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Hive Homes, a Joint Venture of which Great Places is a member, launched its latest development, the 102-home Weavers Fold off Nixon Street in Castleton, Rochdale. The scheme turns the eight-acre former Carcraft car supermarket site, which had laid dormant for eight years, into a neighbourhood with 85 three-bedroom and 17 four-bedroom homes, a mix […]

Great Places Housing Group has cut the ribbon on 67 affordable homes at its £9.6million Heathfields development in Darwen. The homes, a mix of shared ownership and affordable rented properties, form part of a much larger, new neighbourhood being developed by East Lancashire-based McDermott Homes. The Miner’s Gate site, formerly the Ellison Fold Colliery, off […]

Great Places is proud to publish the impact report of our Raising Aspiration Project 22/23.

Work is now gaining pace with our plans for the first purpose-built LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care scheme in the UK at Russell Road. The initial pre-planning work has now been completed, and with Rowlinson Construction now in place, we’re looking to begin site investigations this week which will help to inform the design. There will […]

Great Places have linked up with Wyre Neighbourhood Policing Team and the Commando Intervention Scheme to help a group of young people from the Wyre area. The scheme is run by a former Royal Marine Commando and is registered with Lancashire County Council. The intention for the young people is to impart the values and […]

Andy Wilson, the resident Energy Advisor in our Money Matters Team provides his latest round up on the support on hand to help those who may be struggling with their energy bills. Get paid by your energy supplier! Outrageous as it sounds, most energy suppliers now run ‘energy saving sessions’ that pay customers back for […]

As the festive season gets in full swing this can also be quite a stressful time for some households as they face the added pressures of end of year celebrations with the need to balance their budgets. There’s no denying that in the past two Christmases this has been compounded with the added pressures of […]

Great Places and Countryside Partnerships welcomed Rochdale Borough Council to Calico Grove to see the development that has transformed the site of the former Royle Works in Castleton, Rochdale. The site was once home to the world’s largest cotton mill, but this was largely demolished by 1979. It is now being turned into a community […]

Cllr Caroline Jackson, Deputy Leader of Lancaster City Council and Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness at Lancaster City Council, joined us on a visit to our recently completed affordable development at Craven Court in Lancaster. Cllr Jackson and local Skerton ward councillors Sandra Thornberry, Martin Gawith and Robert Redfern were joined by Helen Spencer, 0ur […]