Veronica Goddard

 …….opened across Britain.

About 150 hostels run by a private company under a government contract will open over the next month, despite there having been little or no consultation with local people. The hostels, in major cities and market towns, will house offenders released before the end of their sentences and suspects awaiting trial. The hostels will be run by Clearsprings, a property management firm based in Rayleigh, Essex.

Sites for hostels include Bath, Rochester, Dudley, Durham and Stafford. Ertan Hurer, a councillor in Enfield, north London, said he was furious that his council had not been consulted about the 13 hostels being set up in the area. Residents would feel “absolute horror” about the plans, he said.

I have contacted Clearsprings to ask if there are to be any of these facilities set up in the Mansfield area and as soon as I get a response I shall let you know the answer.