Click on the links below to read the full stories as they appeared in the press.

Byker Wall communal hobby room renovated (Evening Chronicle, 30th December 2011) Families living in the Byker Wall in Newcastle can use a communal room again after £30,000 was donated to finish the job.

Landlords will press ahead with solar panel project (Evening Chronicle, 18th November 2011) Council tenants could soon see their electricity bills fall after YHN announced they are to press ahead with a £1.9m solar panel project.

Newcastle primary school pupils learn about energy (Evening Chronicle, 27th September 2011) Your Homes Newcastle and Electric Pedals arranged for primary school pupils to learn about energy by powering smoothie makers, Scalextric racers and light bulbs through exercise.

In Focus: Should a council house be for life? (Evening Chronicle, 2nd August 2011) Families living in council houses on Tyneside are used to the reassurance that they have a home for life, but under proposals floated by the government, lifetime tenancies could be scrapped for new residents as part of efforts to tackle long waiting lists.

Using pieces of the past to look ahead (Journal, 4th June 2011) Walker's pottery past has inspired residents to contribute to a regeneration scheme which is creating a new future.

Riverside Dene housing development wins regional award (Evening Chronicle, 23rd April 2011) Riverside Dene in Newcastle's west end has been named Best Affordable Housing Development in the North by the Local Authority Building Control organisation.

Community purse strings (ALMOs in Action, 24th February 2011) 'ALMOs in Action’ is a newsletter that is published by the National Federation of ALMOs.  They represent over 60 Arms Length Management Organisations across England.  YHN has been an ALMO since 2004.  Our work to engage with tenants around spending plans is mentioned on page 6.

Palatine Beds set to refurbish Ark Royal mattresses (nebusiness.co.uk, 17th February 2011) The Navy has hired Palatine Beds to refurbish the mattresses from HMS Ark Royal.  

Housing providers on top equality list (Inside Housing, 13th January 2011) Your Homes Newcastle is one of only four housing providers to make Stonewall's list of the top 100 lesbian, gay and bisexual friendly employers.

Young Achiever Awards 2010 winners revealed (Evening Chronicle, 16th December 2010) YHN volunteer Jodie Wilkinson has won a 2010 Young Achiever Award for her work to help other young people get their lives back on track.

Mattress dominoes world record set in Newcastle (Daily Mirror, 4th October 2010) Bed lovers spring into action to topple the world mattress domino record.

Evening Chronicle honours good neighbours (Evening Chronicle, 7th October 2010) At a special ceremony yesterday, Your Homes Newcastle and the Evening Chronicle celebrated the selfless actions of those who put others before themselves.

Old Cruddas Park flats revamp celebrated (Evening Chronicle, 20th September 2010) Residents from a revamped community on Tyneside celebrated the end of a multi-million pound redevelopment project with a family fun day.

Kenton council base becomes OAP homes (Evening Chronicle, 17th September 2010) YHN has transformed a former council depot in Kenton into homes for older people thanks to a £300,000 grant from the Government’s Homes and Communities Agency.

Bed firm attempting to break mattress record (Evening Chronicle, 6th September 2010) Staff at Palatine Beds will aim to break a record set by a group in China for toppling the largest number of mattresses held by people like dominoes.

Neighbour at the heart of residents' community (Evening Chronicle, 16th August 2010) Norma Young of Shield Court, Shieldfield, has been the catalyst in bringing together residents at the YHN sheltered scheme since she moved in three-and-a-half years ago.

Cancer sufferer nominates friend for award (Evening Chronicle, 13th August 2010) A caring neighbour has been nominated for the Good Neighbour Awards organised by YHN and the Chronicle.

Baroness visits Newcastle's Byker Wall (Evening Chronicle, 5th August 2010) The chair of English Heritage visited the Grade II listed Byker Wall and Estate which is set for a multi-million pound makeover.

Handyman hailed helpful hero by neighbours (Evening Chronicle, 29th July 2010) Richard Lunn has made such an impression on the residents at Theresa Russell House,  that they have nominated him for the Chronicle and YHN's Good Neighbour of the Year Award.

A 'true gent' nominated for neighbour award (Evening Chronicle, 15th July 2010) A kind hearted YHN tenant is nominated for the Good Neighbour Awards for all the good deeds he does for his neighbours

YHN starts hunt for top neighbour (Evening Chronicle, 17th June 2010) The Good Neighbour Awards, organised with the help of Your Homes Newcastle, aims to pay tribute to all the unsung heroes of the region and gives people the chance to shine the spotlight on the people who really make a difference in their community.

YHN goes digital (24.dash, 17th June 2010) Your Homes Newcastle customers can now access information about services any time of the day or night thanks to the introduction of a new digital interactive TV service

Byker residents win revamp battle (Evening Chronicle, 5th June 2010) Your Homes Newcastle has been offered a cash grant by the Government to renovate Bolam Coyne and bring it back into use for the first time in a decade

Families return after Cruddas Park revamp (Evening Chronicle, 2nd June 2010) The first residents move into their new state-of-the-art apartments in the Sycamores, Riverside Dene, which was formerly Cruddas Park estate

Troubled teenagers given new goals to aim for (Evening Chronicle, 18th May 2010) Northumbria Police and YHN have been working together to set up the Jubilee Magpies football team to keep bored teenagers out of trouble

Huge crane installs flats new heating systems (Evening Chronicle, 12th May 2010) New eco-heating system for Riverside Dene is installed, aiming to cut fuel bills and reduce the negative effect that household heating has on the environment

Police see victory over criminals in Cowgate (Evening Chronicle, 15th April 2010) Police have worked hard to drive down crime in Cowgate and last year a special strategy for the estate was launched in conjunction with Newcastle City Council and YHN among other organisations

£35m plans for social housing in the city unveiled (The Journal, 14th April 2010) Leazes Homes, a subsidiary of YHN, has unveiled plans to spend £35m on hundreds of new social homes to meet growing demand in the city

Pupils taught the dangers of building sites (24.dash, 19th March 2010) A team from Frank Haslam Milan (FHM), working in Byker delivering YHN's modern homes programme, teach pupils the dangers of playing on building sites

Residents get a say on Blakelaw housing plans (Evening Chronicle, 13th April 2010) YHN ask residents for their views on what should replace the Blakelaw deck access flats

Hundreds of jobs for Tyneside young people (Evening Chronicle, 17th March 2010) Scheme approved by Newcastle City Council to create jobs for young people within the council and partner organisations including YHN

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.