Stuart shines as top student
1/12/2012
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) have named Magna Housing Association’s Stuart Boddy as the best SW regional student for 2011.
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Texting residents with information
12/19/2011
Magna residents with mobile phones are receiving welcome messages from us this week.
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Christmas opening hours
12/2/2011
Our offices are closed from 12.30pm on Friday 23rd December 2011. We will re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 3rd January 2012. If you have an emergency during that time, please call 0800 358 6025 if you are an MHA tenant or 0800 731 9293 if you are an MWS tenant and we will be happy to help you.
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Actions speak louder than words
11/21/2011
Action on Hearing Loss, the new name for the Royal National Institute for Deaf people, has just re-awarded Magna the prestigious Louder than Words charter mark.
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New finance director for Magna
11/10/2011
Ludovic Blackburn has been appointed the new finance director of Magna Housing Group.
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HCA agrees development deal with the Source Partnership
11/10/2011
Around 140 new affordable homes will be built in Dorset as part of a four year agreement between the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Source Development Partnership, of which Magna is a member.
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All aboard the MagnaBus!
10/31/2011
West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin helped Magna Housing Association officially launch its new mobile office – with a cup of tea.
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Magna supports Help for Heroes
10/7/2011
Magna Housing Group chief executive Graham Colls has handed over a cheque for £350 to Help for Heroes representative Shelagh Addy.
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South West Rural Housing Week
10/6/2011
Events are taking place across the region to mark South West Rural Housing Week from 3-9 October.
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Children open rural housing on Exmoor
9/20/2011
Affordable homes at Wheddon Cross, Exmoor, have been officially opened by children from the local primary school.
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MagnaBus – coming to a place near you!
8/4/2011
Magna Housing Association is taking to the road in a mobile office to give its residents better access to services.
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Magna is among successful bidders
7/15/2011
Source Development Partnership, which includes Magna and is fronted by the lead registered provider, Spectrum Housing Group, has been selected as a delivery partner for the 2011- 2015 Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) affordable housing programme.
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Dibdin View and Community Connections are up for awards
6/20/2011
An affordable housing development at Bridport has been shortlisted for an award.
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Magna marks its 8888th home
5/27/2011
Magna Housing Group spliced the mainbrace to mark its 8888th home milestone this week.
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HRH Prince of Wales visits Magna
5/27/2011
The Prince of Wales stopped off at Magna Careline today to meet the people who provide telecare monitoring for 12,000 people across the UK.
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Dressing down for staff raises £2,000
5/27/2011
Dressing down at Magna has coined in £2,000 for two good causes.
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All the fun of the Magna Easter fayre
5/19/2011
Staff were pelted in the stocks at the Easter Fayre organised by Magna West Somerset Housing Association’s Tenants’ Panel at Maglands Community Room, Watchet.
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Magna wins best stand at Torquay
4/21/2011
Michael Portillo popped in to play roll-a-penny at the Magna Housing Group stand at the Chartered Institute of Housing conference at Torquay.
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New role for retired film and TV set designer
3/28/2011
Former film and TV set designer Peter Body has become a shareholder in Magna Housing Group Ltd.
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Congratulations all round for Magna
3/11/2011
There were congratulations all round this week when staff and residents at Magna West Somerset Housing Association (MWS) were presented with an award for the way it involves tenants in its business.
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Magna gets behind hospital appeal
3/3/2011
Magna staff and bosses are really getting behind Dorset County Hospital’s mammography appeal.
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Magna tackles hate crime
2/15/2011
Magna Housing Association has drawn up a new policy to tackle hate crime and harassment.
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Support for First Dorset Credit Union
2/8/2011
LymeNet at St. Michael’s Business Centre in Lyme Regis is setting up a new service point for the First Dorset Credit Union.
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Magna leads the way in resident involvement
1/5/2011
Magna has achieved the highest ever score in a national scheme aimed at recognising resident involvement.
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Magna meets HRH Prince Charles and says 'congratulations'
11/17/2010
Magna was among the first to congratulate Prince Charles on the engagement of his son, Prince William, to Kate Middleton.
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Magna at CIH awards finals
11/17/2010
Magna Housing Group’s equality and diversity programme, and in particular its work to promote and improve communication with people who are deaf or hard of hearing, won the Dorchester-based organisation a place in the final of the prestigious UK housing awards.
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Magna plays its part in regenerating Tiverton town centre
11/8/2010
Proposals to revitalise the centre of Tiverton by redeveloping a former hospital site have received a major boost, thanks to the Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA’s) decision to invest in the scheme.
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Magna residents will not be adversely affected by ROK failure
11/8/2010
Magna is making arrangements to ensure that residents are not affected by the failure of Exeter-based building services company ROK.
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A taste of Nepal at Magna
10/26/2010
Nepalese food was on the menu at Magna Housing Group as part of an exhibition about the Gurkhas.
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Connaught collapse does not affect Magna, where it is business as usual
9/13/2010
News that the social housing division of Connaught has been placed into administration has prompted a number of people to ask if there is any knock-on effect for Magna.
