All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 807
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PPS1 is just not good enough
Draft planning policy statement 1 has a lot going for it, but we've heard much of it before and other important points are absent altogether
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Archive TitlesAgency to create up to 300,000 flats above shops
National body will work with businesses to turn their empty upper floors into homes
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Archive TitlesWhere there's smoke …
Smoke detection and fire prevention equipment comes in many forms ...
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Archive TitlesSci-fi services
With the 2005 e-government deadline looming, councils are working hard to offer local people online services. Martin Ferguson of IDeA looks at some innovative projects
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Upgrade for profit
Increase capacity of your systems and reap 'loads' of benefitInstallers who upgrade power supplies not only increase reliability of their systems but increase their business profits
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For a faster response make your enquiry online. Go to www.security-installer.co.uk/enquiries and key in the number of the products of which you would like details
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Public & private
Lesley Lodge on how finance staff can help make Supporting People run more smoothly
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Macclesfield's Tory MP slams transfer plan
Conservative-run Macclesfield Council has suffered a blow to its stock transfer hopes from the town's Tory MP.
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You live and love
George Tzilivakis' negotiation around the difficult neighbour issue ("Call my blush", 30 April, page 23) was interesting. I can add to the euphemism lexicon: I used to work with a housing officer who would address these issues by writing to her tenants about "the everyday sounds of living and loving".
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Opinion: We must not rest on our laurels
Congratulations to everyone who met the B&B target, says regeneration minister Lord Jeff Rooker, but the fight against homelessness goes on
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Archive TitlesPlan for inspectors to do one-year job swaps with housing officers
Audit Commission inspectors may do job-swaps with housing association and council officers as part of the watchdog's efforts to improve inspections.
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Archive TitlesHigh spirits
HIGH SPIRITS: Local youngsters celebrated the opening of a £250,000 nursery extension at Surrey Square Infants' School in Southwark on Tuesday this week.Undeterred by the rain and wind, the 50 helium balloons that should have been released outside were sent flying inside the nursery.The Aylesbury New Deal for Communities contributed ...
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Here's an idea
Set up an internet site to teach young people business skills and improve their confidence
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'Home help' was unhelpful
As an occupational therapist, I read with interest the article "Home help" (30 April, page 28). The article talks about mixed messages and ambiguous terminology but itself makes some fundamental errors.Assistive technologies, equipment or aids to independence, as they were historically known, are available from the joint equipment stores funded ...
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Honour security guards
Nominations are now being sought for the 2004 Security Excellence Awards.
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Archive TitlesGolden moment
EAST LONDON-BASED INSTALLER TSI Limited was recognised as working to the highest standards when it received a NACOSS Gold medal.
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How to … help silver surfers get more from the web
Providing local training can net some real benefits for older people, says Kate Freeman
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Archive TitlesThe future is here
The primary value of biometric technology over traditional lock systems is that there are no keys to lose or falsely duplicate, no passwords or codes to be broken or swipe cards to be falsified with electronic skimmer devices