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Housing association secures £95m funding package to deliver energy-efficient homes in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside

Housing association secures £95m funding package to deliver energy-efficient homes in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside

by Nikki Brown | Jul 29, 2022 | Retrofitting, Sustainable Development

A Greater Manchester based housing association, First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO), has secured a £95m funding package from Santander UK to support its development programme and improve the energy efficiency of existing homes. The funding from Santander UK enables FCHO,...
Greater Manchester given the final green light for an affordable, sustainable bus network

Greater Manchester given the final green light for an affordable, sustainable bus network

by Nikki Brown | Jul 25, 2022 | Transport

Greater Manchester has been given the go-ahead to franchise the city region’s buses to create a simplified, affordable and sustainable public transport network which hopes to reduce carbon emissions. In March 2022, the High Court made a judgment that the Mayor...
Salford’s Energy House 2.0 tests energy-efficient sleeping pods for homeless in Greater Manchester

Salford’s Energy House 2.0 tests energy-efficient sleeping pods for homeless in Greater Manchester

by Nikki Brown | Jul 19, 2022 | Sustainable Living

A partnership between homelessness charity Emmaus Salford, the University of Salford, and construction firm Casey will develop new energy-efficient sleeping pods for people who are street homeless across Greater Manchester. The University of Salford’s Energy House...
Planning application approved to create 113-acre green space as part of the Victoria North regeneration

Planning application approved to create 113-acre green space as part of the Victoria North regeneration

by Nikki Brown | Jul 15, 2022 | Sustainable Development, Sustainable Living

Planning approval has been agreed to develop new housing and City River Park in Red Bank in the first phase of the major Victoria North regeneration area. The approved plans hope to ready the Red Bank neighbourhood for future residential development through land...
Funding for a new low carbon business park in Cheadle approved

Funding for a new low carbon business park in Cheadle approved

by Nikki Brown | Jul 8, 2022 | Sustainable Development

A new state of the art, low carbon business park has been announced as one of three transformational projects for Stockport suburb Cheadle alongside a new railway station and improved walking and cycling routes. The projects have been given the go-ahead after the...
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