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Platform Housing Group is participating in ASB Awareness Week 2024

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Midlands housing association takes stand against anti-social behaviour

Donna Gadd (right) of Platform with volunteers at Samaritans earlier in the year

Donna Gadd (right) of Platform with volunteers at Samaritans earlier in the year

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Housing provider donates nearly £160,000 to charities and community projects

ANGER: Cllr Jill Desayrah has spoken of her anger as she says a promise by Platform Housing Group to replace the broken lift in Brookthorpe Close, Warndon, Worcester

ANGER: Cllr Jill Desayrah has spoken of her anger as she says a promise by Platform Housing Group to replace the broken lift in Brookthorpe Close, Warndon, Worcester

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Fury over broken lift 'broken promises' as residents stuck indoors

The Museum of Royal Worcester hosted painting workshops for residents of Meadow Court retirement village in Worcester

The Museum of Royal Worcester hosted painting workshops for residents of Meadow Court retirement village in Worcester

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Museum hosts painting workshops for retirement village residents

All of the properties at Platform's Regency Gate development in Worcester have left the market

All of the properties at Platform's Regency Gate development in Worcester have left the market

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Update on new housing development in St Johns

Droitwich Wellbeing Hub has collaborated with Platform Housing for several mental health initiatives

Droitwich Wellbeing Hub has collaborated with Platform Housing for several mental health initiatives

Wellbeing hub reports positive mental health changes for customers

CONCERN: Cllr James Stanley next to the fly-tipped rubbish blocking an alleyway in Carter's Close, off Goldsmith Road in Worcester

CONCERN: Cllr James Stanley next to the fly-tipped rubbish blocking an alleyway in Carter's Close, off Goldsmith Road in Worcester

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Dumped rubbish entirely blocks alleyway near city school

GAPS: Nigel Cleall, 52, is unhappy with the space left between his windows

GAPS: Nigel Cleall, 52, is unhappy with the space left between his windows

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'I can fit my hand through the gaps left after Platform fitted too small windows'

The final home at Platform's shared ownership development Elgar Park is off the market

The final home at Platform's shared ownership development Elgar Park is off the market

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Last homes sold at sought-after Worcester shared ownership development

MISSION: Cllr Jill Desayrah and Worcester MP Tom Collins campaigned for urgent action to replace the broken lift at Brookthorpe Close in Warndon, Worcester

MISSION: Cllr Jill Desayrah and Worcester MP Tom Collins campaigned for urgent action to replace the broken lift at Brookthorpe Close in Warndon, Worcester

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Warndon flat's broken lift may be replaced by Christmas as MP speaks up

DISGUST: Andy Roberts points to a rat bite on his toe following an infestation at his home in Bannut Hill, Kempsey

DISGUST: Andy Roberts points to a rat bite on his toe following an infestation at his home in Bannut Hill, Kempsey

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'House of dead rats' as couple still in hotel three weeks on

PLIGHT: Angela Jones (left) puts her arm around disabled mum Cynthia Ash, 84. while Cllr Jill Desayrah says she will do all she can to get the broken lift in Brookthorpe Close repaired as quickly as possible

PLIGHT: Angela Jones (left) puts her arm around disabled mum Cynthia Ash, 84. while Cllr Jill Desayrah says she will do all she can to get the broken lift in Brookthorpe Close repaired as quickly as possible

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'She is being treated like an animal': Gran trapped in flat by broken lift for months

Platform Housing Group sponsored the Worcester Show, which 20,000 people attended at Worcester Racecourse

Platform Housing Group sponsored the Worcester Show, which 20,000 people attended at Worcester Racecourse

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Major Midlands housing association sponsors Worcester community event

CONCERN: Cllr Jill Desayrah says both she and residents have raised concerns about the broken street light in Cranham Drive in Warndon, Worcester

CONCERN: Cllr Jill Desayrah says both she and residents have raised concerns about the broken street light in Cranham Drive in Warndon, Worcester

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Broken street light leaves car park 'pitch black' as burglars strike

