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Litter pick helps estate on way to ‘Rainbow’s End’
A WALES & WEST Housing estate on Deeside is now positively sparkling thanks to a well-attended community litter pick.More than a dozen local children, their parents and volunteers from ...
30/01/2012
WWHA staff leading the way on new fire risk qualification
TWO members of staff from WWHA are among the first in the UK to gain a new industry fire risk qualification.Ian Williams and Vaughan Williams, both Asset Management Officers with the Associ...
27/01/2012
Cwrt Leighton community litter pick
RESIDENTS of a Deeside estate are set to work with volunteers from local businesses to improve their area and upgrade play facilities for children.
Young people from Wales & West Housin...
27/01/2012
Resident-led money advice DVD wins second award
A DVD made by social housing residents to help others cope financially when setting up home has won its second major award.
The ‘My Home…Making Every Penny Count’ DVD has won the MoneyActio...
18/01/2012
Talented Dawn helps WWHA spread Christmas message
Resident Dawn Primus is helping us to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas with her beautiful photo of a snowbound lane in Cardiff.Dawn beat off stiff competition to win fir...
22/12/2011
Finance Minister visits us to view examples of good practise
We were delighted to welcome Assembly Finance Minister Jane Hutt to view good practise in action at two of our schemes early this December.The Minister made her first visit to the home of St M...
21/12/2011
New WWHA homes, New Year, new start in the centre of Brecon
NEW Wales & West Housing Association homes in the centre of Brecon are providing a great new start to the New Year for their first occupants.
Twenty six high qualit...
21/12/2011
Awards honour for residents of Hightown
Hightown Communities First held its third annual community awards evening in Hightown Community Centre on 6th December. The evening was a huge su...
07/12/2011
WWHA partnerships win at Promoting Independence Awards
WALES & West Housing Association is celebrating its involvement in two winning entries at this year’s Promoting Independence Awards.
WWHA’s Money Advice Officer Les Cooper chairs the N...
05/12/2011
Wrexham Affordable Housing Project - Redevelopment at Kingsmill Road and Rivulet Road
Wales & West Housing Association in partnership with Wrexham County Borough Council have submitted planning applications for the redevelopment of the former gas works site at Rivulet Road a...
05/12/2011
New Citizens Advice Services in Cardiff
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05/12/2011
What would you do in an emergency situation?
No one can predict what’s around the corner, but when the unexpected happens it pays to be prepared. Learning basic first aid skills can give you the confidence and peace of mind of knowi...
01/12/2011
St Mellons resident overwhelmed by garden makeover
A WWHA resident Mrs Angela Biston has been overwhelmed by a garden makeover by volunteers from WWHA, Hafod and Linc-Cymru Housing Associations.Mrs Biston, of St Mellons...
30/11/2011
Make Christmas Easy with St Mellons Swap Shops
Stuck for Christmas present ideas? Why not come along to our forthcoming St Mellons Swap Shops and exchange your unwanted items for things you really want.Two Swap Shops are planned:
22/11/2011
First Minister Opens Nant y Mor Extra Care Scheme
The Rt Hon Carwyn Jones, AM, First Minister for Wales was theguest of honour at the official opening of Nant y Mor, Prestatyn’s new extra care housing scheme.
The £9.9m scheme was dev...
07/11/2011
First anniversary of Loan Shark Victims Support Fund
Every year in Wales thousands of people fall prey to loan sharks who often leave them not only frightened but penniless.
This is adisturbing fact, but something which a group of youn...
07/11/2011
Making A Difference Awards 2011
COMMUNITY spirit has been recognised and rewarded at WWHA’s fourth annual Making A Difference Awards.The gala evening which took place at City Hall, Cardiff, on Friday, October 14th, is Wal...
01/11/2011
Huw Lewis opens WWHA's latest Merthyr development
HUW LEWIS, AM for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney and Minister for Housing, Heritage and Regeneration, has officially opened the latest development of high quality, affordable new homes in Merthyr Tydfi...
07/10/2011
WWHA named one of UK's Top 30 Most Family-Friendly Firms
WE’RE one of the UK’s most family-friendly firms in the UK to work for – it’s official!
Wales & West Housing Association has been named one of the Top 30 Family Friendly Firms in the UK...
04/10/2011
Shortlist hat-trick for WWHA in Welsh Housing Awards
WALES & WEST HOUSING ASSOCIATION is celebrating a hat-trick with three entries shortlisted for this year’s Welsh Housing Awards.
Bridgend based scheme manager Lucy Clewlow has been sho...
21/09/2011
Bugs, Blooms and a Better Place to Live
Wales & West Housing Association residents including grandmothers, mums and ten children from two to eight years of age turned out to enjoy a summer ‘bug hunt’ at Cwrt Leighton, Con...
06/09/2011
Eco-friendly WWHA housing scheme shortlisted for top UK Housing Award
AN ECO-FRIENDLY scheme to refurbish 82 properties in Flintshire by Wales & West Housing Association has been shortlisted for a top UK Housing Award.
The £852,000 pr...
30/08/2011
Cutting fuel use and saving you money
We are currently investigating the use of solar panels on as many of our proprties as possible.
However solar panels are not suitable for every property, and arejust one way we are h...
19/08/2011
Connect Project Borough Wide Launch
Just under half way into the Connect Project in the southern end of Merthyr Tydfil, the Project proved so successful that it has now gone Borough wide.
To promote this fact, an offi...
16/08/2011
St Mellons Skip Amnesty
As in previous years members of the St Mellons Compact recently held a Skip Amnesty day, with all three landlords providing a facility for local residents to allow them to get rid of any unwanted ...
15/08/2011
More than 50 households saved by WWHA mortgage rescue scheme
MORE THAN 50 households from across Wales have been saved from having their homes repossessed thanks to Wales & West Housing Association.WWHA, one of the largest HAs in Wales, recently ...
12/08/2011
Cardiff Council and Housing Associations join with Dogs Trust to promote responsible pet ownership and save residents money
WALES & WEST HOUSING ASSOCIATION and other Housing Associations in Cardiff have joined with Cardiff Council and Dogs Trust to help promote responsible pet ownership across Cardiff by offering ...
