News & Blog

We are looking for ethnically diverse social housing customers, and community groups who support these customers, to join us for our first ever Racial Equality Community Partnership Event. The event will help us explore the experiences of ethnically diverse customers within social housing so that we can learn from these experiences and provide better services […]

A fantastic community event was held at the Pat Midgley Community Hub in our anchor neighbourhood of Wybourn, Sheffield, to mark International Women’s Day. Centre co-ordinator Christina Grant had her hands full organising the buffet of cakes, sandwiches and snacks as well as a range of activities.   Our customer Lydia set up an arts […]

Councillor Gareth Staples-Jones, Deputy Cabinet Member for Strategic Growth, recently joined us to view progress on its £17 million affordable housing development at Green Street in Radcliffe.   Part of the wider masterplan for Radcliffe Town Centre Great Places, in partnership with Salford based builder Watson Homes, is building 97 affordable homes at the site […]

With Building Safety a key focus for Great Places, in particular for our high-rise residential buildings, our Building Safety Team has commissioned an organisation that use drone technology to create a digital model of one of our buildings, the Vibe in Salford. This will enable us to capture vital information about the building to give […]

Andy Bonnington, our Director of Sustainable Assets recently joined Contracts Surveyor John Rosler to meet with members of the project team and look at recently completed works at our Dermot Murphy Close scheme in Withington. John has recently been working with contractors Emmanuel Whittaker overseeing the renovation 22 wet rooms, five staff/communal kitchens and upgrades […]

We have officially launched the Oldham PFI Annual Report for 2023. It’s packed full of interesting stories and stats about what’s been happening in 2023, how the PFI performed and what work has gone in to help the Oldham PFI grow, adapt and evolve in what has been a hugely significant 12 months. To find out more […]

Councillor Arooj Shah, Leader of Oldham Council and Cllr Elaine Taylor, the council’s Cabinet Member for Housing joined Great Places on a visit to its affordable development at Maple Mill in Hathershaw. Cllrs Shah and Taylor were joined by Nick Cumberland, our Head of Affordable Development Programme, and members of the project team on a […]

An update on our Wybourn Neighbourhood Plan 2024-2039   At Great Places, we want to ensure that Wybourn remains a vibrant community where everyone can thrive for years to come. That’s why we’ve been gathering information about the area, the people who make up the community and their wide-ranging needs, so that we can continue […]

Great Places has taken the keys to over 20 new affordable homes from Esh Construction at Fir View Gardens in Sheffield. Esh working in partnership with Great Places has delivered the development on a vacant piece of land off Osgathorpe Drive, close to the Earl Marshal Recreation Ground. The two and three-bedroom homes have been […]