City councillors are looking for a better idea of when London should activate an emergency reception centre after the city scrambled last week to turn a community centre into an overnight warming shelter. After extreme cold warnings spurred by wind chills of –30 C and pleas from several agencies serving the homeless, the city turned […]
Politicians and frontline agencies are applauding London's eleventh-hour move to open emergency warming spaces during this week's extreme cold snap, but all agree there has to be a better plan for the future.