28/07/2011
Community Consultation Event in Wrexham
Kingsmills Road (Hightown flats) and Rivulet Road redevelopmentCommunity Consultation EventWhen?Monday, 8th Aug...
27/07/2011
WWHA supports Clubs for Young People Wales
THE Board of Wales & West Housing Association has donated £3,500 to Clubs for Young People Wales to support their work for young people nationwide.&nbs...
25/07/2011
Resident Satisfaction at all time high
RESIDENT satisfaction levels with Cardiff-based social housing provider Wales & West Housing Association are at an all time high.
A survey of one-third of WWHA’s 9,500 households carrie...
22/07/2011
Cuba hits Canton with Dave's incredible edible rockery
CUBAN growing methods designed to get the most out of every square inch of soil have inspired a Wales & West Housing Association resident to start growing his own.
05/07/2011
From 16 to 70 - Switched On and Browsing
CONNAH’S QUAY teenager Scott Robinson has used his work experience placement to help older people gain vital IT skills.
Scott, 16, spent a week with Wales & West Ho...
05/07/2011
£852,000 ECO-IMPROVEMENTS FOR BUCKLEY ESTATE
A £852,000 eco-friendly improvement programme is helping to slash residents’ fuel bills on a Buckley estate.
Colourful new super eco-friendly renders on 82 properties i...
30/06/2011
Volunteers Brighten up Local Play Area
LOCAL businesses and students have teamed up with Wales & West Housing Association residents to improve a local play area.
Staff from moneysupermarket.com and contr...
30/06/2011
Pet-friendly Flintshire older person’s complex wins top UK accolade
A WALES & West Housing Association retirement scheme in Connah’s Quay, Flintshire, has just been named one of the top 10 pet-friendly retirement schemes in the UK by the charity The Cinnamo...
24/06/2011
Dogs Trust events across Cardiff
THROUGHOUT May a number of successful Dogs Trust events were held across Cardiff in St Mellons, Splott, Llanrumney, Pentrebane and Caerau. The Dogs Trust has been working with Housing Assoc...
21/06/2011
Back to work success for Donna and Mark with WWHA
TWO Bridgend people - who between them have been out of paid employment for more than 15 years – have beaten the back-to-work bogeyman to secure full-time jobs.&...
20/06/2011
WWHA Chief Exec shortlisted for CEO of the Year
ANNE Hinchey, Chief Executive of Wales & West Housing Association, has been named one of the top 10 CEOs working in the not-for-profit sector in the UK by HR Magazine.
WWHA is the bigge...
20/06/2011
Pet-friendly Flintshire older person’s complex wins top UK accolade
A WALES & West...
07/06/2011
Responsible Lender of the Year Award for Moneyline Cymru
Moneyline Cymru, a social business that lends money to a customer largely ignored and unwanted by banks has scooped the prestigious “Credit Today: Responsible Lender of the Year (short term loa...
18/05/2011
Our residents win two top TPAS 2011 Awards
TWO groups of WWHA residents have won top 2011 Tenant Participation Advisory Service Awards.
Older people living at Dan y Mynydd retirement scheme in the Garw Valley have won the prestigiou...
13/05/2011
Youngsters' great Spring clean-up at Lon Odyn, Flint
YOUNGSTERS keen to make their Wales & West Housing Association estate one of the cleanest in North Wales turned out for a very successful litter pick and enjoyed the fabulous Spring sunshine in...
20/04/2011
Tackling loan sharks in St Mellons, Cardiff
THE fight against loan sharks is being taken to the school gates in the St Mellons area of Cardiff in a bid to protect borrowers on low incomes.
Three housing associations who work in the a...
13/04/2011
Fresh support for homeless people in Powys
PEOPLE facing homelessness in Powys now have a better chance of finding somewhere decent to live while they get their lives back on track.
Six new self-contained and fully furnished apartme...
12/04/2011
Our super Site Superintendent Tony is shortlisted national award
Our super Site Superintendent Tony Egginton has been short-listed for a national Housing Heroes Award.Tony, 61, who has worked for Wales & West Housing Association for more than 20 year...
11/04/2011
Wales & West Housing Association donates £24,000 to the Alzheimer’s Society
CARIN...
16/03/2011
Housing Associations, Cardiff Credit Union and Moneyline Cymru make a pact to tackle bad money lending
WALES & WEST, HAFOD AND LINC-CYMRU HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS are about to embark on a campaign to drive out high interest money lenders from St Mellons.
The three housing associations ha...
10/03/2011
WWHA celebrates 2011 Best Companies Public/Third Sector Success
WALES & WEST HOUSING ASSOCIATION (WWHA) has been named as the top registered social landlord in Wales in the 2011 Sunday Times Best Companies Public/Third Sector list.&nbs...
09/03/2011
'Neighbour from Hell' faces eviction
A POWYS woman who waged a 17 year campaign of harassment against her neighbours will be evicted from her Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) home within the next three weeks.
Br...
28/02/2011
TOP UP AVAILABLE TO CHILD TRUST FUNDS FROM CHILD TRUST FUND CYMRU
BackgroundAs part of the Child Trust Fund Cymru Scheme the Welsh Assembly Government is offering every child in Year 1 of school a £50 top ...
25/01/2011
FREE ENERGY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE IN NORTH WALES
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25/01/2011
Henllan Autism Project - Drop In Session
If you would like to find out more about Henllan Autism Project we are holding a drop-in session on Monday, January 17th, at the Tea Rooms at Henllan Post Office, between 10.30am and ...
13/01/2011
Shayne Gets Shorn and Raises £5,000 for Alzheimer’s Society
MOP-TOPPED Wales & West Housing Asso...
23/12/2010
Bodnant Infants Budding Poets
BUDDING young poets at Bodnant Infants School have helped Wales & West Housing Association to get into the spirit of Christmas this year.
The creative youngsters have written the verse ...
