TROUBLED care home operator Southern Cross has announced it is to hand back all of the homes it has been running to the landlords of the premises.

The move affects two homes in the Review area, one at Sedbury and one between Minsterworth and Gloucester, although there have been no public announcements on any changes here.

However the Coalition government on Monday stepped in to say that nobody currently resident at any of the Southern Cross homes would find themselves homeless as a result of the company's cash crisis.