Friday, May 11, 2012 - 12:30
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging the construction industry to learn from the companies that built the Olympic Park after they were found to have driven down the rate of accidents – but the fundamentals hold lessons far beyond the building site. Mark Cantrell reports
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 17:26
The brightest and the best female achievers in the house building and wider construction industries were honoured at the sixth annual Women in Construction Awards
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 15:33
There was a time when a good chunk of the Red Rose county was treated as part of neighbouring Yorkshire. Those Normans, eh, but when the Conqueror’s auditors went out to compile the Domesday Book in 1086, Lancashire as we understand it didn’t exist
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 15:22
In the aftermath of last year’s riots many social landlords said that they would seek to evict tenants who had been involved, sparking a debate over why those living in social housing should face additional punishments. But where do landlords stand legally when it comes to evicting people for committing a criminal offence and is turfing people out on to the streets the answer? Michelle McKenna reports
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 15:03
Times have been tough for housing providers but the organisations working on the ground are constantly coming up with new and innovative ways of working. Our inaugural Housing Innovation Awards were all about celebrating that pioneering spirit and highlighting examples of inventive and original schemes and services
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 16:42
Social housing tenants took more than their fare share of the blame for the riots that swept across many of England’s cities last summer but as the rioters began to be held to account for their actions it became clear that they were from all walks of life and that the causes of the unrest were complex and varied. The pressing question now is how do we move forward and what role can social landlords play?
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 16:00
The Hills Review has revealed an urgent need for action to save millions from the frosty embrace of fuel poverty, prompting a host of organisations to back the author’s ‘call to arms’ but the Government’s response was rather lukewarm – a promise to consult later this year. Mark Cantrell reports
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 15:35
John Bird, founder and editor-in-chief of the Big Issue, tells Michelle Mckenna why tough love is the key to helping homeless people turn their lives around
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 17:23
Thanks to its major port cities, Hampshire has long been one of England’s ‘gateways to the world’ but while its maritime heritage remains a strong aspect of its economy and culture, there’s plenty of ‘landlubber’ challenges that must be addressed
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 17:09
A crisis in the availability of affordable rural homes is said to be turning the nation’s villages into ‘ghettos for the rich’ where those of more modest means may no longer live. And it’s not just a parochial issue either – the social and economic ramifications will be felt much further afield.
Mark Cantrell reports
