Press Releases

Green Lights for FWHG (Release Date - 04/08/2008)
First Wessex Housing Group is delighted to have received four green lights in the latest Housing Corporation assessment of the Group, published on the Corporations website on July 29th.
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Residents move in to cutting-edge homes (Release Date - 16/07/2008)
Portsmouth Housing Association (PHA) is welcoming people moving into Collins Place, at Victoria Road North, a 7.1 million pounds project built using a modern building technique which slots rooms together like building blocks to form flats cutting the cost of constructing the one and two-bedroom homes and reducing building work disruption on the local area.
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New Home in Old Museum (Release Date - 27/06/2008)
If you think your home has some unusual features you should see where Aaron Bailey lives. For Aarons new home was once a museum commemorating a Portsmouth workhouse for the poor people of the city.
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Charity Abseil Event (Release Date - 27/06/2008)
Intrepid fundraisers abseiled down the side of Portsmouth Housing Associations 20-metre high Peninsular House to support homeless people in the developing world.
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Empty Homes Campaign (Release Date - 27/06/2008)
A Portsmouth Housing Association (PHA) employee working to ease the plight of homeless families has urged city residents to help her project by reporting empty properties.
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Skills Project Supports Thousands (Release Date - 25/06/2008)
A major adult education project involving Portsmouth Housing Association (PHA) has helped thousands of people in the south east gain new skills and confidence.
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Day Out for New Residents' Group (Release Date - 17/06/2008)
A new residents group at Lee-on-the-Solent got off to a great start with a trip to Paultons Park theme park near Romsey.
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Football at Rowner (Release Date - 17/06/2008)
Portsmouth Housing Association (PHA) and a residents charity joined together to run free football training sessions at Gosport for local children.
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Jobs Boost for Portsmouth (Release Date - 22/04/2008)
Portsmouths economy has received a jobs boost with the opening of a new state-of-the-art depot to maintain the homes and gardens of thousands of people across the city.
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New Housing Development - Bill Sargent Crescent (Release Date - 22/02/2008)
A new scheme of affordable housing in Fratton, Portsmouth developed by Portsmouth Housing Association, has received a commendation in the Portsmouth Society Design Awards Best New Building category.
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VIPs celebrate Larcomes' LLP move into new landmark building (Release Date - 09/01/2008)
Larcomes LLP Solicitors celebrated their move into Appletree House, in St George's Walk, Waterlooville last night with VIPs and partners.
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Richborough Court (North End) Unveiled (Release Date - 30/11/2007)
Portsmouth Housing Association (part of First Wessex Housing Group), in partnership with the Wayfarer Development Consortium, celebrated a special plaque unveiling ceremony to welcome the new shared ownership residents to the ï¿620,000 redevelopment of a church hall in Stubbington Avenue, North End, Portsmouth.
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New lease of life for truly remarkable building in Somerstown (Release Date - 01/07/2007)
The building in Rivers Street , Somerstown, Portsmouth was threatened with demolition twice but now it has been given a new lease of life by being redeveloped into a 6 bedroomed house to accommodate a family of nine.
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Residents and VIPs all Join in the Fun at James Road, Gosport (Release Date - 29/05/2007)
Portsmouth Housing Association, in partnership with Gosport Borough Council, is celebrating the highly successful regeneration of James Road in Gosport. Residents moved into their new homes at the end of last year and have already become part of the local community. Taking advantage of the half- term holiday, PHA hosted a Fun Day for the residents and invited local dignitaries along to tour the scheme and see the regeneration for themselves.
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Broadlaw Walk Shopping Precinct, Fareham (Release Date - 21/05/2007)
Portsmouth Housing Association (PHA) is the new owner of Broadlaw Walk Shopping Precinct in Fareham, just down the road from the college. It wants to hear local residents' views on its plans for the redevelopment of the precinct to include new shops and affordable housing.
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