SINGLE homeless people are to receive help to start a new life.
The Three Rivers Housing Group has refurbished a block of flats on the outskirts of Durham City to enable the homeless to start living independently.
The group obtained £136,000 funding from a variety of sources to turn a ten-bedroom hostel with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities into eight self-contained flats.
Pete Ottowell, customer services director at Three Rivers Housing Group, said: "Having their own facilities will give them a greater sense of ownership and responsibility."
The project is run by Durham Action on Single Housing (Dash), a support organisation set up in 1989.
The building has been named Harry Mears House in memory of a dedicated Dash volunteer who worked with the organisation for 15 years.
It was re-opened by his widow, Margaret, at a ceremony last week.
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