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Bernicia tenant Maureen Ditchfield outside her Berwick home with Paul Galbraith, of RE:GEN. Maureen's home is being fitted with a new boiler
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Bernicia’s £2.5m heating programme to make homes warmer and cut bills

Hundreds of Bernicia homes across the North East are being fitted with new boilers in a £2.5m upgrade programme. The North East housing association is replacing old boilers with new energy efficient units in 750 properties – with homes also being fitted with new pipework and…

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Paul Carter, new managing director of Kingston, Bernicia's property management specialist
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New managing director at Bernicia’s commercial arm Kingston to drive forward ambitious growth agenda

Bernicia’s property management specialist Kingston has appointed Paul Carter as its new Managing Director to drive forward the growth of the business. Paul’s appointment will help ensure the quality of Kingston’s commercial offer is maintained, accelerate its plans for ambitious growth and further cement its reputation…

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Bright future for AkzoNobel’s new starters as Bernicia pledges £3m to build aspiration, increase confidence, provide training, skills and new job opportunities

Four determined people have overcome major barriers to secure roles with leading paint manufacturer AkzoNobel – transforming their lives as part of a £3m investment by Bernicia in the region’s employment potential. A programme of support for tenants and the communities they live in is helping people access…

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Tenant Edna Smith with Bernicia's Poppy Atterton and new air source heat pump fitted at her home. The new technology will better heat her home, making it warmer, and cut heating bills.
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Hundreds more warmer homes spearhead £70m Bernicia investment

Work is ready to start to make hundreds of homes warmer and more energy efficient as part of a £70m Bernicia investment in its homes and communities. Retrofit work will begin in July with Bernicia and the Government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund investing £7m into upgrading 865 properties most in…

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Tenant Edna Smith with Bernicia's Poppy Atterton and new air source heat pump fitted at her home. The new technology will better heat her home, making it warmer, and cut heating bills.
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New heating systems to cut bills in Northumberland village

Tenants in a Northumberland village are enjoying warmer homes and cheaper bills thanks to a £220,000 pilot project to fit new heating systems in their properties. Bernicia led the installation programme with energy giant E.ON at 11 retirement living bungalows it owns in the historic village…

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