Impact Housing Association and Riverside are finalising arrangements to consult with tenants, shareholders and other interested parties over proposals for the Cumbria-based landlord to join the Riverside Group. Tenants will be given advanced notice of a formal six week period of tenant consultation, likely to begin at the end of March. This will lead to

Ebony Duggan, 38, from Leicester is a Gas Service and Breakdown Engineer at Evolve. She explains her role as the only female operative on her patch, and the challenges she faces with defeating stereotypes. When I was younger, I worked as a Planner at British Gas. I have always been a practical person, I love

A digital health monitor at a Sunderland supported housing complex is being used to detect illnesses which can help to save lives. The medical kit, called a Telehealth tablet, is on site at Riverside’s Willow Brook Extra Care scheme in Washington. The portable equipment can take readings including blood pressure, heart and blood sugar levels,

Cyclists at a homeless hostel in Westminster can continue their quest for pedal power after being awarded a £13,000 cycling grant to boost their health and wellbeing and explore the city’s greenspaces. The windfall will enable residents at Queen Mary homeless hostel, in Greencoat Place, to carry on running their cycling club for the next

‘Healthy eating on a budget’ is a mantra that award-winning chef Mike Spackman religiously shares far and wide…and his passion for cooking nutritious meals is making a huge impact with homeless people in Kent. Mike is a regular fixture in the kitchen of The Quays hostel, in Sittingbourne, run by Riverside Care and Support, where

Changes to our frontline service mean customers will see us out and about in their neighbourhoods more than ever. And if they’re not around, there are plenty of other ways to access services online and over the phone. So we are consulting with customers and others about proposals to close the reception desk at offices