BITTEN: Andy Roberts points to wear a rat bit him at his home in Bannut Hill in Kempsey as he is moved into a Travelodge in Worcester as a temporary measure

BITTEN: Andy Roberts points to wear a rat bit him at his home in Bannut Hill in Kempsey as he is moved into a Travelodge in Worcester as a temporary measure

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Ravenous rats run couple out of their home as they seek refuge in hotel

Left to right: Ed Barron from Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust (WBPT), Ian Bird from Messenger BCR, Elizabeth Froude from Platform Housing Group, Cllr George Duffy from Wychavon District Council and David Trevis-Smith from WBPT

Left to right: Ed Barron from Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust (WBPT), Ian Bird from Messenger BCR, Elizabeth Froude from Platform Housing Group, Cllr George Duffy from Wychavon District Council and David Trevis-Smith from WBPT

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Droitwich farmhouse renovation paves way for affordable housing

HORROR: Andy Roberts is afraid to use his toilet in Kempsey after he came face-to-face with a rat swimming in the water

HORROR: Andy Roberts is afraid to use his toilet in Kempsey after he came face-to-face with a rat swimming in the water

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Horror as attacking rats bite couple and swim in their toilet

Colleagues from Platform Housing Group were part of a team who took part in a bike ride to raise money for Dementia UK

Colleagues from Platform Housing Group were part of a team who took part in a bike ride to raise money for Dementia UK

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Bike ride fundraiser raises £10,000 for dementia charity

Sue Turner (left), family liaison and nurture lead at Cranham Primary School and Marion Duffy (right), chief operations officer at Platform Housing Group

Sue Turner (left), family liaison and nurture lead at Cranham Primary School and Marion Duffy (right), chief operations officer at Platform Housing Group

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Unsung community hero hailed in annual housing association awards

The Worcester mum had her ceiling collapse.

The Worcester mum had her ceiling collapse.

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'I warned Platform ceiling was about to collapse - now it has and we're homeless'

AFTERMATH: Terry Harrison holding the remains of his Hoodrich sandles and PS4 games wrecked by the police chainsaw raid in Canterbury Road in Ronkswood

AFTERMATH: Terry Harrison holding the remains of his Hoodrich sandles and PS4 games wrecked by the police chainsaw raid in Canterbury Road in Ronkswood

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'Chainsaw cops cut up my £100 flipflops' says angry granddad after dawn raid

Tudor Way Family Hub in Dines Green has received the funding from Platform Housing Group

Tudor Way Family Hub in Dines Green has received the funding from Platform Housing Group

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Community pantry receives funding for food delivery service

CONCERN: Cllr Matt Lamb says more needs to be done to tackle cannabis smoking in Dines Green in Worcester after a family experienced issues

CONCERN: Cllr Matt Lamb says more needs to be done to tackle cannabis smoking in Dines Green in Worcester after a family experienced issues

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Cannabis smokers creating real stink for neighbours need to be dealt with by housing

The National Lottery Heritage Fund have made a donation of £2,328,595 to the project

The National Lottery Heritage Fund have made a donation of £2,328,595 to the project

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Restoration project of Grade II farmhouse receives breath of new life

DISGRACE: Fly-tipped rubbish in Cranham Drive in Warndon in Worcester

DISGRACE: Fly-tipped rubbish in Cranham Drive in Warndon in Worcester

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'One of biggest piles of fly-tipped rubbish I have ever seen in Warndon'

TRAPPED: Cynthia Ash feels like a prisoner in her own home at Brookthrorpe Close in Warndon in Worcester because the lift will not be fixed until March this year

TRAPPED: Cynthia Ash feels like a prisoner in her own home at Brookthrorpe Close in Warndon in Worcester because the lift will not be fixed until March this year

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'Prisoners in our homes': Broken lift means woman hasn't left flat since December

Mr Hulls is not happy at being left to wait by Platform Housing to fix holes in his lounge ceiling

Mr Hulls is not happy at being left to wait by Platform Housing to fix holes in his lounge ceiling

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'It's not fair to live like this': Man's anger at Platform Housing delays

