What the papers say
Click on the links below to read the full stories as they
appeared in the press.
First sale at Gateway West at Newburn
Riverside (The Journal, 10th March
2010) Newcastle Furniture Service moves to Gateway West at
Newburn Riverside.
Byker Wall multi million pound makeover (Evening Chronicle, 4th
March 2010) Proposals to bring up to £48m into Byker
and put the community in control of investment in the estate have
been unveiled
Barratt builds 550 houses across region (The Journal, 10th
February 2010) YHN is working with Barratt to
build new houses in Throckley.
Benwell home one of the greenest on Tyneside (Evening
Chronicle, 9th February 2010) YHN property is turned into
a model of green living as an 'eco-house'.
Byker rookie golfers tee off at indoor course
(Evening Chronicle, 1st February 2010) Residents
in YHN sheltered housing schemes have received equipment to
play ‘Rookie Golf’, thanks to a donation from community
regeneration specialists Frank Haslam Milan.
New agreements help social housing tenants into work
(24dash.com, 28th January 2010) Newcastle City Council and
Your Homes Newcastle are working together to help YHN tenants get
back into work.
Landlords lauded for gay-friendly measures
(Inside Housing, 15th January 2010) YHN is one of
only five housing providers to be included in the Stonewall Top 100
Employers 2010 Workplace Equality Index.
Caring locals make a big play for park cash
(Evening Chronicle, 20th October) A new play area
planned by a local community has opened in Shieldfield with
the help of grants from a number of organisations, including Your
Homes Newcastle.
Crooks and locals clean up West End estate (Evening Chronicle,
15th October) Offenders, locals and YHN officers work
together to clean up estate.
Learning
at Work Day: Award winners announced
(trainingreference.co.uk, 28 September 2009) Your
Homes Newcastle highly commended for its efforts during
Learning at Work Week 2009.
Number 1 Neighbour Awards 2009 (16 September 2009)
Your Homes Newcastle's best neighbours featured in the Evening
Chronicle throughout the 2009 Number 1 Neighbour Awards
campaign.
Tyneside noise menace evicted from her home (Sunday Sun, 13
September 2009) YHN tenant evicted for anti-social
behaviour.
Flats in Blakelaw demolished after 40 years
(Evening Chronicle, 3 September 2009) Outdated
deck access flats demolished to make way for modern family
homes.
Byker Wall caretaker help traps teenage raider (Evening
Chronicle, 1 August 2009) YHN Concierge David Ord
praised by police for working hard to keep residents of
the Byker Wall safe.
Derelict house to become eco-friendly (Evening Chronicle, 7
July 2009) - a derelict house in Benwell is being fitted
with the latest eco-friendly technologies to show that houses of
that type can be made greener places to live.
Landlords could have derelict properties seized (Evening
Chronicle, 1 July 2009) YHN is in negotiations
with the City Council to increase its housing stock by
managing any properties made public through Empty Dwelling
Management Orders.
Bike
scheme helps young homeless (BBC News, 18 June
2009) - this report about YHN's Bike It project was
broadcast during Bike Week 2009. The Bike It project is
a social enterprise which provides training and employment
opportunities around cycle maintenance for homeless young
people from our supported accommodation hostel.
Homes improvement (The Guardian, 10 June
2009) - this article discusses the new homes being built
by Arms Length Management Organisations such as Stockport
Homes and Your Homes Newcastle.
How to
regenerate a city when times are hard (Public
Service Review: Local Government and the Regions Issue 14
- 27, May 2009) - Newcastle is one of four
cities planning on using bonds to fund major regeneration projects
and pay the money back using future business tax revenue. In this
article, Council leader John Shipley describes the challenges the
city faces.
Palatine Beds are realising a dream
(The Journal, 22 May 2009) Palatine Beds, a
division of YHN, manufacture high quality beds and offer
employment opportunities to disabled people in the region.
Pupils get VIP treatment from Newcastle Eagles (Evening
Chronicle, 7 May 2009) - Our School and Community project,
a joint venture between Your Homes Newcastle and Newcastle Eagles
basketball team, encourages Newcastle children to take pride and
responsibility for the community around them.