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The chief executive of a housing association is helping friends and neighbours who lost their properties following a second night of rioting in parts of London and said she was “close to crying” after the devastation happened just yards away…
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A REFUGE for women who have escaped domestic violence is appealing for donations to create a children’s music room. Ashram Housing Association-run centre, the location of which cannot be revealed, can accommodate up to 40 youngsters – many of whom…
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Innisfree Housing Association has received a much sought-after grant for a creative arts project that will be used to teach its tenants skills in the art of photography. Funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s ‘Awards for All’ scheme, which supports…
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Branding Bradford a ‘divided city’ misses the point – we must tackle general deprivation, regardless of background – writes Ansar Ali Ten years on from July 2001 when racial tensions erupted into the Bradford riots and the media appears almost…
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