Plymouth Community Homes

Spring Fare will hit musical note

Come along to a Spring Fair with a musical theme being staged in North Prospect on Saturday (April 18) and herald the season with sound.

The event, organised by Plymouth Community Homes (PCH), hopes to encourage new visitors to the neighbourhood, highlight musical opportunities in the city and showcase some of the opportunities now available in North Prospect as it undergoes...

Former Land Registry building to be revamped

Residents will soon see a transformation of Plumer House, the former Land Registry office in Crownhill, according to Plymouth Community Homes .

The organisation says it will dramatically improve the building’s appearance with new cladding and open a customer services centre for tenants and leaseholders.

The construction is underway following planning consent in July, and is set...

Plymouth's public sector increases local spend by millions

An extra £53 million has been spent buying goods and services from local suppliers after a promise made by the Plymouth Procurement Forum to buy local.

Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Community Homes spent over £65 million with local small and medium sized business in 2012/13 compared with £12.3 million the previous year, delivering an increase of almost £53 million.

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Thousands of Plymouth tenants to get £50m home improvements

Thousands of Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) tenants could soon enjoy lower energy bills thanks to a new scheme to upgrade their homes.

PCH has announced that it is joining forces with British Gas to insulate around 10,000 homes – nearly 70 per cent of its stock – over the next eight years.

PCH will insulate the homes with either external or cavity wall insulation.

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Work club help for Whitleigh job hunters

Whitleigh residents looking for work are being offered a helping hand at a special event next week.

Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Community Homes will be on Whitleigh Green on Monday 3 June from 11am until 5pm talking to people about the work club and the opportunities it offers.

The work club runs every Tuesday morning at the Salvation Hall in Lancaster Gardens. Drop in...

Benefit changes explained in Council booklet

People living in Plymouth can access a ‘Money Advice’ booklet which the Council has produced with Plymouth Community Homes to help explain changes to the benefit system.

From 1 April 2013 the Government introduces the Welfare Reform Agenda which will have an impact on approximately 20 per cent of Plymouth’s working age residents. That’s around 16,000 households.

Council Tax...