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    Locals rally behind homeless initiative

    Friday, December 15th, 2017
    The Big Sleep site in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, top right Tony Hackney, Tony Lockey, bottom from left Derek Szoneberg, Jan Mather, Helen Turnbull and Debbie Cairns

    More than 8,000 people took part in the Big Sleep in Edinburgh last Saturday night, including many from Hawick. The event was held to raise awareness of homeless people and was the brainchild of social entrepreneur Josh Littlejohn, best known for his Social Bite sandwich shops. The Hawick Paper can reveal that Borders-based company BSW,…

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