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CURO Housing criticised by Housing Ombudsman over asbestos complaint records

"The Curo Group suggested you might want to pursue a legal claim through its insurers, rather than identify liability through its complaints procedure, If you are of the view that the Curo Group was liable for exposing your family to asbestos."...

Mass Sleepout in Solidarity with Newport's Homeless People

Police are harrassing, bullying and arresting Newport's homeless people even more than usual, telling them that they will be clearing them out of Newport. They are using the 1884 Vagrancy Act and imposing impossible bail conditions. This stinks of a clean-up ready for the opening of a new shopping centre in November. A mass sleepout has been organised so that we can help these exceptionally vulnerable people.

CURO Housing - Asbestos contaminated tenanted housing stock.

"There are many properties with asbestos that are not logged...I would hesitate to tell tenants about known asbestos..." (email from B&NES Council Housing Department to Curo Housing Chief Executive 2nd November 1999 5.00pm)

Wrexham joins National Day of Protest Against WCA & Maximus

02-03-2015 16:35 | Health | Public sector cuts | Repression | Wales

A national day of action was called for Monday 2 March to protest the ongoing use of the discredited Work Capability Assessments to determine fitness for work or otherwise and to leave Maximus, the company that has taken over from Atos to carry these out, in no doubt that resistance will be ongoing.

2 March is the first working day of Maximus' new contract and protests were held in 30 UK towns and cities including here in Wrexham and at Maximus HQ in central London. A solidarity demo was also organised in Toronto at the offices of Maximus Canada. In Wrexham, there was a small but highly visible protest outside the DWP and Medical Examination Centre on Grosvenor Road.

Curo Housing - Foxhill regeneration scheme - contaminated land

23-07-2014 12:25 | Education | Health | Wales | World

Concerns grow after Curo Housing buys 48 acres of land heavily contaminated with heavy metals and asbestos for £47m

The latest on GM food, info nights next week

Wednesday 4th September 2013
Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU. 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Free.
Similar events in Edinburgh, Manchester and Newport throughout the week. See website for details.