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Welcome to the news archive for Progress Housing Group. For media enquiries, please contact Laura Priest, PR and Events Officer on 01772 450676 or email lpriest@progressgroup.org.uk
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Staff at Clare House womens refuge thank kind hearted residents
23rd December 2011 - South Ribble Women’s Refuge, Clare House is currently preparing for a busy festive period as it helps women and children escape the misery of domestic violence.
 
Winter weather advice
Winter weather advice
Advice for looking after yourself and your home this winter
 
Progress helps residents keep warm this winter
Progress helps residents keep warm this winter
23 December 2011 - Local residents are receiving advice about staying warm this winter thanks to the launch of a Winter Warmer campaign by Progress Housing Group.
 
New Progress helps residents beat the winter freeze
New Progress helps residents beat the winter freeze
23rd December 2011 - New Progress Housing Association’s offices will close at noon on Friday 23rd December and will open again at 9am on Tuesday 3rd January 2012.
 
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New Fylde Housing help residents beat the winter freeze
23rd December 2011 - New Fylde Housing’s offices will close at noon on Friday 23rd December and will open again at 9am on Tuesday 3rd January 2012.
 
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Make a wish come true this Christmas
09 December 2011 - Domestic Violence Abuse affects one in four women in their lifetime and sadly the festive period can often mean an increase with many women and children seeking refuge.
 
Progress backs national campaign against domestic violence
Progress backs national campaign against domestic violence
09 December 2011 - Progress Housing Group is backing a national campaign against domestic violence.
 
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New Progress obtains ASBI against nusiance tenant
08 December 2011 - New Progress Housing Association has successfully secured an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction against Preston man, John Brennan, who has persistently caused trouble to tenants within its properties.
 
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New Progress Housing Associations Head of Tenancy Enforcement scoops top ASB award
30 November 2011 - Tenancy Enforcement Manager for New Progress Housing Association, Linda Alcock has won a national award for her work in combating anti-social behaviour.
 
Pudsey's bakery opens for business
Pudsey's bakery opens for business
18 November 2011 - Staff at Progress Housing Group in Leyland and Lytham St Annes have this year raised an amazing £550 for Children in Need, by holding several cake sales and a prize raffle.
 
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Innovative scheme launched to support witnesses
01 November 2011 - An innovative new service to give more people the confidence to take a stand against anti-social behaviour has been launched across South Ribble.
 
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Young tenants sign compact
22 November 2011 - Resident, Mykel Bridges, tenant representative for a housing scheme for young adults in Chorley, last week signed the new Tenants' Compact on behalf of other residents.
 
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New Progress Housing Association's Linda Alcock is shortlisted for prestigious national award
26 October 2011 - New Progress Housing Association is celebrating after news that employee Linda Alcock has been shortlisted for a national award for her outstanding work to tackle anti-social behaviour and improve community safety.
 
Progress supports Homeless International in transforming slums in Africa and Asia
Progress supports Homeless International in transforming slums in Africa and Asia
21 October 2011 - Progress Housing Group has recently made a donation to UK charity Homeless International, which could be used to fund ten family homes in Zambia, provide clean drinking water for up to 1,000 families in Tanzania or set up small schools in Pakistan.
 
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Sheltered housing scheme sponsors junior football team
21 October 2011 - Kirkham Juniors under 9’s football team are ready to put their best foot forward this season, thanks to sponsorship from Croft and Naze sheltered housing scheme in Freckleton and leading UK care and support provider, Care Watch.
 
Progress backs call for rethink on welfare changes
Progress backs call for rethink on welfare changes
10 October 2011 - Progress Housing Group is backing Welfare Action Week by calling on ministers to rethink changes to housing benefit rules that could push many local people into hardship.
 
Progress secures £300k contract
Progress secures £300k contract
10 October 2011 - The latest contract is for Ribble Valley Homes to carry out gas servicing, repairs and installations at 876 homes over 20 months. Property Services negotiated the contract with Ribble Valley Homes after recently completing an installation contract over the last three years with them and gaining high levels of customer satisfaction
 
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New homes bring affordable living to Leyland
10 October 2011 - Aspiring home owners in Leyland are eagerly awaiting the completion of a small development of stunning eco friendly homes about to go on sale and just two minutes walk from the town centre.
 
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New Progress tenant wins online competition
10 October 2011 - One lucky New Progress tenant has won £100 in PC World vouchers, thanks to a free prize draw.
 
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Three family homes saved from repossession thanks to New Fylde
21 September 2011 - A family from St Annes have been saved from the trauma of having their home repossessed thanks to affordable housing provider New Fylde Housing.
 
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South Ribble blooms despite weather
13 September 2011 - New Progress Housing Association’s tenants have shown true fighting spirit this summer in beating the weather to produce beautiful garden displays for its annual gardening competition.
 
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Green fingered residents wow judges
13 September 2011 - New Fylde Housing tenants have shown true fighting spirit this summer in beating the weather to produce beautiful garden displays for its annual gardening competition.
 
Plumbing Apprentice wins top award
Plumbing Apprentice wins top award
01 September 2011 - An apprentice at PROGRESS HOUSING GROUP has scooped a top award for his studies.
 
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New Fylde Housing shortlisted for Excellence
31st August 2011 - New Fylde Housing has been selected from more than 250 entries in the 2011 UK Housing Awards. The association has been shortlisted for the prestigious awards for its regeneration of the Heyhouses estate in Lytham St Annes.
 
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Seven familes saved from repossession thanks to New Progress
05 August 2011 - A family from Chorley is one of seven families who have been saved from the trauma of having their home repossessed thanks to affordable housing provider New Progress Housing Association.
 
