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Posted on 22/12/2011
It’s been a very difficult 2011– in terms of the economy and the levels of expectations everybody has had to pull back from over the year.
As a company, we’ve had to sharpen our focus even more, but as a result we’re generating more money, more efficiencies, achieved low...
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Posted on 16/12/2011
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Posted on 07/10/2011
I heard someone describe employee absenteeism as the ‘guilty secret’ for many organisations in the UK. At a cost of almost £17bn, absence is an enormous burden on the economy.
For years now, Irwell Valley has invested in health and wellbeing of our colleagues – as well a...
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Posted on 16/09/2011
Every so often, you need a reality check moment to take stock of what you have – instead of what you haven’t got.
Simon Weston visited Irwell Valley last week. He and Lynne Garsden, Irwell Valley’s Chair of Board handed over a cheque to Help For Heroes for £14,000 –...
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Posted on 23/08/2011
I’ll be keeping a keen eye on the eviction notices that have been served on rioters’ families by Wandsworth and the other city councils that are following suit.
Serving eviction notices are thankfully rare at Irwell Valley, but when they do occur, the eviction process can be overly ...
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Posted on 26/05/2011
Three months of intensive fund raising for Help For Heroes concluded in May with a Charity Auction & Supper at Connah’s Quay Civic Hall – and I admit to having mixed feelings about it. The night was a tremendous success and we could have sold tickets twice over such is ...
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Posted on 15/04/2011
Housing minister Grant Shapps’ tenant cashback scheme could see tenants receive around £1,000 to carry out repairs themselves or chose a local company to do the work.The Government’s view idea is that tenants who look after their homes should be rewarded, that some of the ...
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Posted on 19/01/2011
While I welcome Housing Minister Grant Shapps’ proposals to reform the mechanisms and powers available to tackle anti-social behaviour - including making it easier for social housing landlords to evict nuisance neighbours - the devil is in the detail as is so well argued in an open letter ...
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Posted on 22/12/2010
Tuesday's (21st December) Winter Solstice was supposed to mark the first day of Winter. I expect we’ll all beg to differ on that one, with many of us experiencing arctic conditions for a while now.
Despite the snow chaos, our offices are open as usual and while the bad w...
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Posted on 25/11/2010
This week, the Government announced a series of proposals that will fundamentally reform social housing and the types of tenancies allocated to social housing tenants.
The proposals include a fixed two-year tenancy for new tenants and periodic assessments of a household’s changing circums...
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