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Sandra Schofield’s life was turned upside down when her mother passed away. Enter Tenancy Coach Fiona Stewart. After much perseverance, the pair started to work together and began to rectify the situation.

A new mural designed with input from local people has been installed at our Coalbrook Court development in Beswick, helping to brighten the view for households living next to the Grey Mare Lane regeneration project while work continues on site. Great Places and construction partner Caddick Construction worked with neighbours and Manchester-based artist Yasaman Mollasalehi […]

A Blackpool community garden is blooming thanks to some green-fingered customers and a little help from Great Places.

When Victoria lost her partner, her life spiralled out of control. But when she entered Blackburn's InPartnership Project (IPP), a couple of years ago, things began to change.

Six months into the Pat Midgley Community Hub Foundation running as an independent organisation, it's thriving under local management.

Customers at Meadow Heights in Ramsbottom, Bury, are enjoying newly refreshed communal areas following a five-week programme of improvement works to internal hallways and shared spaces across two leasehold-managed blocks.  The scheme, which covers 15 homes, included internal decoration and replacement flooring, delivered as part of Plumlife Management’s lease obligation to carry out communal cyclical […]

Our Employability Programme, Wybourn Works, has funded the mobile youth club, 'Always an Alternative' to set up each week in Wybourn.

Great Places and Northstone are celebrating the completion of their first two developments delivered in partnership – Breacla in Lancaster and Abri in Wigan. The schemes mark an important milestone in our collaboration focused on delivering high-quality, affordable and sustainable homes that meet the needs of local communities. At Breacla, on Scotforth Road in Lancaster, […]

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