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Magna is a finalist in UK housing awards
8/19/2010
Magna Housing Group has won a place in the final of the prestigious UK housing awards run by the Chartered Institute of Housing.
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Accounting accreditation for Magna
8/16/2010
Magna Housing Group has become an accredited employer with the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), the UK’s leading qualification and membership body for accounting and finance staff.
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Magna's champion for equality and diversity
8/11/2010
Gill Smith has been appointed Magna Housing Group’s equality and diversity champion.
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Magna Careline’s accreditation success
7/7/2010
Magna Careline Ltd is celebrating after achieving the latest accreditation from the Telecare Services Association (TSA), the regulatory body for the UK’s telecare industry.
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Magna gets seal of approval from the Royal National Institute for Deaf people
6/4/2010
Actions are louder than words for social housing organisation Magna, which has been given a top award for offering a fully accessible service to customers with hearing problems.
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New homes officially opened in Barnstaple
6/2/2010
Magna has officially opened 11 new homes in Barnstaple.
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Homes open day draws the crowds
5/17/2010
Scores of people flocked to an open day to find out more about affordable homes being built in Bridport by Magna Housing Association
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Let’s talk – off the record
5/6/2010
Local housing organisation, Magna Housing Group (MHG) has launched a new ‘dignity champions’ scheme
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New Affordable Homes for Bridport
4/27/2010
People living in Bridport will have another exciting chance to buy their own home at an affordable rate from the end of this year.
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Birthday Celebrations for Hennis Project
4/7/2010
It was smiles all round as citizens of Exeter came together to celebrate the second anniversary of the opening of the Hennis Project.
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Something good is happening
4/7/2010
A new community group launch has created great excitement amongst local residents and Magna Housing Association (MHA) in Dorchester.
Community Connections is a new resident representative group, with big plans to shape the future.
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Knowles Close Opens its Doors
3/31/2010
It was smiles all round as residents of Knowles Close opened their doors to mark the National Housing Federation’s supported housing month.
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Supported Housing Drop In Day
3/26/2010
MWS supported Housing Month
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Magna’s Sporting Champions
3/24/2010
Even the rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the Magna staff who turned out in force to raise over £1,000 for Sport Relief
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Customer service is being taken to a new level by a Dorset-based housing association.
3/17/2010
Staff at Magna Housing Group are learning British Sign Language in a bid to communicate more effectively with their staff and clients. The social housing landlord owns and manages more than 9,000 properties across the West Country, with a number of its tenants either deaf or hard of hearing.
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Important Notice
1/8/2010
We are pleased to say that a normal repairs service, which was disrupted by the weather, has resumed to towns and most villages except outlying areas which are difficult to reach.
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Healthy living at Magna
12/2/2009
Staff at one of Dorset’s largest housing companies have undergone free health MOT checks.
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Carbon-free homes by 2016
11/25/2009
Magna is backing plans for all homes in Dorset to be carbon free from 2016.
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New code raises hopes of combating domestic violence in Devon
11/18/2009
Magna is backing a campaign to combat domestic violence and abuse in Devon.
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Magna launches talking websites
10/30/2009
Magna Housing Group has further enhanced its commitment to residents by speech-enabling its new websites.
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Magna sows seeds for sharing
10/16/2009
Garden sharing continues to grow in West Dorset... And helping to plant the seeds of this new phenomenon is Magna Housing Association.
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It's not us!
9/14/2009
Dorchester is about to become one of the car-making capitals of the world – if rumours sweeping the town are to be believed.
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Mary's final pay day
9/10/2009
Pay days will never be quite the same for staff at Magna Housing Group.
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Blooming marvellous!
8/12/2009
Magna’s annual gardening competition lived up to the high standards that have been seen over recent years and the judges were thrilled by the sights they saw right across Dorset and into Somerset.
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Green light for 54 affordable homes at Flaxhayes, Bridport
8/11/2009
Residents in Bridport are set to benefit from 54 new affordable homes by June 2011, with West Dorset District Council granting planning permission for the Flaxhayes development in the town.
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Magna achieves a first to be accreditation centre
5/13/2009
Magna Housing Group has been accredited as an OCR NVQ Centre, the first housing association in the region to achieve this.
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Magna ladies battle against adverse weather for Race for Life
5/6/2009
Magna ladies battle against adverse weather for Race for Life
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Multi million deal secures affordable homes
2/23/2009
A £29 million package has been announced that will provide 293 new affordable homes in Yeovil. Magna Housing Association and Spectrum Housing Group have recently signed a deal which will start on site later this year with developer Barratt Homes.
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Business drivers benefit from road safety advice
1/26/2009
Dorset Police and Magna Housing are working together to provide expert road safety advice to Magna employees in Dorchester.
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Preferred partner selected in Dorset
12/9/2008
Magna Housing Group, as one of the partners of the Source Development Partnership, has taken the lead in selecting preferred constructors for a programme of affordable housing projects across Dorset.
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