Over 600 households have been helped to improve their homes through the Kick Start scheme, a multi local authority project delivered in North Staffordshire by Staffordshire Housing Association. Kick Start provided low cost finance for vital repairs with the loan secured against the equity in the property which was being improved. A review of the scheme reveals it has: Helped …
HEARING ADVICE DAY OFFERS COMPENSATION HOPE FOR BRISTOL WORKERS
A Hearing Advice Day is to be held on Friday for all workers in Bristol and surrounding areas who may have been exposed to excessive noise at work. Attwood Solicitors, specialist Noise Induced Hearing Loss Solicitors, have had great success in helping workers in shipyards and in other heavy industries across England and Wales. The Bristol Hearing Advice Day will …
Staffordshire Housing calls on Government to abandon solar tariff cuts
Housing Association leaders have called on the Government to shelve their opposition to solar power feed in tariffs. Staffordshire Housing Association says the Governments bid to cut the tariffs is unfair to residents who may lose out on potential savings of £150 a year. Barry Pitts, Business Development Director at Stoke based Staffordshire Housing Association said: “We support and applaud …
Help or face the legal consequences – Solicitor tells breast implant clinics
Medical negligence specialists Attwood Solicitors have delivered a blunt message to breast implant clinics – help people with faulty PIP implants or face legal action. More than 700 women have asked Stoke-on-Trent based Attwood Solicitors for advice on breast implant replacement in recent days. And Principal Solicitor Ashley Attwood said: “The moral case is clear, these companies must act in …
Enquiries flood in as Attwood Solicitors campaign for UK women caught up in French breast implants scare
A solicitor who is calling for Government intervention regarding faulty breast implants has been inundated with calls from concerned women. Medical negligence experts, Attwood Solicitors, have received over 100 enquiries in just three days about the risk of PIP implants. Up to 50,000 British women are thought to have breast implants supplied by French firm PIP (Poly Implant Protheses) which …
Call for clear Government guidance for UK women caught up in French breast implants scare
Medical negligence lawyer Ashley Attwood has called on the Government to give support and guidance to thousands of women in the UK caught up in the scandal over faulty French breast implants. Up to 40,000 British women are thought to have breast implants supplied by French firm PIP (Poly Implant Protheses) which has admitted using low grade industrial silicon gel …
New Courses from Howle Communications
1) Powerful PR – how to build your company’s profile 2) Working with the media These two courses are being offered either as a package or separate to businesses, charity and voluntary organisations. To be held at the easily accessible Moat House Hotel, Stoke-on-Trent, on the mornings of Friday, 24 February, and Friday 9 March, they are designed for organisations …
Titanic Brewery honours Moorlands Inns of Excellence
Nine Staffordshire Moorlands pubs have been recognised for their quality and service by North Staffordshire’s Titanic Brewery. The pubs have been awarded Blue Riband Inns of Excellence Service by the Burslem based brewer. And to celebrate, customers are being given the chance to claim a limited edition T-shirt, by having a special Blue Riband passport stamped in each pub. The …
Free skills courses help residents to Live and Learn
Staffordshire Housing Association is offering free courses to residents looking to boost their education and skills. The North Staffordshire based social housing group offers a Live and Learn Programme to its 3,000 residents. A wide variety of education, leisure and vocational training opportunities are available through Live and Learn. Former stay-at-home mum, Maria Tylman, is hoping to embark on a …
Staffordshire Housing’s West End Village is Best of British
A Stoke-on-Trent housing complex has been declared the Best of British. The West End Village, Stoke, was named as “The Most Outstanding Extra Care Housing Complex in the UK” (for 2011) at the annual UK Over 50s Housing Awards. The West End Village was opened by Staffordshire Housing Association around 12 months ago. The architecturally designed, state-of-the-art complex provides 100 …