Latest news with #improvements
Bloomberg
30-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Commercial Tenants are Looking for Growth, Liz Hart
Liz Hart, Newmark President of Leasing for North America, says the Big Beautiful Bill will help commercial buildings that need renovations and improvements become more (Source: Bloomberg)
BBC News
20-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
South Yorkshire fire service praised after making improvements
A fire service has been praised for making improvements following its latest Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (SYFRS) was rated good in five areas and adequate in a further six after an inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue was previously given a rating of 'requires improvement' for its effectiveness and efficiency in 2022, but did win praise for how well it looked after its Kirby, chief fire officer at SYFRS, said he was pleased with the findings but admitted: "We also have more work to get to where we want to be as a service". Michelle Skeer, HM Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services, said she was "pleased" with the progress the service had made since 2022."It needs to improve in some areas to provide a consistently good service," she latest inspection, carried out in 2024 and earlier this year, rated the service good at preventing fires and other risks, promoting the right values and culture and ensuring fairness and promoting also said the service was good at making best use of its resources and future affordability. 'Not quite there' SYFRS was rated adequate for understanding the risk of fire and other emergencies, protecting the public through fire regulation, responding to fires and other emergencies, responding to major and multi-agency incidents, getting the right people with the right skills and managing performance and developing Kirby said: "Clearly, there is still room for improvement. "We aspire to be one of the country's leading fire and rescue services. Based on these results, we are not quite there yet."But overall, it's clear that the hard work people across the service have put in to improve our performance since our last inspection has paid off."We will now look to address the remaining areas for improvement which inspectors identified, as we strive towards a better service for all those we serve and employ." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Improvement for 'miserable' children's play park approved
A COUNCIL will use its share of a £5 million Welsh Government fund for play areas to improve two parks in Chepstow. Monmouthshire County Council has £128,619 from the fund for works which must be completed by the end of March 2026 and will be used for improvements at the Burntbarn Road, or Western Avenue, play area beside Chepstow Rugby Club and Bulwark Park, also known as Piggy Hill. The council's deputy leader, Chepstow Castle and Larkfield councillor, Paul Griffiths said he welcomed the decision and described Piggy Hill as a 'miserable park'. The Labour councillor said the Western Avenue play ares is 'very well used' including by younger siblings of those training at the 'very successful' rugby club but said the standard of the park and its equipment has 'been an embarrassment'. Read more Claim homeless hostel will attract every 'Tom, Dick, Harry, Mary and Jane' Council with £1.4m surplus 'too quick' to make social services cuts Call to extend support for people struggling with mental health and other problems He said he has never known Piggy Hill to be referred to as Bulwark Park but said 'It is a miserable park.' Cllr Griffiths suggested the rugby club, and St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary, which is opposite, Piggy Hill Park be included in consultations on developing and improving the play areas. He also suggested the council should consider if other smaller play areas, many on housing estates, around Chepstow 'could be better used for other local amenities.' Conservative opposition leader, Mitchell Troy and Trellech councillor, Richard John said the funding is 'great news' for those living near the two parks but said: 'Clearly the sum doesn't touch the sides of what is actually needed to bring play areas in Monmouthshire up to a decent standard.' He said the council should hold an audit of play areas in rural areas as some villages are 'equally as deserving' of improvements to their play areas. Angela Sandles, the cabinet member responsible, said all the county's play areas were included in an assessment including those that town and community councils and housing associations are responsible for. But she said the decision to invest in the two play areas was made because they are classified as NEAPs or Neighbourhood Equipped Areas for Play which cater for a wider age group of children. The council will also use other funding for improvements to the skate park near to Piggy Hill.
CBS News
17-07-2025
- General
- CBS News
Volunteers help provide upgrades to Little Village Boys and Girls Club
Some major improvements are coming to the oldest boys and girls club in Chicago. Around two dozen volunteers and electricians were at the Little Village Boys & Girls Club in South Lawndale on Thursday. Crews are fixing the electrical system, painting a new mural, and beautifying the playground. "Over like a hundred of our families come here every day," Program director Guadalupe Delgado. "They need us to be here for their kids, for them to be entertained, for them to have some fun reading in the club. So, it really means a lot to us to have this great opportunity." At more than 100 years old, the building hosts more than 20,000 students yearly. The upgrades were part of a joint effort between Ideal Electrical and Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago.
BBC News
11-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Essex mental health services 'seen improvements', say CQC
A mental health trust has made "some improvements" to a few of its services, inspectors Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an inspection at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) between November and December. The CQC visited nine wards across the trust to see if progress had been made after some its services were rated inadequate in 2023. A report by the government agency said inspectors had "found some improvements in acute wards for adults of working age and psychiatric intensive care units" run by EPUT. Inspectors visited wards at Colchester Mental Health Hospital, Derwent Centre in Harlow, Linden Centre in Chelmsford, Basildon Mental Health Unit and Rochford Hospital. Improvements were found in areas such as care planning, engagement with people who use the service and ward cleanliness. The CQC said there was enough regular staff on wards including psychology staff and physical health nurses across the added: "Leaders had taken action to improve the organisational culture, particularly around equality, diversity and inclusion, and prioritised the reporting of racial abuse against staff, an area previously identified as a concern." Medicine safety The trust was also told in 2023 it needed to improve in areas such as administering, prescribing and recording medicines safely. It was further stated that some records indicated that "people were given medicines above recommended doses within a 24-hour period". "The trust had made improvements to care plans which were now holistic and reviewed regularly, but they didn't always have details or consistency across different documents," the CQC said. Paul Scott, the chief executive of EPUT, said: "I am pleased that the CQC noted a number of improvements since its previous inspection in 2023."Much progress has been made in partnership with patients, carers and those with lived experience of our services. "We absolutely recognise there is more to do as we continue to focus on the transformation of our mental health services, embedding a new model of care on our wards that will boost staffing levels and ensure all patients receive consistently high quality, therapeutic care to meet their individual needs." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