Police warn of doorstep fraudsters
Police warn of doorstep fraudsters
03 August 2011 - Distraction burglars may be operating in your area
 
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Lights, camera, action!
22 July 2011 - Lifeline staff became TV stars as a film crew rolled into town to shoot a film about the Lifeline emergency response service.
 
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New Fylde Housing summer soccer scheme kicks off
20 July 2011 - Due to the overwhelming success of last summer’s football coaching sessions New Fylde Housing has once again joined forces with Blackpool FC in supporting football in the community.
 
Do you own a Beko Frost Free Fridge Freezer?
Do you own a Beko Frost Free Fridge Freezer?
06 July 2011 - Important safety message and recall notice
 
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New Fylde Housing scoops top award
14 June 2011 - The Heyhouses estate has given New Fylde Housing yet another reason to celebrate after wining a top award.
 
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Penwortham man sent to jail for breaching anti-social behaviour injunction
9 June 2011 - A 28 day jail sentence was ordered to a young man who broke the terms of his anti-social behaviour injunction.
 
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The Big Lunch
05 June 2011 - Residents from Lower Lane in Freckleton hold their first 'Big Lunch'.
 
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Silver surfers hit the net
3 June 2011 - Budding silver surfers in South Ribble were encouraged to learn more about the world wide web by signing up to free computer classes.
 
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Sheltered housing open days
2 June 2011 - New Progress Housing Association manages a number of high quality sheltered housing schemes for individuals or couples over the age of 55.
 
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Glorious Gardens
1 June 2011 - NEW FYLDE HOUSING launches its annual regional garden competition for green-fingered tenants this week. More than £500 in prizes is up for grabs in a competition that grows with popularity each year.
 
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Ready Steady Grow!
27 May - New Progress launches its annual regional garden competition for green-fingered tenants this week. More than £1,000 in prizes is up for grabs in a competition that grows with popularity each year.
 
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Leyland Eagles ride out to raise funds for the Refuge
14 April 2011 - The Leyland Eagles motorcycle club ride out for South Ribble Women’s Refuge
 
Raising funds for World Autism Day
Raising funds for World Autism Day
11 April 2011 - Leyland based Progress Housing Group marked World Autism Awareness Day with a presentation from a resident who spoke about his personnel experience of autism.
 
A new horizon for progress
A new horizon for progress
5 April 2011 - The Lancashire-based Housing Association that helped makhousing history with one of the first voluntary transfers of housing stock in the country will this month seek a new chairperson.
 
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Green fingers at the ready!
1 April 2011 - Spring is almost here and we know that many of you are itching to get outdoors into the fresh air to plant and prune your gardens. This year’s competition will cater for beginners as well as the more experienced gardener and we would like as many of you as possible to enter, so don’t be shy!
 
Official opening for new supported living scheme in Lytham St Annes
Official opening for new supported living scheme in Lytham St Annes
30 March 2011 - A new supported living scheme in St Annes for adults with learning disabilities was officially opened on Friday 25th March.
 
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Using their heads to raise money for charity
29 March 2011 - In a fundraising gesture to her husband who is being treated for cancer, Molly Pickersgill, a resident of Croft and Naze Court and manager of the sheltered scheme in Freckleton, Liz Mercer, have shaved their heads for charity.
 
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Sheltered housing residents raise money for charity
26 February 2011 - Residents living at Tuson House sheltered House Scheme in Penwortham have raised a staggering £600 for the North West Air Ambulance.
 
Progress does it again!
Progress does it again!
21 February 2011 - Leyland based Progress Housing Group is celebrating after a double success in being awarded two prestigious accreditations for excellence in customer care and staff training.
 
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Keeping crime off the streets of Leyland
18 February 2011 - A 20 year old man who caused misery for residents on an estate in Leyland has been given an Anti Social Behaviour Injunction Order for two years, after New Progress Housing Association took civil action in Preston County Court.
 
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The Big Tree Plant - get involved!
1 February 2011 - Would you like to see and be involved will a possible project to plant trees in and around your neighbourhoods?
 
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New Progress scoop top award
14 January 2011 - An initiative to target crime and anti-social behaviour on the Kingsfold estate in Penwortham, Lancashire has scooped the top Problem Oriented Partnership (POP) Award at a special ceremony.
 
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Charity starts at Ancenis Court
12 January 2011 - Residents of Ancenis Court sheltered housing scheme in Kirkham have raised over £700 for local children’s charity, Donna's Dream House.
 
Progress Housing Group helps tenants beat the winter freeze
Progress Housing Group helps tenants beat the winter freeze
6 January 2011 - Progress Housing Group tenants avoided the winter blues over the festive season as staff tackled more than 1,600 requests to keep people warm and safe in their homes as the freezing weather set in.
 
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Sheltered Housing residents raise money for charity
4 January 2011 - Mention the word Charity at Croft and Naze Court sheltered housing schemes in Freckleton and there is never a shortage of volunteers who are more than willing to help out.
 
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Students spread festive cheer
1 January 2011 - There were festive sing-a-longs, games of bingo and delicious mince pies at Ancenis Court sheltered housing scheme in Kirkham last week, as pupils from Carr Hill high school in Kirkham visited the residents to spread a little festive cheer.
 
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New Progress celebrates TSA recognition
1 January 2011 - After months of hard work staff at New Progress Housing Association, in Leyland are celebrating once again after being awarded a prestigious accreditation by the Telecare Services Association (TSA).
 
 
 

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