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Flats in Blakelaw demolished after 40 years (Evening Chronicle, 3 September 2009) Outdated deck access flats demolished to make way for modern family homes.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.