All Archive Titles articles – Page 692
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Archive TitlesDusseldorf show dazzles: Overseas visitors boost Gglasstec show to match 2002 figures
After a quiet first day, Glasstec once again proved a major draw as glass professionals jetted into Dusseldorf to seal machinery deals, peruse the latest kit, and socialise into the early hours
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Archive TitlesUltraframe at Glassex ‘05
Ultraframe, still the industry’s leading conservatory roof system manufacturer, is returning to Glassex 2005 with a major presence at the exhibition.
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Archive TitlesSheffield to vote on renewal plan for run-down suburb
An action plan that would transform the St Vincent’s district of Sheffield and add up to 7000 houses was being considered by the council’s cabinet as Housing Today went to press on Wednesday.
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No walk in the park
As one of the leading charitable housing associations regenerating Lambeth, we were surprised to be omitted from your interesting feature on the borough (3 December, page 26).
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Love me tenders
Elvis impersonator Kenny Dee entertained crowds on 5 December for the final day of the Flavas of Peckham Festival, a three-day event promoting healthy eating and fair trade.
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Archive TitlesHull raiser
Hull may have topped a poll of ‘crap towns’ but it’s not short of supporters. No one’s keener than Bob Pringle, new head of the housing market renewal pathfinder, who is moving heaven and earth to pull the city out of the doldrums.
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Mohni Gujral
In our article last week on housing associations in Lambeth, we mistakenly referred to Mohni Gujral, the chief executive of Presentation Housing Association, as a woman. We would like to apologise to him for the error.
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How to be a giving team member
Why should team-building exercises be expensive corporate activities?
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ODPM sets targets to get families out of temporary homes
The ODPM has taken its first step towards tackling the rising number of families with children in temporary accommodation.
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Archive TitlesEast of England: Which way out?
The government has pledged 478,000 more homes for the region. But its transport links and jobs markets mean it may not be able to deliver
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A fly on the wall with one ear to the ground
Wall have eyesSimon Cowell, Ant ‘n’ Dec … um, Berkeley Homes. Yes, the developer has hopped onto the reality TV bandwagon in an attempt to attract recruits to the construction industry. Entitled Bricking It, its programme will follow 10 teenagers as they transform an empty shell into a luxury apartment ...
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Archive TitlesCommunities Plan losers set for reversal of fortune
ODPM rethink could mean huge funding boost for South-west and East of England
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Ready for their close-up
These Andover children trod the boards last week as part of a project to help prevent crime and antisocial behaviour.
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Archive TitlesCIH and Shelter launch equity scheme for poorer tenants
Groups hope Homesave scheme will stem loss of social housing due to the right to buy
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Suffer the children
Children living away from home – for instance in care – are better protected against abuse than in the mid-1990s.
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Archive Titles...as government campaign claim
Supporting People could save the public finances £1.34bn, a new study has claimed.
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ODPM select committee calls for hostels to get their own decent homes standard
An influential group of MPs has recommended that a decent homes standard should be applied to hostels for homeless people
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Brussels offers landlords a glimmer of hope with proposed cut to VAT on repairs
The European Commission is considering reducing value-added tax on repairs and maintenance costs for housing associations
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Supported housing providers fear blanket cuts to funding...
ODPM asks council chiefs not to wield heavy axe as £100m is chopped