News & Blog

Collaborative working delivers improvements to Tamworth Street community hub Partnership working has helped secure the future of a much‑loved community hub on Tamworth Street in Oldham, ensuring it remains a safe, welcoming and energy‑efficient space for local people. Tamworth Street is home to the Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project (WFCDP), a long‑established local charity […]

Great Places secures planning approval for 57 new social rent homes on Sheffield’s City Road Great Places Housing Group has secured planning approval and acquired land for a new development that will bring much‑needed affordable homes to the former Park and Arbourthorne Labour Club site on City Road, Sheffield. The scheme being delivered in partnership […]

Great Places recently welcomed Kilvinder Vigurs, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime at the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, to Wybourn for a visit to see the community led services, employment support, and partnership work across one of our key neighbourhoods.

At Great Places, delivering the services you expect isn’t something we leave to chance. It’s a promise we make to keep improving how things work and to make changes that genuinely improve everyday experiences for our customers. Last year, we introduced a new way of doing this by bringing colleagues from different teams together into […]

Over the past year, Insight customer group has been busy reviewing how our services are working for customers. They share their scrutiny findings with the Great Places Board, showcasing what’s going well and suggesting practical ways we can continue to improve. Insight’s work is grounded in real customer feedback, making it a powerful way for […]

An update from our Sustainability Team Over the past year, we’ve been working hard to improve the energy efficiency of our homes – and we’re pleased to share the progress we’ve made so far. Thanks to a range of home improvements, 705 Great Places homes have now been upgraded to an EPC band C rating. This means better‑insulated homes that are […]

Great Places is pleased to be delivering 30 new affordable homes at Park Hill in Sheffield, as part of the next phase of regeneration at the iconic Grade II*‑listed development. The homes will be delivered within Phase 4 of the Park Hill scheme, where 30 of the 125 new homes planned – 24% of the […]

Our offices are closed from 6pm on Thursday, 2 April 2026 until 8am on Tuesday, 7 April 2026 due to the Easter break. During this time we will be operating an Emergency Only Service. If your repair falls into the emergency category you can call us on our local rate number 0300 123 1966, please listen to the […]

Progress Continues at Russell Road as Kindred House and Lavender House Take Shape Our latest update on the progress at our Russell Road development, highlighting recent construction milestones, ongoing community involvement, and the next steps for the project. Work continues to progress at pace on Kindred House — the UK’s first purpose‑built, majority LGBTQ+ Extra […]