Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has set up a new employability service to support people over the age of 16 living in Leith and North Edinburgh who are looking for work or seeking to develop their careers. From 1 August 2017, the Community Works service will provide a range of training opp
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A Castle Rock Edinvar money advice project, set up with partners Citizens Advice Edinburgh, and fellow housing associations Dunedin Canmore, Blackwood, Hillcrest and Port of Leith, has helped tenants save over £1.4 million worth of debt. Funded by The Big Lottery, the Money Matters Project was crea
The sheltered housing team at Port of Leith Housing Association have won an award for bringing the Scottish Social Services Council’s (SSSC) codes of practice to life at the SSS Awards. The event is held to recognise best practice and individuals who are making a real difference to the lives of th
CCG Asset Management has made strong progress on its latest phase of window replacements for Port of Leith Housing Association. Beginning last month, works have consisted of traditional sash and case window replacement to around 130 pre-1919 properties and, PVC window replacement to around 70 post-1
Quay Community Improvements, a social enterprise set up by Port of Leith Housing Association in October 2016, has been awarded three new contracts to deliver cleaning services for Muirhouse Housing Association, West Granton Housing Co-Op and Hunters Hall Housing Co-op. Starting with a stair cleaning
Port of Leith Housing Association has acquired a 2.1 hectare plot of land on West Harbour Road in Granton which will pave the way for 302 affordable homes to be built within the next five years. The site acquisition is being supported by over £6 million of Housing Association Grant (HAG) from the C
The Care Inspectorate has awarded the Port of Leith Housing Association’s sheltered housing complexes with the highest grade available following an unannounced inspection. The Association received the top score (6 – Excellent) for the second time in a row for the quality of care and support they
Kevin Scarlett Eighteen housing associations in Scotland - including the Haymarket Group of associations - have agreed to take part in a sector scorecard pilot to benchmark a range of business health and efficiency measures.
Keith Anderson Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has confirmed plans to build 850 new homes over the next five years – an increase of 154 homes previously planned by 2020 and total of 370 more over the entire period.
The Women at Work group at Jameson Place A group of tenants from Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) sheltered housing units have come together to create a new book sharing personal stories from their working lives.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visits PoLHA's Jameson Place Tenants of Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) Jameson Place development welcomed a special guest this week when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon paid a visit to the Generations Project for their Christmas festivities.
A training programme by Port of Leith Housing Association (POLHA) has supported 35 young people from across Edinburgh and East Lothian to complete an 18 week training programme with a local employer with 21 progressing to employment, apprenticeship or further education following their training. The
In partnership with our sister publication Scottish Financial News, Scottish Housing News is running a series of Just A Minute profiles of housing association finance directors. We kick off with Heather Kiteley, finance director at Port of Leith Housing Association. Heather Kiteley
(from left) Ainan Groat, housing services team leader, Lee McEwan, housing trainee and Susanne Connell, housing officer Muirhouse Housing Association (MHA) has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ as part of the Port of Leith TOiL (Training Opportunities in Lothian) programme at a ceremony at Edinb
Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) team of volunteers lent a hand at the Older Adults event at Meadowbank Sports Centre, hosted by Edinburgh Leisure’s Ageing Well project in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council and Pilmeny Development Project. Following on from the success of