Lydia McFarlane

6 days ago | wvia.org | Kat Bolus |Lydia McFarlane

NEWS VOICESWelcome to News Voices, a weekly feature where members of the WVIA News team will talk with each other — and sometimes sources — about key things we've learned in recent stories we have been working on. Today Kat Bolus sits down with Lydia McFarlane to discuss her recent story on the American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery program. ***KAT: You're listening to Morning Edition here on WVIA radio, I'm Kat Bolus, and this is News Voices. I'm here with Lydia McFarlane.

1 week ago | wvia.org | Lydia McFarlane

Unionized nurses at Geisinger’s Wyoming Valley facilities settled with the company late Friday after months of negotiations. Nurses are calling the contract a victory. It addresses their priorities of higher pay, more affordable healthcare and stronger workplace safety. “Going into this contract, we were completely worn down from severe understaffing, turnover and having to be constantly on-call,” union member Chrissy Minet said.

2 weeks ago | labmonline.co.uk | Lydia McFarlane

The first affordable homes to be built as part of the regeneration of Oxford’s Blackbird Leys are on track to be ready for new residents from this summer. 84 shared ownership homes, currently being built by Peabody and Oxford City Council at Knight’s Road, will be made available in a phased rollout between this summer and next spring. They will offer people an affordable route into home ownership. Next spring will also bring 61 brand new homes for social rent in the District Centre.

2 weeks ago | wvia.org | Lydia McFarlane

Prevention services and recovery houses in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties are among at-risk programs with the federal government’s recent cuts to public health spending. President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in late March announced the cancellation of more than $11 billion in COVID-era grants to the states, with Pennsylvania slated to lose nearly half a billion dollars.

2 weeks ago | labmonline.co.uk | Lydia McFarlane

VIVID has announced the completion of 18 new affordable homes at the former Odeon cinema on Laburnum Grove in North End, Portsmouth. This redevelopment project, completed in partnership with Imperial Homes, transforms a notable local site into much-needed housing. The scheme comprises 12 houses and 6 apartments, with 15 homes available for social rent and 3 for shared ownership.