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Levelling up Secretary praises new canalside community being created in Walsall

|Date: 20 February, 2024

Levelling up Secretary praises new canalside community being created in Walsall

The Secretary of State took a tour of Lockside, a new 324-home development, to see first hand how brownfi ...

The Secretary of State took a tour of Lockside, a new 324-home development, to see first hand how brownfield land can be successfully transformed into thriving inter-generational places. While there, ...

20 February, 2024
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Midlands’ Mayor hails flagship Wolverhampton redevelopment as “gem of a place”

|Date: 12 February, 2024

Midlands’ Mayor hails flagship Wolverhampton redevelopment as “gem of a place”

A flagship Wolverhampton regeneration scheme has been hailed as a “gem of a place” by Andy Street, Mayor ...

A flagship Wolverhampton regeneration scheme has been hailed as a “gem of a place” by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, during a visit to the city recently. The Mayor of the West Midlands visit ...

12 February, 2024
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Midlands partners tour The Royal Quarter

|Date: 7 November, 2023

Midlands partners tour The Royal Quarter

Representatives from the City of Wolverhampton Council were recently welcomed by Midland’s housing provid ...

Representatives from the City of Wolverhampton Council were recently welcomed by Midland’s housing provider, whg, Cannock based developers, MORRO Partnerships, YMCA Black Country Group and ASAN for an ...

7 November, 2023
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whg achieves international recognition as sustainability champion

|Date: 25 July, 2023

whg achieves international recognition as sustainability champion

Midland housing provider whg has achieved international recognition for its commitment to making a positi ...

Midland housing provider whg has achieved international recognition for its commitment to making a positive environmental and social impact. whg is among the first in the UK to be accredited as a sust ...

25 July, 2023
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First look at new apartment scheme for over 55s

|Date: 30 June, 2023

First look at new apartment scheme for over 55s

Work to build a new 324 home canalside community in Walsall is progressing well, with an apartment block ...

Work to build a new 324 home canalside community in Walsall is progressing well, with an apartment block for the over 55s now taking shape. Lockside, on the sites of the former Caparo steelworks and M ...

30 June, 2023
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Orbit Head of Property Safety and Technology announced as new Chair of national building safety group

|Date: 30 June, 2023

Orbit Head of Property Safety and Technology announced as new Chair of national building safety group

Neil Yeomans, Head of Property Safety and Technology for Orbit has been appointed as the new Chair of the ...

Neil Yeomans, Head of Property Safety and Technology for Orbit has been appointed as the new Chair of the National Housing Federation (NHF) building safety group. The NHF set up the group to help shap ...

30 June, 2023
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whg invests £66.7m to build hundreds of new homes across Midlands

|Date: 23 June, 2023

whg invests £66.7m to build hundreds of new homes across Midlands

whg has invested £66.7m to build hundreds of new homes across the Midlands, in what has been a busy year ...

whg has invested £66.7m to build hundreds of new homes across the Midlands, in what has been a busy year for the housing association. Between April 2022 and March 2023 whg built 255 homes for rent and ...

23 June, 2023
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Affordable homes planned for eyesore former scrapyard

|Date: 21 March, 2023

Affordable homes planned for eyesore former scrapyard

An £11.5m redevelopment scheme to transform an eyesore former scrapyard on one of the major routes into W ...

An £11.5m redevelopment scheme to transform an eyesore former scrapyard on one of the major routes into Walsall into much needed affordable homes has now started on site. Long-term investor and landlo ...

21 March, 2023
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whg shortlisted for top healthcare award

|Date: 7 December, 2022

whg shortlisted for top healthcare award

Leading Midlands’ landlord whg has been shortlisted for a national healthcare award for its work to tackl ...

Leading Midlands’ landlord whg has been shortlisted for a national healthcare award for its work to tackle health inequalities in one of the most deprived areas of the country. The housing association ...

7 December, 2022
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Canalside apartment scheme gets underway in Walsall

|Date: 19 October, 2022

Canalside apartment scheme gets underway in Walsall

Work has begun on a canalside apartment scheme in Walsall, in a further housing boost to the area. A tota ...

Work has begun on a canalside apartment scheme in Walsall, in a further housing boost to the area. A total of 72 homes are being built at the former Metafin site, on Green Lane, after leading Midlands ...

19 October, 2022
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