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Innovative older persons housing scheme to open in York
Date Posted: 14 April 2008
An innovative £1.4 million housing scheme in York is to be officially launched by Ryedale Housing Association (RHA) on Wednesday 16th April at 2pm. RHA, part of Yorkshire Housing Group (YHG), has transformed Garth Court sheltered housing scheme in H...
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Yorkshire students encouraged to take an interest in housing
Date Posted: 10 March 2008
Yorkshire housing associations teach youngsters about the importance of housing Young people throughout Yorkshire will be given a valuable lesson in housing to prepare them for the future, thanks to a Yorkshire partnership. Yorkshire Housing Group has jo...
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Yorkshire Housing Group to be taken over by young people
Date Posted: 20 November 2007
Yorkshire Housing Group (YHG) will be opening its doors and putting itself into the hands of Yorkshire’s youngsters on Friday 23, November 2007, for the first ever 11 MILLION Takeover day. Eight young people, aged between 17 and 22 years old, will be wor...
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Bradford children root for success during
Date Posted: 20 November 2007
Children at schools in Bradford will be planting forests of the future for National Tree Week- running from 21 November to 2 December- with the help of Brunel Day Services. National Tree Week, organised by the Tree Council, is the UK’s largest celebratio...
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£7M HOUSING BOOST FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN WAKEFIELD
Date Posted: 06 October 2007
Older people in Wakefield are set to benefit from a £7m investment in a state of the art sheltered housing scheme. Forty five purpose built apartments are to be constructed at Kettlethorpe which will enable frail elderly people to lead and independe...
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Extra care scheme unveiled for Wakefield residents
Date Posted: 05 October 2007
Yorkshire Metropolitan Housing (YMH) will be unveiling an innovative extra-care scheme on Friday 5 th October, which aims to provide Wakefield people over the age of 60 with an opportunity to live independent, secure lives. The £5.6 million Sherwood...
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Special Party Marks 20 Years of Independent Living
Date Posted: 15 September 2007
Residents and staff from School Walk Sheltered Housing in Bawtry organised a special party to celebrate the developments 20 th birthday and 20 years of independent living. Resident Eileen Holden, aged 72, joined other Yorkshire Metropolitan Housing tenan...
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Craven Housing Family Fun Day
Date Posted: 14 September 2007
Craven residents are being invited to take part in the third annual Greatwood and Horseclose Family Fun Day on Saturday 22nd September organised by Craven Housing Association. Residents in Craven will be out in force to welcome visitors to the Greatwood ...
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Brunel homes offer Bradford’s first flexible working homes
Date Posted: 10 August 2007
Brunel Housing has launched Bradford ’s first Live/Work homes scheme, a development offering a financially viable option for working people and entrepreneurs by providing combined living and working accommodation. Located at 5 and 7 Apsley Villas, Upper ...
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Craven Housing Prepares to Welcome Barnoldswick Customers
Date Posted: 18 July 2007
During the first six months of this year Craven Housing has been in discussions with South Yorkshire Housing Association with a view to taking ownership of 23 sheltered apartments and one 3 bedroom house as part of a small stock transfer. Craven Board ap...
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Affordable Apartments Open on Knaresborough Road
Date Posted: 05 July 2007
The latest innovative housing development from Harrogate Borough Council, in partnership with Yorkshire Housing and the Housing Corporation, is to be named after one of its most famous sons - the Victorian artist William Powell Frith. The council’s housi...
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Partnership Approach Brings Affordable Housing to North Yorkshire
Date Posted: 17 May 2007
Ryedale Housing Association has partnered with the Housing Corporation, the government agency that funds new affordable homes, and North Yorkshire County Council to provide affordable housing to Malton residents. The association, which is part of the Yor...
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A Yorkshire Housing Association Makes Rural Housing Affordable
Date Posted: 08 March 2007
Local people from Bentham, who are looking to remain in their home-town, are being offered a lifeline this week through the launch of Yorkshire Housing Groups’ latest development providing affordable social housing for rent which will be serviced by Crav...
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Yorkshire Housing win at the Residential Property Awards
Date Posted: 02 February 2007
It was a very red evening on Friday 2nd February at the Queens Hotel in Leeds for the annual Residential Property Awards. Organised by the Variety Club, in association with Morgans the theme of the night was Moulin Rouge. Can-can dancers, girls on stilts...
