09/02/2026
We remain on target to double our apprentice numbers as we celebrate National Apprenticeship Week.
We made a 2025 pledge to go from 11 to 22 apprentices in two years as we continue to invest in Oldham’s young people. We now have 15 apprentices.
A partnership with Oldham College is also now in pla...
08/02/2026
Last month, members of our Customer and Communities Committee and Customer Performance and Scrutiny Panel joined our Board and leadership team for their first meeting of the year, helping to shape our future direction.
At FCHO, we believe it is important that we maintain strong links between...
05/02/2026
We are pleased to announce that two new non-executive directors have joined our board.
Collette King-Vogel and Gareth Rigby will undertake a three-year term and bring extensive experience to their roles.
Miss King-Vogel is to chair the board's People and Governance Committee. The affiliate member...
04/02/2026
Apfel Lane Community Centre is set to open this spring following £25,000 refurbishment of its main room.
Our contract partners Connolly Limited and Wates Property Services (WPS) funded the work as part of our social value drive after the centre in Chadderton closed late last year.
WPS spent...
03/02/2026
Heywood and Middleton North MP Elsie Blundell visited our newly completed Rochdale Road East project last Thursday to tour the building and meet staff.
Elsie was at the £5.3 million development in her constituency where we showed her some of the 40 sustainable apartments for affordable...
02/02/2026
A Failsworth volunteer who helped turn one of our disused garage sites into a community garden is our January Hidden Hero!
Ash Efraim had the idea with other residents in 2023 to make the site at Day Drive into a food producing community project. Since then, he has been at the forefront of the in...
23/01/2026
St Hugh's Primary School in Holts has had a new bike shelter thanks to us, after the headteacher asked if we could help install one.
Nearly £4700 has been spent on the structure at St Hugh’s Primary School in Wildmoor Avenue.
Head Jane Lisic mentioned pupils had nowhere to put their bikes when we...
16/01/2026
We’re asking customers across our communities to share their views on introducing new planters at the gateways to our neighbourhoods - helping to boost biodiversity, brighten up local streets, and bring nature closer to home.
As part of our National Trust pledge, we’re committed to making the loc...
14/01/2026
We are pleased to announce that we will build at least 600 more affordable properties and refurbish thousands of existing homes following a £110 million funding deal with Santander UK.
The increased financial capacity from the bank is a boost to the housing supply in Oldham and the surroundi...