Voluntary Sector: Places for People to push services beyond housing
13 May 2005 | by Dan Bloch
Housing group Places for People is to mount a campaign to persuade national media and government that it is more than just a property builder and manager.
TRAFFORD: Trafford Council and other local service providers have launched a community television channel. The police, primary care trust, local strategic partnership, local education authority and charities can send information to 15 plasma screens in public places in Trafford. 'Messages can go up...
Housing group Places for People is to mount a campaign to persuade national media and government that it is more than just a property builder and manager.
The National Blood Service is embarking on a media relations campaign to promote giving blood in the run-up to the second World Blood Donor Day, which will be hosted in the UK on 14 June.
Last weekend's trade unions' action against ITV proved to be a skirmish on two fronts: the conflict of planning and resources versus the battle of words.
LEICESTERSHIRE: Leicestershire County Council has teamed up with Central Television to produce a 30-second film on foster carers. The film is being shown in local cinemas as part of an ongoing campaign to stem the shortage of foster carers in the county. The council is responsible for around 340 children,...
Judges are to get their own dedicated press office for the first time in an effort to improve public confidence in the judicial system.
BAA Scotland is looking for a new head of public affairs as incumbent Malcolm Robertson prepares to step into the role of communications director on the retirement of Alastair Smith.
The Institute of Acoustics (IoA), the UK professional body for those working in acoustics, noise and vibration, has hired its first PRO to tap into media interest in noise pollution.
WARRINGTON: Warrington Borough Council has launched a media relations drive to promote BT's telephone preference service to residents. Trading standards officers said outreach work with the elderly and disabled had revealed there are increasing numbers of unwanted sales calls in the district.
With the Government keen to see nurses take on tasks traditionally carried out by doctors, Ian Hall takes the pulse of Britain's nursing media and asks how PROs can engage with the glut of specialist titles in the market.