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Pods providing emergency winter housing for ‘entrenched’ rough sleepers are to be installed on a car park in Bolton town centre.

A pilot scheme over the next six months will see the accommodation placed on the corner of Topp Way and Higher Bridge Street.

The 11 pods are described as ‘severe weather exposure provision for adults experiencing rough sleeping’.

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Each cabin has a bed, toilet, shower, key-coded door storage for clothing and desk space.

There will also be a single separate kitchen pod for meal preparation. The initiative, believed to be the first in Greater Manchester, is being led by Bolton council’s housing option rough sleeper team.

At a meeting of the council’s planning committee, Mark Asp

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