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YOUNG PEOPLE AWARDED POSITIVE-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ORDERS FOR COMMUNITY WORK
Date Posted: 18 January 2007
Seven young people from across Yorkshire are to receive an award with a difference to recognise their contribution to the local community. Instead of being hit with an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBOs), the ‘Magnificent Seven’ will be served with Posit...
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Housing Association launches initiative to clean-up communities
Date Posted: 11 January 2007
A Bradford housing association is launching ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ a massive clean up campaign to transform rundown neighbourhoods into safe and secure communities. Operation Clean Sweep is a ground-breaking scheme that has recruited customers with lear...
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The future of eco-friendly living unveiled in Huddersfield
Date Posted: 24 November 2006
The future of eco-friendly living is being unveiled in Huddersfield today by Yorkshire Housing Group, the region’s largest social housing provider. The £7.5m ground-breaking development at Primrose Hill, which was part financed by a £3m Housing Corp...
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SWARCLIFFE YOUNGSTERS STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN FOR ROAD SAFETY
Date Posted: 30 October 2006
Children from Swarcliffe in Leeds will be bright and safe on the roads as the clocks go back and days get darker, thanks to a safety donation, organised by Yorkshire Transformations Limited, Carillion and Warburtons, the family bakers. The three organisa...
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Wakefield Pupil Helps Name Cities Latest Sheltered Housing Development
Date Posted: 18 October 2006
Seven year-old Jessica Cadman from Wakefield has helped name the new communal area for Wakefield’s latest sheltered housing development. Yorkshire Housing Group, which has built the ExtraCare home on Hendal Lane, invited Jessica and other competition win...
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Housing Staff Help Sheffield Community Clear Up
Date Posted: 17 October 2006
A South Yorkshire community will receive a helping hand from Yorkshire Housing staff tomorrow (October 18 th ) when they join forces in a bid to tidy up a Sheffield housing estate. The ‘Clean Up’ initiative, which has been organised by Graham Wright of S...
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Yorkshire Housing staff turn over a new leaf
Date Posted: 16 October 2006
Yorkshire Housing Staff were digging deep and leaving no stone unturned on Saturday in a bid to save a Bradford lady’s allotment. The Brunel Housing tenant, a 41 year old lady, risked losing her ‘sanctuary’ when Bradford Council gave her a deadline to cl...
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Sheltered Housing Complex Helping Residents Become 'Silver Surfers'
Date Posted: 10 October 2006
Residents at a Barnsley sheltered housing complex will soon be joining the growing ranks of ‘silver surfers’ thanks to a donation of computer equipment. The residents at Chestnut Court in Worsborough Common are all aged 60 or over and are keen to improve...
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GRAND OPENING OF £1m SHELTERED HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AT LAUREL CROFT
Date Posted: 09 October 2006
The £1m redevelopment of Laurel Croft sheltered housing complex in Embsey was officially opened on Thursday 5th October 2006. The new complex, part of Craven Housing Association, was unveiled by the Association’s director of housing, David Bolton. T...
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Yorkshire Housing Group Launches Ground-Breaking Annual Report As Film
Date Posted: 03 October 2006
Yorkshire Housing Group, the largest social housing provider dedicated to Yorkshire, has turned its 2005-6 annual report into a ground-breaking film. The film is believed to be the first use of a DVD in an annual report and gives the Group’s tenants the ...
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Home Sweet Home For New Tenants In Bradford
Date Posted: 02 October 2006
Newcomers to a Bradford housing association have received a taste of the quality service they can continue to expect when housing staff delivered a personal touch. Housing officers at Brunel Housing, part of the Yorkshire Housing Group, have been visitin...
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YORKSHIRE HOUSING APPOINTS NEW AREA MANAGER
Date Posted: 06 September 2006
Yorkshire Housing Association has appointed Garry Smith as Area Manager for its Eastern Region. Garry previously worked as Neighbourhood Manager for Northumbria South.
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Craven Housing Strengthens Team With New Director
Date Posted: 06 September 2006
Yorkshire Housing Group has strengthened its Executive team with the appointment of David Bolton as Director of Craven Housing Association. Along with experience working for a number of housing associations over the past 14 years, David has worked for Yo...
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Craven Fun Day Produces A Great Day Out
Date Posted: 05 September 2006
Over 100 people flocked to the second annual Greatwood and Horseclose Family Fun day on Saturday (2nd September) organised by staff and tenants of Craven Housing Association, part of the Yorkshire Housing Group. Activities included five-a-side football, ...
