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'I spent my days smoking cannabis after being evicted - this has given me a purpose'
Homelessness
"Fighting homelessness has given me my life back"
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The eight-year-old boy branded Wales' answer to Forest Gump
Neath
Lewys Atwood was spurred into action after a shopping trip to Swansea
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'I was homeless so built entire castle on Welsh hill – now I've got to destroy it'
Amazing Homes
A former homeless ex-serviceman who built an amazing 'dry stone wall' castle in rural Wales has been ordered to dismantle it by local council officials, stone by stone
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Boy, 8, raises enough for 300 meal deals by running a mile a day after being distressed by homeless man's plight
Swansea
Eight-year-old Lewys decided to run a mile every day for 26 days to raise money for the homeless.
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'I met the people living in caves deep beneath a major UK city'
Real Life
The ex-serviceman sleeps and takes shelter in the cave after losing hope of securing a permanent home due to high costs
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Almost 140,000 people are waiting for homes in Wales
Homelessness
A Conservative MS warned Welsh Government of moving the goalposts in terms of targets
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Man released early from prison lives in tent under a bridge wishing he was back inside
Homelessness
A man out on licence under the early release programme is living underneath a 'cold, wet' bridge and says he would rather reoffend and go back to jail
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Hundreds of homeless people left stuck living in B&Bs
Homelessness
There is simply a massive need for temporary accommodation
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Rough sleeper dies in Travelodge before finding out his life had changed for the better
UK News
Paul Dono, 46, was found dead in his hotel room by a support worker who had gone to tell him that he had been found a permanent new home after previously living in a tent
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'Horrific' conditions and desperate families: The homeless crisis gripping a Welsh city
Homelessness
'We are creating a system that forces people into destitution and really precarious situations'
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The expectant couple living in a bed on a Cardiff roundabout as they had nowhere else to go
People
An intervention by WalesOnline has seen the couple placed in a hostel
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The homeless couple living on a roundabout for years
Homelessness
All they want is a 'second chance' at a new life
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Drugs, fear and death inside a crisis-hit Welsh prison
Crime
'I would give an account name and number over the prison phone, then collect my heroin from the window of a cell on the exercise yard, in full view of the guards'
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Fake claims about 'migrant village' in Cardiff shared online despite presence of actual facts
People
The modular housing site is to accommodate homeless people but has attracted online activists travelling hundreds of miles to gawp through the windows
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'Loving but vulnerable' man died in his bed
Courts
Macauley Collins, who was 24, 'had the most wicked sense of humour'
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'Record numbers of people' seeking help with housing
Vale of Glamorgan
When the council took over operations at the hotel, it said the move was temporary
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People on housing waiting list in Cardiff sleeping in old Toys R Us building
Homelessness
All temporary accommodation services in Cardiff were full before the old Toys R Us store was opened for rough sleepers earlier this month
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Richard will wake up on Christmas Day in a sleeping bag on a Cardiff street for a really important reason
Cardiff
Richard Roncero will spend his 40th birthday and Christmas Day sleeping rough
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Council takes over prominent hotel in Cardiff city centre to house homeless people
Cardiff
The council said its temporary housing was full and it had acquired the use of the city centre hotel to help people in desperate situations
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'I lost my job but now I give guided tours around the city I was once homeless in'
Cardiff
The project has helped him get out of the challenging situation he faced
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'The number of people sleeping rough in Wales is up by two thirds, and a law alone won't change that'
Homelessness
More than 10,000 people are living in temporary accommodation in Wales
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Wales wants to make a law to end homelessness
Homelessness
The Welsh Government wants to increase the standard and amount of housing
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Homeless couple with toddler and newborn baby moved from one hotel to another in 'dreadful' limbo
Cardiff
'My partner had to go into labour in a hotel... the attitude is that there's nothing they can do'
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Prince William and Geri Halliwell come to Wales to launch project
Prince William
He is touring the UK to encourage areas to develop a 'bespoke' action plan
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