Clare Lane, WCT volunteer, helped give out meals at Platform's 'Big Stew' events

Clare Lane, WCT volunteer, helped give out meals at Platform's 'Big Stew' events

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Housing company distributes hundreds of meals to tackle food crisis

SUPPORT: Cllr Jill Desayrah (left) has been supporting amputee Gary Sandbrook and says she is concerned for his safety

SUPPORT: Cllr Jill Desayrah (left) has been supporting amputee Gary Sandbrook and says she is concerned for his safety

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Warndon councillor's fears for amputee 'prisoner in own home' if emergency strikes

PRISONER: Gary Sandbrook is trapped at the front door of his bungalow.

PRISONER: Gary Sandbrook is trapped at the front door of his bungalow.

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'Living hell' for amputee who is 'prisoner in own home' blaming housing association

GLOOMY: Dusk descends on 'Worcester's darkest car park' at Snowshill Close in Warndon, Worcester

GLOOMY: Dusk descends on 'Worcester's darkest car park' at Snowshill Close in Warndon, Worcester

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Neighbours may have to light Worcester's darkest 'dogging' car park themselves

SIGNATURES: Cllr Jill Desayrah with a petition for street lighting in Snowshill Close in Warndon, dubbed 'the darkest car park in Worcester'

SIGNATURES: Cllr Jill Desayrah with a petition for street lighting in Snowshill Close in Warndon, dubbed 'the darkest car park in Worcester'

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Anger grows over Worcester's darkest 'drugs and dogging' car park

RATS: A Worcester couple have claimed they have had a rat problem at their home for over a year.

RATS: A Worcester couple have claimed they have had a rat problem at their home for over a year.

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'Rat-infested Platform Housing home will make us ill' fear couple plagued by vermin

HEATING: A single father as refused a new air source heat pump from his housing association on the grounds that they are

HEATING: A single father as refused a new air source heat pump from his housing association on the grounds that they are

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Single dad issues ultimatum after he's given expensive heat pump to warm chilly home

FLASHBACK: Cllr Jill Desayrah and Kevin Bendall have raised concerns about antisocial behaviour and crime in Snowshill Close, Warndon, Worcester because the car park is dark with no lighting to deter drug dealing and dogging

FLASHBACK: Cllr Jill Desayrah and Kevin Bendall have raised concerns about antisocial behaviour and crime in Snowshill Close, Warndon, Worcester because the car park is dark with no lighting to deter drug dealing and dogging

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'Let there be light' at city car park notorious for 'dogging and drugs'

REPAIRED: A key fob system now means only residents should have access to the communal bin area in Cranham Drive in Warndon, Worcester, reducing the chance of fly-tipping

REPAIRED: A key fob system now means only residents should have access to the communal bin area in Cranham Drive in Warndon, Worcester, reducing the chance of fly-tipping

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New gate key fob system 'will help stop the fly-tippers'

SEWAGE: An 'atrocious' smell of sewage has been making residents in Worcester gag.

SEWAGE: An 'atrocious' smell of sewage has been making residents in Worcester gag.

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'Atrocious' sewage smell from overflowing drain making pensioners' lives a misery

DISGUST: Anj Grey and Cllr Jill Desayrah next to the fire-damaged rubbish which has since been cleared at Sheepscombe Drive in Warndon, Worcester

DISGUST: Anj Grey and Cllr Jill Desayrah next to the fire-damaged rubbish which has since been cleared at Sheepscombe Drive in Warndon, Worcester

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Warndon 'arson' flat fire rubbish cleared - after Worcester News weighs in

Shaun Barnes stood next to a shed that has been in place at the site for over a year on the communal grass.

Shaun Barnes stood next to a shed that has been in place at the site for over a year on the communal grass.

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'Horrific' housing development issues sees residents living in 'two years of hell'

PLEASED: Cllr Jill Desayrah checks the stairlift at Brookthorpe Close in Warndon, installed after the lift broke down

PLEASED: Cllr Jill Desayrah checks the stairlift at Brookthorpe Close in Warndon, installed after the lift broke down

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Stairlift replaces broken lift - but weight limit means not everyone can use them

HELP: A Worcester couple has claimed they were left freezing over the winter period after their housing association ripped out their fireplace.

