GOLDEN Gates Housing Trust (GGHT) were celebrating this week after becoming the first organisation in the UK to get a top accolaide.

The housing trust has been awarded excellence under the new format of the Social Housing Equality Framework (SHEF).

Schemes such as the Keep Warm, Keep Well and Silence isn’t always Golden were highlighted in the accreditation process.

GGHT chairman Roy Smith said: “We are extremely proud to have received the excellence rating and to become the first housing association in the UK to achieve this under the new framework.

“Our customers are at the heart of everything we do as an organisation and we look forward to continuing to grow and develop to ensure we are delivering the best possible service to all individuals.”