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Craven Housing Family Fun Day
Date Posted: 31 August 2006
Over 100 people are expected to flock to a major Comunity event organised by Craven Housing Association, to join in the family fun and games. Residents in Craven will be out in force to welcome visitors to the second annual Greatwood and Horseclose Famil...
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School Pupil Names Yorkshire Housing's Newest Development
Date Posted: 25 August 2006
Eight year-old Edward Gray has named York’s newest city centre housing development after being inspired by a Roman grave. Yorkshire Housing is inviting the Scarcroft Primary School pupil to be guest of honour at the official opening of the new Yorkshire ...
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£1.5M Homes Transform Derelict City Centre Site
Date Posted: 08 June 2006
A £1.5-million development is transforming a derelict site in the heart of Leeds into 25 chic city apartments which will be available at affordable rents. The Yorkshire Housing Group – the largest social housing provider dedicated to Yorkshire – is ...
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Famous Names Will Be On Everyone's Lips At Cafe Launch
Date Posted: 07 June 2006
Council employees can tuck into a ‘Christa Ackroyd’, ‘David Hockney’ or ‘Charlotte Bronte’ when a Bradford café launched on May 10 th . The Olicana Project, known as Ollie’s, in Olicana House, Bradford, is the first council café to be launched and run by...
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£20M Affordable Housing Boost For Leeds
Date Posted: 18 April 2006
A £20m development programme is underway to provide affordable homes for people in Leeds. Work has started on building 148 houses and apartments on the Swarcliffe Estate to provide high quality homes for local people at low cost rents. Five brownfie...
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£7M Housing Boost For Older People In Wakefield
Date Posted: 18 April 2006
Older people in Wakefield are set to benefit from a £7m investment in a state of the art sheltered housing scheme. Forty five purpose built apartments are to be constructed at Kettlethorpe which will enable frail elderly people to lead and independe...
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Northern Edge scoops Constructing Excellence Innovation Award
Date Posted: 27 March 2006
AFFORDABLE HOMES’ SCHEME WINS INNOVATION AWARD A ground-breaking scheme which will provide thousands of affordable homes for families in the North of England has won an award for Innovation at the Constructing Excellence in the North East Awards. Judges ...
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First Line Managers Get First Class Training
Date Posted: 13 February 2006
Twelve staff from Craven Housing, which is part of the Yorkshire Housing Group, have completed a 12-week course which enables them to become first line managers. The nationally recognised management qualification is awarded by the Institute of Leadership...
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Housing Staff Dig Deep For Elderly Residents
Date Posted: 25 January 2006
Staff at a Yorkshire Housing are digging deep to bring new life to gardens enjoyed by elderly residents in Wortley, Leeds. They will form their own ground force of volunteers to transform a corner of St Mary's Sheltered Housing Scheme, off Tong Road, whe...
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Pioneering Live Work Homes Shortlisted For Award
Date Posted: 22 January 2006
A pioneering housing scheme which provides purpose-built properties for home-based businesses with affordable rents has been shortlisted for the Leeds Architecture Awards 2005. Yorkshire Metropolitan Housing's five homes in St Mary's Close, Wortley, feat...
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Vote of Confidence for Brunel Housing
Date Posted: 16 January 2006
The Housing Corporation has announced that Brunel Housing has been removed from supervision following the merger. Brunel was placed under supervision in September 2004 following an adverse inspection report by the Audit Commission. The Corporation made t...
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£18M Investment in West Yorkshire Homes
Date Posted: 15 January 2006
A £18million investment programme to improve hundreds of homes across West Yorkshire has been announced following the merger of two housing associations. The massive investment which will improve the quality of life for thousands of people was annou...
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Housing Boost for Disabled People in Barnsley
Date Posted: 08 January 2006
Disabled people in Barnsley have received a major boost following the completion of eight new homes designed around their needs. The purpose built bungalows will enable the residents to lead more independent lives and are the result of a partnership betw...
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Skipton Youngsters Artwork Features On Community Calendar
Date Posted: 01 December 2005
Three Skipton youngsters have kicked off the New Year with an extra celebration after their artwork was chosen to feature in a community calendar for 2006. The calendar has been produced by Craven Housing Association to promote community involvement on t...
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New Road Safety Initiative Launched
Date Posted: 10 October 2005
A housing association has joined forces with police and fire fighters to help make Craven’s roads safer. Road safety messages are being emblazoned on the back of 30 maintenance vehicles operated by Craven Housing Association urging motorists to think abo...
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