16/12/2010
New Code of Practice for Retirement Housing Providers in Wales
A new code of practice for the management of private retirement and sheltered housing in Wales has been launched by the Deputy Minister for Housing and Regeneration Jocelyn Davies AM.
Speak...
16/12/2010
First Minister honours community-spirited WWHA residents
COMMUNITY-spirited residents of Wales & West Housing Association have had their efforts recognised by First Minister Carwyn Jones at the Association’s 2010 Making A Difference Awards.
R...
18/11/2010
Eco Rangers 'clean up' in Dyfed Drive, Flintshire
Eco-Rangers ‘clean up’ in Dyfed Drive
Thirteen young Eco Rangers from Dyfed Drive, Queensferry - with just a little bit of help from Keep Wales Tidy and Wales & West Housing Association...
18/11/2010
Wrexham Youngsters' First Litter Pick at Maes Hyfred
Youngsters at Maes Hyfryd in Gwersyllt are keeping a close eye on their estate since they recently carried out their very first litter pick of the area.
Kean (3), Ashleigh (8), James (10) a...
18/11/2010
Board donates £3,500 to Crossroads carers
THE Board of Wales & West Housing Association has donated £3,500 to Crossroads Care Cymru to support the work of home-based carers Wales-wide.
WWHA Chief Executive Anne Hinchey and Ivor...
12/11/2010
Launch of Loan Shark Victim Support Fund
Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the official launch of a fund to support the victims of loan sharks which is being launched by Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) i...
09/11/2010
Community Housing Cymru urges UK Government to reconsider housing benefit cuts
Our umbrella body Community Housing Cymru and six other Welsh charities are calling on the UK government to reconsider the proposed cuts to housing benefit.
Shelter Cymru, Commu...
20/10/2010
WWHA invests more than £700,000 in Heads of the Valleys homes
Hundreds of Wales & West Housing Association residents who livein the Heads of the Valleys area are to benefit from £715,000 investment in energy efficiency improvements to their home...
21/09/2010
NEW KITS FOR GEORGETOWN BOYS UNDER 14S THANKS TO WALES & WEST HOUSING ASSOCIATION
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20/09/2010
Brecon’s own eco-homes opened by Kirsty Williams AM
SOME of the ‘greenest’ new homes in Wales have been officially opened by Kirsty Williams, AM, at Brongarth in Brecon.
The £1.14m development of six flats and three houses has been built...
02/09/2010
Eco Rangers brighten scheme entrance
Chelsea Williams (10...
31/08/2010
Third Time Lucky for Cwrt Leighton Litter Pickers
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31/08/2010
Business link-up secures bright future for Deeside College apprentices
Deeside College Heating and Ventilation students are looking forward to a successful career after se...
04/08/2010
Barracksfield Multi-Use Games Area Officially Opened
The Worshipful The Mayor of Wrexham, Councillor James Kelly officially opened Barracksfield Multi-Use Games Area on Wednesday 4 August during the annual Barracksfield Tenants’ Association’s Fun Day...
04/08/2010
Gulley partnership cuts ASB in Cardiff
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour has been cut in a Cardiff ward thanks to partnership working between Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA), South Wales Police and Cardiff Council.
Nuisance ...
03/08/2010
Flowers power young volunteers in Wrexham
FLO...
03/08/2010
Minister praises WWHA 'super-green' development at St Athan
A ‘super-green’ development at St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, has been praised by Jane Davidson, AM, Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing.“This is a superb new housing dev...
16/07/2010
Secretary of State's 'thumbs up' for WWHA in Powys
THE Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan, MP, Secretary of State for Wales visited Wales & West Housing Association properties in Powys yesterday on a fact-finding mission about social housing provision in...
28/05/2010
Helping to cut residents' water bills
Lower water bills are leaving some residents of Wales & West Housing Association flushed with success, thanks to a Welsh Water scheme to help families and vulnerable people on low incomes.
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20/05/2010
Moneyline Cymru Steering Group win 2010 Housing Heroes Award for Low Cost Loans Initiative
Wales & West Housing Association and fellow members of the Moneyline Cymru Steering Group have won the Ground Breaking Service Team of the Year category in the prestigious 2010 Housing Heroes A...
18/05/2010
WWHA wins alarms contract with Pennaf
WALES & WEST Housing Association has won a contract to carry out social alarm monitoring for Pennaf Housing Group.
The addition of this contract, which commenced on April 1st 2010, to W...
18/05/2010
MURALS MARK START OF WORK ON NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR MERTHYR TYDFIL
THE start of work on a development of new affordable houses for the people of Merthyr on behalf of Wal...
06/05/2010
SPLOTT NUISANCE TENANTS EVICTED
Wales & West Housing Association has evicted two nuisance tenants from their home in the Splott area of Cardiff for drug related offences committed in their home in Sanquahar Street.
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22/04/2010
Moneyline Cymru saves tenants thousands of pounds
Every day in Wales, thousands of people turn to doorstep lenders for loans. It’s estimated that over 150,000 a year borrow from these lenders with another 15,000 falling prey to loansharks....
09/03/2010
Ladies Group launch new recipe book
Members of Hightown Ladies Grou...
22/02/2010
DOT CELEBRATES 10OTH BIRTHDAY IN STYLE AT LORD PONTYPRIDD HOUSE
A SPECIAL birthday party for centenarian Dorothy Payne will be taking place at Wales & West Housing Assoc...
22/02/2010
Awards Honour for Hightown Residents
Wal...
22/02/2010
WALES & WEST HOUSING ASSOCIATION BACKS GRASSROOTS GWENT CANCER CHARITY
WALES & WEST Housing Association (WWHA) has teamed up with a Gwent cancer charity to boost support for ca...
22/02/2010
Eco Watch Rangers make a big difference
Young Wales & West Housing ...
22/02/2010
Pioneering WWHA Fuel Poverty Partnership Project Praised by Carwyn Jones, AM for Bridgend and First Minister
A PIONEERING project at a Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) retirement scheme to help tackle the issue of fuel poverty has been given the ‘thumbs up’ by First Minister Carwyn Jones.
