Jonathan Holmes
BBC West Live Reporter

Hello, and welcome to our special live page looking at the issue of homelessness in the West.

We hear about this issue a lot in the news, and recent figures tell us the problem will not disappear overnight.

Last Friday night, I spent the evening filming with the charity Feed the Homeless Bristol, external, a group of volunteers who give up their time every weekend giving out food in the city. I spoke to several people living on the street too.

We'll be running some of the interviews with homeless people from a week ago and looking at how the issue affects many towns and cities across our area.

I will be out with the charity again this evening, live blogging with the people that they meet.