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A coalition of voluntary, public and private sector organisations today (3rd September) welcomed Liverpool City Council’s plans to establish a “North Liverpool Action Team” covering Anfield, County and Kirkdale.

The people of the North West deserve the same opportunities as those in other parts of the country and continued investment to tackle poverty and deprivation in the region is vital to capturing the opportunities presented by the Government’s Big Society agenda. That is the message of the North West’s submission on housing to the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review.

Three sheltered housing schemes across Merseyside and Cheshire have been successful in their bids to take part in the Government’s Get Digital programme, which aims to connect people over the age of 65 to the internet.

Three subsidiaries of the Plus Dane Housing Group in Liverpool – CDS Housing, Greater Hornby Housing Association (Hornby Homes) and New Generation Housing Association - have come together to form Plus Dane Merseyside.

Neighbourhood investor, the Plus Dane Housing Group, has been shortlisted in the Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the North Award at the 2010 National Affordable Home Ownership Housing Awards.

School children in Wavertree are being encouraged to play a part in an innovative Government project to create a super-green home, with the help of neighbourhood investor, Plus Dane Group.

A WOMAN who helped transform the face of social housing is stepping down from her current role after 43 years of service to the sector.

Liverpool City Region has been chosen to host a major trial of cutting edge ‘Smart Grid’ technology to improve the reliability and quality of electricity supplies as well as helping to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

Twelve people from Merseyside and Cheshire who have homes with neighbourhood investor, the Plus Dane Housing Group, have awarded a £32 million repairs, gas and maintenance service contract for 7,000 properties in Liverpool.

TWO VIP guests saw first hand how the £11m project to rebuild Castlefields Village Square is going.

Neighbourhood investor and regional housing association Plus Dane Group has been selected by Warrington Borough Council to join the Warrington Affordable Housing Partnership following a competitive bid process.

Local people of all ages joined together to celebrate the re-opening of a children’s play area in Castlefields.

A unique event that will help first-time buyers get a foot on the property ladder is coming to Ellesmere Port.

Following a rigorous selection process, Pól O’Gray, tenant Board Member for Plus Dane – Neighbourhood investor and one of the largest social housing providers in the North West - will take up his seat as a board member for the new National Tenant Voice (NTV).

Robert Napier, Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) visited the £11m Village Square project in Castlefields, Runcorn as construction work started.

Two residents from housing association Plus Dane Group were invited to have their say at a national conference.

Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell officially opened a brand new £5.9m extra-care scheme for retired people in Congleton.

North West based Plus Dane Group has been named as one of the top 30 companies to work for in the UK.

Plus Dane Group has secured a share of £17M government funding to deliver a pioneering eco-refurbishment of a Victorian end-terrace property in Liverpool.

A new qualification for people working in the housing sector has been launched in the North West.

Plus Dane Group’s Development team has made it to the Finals of the prestigious Housing Heroes Awards 2010 in the Development Team of the Year category. The awards are organised by Inside Housing magazine and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

Some local shops have now temporarily moved as work progresses on the £11M Village Square development for Castlefields, Runcorn.

The Neighbourhood investor – the plus dane group, based in Merseyside and Cheshire is an ‘outstanding company to work for’ according to the ‘Best Companies Accreditation Scheme’, the results of which were published today.

As Britain remains in the grip of the severest winter conditions experienced for the last thirty years, plus dane – neighbourhood investor staff have come up with some creative ways to help their more vulnerable residents across Merseyside, Halton, Lancashire, Cheshire and Staffordshire.

More than 400 members of staff from the North West housing association plus dane group, including the chief executive and chairman, will be visiting customers to advise them how to stay warm and safe in their homes this winter.

Plus dane group, the North West based housing association and neighbourhood investor, is launching an innovative website designed by its customers.

Plus dane group, the housing association and Neighbourhood investor, has agreed an innovative new pay award following consultation with its staff.

More than 7,000 tenants in Merseyside will be offered the opportunity to have a free Home Fire Safety Check as a result of a new initiative from housing group, plus dane, and the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS).

The security of more than 400 homes in the Liverpool 8 area will be improved thanks to the creation of three new training posts by neighbourhood investor, the plus dane group.

Eamonn Boylan, HCA Corporate Director, New Ventures & Partnerships, launched Innovation Chain North West on Friday, 18 September with the message that within the housing sector, "we innovate or die."

An exciting event for first time buyers is coming to Liverpool, providing the full package of advice and information to help buyers find an affordable new home.