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Great Places Housing Group has appointed three new members to their Board, effective from 16 September 2021. Nahim Ruhi-Khan, Patrick Ricketts and Sandra Palmer will join the Board to replace three longstanding members and Committee Chairs who have served the Board for approximately seven years. With experience working in the public sector and social housing, […]

The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has officially opened Northmoor's brand new Hub.

Four key planning applications have been agreed by Manchester’s planning committee this week – representing an exciting next phase of regeneration across the Poland Street Zone in Ancoats and in New Islington. Ancoats Mobility Hub – Approved  The Mobility Hub, which was brought forward by Manchester Life Strategic Development Company Limited on behalf of Manchester City Council, enables Ancoats to place […]

Following an In-Depth Assessment (IDA), Great Places Housing Group has received a top rating of G1/V1 from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). The Regulator looks at the work of housing associations in England to make sure they are governed properly and that they are financially viable and also judges a housing provider’s viability and governance, including […]

Following an In-Depth Assessment (IDA), Great Places Housing Group has received a top rating of G1/V1 from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). The Regulator looks at the work of housing associations in England to make sure they are governed properly and that they are financially viable and also judges a housing provider’s viability and governance, including […]

The Bowland House project in Blackburn is now six months in and works are progressing well. Like with any project of this nature, it has had its ups and downs, but our amazing neighbourhoods team, our contractor Casey and our wonderful Bowland House customers have helped to make everything work. In relation to the works, […]

Great Places has been awarded the Cyber Essentials (CE) certification. Cyber Essentials is a cyber security standard introduced by the UK Government that aims to provide organisations with pragmatic protection against the most common cyber security threats. The certification is renewable every 12 months. Commenting on achieving CE accreditation, Sharon Hayes, Director of Technology Services […]

This September, Active Lancashire will be launching its new programme aimed at improving employee health and wellbeing to create a happier and more resilient local workforce. With the support of local partners such as Great Places, the ‘Business Health Matters’ initiative will deliver two core projects at a number of organisations in the Lancashire region. […]

Rochdale AFC Community Trust and Great Places Housing Group are teaming up to address unemployment in Rochdale.