HEREFORDSHIRE Housing has celebrated its 10th anniversary.

It all began in 2002 when council tenants in Herefordshire transferred their homes to the independent housing association.

A decade on, chief executive Peter Brown said in the past decade thousands of properties have been upgraded and about 4,500 people have found new homes.

β€œIt’s been a huge team effort with our tenants and the public to show how a non-profit making organisation can transform services and neighbourhoods,” he added.

The association is planning to build 230 new homes in the county over the next four years.