Bourne Homeless: No Local Ties

Bournemouth Council have cracked down on local rough sleepers who don't have 'local ties' to Bournemouth. These ties can be in the form of a job, excluding street trading like Big Issue selling, street busking or performing arts.

They can be in the form of paying for services - like a local tenancy; best make sure you're on the lease though, because many fall foul by contributing to homes they aren't officially registered for. For example, if you are a co-habiting couple, you best make sure both names are on the lease; because, should your union break-down, your life can topple like a 'house of cards'.

Or in the form of siblings, so long as they themselves class as paid-up locals though - because Hayden's brother, Ron, has been rough sleeping for longer than Hayden - but that counts for nothing when both siblings are from foster care, with no local roots to anywhere.

Here is a gallery of the dis-enfranchise. Having no local ties to Bournemouth - there is no end in sight to their local hussle. Unless they can self-fund - there will be no local assistance offered to them at all - not even if they manage to stay through the coming Winter.

You can sign the 'Bournemouth Night Shelter' petition by clicking here.