A big “well done” to Darren Reay (left) and Ian Beattie for passing their NAPIT annual assessments. It means our electrical department again meets national Government approved standards…
We’re advising tenants to be aware of bogus callers at their homes following an incident in Ashington yesterday (Monday February 6th). A tenant contacted us to say that a man called at his home saying he was there to carry out a gas service.
A £100,000 project is underway to replace the roof on one of the tallest buildings in Newcastle. Bernicia is leading repair work at Northumbria Lodge in Cowgate – the latest phase in a comprehensive package of safety work at the 38 metre high building.
Bernicia has teamed up with award-winning local charity The Recruitment Junction to boost its efforts to get people with convictions into work. The six-month project will allow the Newcastle-based charity to work intensively with an extra 20 former offenders who are hoping to find work and…
Bernicia today welcomed the news that it is one of eight social housing landlords chosen to lead a pilot programme testing new consumer regulation for the social housing sector. The Regulator of Social Housing today published Reshaping consumer regulation: our implementation plan. This sets out…
A former agency worker facing an uncertain future following sudden redundancy is now looking forward to a happy New Year after securing a role with a national furniture company. Yosef Drra, 43, shook off the shock of losing his job last month at a packaging firm…
Great to support Wansbeck Valley Foodbank in the run up to Christmas to help them with their important work across south east Northumberland. Our Chief Executive John Johnston met with Operations Trustee Linda Fugill (pictured left) and Foodbank Coordinator Tracey Brown to present them with a cheque for £1,000 and learn how…
Here’s a summary of how you can contact Bernicia if you need to during the festive break. Our offices are closed to the public from 5pm Friday 23rd December and will reopen at 8.30am Tuesday 3rd January. We are still contactable if you need to speak to us or report…
Great to meet with tenants at Northumbria Lodge, Cowgate, to discuss fire safety, detailing prevention measures and listening to tenant views. It’s a key part of our ongoing commitment to engage with tenants to discuss building safety. We talked with tenants about the important…
We’re keeping tenants warm in their homes and helping them better manage their energy use this winter with a £250,000 programme of work to install new energy efficient boilers. Our in-house construction services team is managing the latest phase of our on-going two-year boiler replacement programme…
Bernicia is once again backing the national campaign to warn of the dangers of loan sharks at Christmas. We are an accredited partner of the England Illegal Money Lending Team, the dedicated team behind the successful ‘Stop Loan Sharks‘ campaign. Our work to…
Local families, older people and people on low incomes are set to benefit from new high-quality affordable Bernicia homes in Backworth – and North Tyneside councillors were pleased to be invited to look around the housing development as it nears completion. Castle Square, led by Bernicia’s…
