...

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Gatekeeping Roadshow

July 6th 2009

HPU staff break LCAP camera in fracas

The London Coalition Against Poverty (LCAP) took to the streets last month to provide advice and information on the widespread p...

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The Mayor's year

June 11th 2009

We look at Boris Johnson's record on the homeless and housing

We look at Boris Johnson's record on the homeless and housing This month marks the one-year anniversary of Boris Johnson's ti...

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St Mungo's tackles relationship breakdown

May 24th 2009

The homeless charity partners with Relate to help homeless people sustain relationships

St Mungo's has partnered with Relate, the relationship support agency, to help homeless people build and sustain relationships. ...

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A strong alliance

May 23rd 2009

What happens when Veterans Aid works with Scottish Veterans' Residences? Good things!

There is a new motto for London-based Veterans Aid and Edinburgh- based Scottish Veterans' Residences (SVR), which together have...

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Five shot at homeless camp in LA

May 23rd 2009

Police find no motive or suspects in their murder investigation at the freeway encampment

Five people have been found dead at a homeless encampment in Los Angeles, USA. Police discovered the three men and two women ...

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McKellen backs gay homeless charity

May 23rd 2009

Sir Ian will promote the Albert Kennedy Trust at a December fundraiser

Sir Ian McKellen is to lend his support to a gay homeless charity by attending a benefit evening organised by Village Drinks, th...

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Care or custody

May 22nd 2009

The campaign is still underway in the City to disrupt and move on rough sleepers

The campaign to move rough sleepers out of the City of London, reported in last month's Pavement, shows no sign of letting up. S...

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Two homeless men 'murdered' in one week

May 22nd 2009

Teenager remanded in connection with death of Polish rough sleeper

A teenager is to stand trial at the Old Bailey for the murder of a homeless man. Janusz Krason, 36, died from head injuries sus...

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The law of the streets

May 22nd 2009

What happens when people refuse to leave the street or councils decide to get tough?

In recent months, The Pavement has reported on the various enforcement measures being employed to drive homeless people off the ...

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Block on flats

May 22nd 2009

Bromsgrove residents up in arms about £1.7m development of young people's flats

Plans to build a block of flats for young homeless people face further opposition after a residents' campaign against the scheme...

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Virgin donates clothes to homeless for naked videos

May 22nd 2009

The strapline for the company's tacky campaign? "You take off yours, we donate ours"

A Virgin Mobile publicity campaign which promised to donate clothing to groups helping young homeless people in return for video...

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Gatekeeping, Part II

May 22nd 2009

The National Association of Landlords condemn local authorities' gatekeeping practice as "absolutely abhorrent"

A new form of 'gatekeeping' is being used to keep the numbers down... Tenants whose landlords have served them with a notice ...

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Bin-sleeper dumped by rubbish truck

May 21st 2009

Unlucky rough sleeper was arrested for a theft charge dating back to 2005

A homeless man who sought shelter in a bin in New Hampshire, US, was left with minor injuries after being inadvertently thrown i...

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Simon Community headcount finds drop in rough sleepers

May 21st 2009

A rise in "disrupt and disperse" is suggested as a reason for numbers dropping by 60

The Simon Community's latest annual headcount of rough sleepers showed a decline in the number of people sleeping on the streets...

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Will Homeless Link make homelessness history?

May 21st 2009

The 2012 target is "a milestone" on the way to achieving the end of homelessness by 2022, says spokesperson.

In November 2006, Homeless Link, the umbrella organisation for all frontline homeless agencies, published a 10-step guide outlin...

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SNaP report uncovers hostel provision in England

May 18th 2009

Resource Information Service and Homeless Link to map homeless services available in England

A report commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to help take the Hostels Capital Improvement...

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Mild winter ahead, but colder than last year

May 18th 2009

The Met Office predict a wet winter, but charities gear up for harsh weather just in case

The Meteorological Office is predicting a mild winter, with temperatures averaging at 4.6°C in London. Although unable to offer...

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Tensions reported around Victoria

May 18th 2009

Rumours of riot police being called to an incident in Victoria are unfounded

Rumours of large-scale unrest near Victoria Station last month have remained just that - rumours. The Pavement received informat...

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Good health guide for the homeless

May 18th 2009

Advice on everything from depression to healthy eating and getting a good night's sleep - and your rights

West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership has launched a Guide to Good Health for homeless people. The 72-page guide...

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Veteran honoured in US

May 18th 2009

A homeless Vietnam veteran is buried with full military honours in Colorado

A homeless veteran who died recently at the age of 58, was buried with full military honours in Denver, Colorado. Charles Wil...

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New surf culture

May 18th 2009

Over 5,000 homeless Japanese people sleep in 24-hour internet cafes

Over 5,000 homeless people across Japan are thought to sleep in 24-hour internet cafes, according to a Japanese government study...

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Sydney homeless protocol

May 18th 2009

Sydney police abide by a protocol that protects the rights of homeless people during the recent Apec summit

More than 100 homeless people living within the security zone of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Sydney,...

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Mayoral candidates: Boris Johnson (Conservative Party)

April 5th 2008

The celeb Tory politician and columnist wants to get people into some of London's 84,000 empty homes

He has been editor of The Spectator, MP and Shadow Minister of Higher Education, but to most people Boris Johnson is that Eton-e...

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