New MD for Castleoak Interiors

Vaughan Matthews has been appointed managing director of Leicestershire-based Castleoak Interiors, part of the Castleoak group of companies.He has been sales director of the...

Support scheme helps tenants

A scheme for people with enduring mental health problems based on permanent housing with low level practical support has proved successful in helping them...

Anchor Trust appoints chairman

Anchor Trust has appointed David Peryer to the position of chairman. Mr Peryer has been a board member since 1992. He replaces the outgoing...

Tamaris additional listing

Application was made to the London Stock Exchange this month for the admission of 3,050,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each to the daily...

Changes at the top for Ashbourne

Ashbourne plc are understood this month to have let go Tom Hamilton on his anniversary date of eleven years in the care home sector....

Barnet upgrades alarm system

Barnet council is upgrading its Lifeline alarm system to ensure the system is able to deal with the year 2000. The system currently provides...

Crestacare results

Crestacare plc announced this month interim figures for the six months ending 30 June 1998. Turnover rose 7.8% from £26.95m to £26.91m but operating...

John Grooms appointments

John Grooms Association for Disabled People has expanded its fundraising department with four new appointments this month. Melinda Bridges-Briggs joins the charity as trust...

Lancashire to close three homes

Lancashire county council's social services committee has passed a resolution to close three residential homes and to change the use of three others.* The 27-bed...

Care home organisations to merge

Community Care Market News (News) October 1998The Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) and the National Care Homes Association (NCHA) have this month announced plans...