04/03/2025
It’s National Careers Week and a perfect time to remind customers that our Directions employment service is here to support you with finding work, training or volunteering, if you need a hand. The week is all about celebrating careers guidance for young people and our specialist team can offer ta...
04/03/2025
As part of our commitment to make our business more sustainable and support the government’s net zero targets, we are encouraging all companies in our Assets and Delivery supply chain to complete essential learning and gain accreditations via the Supply Chain Sustainability School – an online pla...
13/02/2025
Schoolchildren who named a new play park next to our West Vale development were guests of honour when it was officially opened. We asked pupils from Richmond Academy, The Harmony Trust to think of suitable names for the much-needed 150 square metre park at Broome Street we have funded. Onyx class...
12/02/2025
It’s National Apprenticeship Week and we are celebrating the hard work and dedication of our 11 talented apprentices who are gaining hands-on experience in a range of job roles, from joinery to ICT. To reinforce our ongoing commitment to providing valuable training and employment opportunities in...
03/02/2025
The winners of our ‘Budding Neighbourhoods’ 2024 gardening competition have been announced. The online event encourages our customers to enter three categories to showcase their horticultural skills and win vouchers. The categories were: A Brew and My View, to show off planting efforts while enj...
29/01/2025
Local MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, Debbie Abrahams, recently met with our chief executive, Mark Gifford for the first time and they have pledged to work together and build stronger communities in the borough. Ms Abrahams visited Mark Gifford at FCHO’s Union Street offices earlier this mont...
24/01/2025
We are pleased to announce that we have formally taken over the £4.9 million development at Hughes Close in Failsworth after roads and paths were completed just before Christmas. The 14 four-bedroom and four three-bedroom sustainable homes on the brownfield site off Hughes Close - previously a de...
22/01/2025
A way to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) has been adopted across Oldham after a summer pilot we ran in Higginshaw saw a 50% reduction in incidents. Offences like arson, vandalism, criminal damage and youths hanging around causing nuisance all plummeted in the area last July and August. There w...
20/01/2025
Exciting times for our involved customers! Last week our Customer Voice Panel (CVP) kicked off its first meeting of the year on a positive note. In a change to how our CVP has previously run, we now have a panel of 10 core members who have been recruited to work with us on all strategic and regul...
14/01/2025
Local MP Jim McMahon has praised the quality of our £20 million West Vale development during a recent visit just as the project nears completion. Mr McMahon was greeted by our new Chief Executive, Mark Gifford last Friday for a tour of the site in Coldhurst that comprises 88 high-quality and sust...