28/11/2021
We're bringing nine new one-bedroom apartments for affordable rent to Chadderton, to help meet local housing need and create homes which are fit for the future. Our plans to demolish the existing building on the site (pictured below) and bring forward the new development off Burnley Lane were app...
25/11/2021
Exciting news! 'The Rise and Fall of Two Towers' (RAFTT) - West St neighbourhood digital history project officially launches on 6 December with its first virtual meeting – get involved!The RAFTT project has received Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and National Lottery fund...
22/11/2021
Work on around 25 Ash trees in the Egerton St neighbourhood infected with Ash Dieback begins this week. Ash Dieback is a highly destructive fungal disease affecting Ash trees. Infected trees are at risk of shedding branches and can become unstable. As such, work to remove diseased trees which can...
15/11/2021
It’s National Safeguarding Adults Week and this year the focus is on ‘creating safer cultures’. Promoting safer cultures is all about how organisations and individuals can take steps to minimise harm occurring in the first instance. At the same time, it means ensuring correct policies and procedu...
14/11/2021
This week all eyes are COP 26 and bringing climate change under control, and we're launching a new set of guides to help you get energy savvy, save on your bills and cut your carbon footprint. From understanding your energy bills better, getting to grips with meter readings, knowing how the heati...
09/11/2021
As recommendations from the first ever Social Housing Tenants Climate Jury are announced and COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference continues, Donna Cezair our CEO shared her views on why it’s so important for the social housing sector to act now to help tackle climate change. Donna says: “Despite t...
08/11/2021
This month our Neighbourhood Care team begins its winter grounds maintenance work programme to keep your neighbourhoods neat and tidy as we move into the colder months. Grounds Maintenance winter works: what’s involved? Between now and March we won’t be cutting grass but the team will be carrying...
03/11/2021
Free skips and kerbside waste collections to help customers get rid of rubbish and spruce up the street were the focus of our Environmental Day held on Shakespeare Road in Derker on Wednesday 20 November. This is one of the initiatives we are piloting this autumn to help reduce the amount of rubb...
02/11/2021
Today is an important day for social housing tenants from across the North West – including three of our customers from here in Oldham. A jury of people who live in social homes has come together to publish new advice on tackling climate change in their homes and neighbourhoods. The first of its...
27/10/2021
We’re pleased to announce that we have signed a contract with Middleton-based building contractor, J Walker Homes to build 24 new homes for affordable rent in Fitton Hill.The development on the site of St Cuthbert's Church at Tanners Fold will comprise of three-bedroom family homes.Planning permi...