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18/01/2010
Eco Partnership Cuts Christmas Waste
CHRISTMAS waste generated by the Barracksfield Estate, Wrexham, has been cut by a pioneering eco-partnership between Wales & West Housing Association and Nacro.
Nacro’s Environmenta...
14/01/2010
WWHA uses cash recovered from convicted criminals to tackle ASB
MONEY recovered from convicted criminals is being used by Wales & West Housing Association to send out a message of ‘zero tolerance’ regarding anti social behaviour in Connah’s Quay.
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12/01/2010
EAT YOUR HEART OUT 60 MINUTE MAKEOVER – HERE COMES WWHA!
CARING contractors have teamed up with a local housing association to make sure that Christmas has come early for one church in Cardiff.
Wales & West Housing Association staff, toge...
21/12/2009
Hightown Dog Fouling Partnership Event
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA), nacro and Community Police have joined forces to highlight dog fouling issues in the Hightown area of Wrexham.
The organisations work...
17/12/2009
SIX-YEAR-OLD OWAIN SHOWS HOW IT’S DONE
SIX-YEAR-OLD Owain Vyse takes his litter-picking duties seriously. He joined representatives from Barracksfield Tenants’ Association (BFTA); Keep Wales Tidy, Nacro, and Wales and West Hou...
17/12/2009
BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP
TEENAGERS and older residents of Cyncoed, Cardiff, are bridging the generation gap thanks to a pioneering community project.
Wales & West Housing Association’s retirement scheme Old...
17/12/2009
TOP AWARD FOR BRAVE ALEX
A POWYS man who has overcome devastating brain injuries to help other people with similar problems has won a top award.
Alex Nolan, 20, of Carlsgate, Hay-on-Wye, has won the Wales &...
30/11/2009
TOP AWARDS FOR LEAH AND ALBERT
AN INSPIRATIONAL teenager and a green-fingered pensioner from Wrexham have both won top awards for their community spirit.
Leah Ritchie, 16, of Barracksfield estate, won the Wales &...
30/11/2009
GREEN-FINGERED PENSIONER HONOURED FOR HIS EFFORTS
An ANGLESEY pensioner whose gardens “are a joy to behold” has been honoured for his gardening skills.
Ralph Aitken, 67, of Amlwch, was a finalist in the Wales & West Housing Associa...
30/11/2009
WALES & WEST HOUSING ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES RESIDENTS' ACHIEVEMENTS
RESIDENTS, their families and staff from Wales & West Housing Association celebrated their achievements at the Association’s second annual Making A Difference Awards.
“These awards ...
30/11/2009
GREEN-FINGERED ENTREPRENEURS HONOURED FOR THEIR EFFORTS
LLANDUDNO pensioners whose entrepreneurial and gardening skills have brought others endless pleasure have been honoured for their community spirit.
Anita Jones, 78, of Hanover Court Ret...
30/11/2009
TOP AWARD FOR MERTHYR MUM
A MERTHYR MUM who is “dedicated and passionate about fighting for equality” has won a top community award.
Margaret Davies, 49, of Twyncarmel, Merthyr Tydfil, has won the Making A Diffe...
30/11/2009
POSTHUMOUS HONOUR FOR COURAGEOUS PENSIONER
A BRAVE Bridgend pensioner has won a posthumous award for her tireless efforts to improve community safety.
Violet Holborg, of Cwrt Anghorfa, Pyle, won Wales & West Housing Associat...
30/11/2009
CASH-SAVVY TEENS HONOURED
A GROUP of former Glyn Derw High School pupils have been honoured for their efforts to help other youngsters understand how to handle money.
The young people from Caerau, now aged 17, w...
30/11/2009
TOP AWARDS FOR RHONDDA GOOD NEIGHBOURS
TWO RHONDDA good neighbours who are “a pleasure to have around” have won top community awards.
Allan Carter, 66, of Llys Nazareth retirement scheme in Pentre won the Making A Difference...
30/11/2009
THIS MOVE WILL DO MY CHILDREN THE WORLD OF GOOD
LITTLE Shannon Davies was thrilled to wear a real “Bob the Builder” hat to view her new home in Brynmor Avenue, Newtown for the first time.
Three-and-a-half-year-old Shannon will be mov...
19/10/2009
Find Out More About St Athan 'Eco Homes' Development
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03/09/2009
WWHA Supports Barnardo's Cymru
A substantial donation from Wales & West Housing Association will enable children’s charity Barnardo’s Cymru to teach more young people throughout Wales how best to manage their money.
26/08/2009
‘WWHA GAINS COVETED INVESTORS IN PEOPLE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ACCOLADE’
WALES & West Housing Association has become one of the first housing associations in Wales to be accredited with the coveted Investors in People leadership and management accolade.
WWHA...
18/08/2009
Cwrt Leighton youngsters receive Keep Wales Tidy badge
Wales & West Housing Association residents’ and children turned out to tidy up their local environment at Cwrt Leighton.The nine youngsters and two parents were joi...
13/08/2009
STAR PUPIL RECEIVES HOUSING ASSOCIATION AWARD
HIGH achiever Eleri Stevenson a year 6 pupil of Ysgol Deganwy was awarded the Wales and West Housing Association’s 2009 Achievement Award on Thursday 16th July 2009....
20/07/2009
Eco Watch Rangers Making a Big Difference
Established in 2008, Dyfed Drive Eco Watch Rangers in Queensferry were out in force to clean up their local environment on Saturday 11 July.
WWHA Housing Officer Cath Marland said: “Th...
20/07/2009
OSCAR’S WINNING SPLASH OF COLOUR FOR PRESTATYN EXTRA CARE BUILDING SITE
ONE budding young artist from a Denbighshire infant school will soon be adding a welcome splash of colour to a busy Prestatyn building site.Work is now well underway on Marine Roa...
15/07/2009
Deliberate Fire Starting Tackled
FIREMEN and women have teamed up with officers from Wales & West Housing Association to tackle the menace of deliberate fires being started on a Cardiff estate.
Caerau residents joi...
