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System 2010 breaks through
Integrated securityIntruder alarmsCCTVAccess controlFire detection systemsTHE 2010 SECURITY SYSTEM – which fully integrates intruder alarms, access control, video management and fire warning systems – has been made available to end users by Bewator.In addition, the Bewator 2010 offers a range of built-in functions, including personal attack alarms, environmental alarms ...
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Archive TitlesAppointments
Security Management Today keeps you up-to-date with all the latest people moves in the security sector
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Archive TitlesThe year in review
The walk of strifeAfter years of delays and setbackS, Grove Village, the first-ever housing private finance initiative, finally got under way in 2004. But even as it set about delivering 1200 homes in Manchester, the £90m scheme faced an almost insurmountable challenge. Crack dens? No. Vandalism? Not a bit of ...
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Archive TitlesSlim Pickings
he Grange Park Estate post office played its part in grabbing the Blackpool estate a place on the Sustainable Community Award shortlist after setting out a stall promoting healthy eating. Grange Park gained its place on the four-strong shortlist because it has tackled unhealthy eating, graffiti, unemployment, and other community ...
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Supporting nobody
It’s cynical and a bit cheeky of the ODPM to ask councils to avoid across-the-board cuts (“Supported housing providers fear blanket cuts to funding”, 10 December, page 9). The ODPM promised that money in year one of Supporting People would match legacy funding yet it made a cut of 2.5% ...
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We need a permanent solution
The issue of homelessness invariably rises up the agenda at this time of year – both for politicians and the charities who operate much-needed Christmas shelters.
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Archive TitlesPenny Lanes
his masterplan for a 595-home development by Sunderland Housing Group has been submitted for planning approval. If it gets the go-ahead, £50m will be invested in the Pennywell district. The scheme will include 420 new homes for rent and 180 for sale under Sunderland’s Pathway Homes brand. A total of ...
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Pathfinder holds up planning in Newcastle-under-Lyme
North Staffordshire’s housing market renewal pathfinder has slowed down the planning process at one of the region’s leading councils, ODPM figures have revealed.
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Archive TitlesHigh hopes
George Ashby, 92, who has lived on this Northampton estate since 1974, watches the refurbishment of two tower blocks by Leicester Housing Association. The landlord is spending £7.9m on the 11-storey blocks, and Ashby and his neighbours will be able to move back in when work is finished in October ...
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Archive TitlesSanta's little helpers
As you tuck into your turkey or settle down to watch The Snowman this year, spare a thought for those who have to work over Christmas. Ben Cook hears their festive tales
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The ODPM got it right
The ODPM advisory group tackling inequality in housing allocation is an unprecedented initiative (3 December, page 18). I hope it is a win-win situation for the black and minority-ethnic communities as well as others in the UK. This gesture could go far to rekindle fresh hope in people who have ...
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Fear and loathing in Tunbridge Wells
In his pre-budget statement, the chancellor unveiled a “pilot for transforming deprived estates into mixed communities”. His plan appears to be based loosely on the American Hope VI intervention, and some good things should spring from it.
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Archive TitlesEfficiency: Less is more
There was more money for housing in 2004, but it came at a price: efficiency boosts were demanded across the board. This meant cost cuts, funding shake-ups and a massive debate on what it all really means, anyway
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Hill doubles proposed planning fee rise
The government has relaunched a consultation on planning fees, suggesting that councils be allowed to raise an extra £68m next year.
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Archive TitlesDecent homes standard: The fourth way
There won’t be a fourth way, says Keith Hill. Oh yes, there will, says John Prescott. Oh no, there won’t, says the ODPM. We’re still none the wiser, but hope remains …
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Archive TitlesODPM sets its sights on cutting numbers in temporary homes
Department to invest extra £152m as homelessness tops 100,000
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How to find out what children want
Ask them to produce artworks based on their ideal neighbourhood, says Eleanor Snow
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Putting the clarity into charity
About 10,000 charities are exempt from the Charity Commission’s scrutiny, and their own regulators are often unaware of charity law. New legislation could change all that
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Archive TitlesWhat is a learning champion?
Aruna Bhagwan tells Eleanor Snow how she helps other people achieve their potential