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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Estel Farell Roig

Ex-rough sleeper struggling with addiction now has a home, job and is engaged

A homeless shelter manager has opened up about his own experience of rough sleeping.

Andy Cook is the deputy manager at St Mungo's service The Wing, in Bristol city centre - but just over a decade ago he was sleeping rough and struggling with addiction.

Mr Cook's life took a turn for the worse at the age of 27 and it wasn't until more than 15 years later that he was able to get his life back on track.

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