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Muhammad Uddin and Isobel Moorhouse, two Yorkshire Housing apprentices, have fought off stiff competition to make the final shortlist for Yorkshire and Humber regional apprenticeship awards 2018. Both apprentices made the shortlist, which showcases the...

For the second year running Yorkshire Housing was pleased to sponsor the Skipton cycle race, which took place on Wednesday 11 July. Hundreds of people turned out to watch an exciting, world-class cycling race in Skipton on Wednesday night – despite the World Cup...

Yorkshire Housing has congratulated the first people to pass its new change your life programme, an initiative that helps tenants to gain essential employability skills to maximise their success in the job market. The innovative programme offers a series...

Yorkshire Housing will be the headline sponsor of this summer’s 2018 Skipton Cycle Race, which takes place on Wednesday 11 July. This is the second year that Yorkshire Housing has sponsored the event which is included in British Cycling’s prominent Elite...

Yorkshire Housing chief executive Mervyn Jones has announced his retirement at the end of 2018, at a time when the organisation is in its strongest position ever. Mervyn joined Yorkshire Housing in 2008 and oversaw the consolidation of a group structure...

A new contractor Morgan Sindall will be carrying out repairs to homes in the west area, replacing Mears. Customers living in Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees will not experience any changes to their repair and maintenance services, but will see...

On Thursday 14 June, at around 5.30pm, a fire broke out in a flat at one of our sheltered schemes in York. The fire was contained to a flat in a block of eight. Customers in the neighbouring flats evacuated safely. We’re pleased to report two residents who were...

Whether you’re looking for employment, your next big career change or to start a business, Yorkshire Housing has partnered with SureTrax and the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs to introduce the Change Your Life Programme. The course is designed to help...

Adrian Jones* from Doncaster has secured his first job for 13 years thanks to help from employment coach Imran Hussain. Adrian spent eight years caring for his terminally ill mother before taking the opportunity to travel for five year after she sadly...

Business enterprise coach, Sheila McFee (pictured on the left above) picked up the Enterprise Support Champion top spot at the IOEE Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2018 this week. The awards, hosted by Andrew Griffiths MP, took place at the Houses of...

​Sabrina Francis from Keighley, had worked for the NHS for many years but felt the need for a change in direction, she decided to take the plunge and retrain as a medical herbalist. Since, Sabrina has graduated from Lincoln University with a BSc (Hons)...

Two students from the University of Bradford, Gosia Drobniewska and Kerry Foster, have spent the last nine weeks holding baking and relaxation sessions with residents from the sheltered scheme at Charlotte Court in Bradford. The pair usually attracted...

Work has started on a new Yorkshire Housing development in Allerton Bywater which will see 55 new homes being built by 2019. Yorkshire Housing has commissioned Esh Construction Ltd to build the new homes and as part of its communities strategy, Esh has...

Kevin Hollinrake MP visited Deansfield Court in Norton, North Yorkshire earlier today to witness the good work done by care staff at the extra care housing scheme. Deansfield Court is a purpose built 50 home extra care scheme, suitable for people with...

Staff from Yorkshire Housing were joined by members of Ryedale Council, Transcore employees and the Mennell family yesterday to officially unveil Yorkshire Housing's latest development, ten social rents in Norton near Malton. The development, named after the late...

Dean’s story with the Yorkshire Housing community investment team starts back in January 2016 when he received a promotional letter from the team promoting their services. Dean had been working full-time as a forklift truck driver for eight years at this point but he...

Dave has four young children and has traditionally found it hard to find work that fit around his family, he often struggled to hold down jobs long-term and therefore was unable to plan for the future or be confident of a steady income. After contacting...

Starting a business is likely to be one of the most stressful endeavours you are ever likely to embark upon, things you never even considered will come flying at you from every angle and how you react to them could be the difference between success and failure....

Yorkshire Housing, which manages the Swarcliffe Estate in east Leeds, has organised a birdhouse building event to keep the kids busy this half-term. The event will take place on Thursday 15 February between 10am and 1pm by Cock Beck on Langbar Close. The...