Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
Because it’s a problem on their streets.

Ban them from the city centre. We did it up here in Merthyr. They are only allowed into town centre between 9am to 10am to a pharmacy to get their scripts.
It’s been getting worse for 2 years or more and the bigger groups of them can be intimidating for many. During lockdown and with hardly any people in town a few were taking begging to another level, bordering on robbery. Guy I know who is oldish, mid 50’s, surrounded and asked for cash. He’s a generous soul and gave them it. The council want people to sit outside, eat and drink but not being pestered by this lot, it just won’t work. Haven’t newport council banned being homeless to, whatever that means? A lot of them then came to Cardiff I heard....