Southport homeless man forced to use hotel heat

Southport homeless man forced to use hotel heat.

Rough sleepers in Southport are being forced to do all they can to keep warm.

One man, who has been known to take to the freezing streets of Southport each night was left to rest outside the back of the Scarisbrick Hotel this morning after he was found cozying up to a hot air vent.

Early morning cleaning staff at The Scarisbrick hotel are asked to move along anyone who is loitering on the property but they took pity on this individual and allowed him a few extra hours of warmth.

The warning signs, in times of need it appears, don’t seem to apply!

Rough Sleepers in Sefton

If you want to report an incidence of Rough Sleeping in Sefton please

Phone the Housing Options Team on 0151 934 3541 (or 0151 934 3555 outside normal office hours and weekends), or

E-mail housing.options@sefton.gov.uk and provide details of the location and any description of the person.  We will acknowledge your e-mail and give you a response to your report.

The Council has a range of services for Rough Sleepers that work across all parts of the borough to try and reduce the number of people sleeping rough in the borough.