All Archive Titles articles – Page 976
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Archive TitlesBehaving ourselves
Biometric technologies are already in place such that access control to buildings and/or computer networks may be driven by fingerprint, iris and facial recognition. Will the time come when we can catch would-be intruders and terrorists due to their behaviourral traits as well?
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South Norfolk starts key-worker study as tenants back transfer
South Norfolk council has unveiled research into the key-worker housing crisis after getting the go-ahead for stock transfer.
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Sector demands repeal of 'inhumane' asylum rule
Call for NASS to house 3000 more asylum seekers in wake of High Court ruling
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Archive TitlesAnimal magic
Paul Tennant reckons Orbit Housing Association is a 'sleeping tiger'. He told Elaine Knutt how, as chief executive, he plans to wake up its hidden dragon. Photograph by Julian Anderson
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New chief hopes to expand Anglia to growth areas
Anglia Housing Group in Norwich has chosen Mark Rogers to be its new chief executive.
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Guinness rated satisfactory amid weakness on nuisance
Weakness in the Guinness Trust's management of antisocial behaviour cases meant the association failed to get a top rating from the Audit Commission's housing inspectorate.
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Archive TitlesAll in a spin?
Dome cameras offer great flexibility and user appeal during daylight hours, but they don't tend to work quite so well at night. Right? Wrong, we argue that with the right kind of lighting – which is all-too-often overlooked by the end user – domes can offer an improved performance under ...
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Safe way ahead in the UK
Sir – as a former director of John Tann (and the current chairman of British Standards Institution Committee GW/2, which is responsible for UK input to CEN Standards for safes), I thoroughly enjoyed consultant Mike Palmer's article on the current state of British safe manufacturing ('Safe as houses?', SMT, July ...
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Archive TitlesSecurity's 'Coming of Age'
Sir – Most readers of Security Management Today will have heard about the new Government proposals that could see millions of people working into their seventies.
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Burnley and Elevate to act together on racial tension
Burnley council has launched a wide-ranging community cohesion strategy in an attempt to leave behind its troubled history of racial tension and riots.
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Hull Labour group drops plan to abolish chief executive
Hull council's Labour administration has performed a spectacular U-turn over radical plans to change the way the council is run.
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Tenants are willing and able
I felt Niall Dickson raised a valid point about the accountability of arm's-length management organisations, which reinforces David Walker's concerns about tenant involvement ("Getting to grips with the new public services", 18 July, page 18 and "Tenants take control … or not", 18 July, page 21).The absolutely fundamental requirement for ...
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5000 eastenders to get debt advice from L&Q's expanded Change scheme
More than 5000 east London housing association tenants are to get help to manage their finances under a new scheme.
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Archive Titles£45m deal clears path for first Welsh transfer
Transfer of Bridgend's 6500 homes expected to start wave of transfers in Wales
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Archive TitlesAssociations could face £350m bill to compensate harassed employees
Housing associations could face a bill of up to £350m to compensate employees for harassment at work.
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2nd opinion: I have a dream …
Jonathan Ellis on the legislation that could free up thousands of unused homes
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English Partnerships misses 13 of 14 performance targets
Regeneration agency blames government review for its failure to meet objectives
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Holiday cottage firm to raise £33,000 for countryside social housing
Holiday homeowners are not usually seen as good friends of social housing.
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Archive TitlesEast London to get 15,000 more affordable homes
The capital's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games includes a plan to build 15,000 affordable homes in the east of London.