15/07/2009
WWHA Supports Mental Health Initiative
WALES & West Housing Association worked alongside Glyndwr University, Yale College, Wrexham County Borough Council and Wrexham Outreach Support Services (WOTS) to support residents and visi...
15/07/2009
WWHA Initiative Cuts Fly Tipping
The blight of fly tipping in a Cardiff suburb has been dramatically cut thanks to Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA).
Residents of Tidenham Court, Caerau, asked WWHA to remove ...
02/07/2009
WORK STARTS ON EXTRA CARE RETIREMENT HOUSING SCHEME FOR PRESTATYN
Work has now starte...
02/07/2009
‘NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD’
WALES & West Housing Association (WWHA), one of Wales’ largest registered social landlords, has appointed Ivor Gittens as its new chairman of the Board.
Mr Gittens, 70, was recently Vic...
19/06/2009
New Board Members Bring Fresh Perspectives to Wales & West Housing Association
WALES & West Housing Association, one of the largest and most well-established housing associations in Wales, has appointed three new members to its Board.
Bringing a substantial range ...
22/05/2009
Five Awards for Wales & West Housing Association Residents and Staff
RESIDENTS and staff of Wales & West Housing Association were delighted to receive a total of five awards for resident participation at the TPAS Participation Awards earlier this month.
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22/05/2009
Inspirational Jo Wins Top National Award
DEDICATED Jo Brennan turned her back on a lucrative career in law to help others help themselves as a housing officer – and has scooped a top national award in her first year in her ...
15/05/2009
WWHA are finalists in the National Business Awards Regional Programme
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has been named as a finalist in the National Business Awards Regional Programme.
One of the ten finalists in the Customer Focus Award, WWHA h...
14/05/2009
Young Eco Rangers win national recognition
Litter is no longer quite the problem it was on three North Wales estates thanks to some enterprising youngsters.
For young people from Lon Odyn in Flint, Cwrt Leighton in Connah’s Quay...
13/05/2009
Hold the front page - Silver Surfer Ann's making the news
FOR years Ann Roberts worked as a self-confessed ‘office dogsbody’.
But learning word processing skills changed her life and now 64-year-old silver surfer Ann has just gained national r...
12/05/2009
Freda and Arthur celebrate 74 years of marriage
Freda and Arthur Tucker have not only just celebrated a remarkable 74 years of marriage, but, in fact, they have been together for a lot longer than that.
For Arthur, 9...
05/05/2009
Swine Flu - Business as usual at WWHA
Wales & West Housing Association has a comprehensive business continuity plan which makes provision for a wide range of major events including epidemic.
One of the largest housing a...
03/05/2009
Older Persons Case Study 1
Phil Williams, 83, of Ystad Goffa Court, FlintThe grandfather of five and great-grandfather of four, a former sales rep with an electrical company, now lives in WWHA’s Ysta...
03/05/2009
Older Persons Case Study 2
Aldwyn Jones, 80, of Llys Faen, Bridgend. A retired oil company rep, the grandfather of six is a qualified yoga teacher and runs regular classes for the over 60s.
“My wife and myself bo...
03/05/2009
Changing expectations of older people in Wales
WALES must immediately face up to its massive responsibilities to its over-sixties, who now make up almost one quarter (22%) of the country’s entire population.
Dignity, independence, reten...
03/05/2009
SYNIAD JOINS FORCES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO BOOST DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS WALES
TWENTY TWO contractors, developers, architects, engineers and construction design management co-ordinators joined forces to launch the Syniad Development Framework at a workshop hosted by the Synia...
06/04/2009
Super-green, energy-saving homes for St Athan
Construction work is set to start on 16 energy-saving, low-carbon homes at St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.
The homes are being built by Cardiff-based affordable housing specialist...
01/04/2009
Cardiff housing specialist appointed to £150M Syniad framework
Cardiff affordable housing and housing regeneration specialist Lovell has been chosen by the Syniad Consortium to work on its £150 million development framework.
Syniad – which comprises Wa...
30/03/2009
Basic skills learning for Welsh housing associations
An awareness raising effort is underway to promote funding for housing associations in Wales which want to implement basic skills learning schemes.
Asset Skills Wales, the Sector Skills Cou...
30/03/2009
DOT’S 99TH BIG BIRTHDAY BASH
Residents at Lord Pontypridd House in...
26/02/2009
Eco Watch Rangers
Family and friends at Cwrt Leighton, a Wales & West Housing Association scheme in Connah’s Quay turned out during half-term week to support Allan Ellis from Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch Assoc...
26/02/2009
Ystad Goffa Court secures Sports Council lottery cash injection
Ystad Goffa Court, a WWHA retirement housing scheme in Flint, is to receive £800 from the Community Chest, a National Lottery funded grant aid scheme designed to encourage more people to become mor...
26/01/2009
WWHA gains possession of troublesome family’s home
WWHA have been forced to evict a troublesome family from a housing scheme in Brackla for carrying out acts of anti social behaviour.
The Possession Order was granted by Bridgend County Cour...
26/01/2009
New business ‘Flintshire Fresh Foods’ provides meals for elderly
Residents ofYstad Goffa Court, a WWHA retirement housing schemein Flint, and other local residents will soon be taking advantage of a new catering service that builds on the strength an...
26/01/2009
County Court grants WWHA forthwith possession order
A Cardiff County Court Judge has granted WWHA possession of a property in Caerau, Cardiff.
Following numerous complaints of anti-social behaviour, the Association were left with no other op...
26/01/2009
Residents Celebrate Age
Residents from Plas Gorffwysfa, a WWHA retirement housing scheme in Prestatyn, recently attended the Celebrating Age Festival at Llangollen Pavilion. The event, which was organised by Denbigh...
26/01/2009
Youngsters cheer as planning application is approved
Ten youngsters aged between five and sixteen from WWHA's Barracksfield estate met with Barracksfield Tenants Association and representatives from the Housing Association on Tuesday 4th November to ...
26/01/2009
Residents support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Residents at Maes y Mor, a WWHA retirement housing scheme in Tremadog, held a coffee morning on Tuesday 23rd September in support of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
The World’s Biggest ...
