Stonham tries to construct better gender balance
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Related ItemsLovell management training programme earmarks star of the future Lovell initiative helps construction students Recruitment day for SHG Specialist housing and support services provider Stonham has launched a CD to help the construction industry recruit more women.
%26lsquo;Gender on the Agenda is aimed at managers and human resources staff working in the sector. It provides [...]
Government funding for Gypsy and traveller housing
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Related ItemsThreat to social housing’s independenceSouth East housing to get æ‹¢80m Soldiers to receive more housing support Record funding to tackle homelessness Funding boost will help elderly and disabled stay homeGreen ratings for all homebuyers Callcutt Review-new drive to deliver affordable green homes Temporary accommodation forced outside Westminster by Government cuts One stop shop [...]
Accord anti social behaviour hotline
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Related ItemsBedminster anti social behaviour group launched Hammersmith %26amp; Fulham clampdown on anti social behaviour Preston wins top award for tackling noisy neighboursBirmingham virtual sports tackles ASB Liverpool discussion on ASB LHT Tenants’ alleyway brings people togetherFriendship %26amp; Care tenants want more help in neighbourhood disputes Housing Minister visits empowerment programme in Preston North Tyneside [...]
Pendle study of future housing sites
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Pendle Council has published a new Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, which looks at all the sites in the towns and villages of the Lancashire borough, where new homes could be built in the future.
It will also show which sites are best placed to meet local needs and considered first if, or when, there is [...]
Rough ride for Pathfinders
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Controversy has snapped at the Pathfinders collective heels ever since they started walking the long road to recovery and they still have a long journey ahead.
Radical but risky has a certain ring to it. As quick-fire verdicts go it suggests an edgy machismo that dares to tread beyond the beaten track and come through [...]
Newcastle housing boost
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Related ItemsWest Denton sees æ‹¢5.5m of affordable homes Lifestyle makeover for Cruddas ParkAnnual report proves YHN is more than a business Houses cleared as next phase of regeneration takes place First conviction for council against landlordNewcastle master-plan submittedNewcastle City Council has welcomed being named one of 14 pilot areas for a Local Housing Company by [...]
Gordon Brown-worth the wait?
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Gordon Brown has finally been able to present his first legislative programme. So was
it worth the wait?
It seems like it was a century ago that Gordon Brown first became known by his perennial epithet, %26lsquo;Prime Minister in Waiting, largely because it was. Finally this month though, having got his feet firmly under the table at [...]
Halifax says more needs doing on empty homes
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Related ItemsUK house prices rise ahead of Europe New scheme from Riverside Most of the country%26#39;s empty private homes are found in the North of England, with the North West topping the league table for properties left vacant for more than six months, according to the fourth annual survey conducted by the Halifax.
The bank [...]
Wrekin Housing Trust launch mobile website
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
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Barnet scheme wins housing award
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Related ItemsHelena Housing board member awarded OBENational Federation of ALMOs launches 2008 awardsBirmingham tenants honoured at HLB CeremonyBuilding for Life 2008Wrekin Housing receives bright green lightNorthamptonshire housing needs survey Birmingham Lay Hill redevelopment wins award Barnet Homes wins gold awardTown and Country housing win two awards The Gateshead Housing Company reaches Level 3-a UK first [...]