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South Shields gets more social housing options Aug 06, 2010

South Shields gets more social housing options

Social housing options in the north east of England have been boosted by the unveiling of the first new council houses to be built in South Shields in around 40 years.

As one of the very first local authorities to be awarded funding in the Homes and Communities Agency's New Build initiative, South Tyneside Council - along with the help of people in housing jobs - began work on 27 social bungalows in three locations across...

Housing options improved in Northumberland Aug 06, 2010

Housing options improved in Northumberland

People searching for housing options in the north of England might be interested to note that a £1.65 million project has been opened in Northumberland.

In news that may interest those with housing jobs, the Townfoot scheme in the village of Lesbury has been inaugurated by the Duke of Northumberland after its joint development by social housing group Isos and the Homes and Communities Agency.

Landowner Northumberland Estat...

Housing options in Southampton to be boosted by new project Aug 05, 2010

Housing options in Southampton to be boosted by new project

Anyone searching for housing options in the south of England might be interested to note that the construction of 53 new social residential properties has begun in Southampton.

In a development that will require people with housing jobs to complete, the coastal city's council has teamed together with the Homes and Communities Agency in order to fund the project, which will be done in two separate phases.

During the first p...

Housing options ''may be reduced by government proposal'' Aug 05, 2010

Housing options may be reduced by government proposal

Many people searching for housing options in the UK may struggle if the prime minister's proposal to scrap lifetime tenancy agreements in social homes is passed into law, an expert has said.

In news that may interest people in housing jobs, Helen Williams, assistant director at the National Housing Federation, has commented that "there are lots of issues to consider" prior to making such a decision.

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Care jobs workers told ''there are many different factors behind obesity'' Aug 05, 2010

Care jobs workers told there are many different factors behind obesity

People in health care jobs might be interested to note that an expert has said there are many different reasons as to why someone becomes obese.

People in such care jobs often have to help people who have become clinically overweight, but the opinion that this issue is caused solely by overeating is based on misconceptions, Tam Fry, board member of the National Obesity Forum has rema...