A DROP-in centre is available from today for residents and students affected by the fire at the Cube student accommodation.

They will be able to call in for help and advice or if they simply want someone to talk to.

It will be held at Crompton Place Shopping Centre in a unit close to the jewellers, Warren James.

The drop-in will be open from 11am-1pm on Saturday 23, Sunday 24 and Monday 25.

Hundreds of students were left homeless by the blaze on Friday, November 15.

Since then, a taskforce has been set up to properly investigate the causes, including the role of cladding in the building’s fire.