26/01/2009
Summer fun for residents and families
Anannual summer Fun Day, organised by WWHA's Barracks Field Tenants Association (BFTA) was held on Tuesday, 12 August, at Luke O’Connor House Resource Centre, Hightown, Wrexham.
The e...
26/01/2009
National Play Day Celebrations in Splott
Local residents joined together with staff from WWHA to celebrate National Play Day at the East Tyndall Street estate in Splott, Cardiff, on Wednesday 6 August 2008.
The Play Day, su...
26/01/2009
Budding artist designs WWHA's Christmas Card for 2008
Budding artist Mary-Ann Berry, a WWHA resident from Clos Scotts, Marchwiel in Wrexham, has won first prize in the Housing Association's ‘Design a Christmas Card’ competition for 2008.
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26/01/2009
Residents rewarded for ‘making a difference’
WWHA residents were rewarded for ‘making a difference’ during a night to remember at the Marriott Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday 28th October.
This was the first year that WWHA hosted the ‘Maki...
26/01/2009
Official opening of new housing development at Kenfig Hill
The latest development by WWHA at Trederwen/Penrhyn, Kenfig Hill, was officially opened on Friday 5th December 2008 by Carwyn Jones, Assembly Member for Bridgend.
The scheme itself consists...
26/01/2009
Neighbourhood Watch helps cut crime
WWHA residents from Clos y Rhiw in Caerau, joined together with staff and local Police officers at the end of 2007 to tackle crime on their estate and set up a Neighbourhood Watch Initiative....
26/01/2009
WWHA's First Eco Watch Rangers
Residents of WWHA's Queensferry estate proudly watched as their tots and teens turned out on Saturday 4th October to become Eco Watch Rangers.
Working in partnership with Flintshire Neighbo...
26/01/2009
Wales & West Housing Association ‘gets set for digital’
WWHA has been awarded the ‘Get Set for Digital’ accreditation by DigitalUK.
To achieve this award WWHA had to prove that they had implemented a programme of works to ensure that all of its ...
26/01/2009
Housing Association evict nuisance tenant
WWHAhave secured the eviction of a tenant who was causing extreme nuisance and annoyance to his neighbours by playing loud music, allowing his visitors to ride motorcycles across grassed area...
26/01/2009
Top Dog!
WWHA has got its paws on a top award from the RSPCA for the work it does to promote animal welfare. The Gold Footprint for Housing was awarded to only two landlords in the UK, Wales & West Hous...
26/01/2009
New Eco Watch Rangers group
WWHA staff were joined by seven youngsters who braved the cold weekend temperatures to help tidy up Lon Odyn in Flint and become Eco Watch Rangers.
The Eco Watch Rangers scheme run by Alla...
26/01/2009
Welsh Housing Association shortlisted for prestigious new award
WWHA has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Sustainable Housing Awards organized by Inside Housing in the category of ‘sustainable social housing landlord of the year’. The Association...
26/01/2009
WWHA introduce new procedures to tackle anti social behaviour
WWHA have introduced two new procedures to help tackle Anti Social Behaviour and Estate Management Nuisance, as part of its aim to provide good quality accommodation and to develop and support comm...
26/01/2009
WWHA become diversity champions
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has become the first Housing Association in Wales to join Stonewall Cymru’s Diversity Champions programme. The Association will be working closely ...
25/07/2008
Learning in later life
Wales & West Housing Association residents at Sylvester Court, Hightown, have been enjoying organ lessons, which have been funded as part of the ‘Learning in Later Life’ Scheme facilitated by H...
25/07/2008
Star pupil receives Housing Association award
Star pupil Lauren Williams, a year 6 pupil at Ysgol Deganwy, has been awarded a Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) Achievement Award for 2008.
The award was developed after ...
25/07/2008
Rhondda walk for charity
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) staff and residents were joined by the Deputy Mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taff and local police officers, when they took to the streets on Friday 6 June...
25/07/2008
Safe as houses
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has been judged as excellent for the way it manages its housing in an inspection carried out by the Wales Audit Office during 2007.
In the...
25/07/2008
Housing Association evicts troublesome Brackla resident on order of County Court Judge
WWHA have been awarded a court order forcing a troublesome resident in the Brackla Meadows area to vacate their property within 14 days.
The court order followed numerous complaints ...
25/07/2008
Get cooking
The residents of Constantine Court, a Wales & West Housing Association retirement housing scheme in Williamstown, enjoyed cooking up a feast at their weekly coffee morning during the first of a...
20/06/2008
Housing Association residents go green
WWHA residents at Ystad Goffa Court, Flint, have recently worked together with their Scheme Manager, Alison Moody, to turn their scheme green.
Residents at the scheme were concerned about t...
18/06/2008
Safe summer barbecue treat
Deeside College’s professional catering foundation course students are planning to visit Wales & West Housing Association’s retirement housing scheme at Ystad Goffa, Flint on June 12th to serve...
18/06/2008
Group 500 reaches its target
Wales & West Housing Association’s principal vehicle for resident participation, Group 500, has reached its target membership of 500 residents and more.
Following consultation with ...
18/06/2008
Crack down on drug use
WWHA have taken two separate legal actions against residents who have been arrested, charged and convicted of possession of illegal drugs.
In the Penylan and Caerau areas of Cardiff,...
18/06/2008
Learners solider on
Residents of Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) attended a successful Family Learning Day on 24 May at Luke O’Connor House, Hightown, Wrexham, as part of NIACE Dysgu Cymru’s Adult Learner’...
18/06/2008
Tenovus charity walk
On Friday 6 June 2008 WWHA residents and staff were joined by the Mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taff and local police officers in a sponsored walk through the Rhondda valley to raise funds for the Tenovus...
18/06/2008
Housing Association evicts troublesome family
WWHA recently evicted a family from St Mellons in Cardiff, for anti-social behaviour.
The eviction Order was granted by Cardiff County Court after examining evidence of a sustained campaig...