HELP: A Worcester couple has claimed they were left freezing over the winter period after their housing association ripped out their fireplace.

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'We've been through hell' - Couple say they live in poor conditions at home

TRAPPED: Rob Wilding has twice been trapped in the lift at Brookthoroe Close in Warndon

TRAPPED: Rob Wilding has twice been trapped in the lift at Brookthoroe Close in Warndon

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'We keep getting trapped in scary broken lift' say fed-up pensioners

ACTION: Jill Desayrah (left) and Jack Walker fill her car with rubbish during a Warndon litter pick

ACTION: Jill Desayrah (left) and Jack Walker fill her car with rubbish during a Warndon litter pick

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'I filled my car twice with rubbish which had been tossed on the street'

BROKEN: Robert Stinton has been forced to borrow money from his family to fix the broken wall.

BROKEN: Robert Stinton has been forced to borrow money from his family to fix the broken wall.

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Man borrows hundreds from his mum to fix wall as housing provider 'fails to help'

DANGER: Jane Bamford says both her dogs became violently ill which she blames on her stinking, sodden garden oozing black mud and mould

DANGER: Jane Bamford says both her dogs became violently ill which she blames on her stinking, sodden garden oozing black mud and mould

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Vet warns dog owner to keeps dogs away from 'killer toxic swamp'

RENT: A pensioner has criticised her housing association for raising her rent over £300.

RENT: A pensioner has criticised her housing association for raising her rent over £300.

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Pensioner slams 'extortionate' sheltered housing accommodation rent hike

Lullowfield House Tenants tenants worry about recent price increase

Lullowfield House Tenants tenants worry about recent price increase

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Pensioners left 'horrified' by 'unjustified' accommodation increase

Raw sewage has leaked outside flats in Worcester

Raw sewage has leaked outside flats in Worcester

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‘Human waste’ leaks out onto street outside flats

TOXIC: Jane Bamford with her dogs Wilf (left) and Gladys. Behind is 'the swamp' in he garden of her Green Lane bungalow

TOXIC: Jane Bamford with her dogs Wilf (left) and Gladys. Behind is 'the swamp' in he garden of her Green Lane bungalow

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'Toxic swamp of death is killing my dogs': Stagnant water in garden making pets sick

ARREST: An arrest was made and drugs and stolen alcohol were seized in Worcester.,

ARREST: An arrest was made and drugs and stolen alcohol were seized in Worcester.,

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Heroin discovered as police and housing officers raid home

ARREST: An arrest was made and drugs and stolen alcohol were seized in Worcester.,

ARREST: An arrest was made and drugs and stolen alcohol were seized in Worcester.,

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Money, drugs and a Kinder egg: Police show haul after drugs arrests

CONCERN: Cllr Jill Desayrah and Kevin Bendall have raised concerns about antisocial behaviour and crime in Snowshill Close, Warndon, Worcester because the car park is dark with no lighting to deter drug dealing and dogging

CONCERN: Cllr Jill Desayrah and Kevin Bendall have raised concerns about antisocial behaviour and crime in Snowshill Close, Warndon, Worcester because the car park is dark with no lighting to deter drug dealing and dogging

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Pitch black car park attracting drug dealers and doggers for sex romps

The sofa has been left in Chedworth Drive in Warndon. Worcester, for seven weeks

The sofa has been left in Chedworth Drive in Warndon. Worcester, for seven weeks

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Dumped sofa left to rot - 'and grass cutters just mow round it!'

DEADLY: The gap reveals a deadly drop between rooftops in Cranham Drive. Mum Sarah Mileham has raised concerns about young people falling onto the concrete below.

DEADLY: The gap reveals a deadly drop between rooftops in Cranham Drive. Mum Sarah Mileham has raised concerns about young people falling onto the concrete below.

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Daredevil youngsters risk death jumping over 7ft gap across rooftops