by Nikki Brown | Aug 10, 2026 | Smart Energy
Oldham’s first large-scale solar farm is taking shape in Failsworth, transforming a previously unused site into a new source of renewable energy. Work on Wrigley Head Solar Farm is nearing completion, with the site expected to begin generating electricity soon. The...
by Nikki Brown | Jun 14, 2024 | Natural Environment
Oldham council has received a £1.2 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund Species Survival Fund for a project which will help bring nature back to urban environments in the Medlock Valley. It will work alongside partners including Manchester and...
by Phoebe Rowe | Mar 21, 2024 | Sustainable Development
The development of a new solar farm in Oldham is taking shape as Oldham Council outlines the next stages of the project. The site at Wrigley Head in Failsworth is the council’s first solar farm, with the project being part of the local authority’s Green New...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 25, 2023 | Green Finance
A community benefit society based at Dove Stone Reservoir is offering organisations based in Oldham and the surrounding areas financial help with their sustainability plans. Saddleworth Community Hydro, who run the country’s first high head system at an existing...
by Nikki Brown | Feb 1, 2023 | Smart Energy
Plans for a £1.35m solar farm in Failsworth to reduce carbon emissions and cut energy bills have been approved by Oldham Council. Oldham’s cabinet has signed off on plans for the Wrigley Head solar farm development on land in Failsworth which could save up to 50...