18/06/2008
WWHA support National Microchipping Month
WWHA are teaming up with Cardiff Dogs Home to offer free micro chipping to residents living in the East Tyndall and Splott areas of Cardiff.
With more and more pets going missing each year,...
18/06/2008
WWHA promote responsible dog ownership
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) are teaming up with the PDSA, the Dogs Trust and Cardiff Dogs Home to promote responsible dog ownership across South Wales.
On Tuesday 24th June,...
18/06/2008
WWHA scoops participation oscar
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) is celebrating picking up first place in the ‘Mainstreaming Tenant Participation’ category at this year’s Tenant Participation Advisory Servi...
19/05/2008
Personal choice for service delivery
WWHA is working in partnership with South West Rhyl Communities First to bring additional services to residents and housing applicants.
The Association’s local housing officer will be at th...
16/05/2008
Family learning day celebrates our local heroes
Family members from Wales & West Housing Association’s (WWHA) Barracks Field Estate in Wrexham and surrounding areas are invited to celebrate their local history at a Family Learning Day on Sat...
14/05/2008
WWHA supports Noise Action Week
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) have co-ordinated a number of initiatives across Wales to raise awareness of the impact of noise in its housing schemes, as part of this year’s Noise Act...
14/05/2008
Official opening of new housing development at Trecinon Road, Trowbridge, Cardiff
The latest development by Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) at Trecinon Road, Trowbridge, was officially opened on Tuesday 29th April 2008 by Councillor Judith Woodman, Deputy Leader of C...
08/05/2008
Charity supper raises money for cancer research
Wales & West Housing Association Scheme Manager, Karen Parker, from Sydney Hall Court, Connahs Quay, recently hosted a Fish & Chip supper and charity Bingo event at the scheme. As well as a...
08/05/2008
Hate Crime and the Registered Social Landlords ASB Forum in Wales
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA), in conjunction with other Registered Social Landlords in Wales, established a Forum in late 2006 to focus on ASB issues in Wales.
The For...
08/05/2008
Barracks Field Food Co-op Launch Success
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has been working closely with the Rural Regeneration Unit in North East Wales to encourage the development of Food Co-ops for the benefit of residents.
08/05/2008
Tackling ASB in Brecon
Officers from Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) and Dyfed-Powys Police recently began a series of events aimed at addressing anti social behaviour issues experienced by residents in Crado...
08/05/2008
Residents learn how to age well
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) were recently invited to attend an Age Well event at Aberfan Community Centre, together with other organisations and agencies who work locally to improve...
08/05/2008
West Wales BME Housing Consortium shows commitment to improving equality in procurement
Members of the West Wales BME Housing Consortium have worked in partnership with Tai Pawb to develop a ‘Contractor Guidance Manual for Working with Diverse Communities’. The booklet aims to e...
08/05/2008
WWHA residents tuck in to free lunch
Residents at Ystad Goffa Court, a WWHA retirement housing scheme in Flint, were treated to a free lunch provided by Age Concern on Tuesday 4th March 2008.Following lunch Caroline Jones from Ag...
08/05/2008
Fun at Food Co-op Launch
Fifteen children attended a fun event on Wednesday 2 April 2008 at Luke O’Connor House Resource Centre in Wrexham as part of the Food Co-op launch celebrations co-ordinated by Wales & West Hous...
08/05/2008
WWHA volunteers perform makeover magic
On Friday 18th April 2008, twenty staff members from Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) volunteered their time to perform a full scale makeover on the 83rd Scout Group Hut at Cemaes Cresce...
08/05/2008
Friendship group flourishes
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) residents at Cwrt Pentwmpath in Llay, Wrexham, have recently joined the ‘Contact the Elderly’ scheme and have formed a Llay Friendship Group.
Res...
08/05/2008
Model residents rewarded for ‘leaving it clean’
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) residents, Mr & Mrs Jones of Powell Road in Buckley, have been awarded a cheque for £100 for leaving their property clean and tidy when they recently...
01/04/2008
2007 Bumper year for new developments
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) is celebrating significant successes for its development programme, with 2007 seeing the highest number of new homes completed and additions to its land ...
01/04/2008
Residents’ declarations of truth lead to no charges
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) have introduced an innovative new process to enable residents reporting acts of criminal damage to have the repairs completed without charge.
In ...
01/04/2008
WWHA residents launch new food co-op
Beryl Hobday, Betty Swift and Phil Williams, residents of Wales & West Housing Association’s (WWHA) retirement housing scheme at Ystad Goffa in Flint are looking forward to the launch of ...
01/04/2008
WWHA help to make families' dreams come true
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has launched a new low cost home ownership scheme and has acquired seven family sized homes for sale in Pentwyn, Cardiff.
Stratton Court is a dev...
23/01/2008
Serving up a healthy, professional helping
Deeside College’s professional catering students are planning to visit Wales & West Housing Association’s elderly sheltered housing scheme at Ystad Goffa, Flint on January 30th and February 6th...
23/01/2008
Demotion is the order of the day
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has obtained its first Demotion Order using the skills of in-house staff.
A demotion order means a tenancy is demoted to a probation...
23/01/2008
Vulcan Brewery, Merthyr Tydfil
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) held a public consultation event on the 13th of December 2007 to present proposals for the redevelopment of the Vulcan Brewery site in Merthyr Tydfil.
18/12/2007
Leah's winning design brings Christmas cheer
Leah Ritchie, from Barracks Field in Wrexham, was delighted when she won first prize in Wales & West Housing Association’s competition to design their corporate Christmas card for 2007.
18/12/2007
WWHA and Lovell donate over £4,000 to Trelai Youth Centre
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) and affordable housing developer, Lovell Partnership Ltd, have donated £4,434 to Trelai Youth centre in Caerau, Cardiff.
The cheque was presented...
18/12/2007
Community Conferencing
When Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) were approached by residents in North Wales who were experiencing problems with local children, they decided to use an innovative approach to solvin...
18/12/2007
Student demonstration brings joy to the elderly
Wales & West Housing Association recently invited students to show off their creative floristry skills at Sylvester Court sheltered housing scheme in Wrexham.
