It’s not often I find myself praising a Labour councillor, but Cllr Nearney (Annfield Plain) is sleeping out with SHAID (Single Homeless Action Initiative Durham) staff and volunteers. Well done.

We don’t have an enormous visible homelessness problem in County Durham, however there are a lot of unreported and unrecognised problems. There are many people who find themselves for a variety of reasons struggling to find somewhere to stay. The more we can promote these issues the better

You can donate to the group at https://shaid.charitycheckout.co.uk/