A new crackdown on slum housing used to accommodate vulnerable people is set to be rolled out across Hull. Around 600 properties owned and run by a variety of landlords and organisations currently operate outside of existing contracts between Hull City Council and other housing providers. They provide accommodation for roughly 1,400 people who have typically previously…
“I can’t work” says Katya. One reason she can’t work is that it takes her 40 minutes to walk to the nearest available school from her housing block in Harlow, Essex, and 40 minutes back, which means that she spends the best part of three hours every day ferrying her young children to and fro. Shops…
Harlow- Terminus House Harlow new town was built after World War II to ease overcrowding in London and has the third highest proportion of social housing in England with a total of 81,944 properties. In 1951 the Lawn was Britain’s first residential tower block, as well as the location for its first pedestrian precinct, and…
HISTORY Many people reading this article will not realise that Salford City is the home of Manchester United Football Club! It is also the home of Trafford Park, now nationally famous for the Trafford Centre. However, few will know that Trafford Park, a Salford suburb, was a major supplier of material in the First and…