Efficiency North Limited, a partnership group made up of organisations including WDH, will be hosting a series of free drop-in sessions for its new, multi-million pound labour framework in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

Give us a wave! Better still, join the fun at Seaside in the City in Wakefield this weekend where our Summer Road Show will be rolling in too.

This is News in Brief - a weekly round up of the latest news and events affecting the Housing industry and communities in the Wakefield district and beyond.

A new Cold Calling Control Zone which has been funded by WDH has been set up to protect the residents living within Wakefield city centre.

WDH has welcomed its latest batch of apprentices, which this year includes two plasterers, two bricklayers, two joiners, a heating and ventilation engineer and a gas engineer.

A Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) Community Grant has helped provide activities for youngsters in South Elmsall during the school summer holidays.

WDH in partnership with NHS held a touring tea tent event last week in Knottingley which is the first event of many throughout the summer holidays.

Residents of Carr Lane estate in South Kirkby enjoyed two celebratory events to mark the completion of improvement works in the area. Activities included a cream tea afternoon and a day planting flowers and playing family games on one of the estate’s newly modernised green spaces.

A tenants group was visited by key service providers at an open day in Ossett.

Residents at one of WDH’s Independent Living Schemes explored new horizons when they tried out a range of mobility scooters.

If you receive your energy from OurPower, you may be aware that the company have stopped trading.

If you receive your energy from Economy Energy, you may be aware that the company have stopped trading.

We may just be coming out of the longest heatwave since the summer of 1976 but many of the energy suppliers’ Warm Home Discount schemes are now open to pre-register for winter 2018-19 applications. If you qualify for the scheme, it can provide a welcome £140 towards your winter energy bills.

WDH’s Sustainability Team handed over a hamper full of eco-friendly products to two lucky tenants as part of Fuel Poverty Awareness Day last month.

Many of the energy suppliers’ Warm Home Discount schemes are now open for winter 2017-18 applications. If you qualify for the scheme, it can provide a welcome £140 towards your winter energy bills.

WDH’s Sustainability Team will be visiting Esther Grove Estate on 26 July between 1pm and 2pm to give advice on saving energy and saving money.

Following the recent announcement by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that customers of the big six energy suppliers are being overcharged by £1.7bn a year, WDH is once again urging Wakefield residents to switch their energy provider.

Winter is the most expensive season to heat your home, so why not speak to us about saving money on your bills by switching to a cheaper energy tariff or by being more energy efficient around your home?

WDH tenants received free advice about staying warm, thanks to a stall in Castleford today.

Tenants were given free Winter Warmer advice at a session in Wakefield.