News

In addition to the news article on this page you can catch up on our latest news by viewing recent issues of our tenants newsletter 'Tenants Talkback'.   We issue Tenants Talkback 4 times a year and you can view recent issues by clicking on the links below.

Tenants Talkback Summer 2010 (1mb pdf file)    text only version (667kb rtf file)

Tenants Talkback Spring 2010 (1.3mb pdf file)    text only version (16.6mb rtf file)

Tenants Talkback December 2009 (2mb pdf file)   text only version (248kb rtft file)

Tenants Talkback September 2009 (1,836kb pdf file)   text only version (45kb txt file)

Leaseholders News

Leaseholders News Summer Edition 2010  (2mb pdf file)

Leaseholders News Spring Edition 2010 (702kb pdf file)

Leaseholders News Winter Edition 2009 (4mb pdf file)

Leaseholders News Autumn Edition 2009 (847kb pdf file)

RBH Involve Newsletter

RBH Involve is our 'consultation club'.Members are invited to take part in consultation events and activities about the things that interest them.  They also receive this newsletter and are entered into a prize draw each quarter.  Find out more

RBH Involve Issue 1 Dec 2009 (716kb pdf file)

RBH Involve Issue 2 May 2010 (222kb pdf file)

We have successfully completed our £120million 'Raising the Standard' programme of improvement and modernisation works to Council properties across the borough and the programme's dedicated website has now closed. You can find out all about the 'Raising the Standard' programme of works in the 'Raising the Standard' News archive.

Be part of democracy - Use Your Vote!!
The ballot for tenant Board members of the RBH Board will open on 23rd August. It’s YOUR RIGHT to have a say on how your homes are managed so electing a suitable candidate is one of the most important choices you can make. There are three vacancies ...

RBH named as Runner-Up at Prestigious Award Ceremony
RBH is celebrating after being named the runner up of a national award by the National Federation of ALMOs (NFA), whose 69 member organisations oversee more than one million council owned properties across England. The winners and runners up of the ...

Young Tenants sign up to Junior Warden Scheme
It is notoriously difficult to engage younger tenants with their landlord but together at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) we have developed a pilot programme which seems to have done just that. The Junior Warden scheme has proved to be such a su...

Tribute to Roy Thompson
Long-serving RBH Board member and friend, Roy Thompson, died last Friday (18th June) at his home in Moorclose, Middleton. Roy, a former lorry driver, was elected by Middleton council tenants to join us in 2006 and served until earlier this year. ...

Everybody needs good neighbours!
Yet another wet bank holiday weekend failed to dampen the spirits of our tenants in Middleton from enjoying themselves and at the same time sprucing up the neighbourhood. ‘Neighbours Day’ was actually a trio of ‘days’ that began on Saturday 29th M...

Happier Neighbourhoods
Our customers are happier than ever with the way RBH has helped improve their local area, with satisfaction in their neighbourhood as a place to live having increased by 5% to 81%. Over the past 12 months overall satisfaction with the services w...

Another record year for rent collection
We are pleased to be able to, announce improved rent collection figures for the year ending April 2010. Figures released today show RBH collected just over 98% of all rent due from council tenants, which is a record achievement. At the same time, ...

WALTON HEADS UP LEGAL SERVICES TEAM
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has promoted Jonathan Walton from his position as Enforcement Manager to the post of Head of Legal and Enforcement Services. Jonathan has worked with us for four years and has been in the housing sector for twelve ...

Blooming in the Borough
Our tenants are being given the opportunity to flaunt their flowers again in the search for the best garden in the borough. For the fourth year running RBH is taking part in the Council’s Borough in Bloom competition and prizes are being awarded fo...

Let’s do Lunch
On the 18th July lunch won’t just be for the ladies because we’re supporting a nationwide initiative to bring whole communities together for the occasion. You may already have heard of The Big Lunch. But, if not, it’s a national initiative spearhea...

National Federation of ALMOs

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UK News

Obama pleads for Koran row calm
President Obama makes a plea for religious tolerance, as a church threatening to burn the Koran demands contact with a New York imam.

MPs 'held back' on phone inquiry
MPs held back in an inquiry into phone-hacking allegations for fear that their own private lives could be targeted, a former MP claims.

Dowling wins Ultimate Big Brother
Former air steward Brian Dowling has been crowned the winner of Ultimate Big Brother as the Channel 4 reality show comes to an end.

Sex victims meet before Pope tour
Men and women who say they were sexually abused as children by Catholic priests are to hold a conference ahead of the Pope's British visit.

Royal Mail sell-off is confirmed
The government confirms it is to press ahead with a complete sale of Royal Mail, following an updated review of the postal service.