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...
by Nikki Brown | Jan 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
£20m funding has been secured through the Levelling Up fund for eco-friendly projects in Oldham; including a learning centre at Northern Roots; a new “Green Shoots” business centre, and an “Oldham Greenway”. The funding aims to boost opportunities for residents and...
by Nikki Brown | Nov 10, 2022 | Natural Environment
The hybrid planning application for Northern Roots, which is creating the UK’s largest urban farm and eco-park in Oldham, was unanimously approved by Oldham Council’s Planning Committee in October 2022. However, due to the Northern Roots development being located in...