22/08/2020
Our internal auditors, Mazars, recently carried out a gas safety audit. During the audit, they monitored our gas servicing and maintenance work and assessed our policies, procedures, documents and reporting, checking to ensure we’re following legislation and best practice. We’re delighted...
21/08/2020
We’re busy transforming vacant land in Royton into a glorious new development. The area, known as Royley, will comprise 13 family homes available for affordable rent. Work started on site in summer 2019 with contractor J Walker Homes, with project completion set for January 2021. To allow the dev...
20/08/2020
Among our teams which work hard to improve customers’ lives is our Income Collection team. This week we caught up with Income Collection Officer, Siobhan to find more about her role. My typical day… Some people may have a very outdated view about an Income Collection Officer being all about...
17/08/2020
We’ve introduced a new sub-contract framework within our organisation. This means when we have specialist or extra work, we can call on a team of external people to help support us so customers don’t have to wait. The framework consists of 13 different sub-contractors providing different services...
14/08/2020
It certainly was a busy one in July for our Homes and Investment teams, but take a look at everything they managed to achieve...
10/08/2020
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10/08/2020
Last Wednesday our staff and local partners were out in Holts Village delivering leaflets about the dangers of illegal money lending to customers and other residents, following early morning raids to catch suspected loan sharks. Neighbourhood Manager, Chris Noble; Neighbourhood Officer, Tahra Ami...
09/08/2020
Great news! We are getting ready to embark on the demolition and clearance of the Crossbank and Summervale tower blocks in Oldham, and we’re inviting expressions of interest from demolition contractors to work with us. This demolition will be the important first step in our ambitious West Vale re...
05/08/2020
Our Neighbourhood Care team is responsible for cutting the grass near you, cleaning your block, checking that trees aren’t going to cause any danger, and generally making sure that your neighbourhoods are neat and tidy. Over the next few weeks we’re going to go behind the scenes and get to know m...
04/08/2020
Parishioners at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Hollinwood have been busy bees making good use of the grants awarded to them by us and Oldham Council. Earlier this year, the Laudato Si Community Group – which is made up of church-goers from Holy Family, St Mary’s RC Church in Failsworth and ot...