Homeless 'problem' on main city street

BUSINESSES in one part of the city centre say the council needs to do a better job in tackling issues with rough sleepers.

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Store managers in Belvoir Street said there had been issues with homeless people and rough sleepers.

Ahmed, a manager at The Gresham Aparthotel, said: “The council needs to do a better job of keeping this place clean as it's a main area of the city.

“The main issue we have is people relieving themselves in our fire exit door area and when we try to do something they shout at us and get hostile.

“We get lots of homeless people who do drugs and sleep in our fire exit, which makes us look bad.

“Sometimes they also come into the store so we give them some free food and they leave.”