Cornwall's first permanent short-stay homeless hub in Truro is to take in its first residents.
Chough House in Truro has nine rooms available to local homeless people or those at risk of homelessnessThe newly-renovated Chough House - a former council building - will provide local homeless people, or those are at risk of homelessness, with a safe place to stay, project bosses said.Residents are expected to stay for between three and 10 days, before moving on to longer-term accommodation.
He said: "Not only will it provide people who have been sleeping rough with a safe place to stay and support them on their path to permanent accommodation, it will also bring a vacant building back into a meaningful use for the local community. "Follow BBC News South West on
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