Eleven first year f...
18/12/2007
CSC receives Customer Service Award
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) have received an award for the quality of their customer service at the Telecare Services Association’s (TSA) Code of Practice Awards for 2007.
T...
16/11/2007
Staff help pamper local carers
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) staff recently volunteered to help at this year’s Carers’ Pampering Day, organised by Hafal and Merthyr Vale ward Communities First Partnership Health Fo...
16/11/2007
Crackdown on Drug Dealing
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) have evicted a man from a scheme in Hightown, Wrexham, for drug dealing at the property and causing his neighbours harassment, alarm and distress.
...
16/11/2007
Bridgend resident weeds out the competition in 8th Annual WWHA Garden Competition
Months of planting, weeding and watering resulted in some of the prettiest gardens in Wales as green-fingered residents battled to become winners in the 8th annual Wales & West Housing Associat...
01/11/2007
Official Opening of New Housing Development at Treseder Way, Caerau, Cardiff
The latest development by Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) at Treseder Way, Caerau, Cardiff was officially opened on Friday 12th October 2007 by Rhodri Morgan, A.M., First Minister for t...
30/10/2007
WWHA gets its 'green' house in order
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has been awarded Level 2 of the Green Dragon Environmental Standard for its commitment to improving the impact of its activities on the environment throu...
30/10/2007
Inspirational Colleague
A 34 year old Cardiff woman has been short listed to win a national award for being an inspirational colleague. The UK Housing Awards is a prestigious annual event held in London which recognises g...
30/10/2007
Tackling Anti Social Behaviour in Cardiff
In 2006, Officers of Wales & West Housing Association’s Anti-Social Behaviour Unit (ASBU) identified a rising number of complaints of anti-social and nuisance behaviour in the East Tyndall Stre...
30/10/2007
New Footpath for Trelai Youth Club
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) received a request recently from young people living in the Trelai area of Cardiff to improve the access route to Trelai youth centre.
The curre...
30/10/2007
Stephanie seeks sponsorship
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has recently appointed a Grants and Sponsorship Officer.
Caerphilly born Stephanie Smallwood previously worked for National Britannia Limited, a...
05/09/2007
Celebrating Diversity
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) again lived up to its reputation for diversity when staff provided housing advice at the 2007 Cardiff Mardi Gras, which the Association has attended for ...
05/09/2007
Staff donation helps keep Wales Air Ambulance Flying High
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has donated £6,878 to Wales Air Ambulance. Each year WWHA staff choose a charity to support throughout that year by various fund raising methods, suc...
20/08/2007
New home is like “winning the lottery”
The latest developments by WWHA at Bryn Heulog & Heddfaen North, Pentwyn, Cardiff, were officially opened on Friday 22nd June 2007 by Councillor Judith Woodman, Deputy Leader of Cardiff County ...
03/07/2007
Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter?
House of Colour analyst Kathryn Crabtree visited Sylvester Court, a WWHA scheme in Wrexham, on 16th May to help residents look their best this summer and all year round.
Lucky residents fo...
07/06/2007
Residents reach colour consensus
Communal areas within Ystad Goffa Court, a scheme for older persons in Flint, have been given a lift as part of WWHA’s maintenance programme.
Working with ICI Paints and J S Seddon Painting...
07/06/2007
Sylvester’s Taste-buds Tempted
Residents of Sylvester Court, Wales & West Housing Association’s sheltered housing scheme in Wrexham, were treated to a ‘Cooking for One’ demonstration by Sainsbury’s Food Adviser, Edna Roberts...
07/06/2007
Carwyn Jones AM Welcomes Residents to New Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) Scheme in Kenfig Hill
Carwyn Jones, Assembly Member for Bridgend, welcomed residents to their new homes at a Wales & West Housing Association scheme in Penrhyn, Kenfig Hill, on 16 April 2007.
The Penrhyn sch...
08/05/2007
Welsh Housing Association is ‘Champion Employer’
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has become the first housing association in Wales to receive Age Positive Employer Champion status.
The accolade awarded by the Department of Wo...
08/05/2007
Wales & West Housing Association Recognised for Quality Service
Staff at Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) have reason to celebrate this week, having achieved compliance with the TSA Code of Practice for Social Alarms Services. WWHA is the first...
08/05/2007
Multi Cultural Event a Success
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) took part in a multi cultural social event in Bridgend on 24 March 2007. The event was jointly organised by the Valleys Race Equality Council (VALREC) an...
05/04/2007
Staff Go Back To School
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) recently attended a two day careers conference at Fitzalan High School, Cardiff. The aim of the event was to give students an insight into a workin...
05/04/2007
Nuisance Family Evicted
WWHA recently evicted a large family from Wakehurst Place in St Mellons, Cardiff, for anti-social behaviour.
The eviction Order was granted by Cardiff County Court after examining evidence...
05/04/2007
Heroin Crackdown
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) have obtained a Possession Order for a property in Hillfort Close, Caerau, Cardiff, after the resident had allowed her partner to store Class A drugs in ...
05/04/2007
WWHA celebrates International Women's Day
Wales & West Housing Association was given the opportunity to host a stall at this year’s ‘International Women’s Day’ event held in Cardiff’s City Hall on the 8th March 2007. The event wa...
14/03/2007
St David's Celebrations
In order to celebrate St David’s Day and raise the profile of the Welsh Language, Wales & West Housing Association held a ‘Welsh in the Workplace’ day on the 1st of March.
The event was...
14/03/2007
Wales & West Housing Association Launch New Employee Assistance Programme
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) have announced the launch of a partnership with PPC Worldwide to provide their employees with access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP...
01/02/2007
Wales & West Housing Association awarded Charter Mark
Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has gained the government’s prized Charter Mark award.Charter Mark is the government’s national standard for excellence in customer service awarded to p...
01/02/2007
UK Housing Awards 2006
WWHA was short listed as a finalist at the prestigious UK Housing Awards 2006. The national event show cases excellence in the housing sector.
WWHA was short listed in the 'Excellence in Sk...
06/12/2006