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Yorkshire Housing independent living officer Johnny Rhodes was in for a close shave as he let elderly residents at Rye Court in Helmsley shave his hair to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Amongst the lucky residents who sheared his locks was Ellen...

Yorkshire Housing will be marking the eighth annual Gas Safety Week to raise awareness of the dangers of poorly maintained gas appliances, which can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. We will be using the week from 17 –...

A new strategy launched by the Yorkshire Housing community investment team sets out how they will help our customers to gain employment, start their own business and get involved in other activities up until 2020. It aims to assist as many customers as...

Yorkshire Housing has welcomed the government’s green paper which is designed to encourage broad discussion about social housing. We agree with its call for more openness and transparency for tenants on issues such as performance data and complaints handling and we...

Yorkshire Housing recently celebrated the ten year anniversary for several volunteers who have helped out at Sherwood Court extra care scheme in Wakefield for the past decade. Anne Halewood first started off her volunteering work at Sherwood Court when she helped a...

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...