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Apprentices celebrate their success as part of £5m Bernicia homes refurbishment project
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Apprenticeship success helping deliver £5m homes refurbishment project

Congratulations to apprentices Alfie and Anthony (pictured) for their outstanding work helping RE:GEN North East successfully deliver a £5m refurbishment contract at hundreds of Bernicia homes. Anthony successfully completed his Level 2 Apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery earlier in the summer while working…

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Bernicia's latest apprentices pictured with Chief Executive John Johnston and Jenny Allinson, Director of Corporate Governance.
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Class of 2025 – new apprentices begin careers with Bernicia

It’s a warm welcome from everyone at Bernicia to our new apprentices who have just taken their first steps into employment with us. Bernicia’s Chief Executive John Johnston was there to meet the nine youngsters and introduce them to the business as part of a week-long induction. The induction gives…

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UK Government. We are testing Emergency Alerts on mobile phones across the UK on Sunday 7 September at 3pm. Find our more at gov.uk/alerts.
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Keeping domestic abuse victims safe – how to switch off Government Emergency Alert

The UK Government is testing the national emergency alerts system this weekend on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm. It’s a test to confirm that the system is working, to keep people safe in future major emergencies. For people in an abusive relationship, the alert could unintentionally put domestic abuse…

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A photo of three people sstood together in a garden space. From left to right, Chris (Service lead), Erica (tenant), Kay (support worker).
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Erica’s Starts at Home story

Bernicia is backing the National Housing Federation’s Starts at Home campaign urging the Government to commit more funding to help people with individual needs live independently in communities. From left to right, Chris (Service lead), Erica (tenant), Kay (support worker). Erica’s cookery lessons at the…

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Bernicia office building with the company sign at the entrance, showing directions for reception, visitor parking, and property and estate services.
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£5m investment to upgrade hundreds of homes

Bernicia is partnering with our friends at RE:GEN, investing more than £5m into upgrading hundreds of our homes across North Northumberland and Houghton-le-Spring – part of our on-going commitment to provide properties people are proud to call home. Work is underway in Northumberland delivered by our contractor RE:GEN in…

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