Hundreds of Merseyside homes set for energy makeover in £9.5m retrofit push

Almost 350 homes situated in the Kirkdale and Walton areas in Merseyside are set to benefit from a range of retrofit works that will increase energy efficiency, reduce residents’ energy bills and improve thermal comfort. North west-based social housing provider Onward Homes is currently working in partnership with Skelmersdale-based principal retrofit contractor Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd (SBS). Following ... Read More...

Liverpool Theatre School launches new BA degrees and CertHE with NSCD

Liverpool Theatre School is launching BA (Hons) degree programmes in Musical Theatre and Professional Dance, alongside a CertHE in Musical Theatre, in partnership with the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD). The programmes have received formal validation from NSCD, establishing a new higher education partnership between the two institutions and creating ... Read More...

Riverside to bring 29 empty Smithdown homes back into use for social housing

Liverpool-based housing association Riverside is investing more than £1.4 million to refurbish 29 long-term empty homes in the Smithdown area, making them available to social housing tenants. The refurbishment works centre on properties on Holmes Street, Longfellow Street, Wendell Street and Whittier Street. On-site works began in March and are expected ... Read More...