It’s a warm welcome to six new colleagues at Bernicia seizing the opportunity of a New Start in their careers. They have just begun five-month contracts at Bernicia as estates services operatives,…
Bernicia has signed a pledge to continue working with the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner, Durham County Council and other housing associations to tackle anti-social behaviour. Their commitment is in response to a plan developed by Durham PCC Joy Allen following feedback…
Bernicia is part of the Borderlands Place Programme , which will see Northumberland County Council target investment in places that will help boost economic activity across the region. Recognising the importance of our smaller rural market and coastal towns to the local economy, this programme will provide up to…
Bernicia’s new apprentices are taking full advantage of the opportunities on offer to them as they take their first steps into the world of work. Lewis Minto, Tammy Johnson, James Fergus, Molly Bryan and Niall Flynn, are amongst the latest apprentices to join the North East…
Bernicia is pledging an extra £2m to help people into work as part of increased investment into North East communities. A new employability team at Bernicia will work with schools, employers and support agencies to support and encourage people into sustainable employment. The team…
Tenants and landlords have the opportunity to give their opinions on important new Tenant Satisfaction Measures being introduced by the Regulator of Social Housing. The measures will make the performance of landlords more visible to tenants, providing data about performance and their quality of service. Andrea Malcolm, Bernicia Executive Director…
This week, we will be inviting our customers to take part in a STAR survey. Tenants have a central role in shaping our services. One of the ways we do this is by asking for feedback through our Survey of Tenants and Residents (STAR). It’s a survey used nationally by many…
Bernicia tenants won’t have to pay for fences damaged during Storm Arwen with the housing association agreeing to pick up the bill for repairs. This includes boundary fences and partition fencing between properties damaged during the storm. Storm Arwen caused damage to hundreds of Bernicia properties across the North East…
Bernicia has joined with North East housing providers to develop a regional employment partnership, designed to improve employment outcomes for people living in social and supported housing. Housing Employment Network North East, which is set to launch in April, is an ambitious and innovative partnership that…
Following Storm Arwen which caused unprecedented damage to our tenants’ homes, we are drawing up a programme of work to ensure we repair as many properties as quickly as we can, with the most seriously damaged attended to first. Our key messages to tenants are: We…
Top marks from tenants and industry experts are underpinning new plans by Bernicia to invest £120m into new and existing homes over the next four years. The North East housing association with 14,000 properties across the region is finalising its new corporate strategy – setting out…
Bernicia is today launching an innovative new scheme to unlock the employability potential of people across the North of Tyne area and open up career opportunities for people aged 25 and over. New Start, funded by more than £700,000 from the Government’s UK Community Renewal Fund, will offer real life…
