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Business News Wales
16-05-2025
- Business
- Business News Wales
Beacon Cymru Group Helps Plug Affordable Homes Gap Thanks to £115m Funding
104 affordable homes and new commercial premises are currently being built by Beacon Cymru in this location directly overlooking Swansea's SA1 Waterfront Beacon Cymru Group is set to build more than 500 new homes across Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Carmarthenshire and Bridgend following a £115 million investment from NatWest. Formed through the merger of Coastal Housing Group and RHA Wales in January 2025, Beacon Cymru manages 9,000 homes across South Wales and employs nearly 400 people. It contributes an estimated £75 million to the Welsh economy every year. As a part of NatWest's £5 billion lending initiative to enhance the UK's social housing sector, the funding will support Beacon's development programme and retrofit work, increasing the energy efficiency of existing homes to lower household bills for residents. Beacon Cymru has significant expertise in urban regeneration, with mixed use projects at different stages in Tonypandy, Porthcawl and Swansea where former commercial premises are being transformed into new homes. The redevelopment of Swansea's iconic Castle Cinema into affordable homes and commercial premises is just one of Beacon Cymru's live projects. Debbie Green, Chief Executive at Beacon Cymru Group, said: 'We are very pleased to have secured this funding from NatWest. As a newly-merged organisation, this money will enable us to deliver on our merger promises, both to invest in existing homes and to fund our ambitious development programme stretching from Rhondda to Carmarthenshire.' Dharmesh Patel, Associate Director at NatWest Commercial Mid Market, added: 'NatWest is committed to supporting the UK's social housing sector and Beacon Cymru is a great example of a pioneering not-for-profit organisation that is directly helping the people in the communities it serves. 'Beacon have ambitious plans to make a real positive difference for individuals, families and communities in Wales, and we're delighted to support them as they continue working towards their goals while improving housing standards throughout Wales.'
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Key appointments made in Gujarat's medical colleges
Ahmedabad: The health department has announced key appointments in state's medical colleges and hospitals. Dr Meenakshi Parikh, director of postgraduate (PG) studies, has been given additional responsibility of dean, BJ Medical College. Dr Dharmesh Patel, professor of forensic medicine and additional dean at the college, has been given the additional charge of PG director. The current administrative structure reveals a pattern of managing essential positions through temporary arrangements instead of permanent postings. Reports indicate this practice extends to medical colleges and hospitals in Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and other cities. At Vadodara, Dr R G Iyer, the current dean at SSG Hospital, has been given the additional duty of the hospital's medical superintendent. Similar interim arrangements are in place for Paraplegia Institute and Civil Hospital. Healthcare professionals have raised concerns regarding temporary appointments in crucial positions, noting their potential impact on administrative decisions. Meanwhile, Dr Haribhai R Kataria, dean of the faculty of science at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has been appointed the vice-chancellor of Shri Guru Gobind University, Godhra. His five-year tenure commences from his joining date, as specified in the Gujarat Public Universities Act, 2023. This follows the one-year extension granted to former vice-chancellor, Pratapsinh Chauhan.
