The tent has been pitched beside the theatre, in full view of theatre-goers and shoppers passing through the city centre.

The camp is the latest visible sign of homelessness in the city and comes weeks after tents have appeared alongside Riverside Walk, beneath the flyover on Magdalen Street and in St Stephens underpass.

Camps have also been pitched in Chapelfield Gardens and near the city walls.

The tent has appeared next to the........

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