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BUSINESS FEATURES SOCIETY 

Action against poverty: If we don’t do it, who will?

24th March 202020th March 2020 Mark Cantrell 47 Views ClwydAlyn, First Choice Homes Oldham, ForHousing, housing associations, North Wales, North West, Northern Housing Mag, poverty

Poverty raises critical questions for housing providers about their role and purpose in society. In response, some organisations are moving

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COMMUNITY NEWS SOCIETY 

Oldham landlord pledges cheaper food shopping for impoverished tenants

10th February 202010th February 2020 Mark Cantrell 144 Views First Choice Homes Oldham, food poverty, North West, Oldham, poverty, The Bread and Butter Thing, Universal Credit, welfare reform

A housing association in Oldham is helping to fight poverty among its tenants by offering access to cheaper food shopping.

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NEWS 

Firefighters gather at Oldham tower block for highrise training exercise

11th December 201911th December 2019 Mark Cantrell 249 Views emergency services, fire safety, First Choice Homes Oldham, GMFRS, Greater Manchester, highrise buildings, North West, Oldham, training

FIRE fighters were called to a residential tower block in Oldham over the weekend, but fortunately this wasn’t an emergency

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COMMUNITY NEWS PEOPLE 

Retirement brings more time to walk the dog for Oldham landlord’s long-serving tradesman

28th October 201928th October 2019 Mark Cantrell 409 Views construction, employment, First Choice Homes Oldham, housng, North West, Oldham

AFTER 45 years on the job, painter and decorator Paddy Hetherington has finally downed tools for a well-earned retirement and

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BUSINESS EVENTS FEATURES TECHNOLOGY 

Roundtable: The power of technology is people

14th October 201914th October 2019 Mark Cantrell 2708 Views Appello, digital revolution, digital transformation, First Choice Homes Oldham, ForViva, housing, Jigsaw Homes Group, Manchester, Northern Housing Mag, Roundtables, Salix Homes, Stockport Homes, Trafford Housing Trust, Weaver Vale Housing Trust

The digital revolution has the power to profoundly change lives for the better, but the housing and care sector is

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DEVELOPMENTS NEWS 

Fabric Living takes the keys for new shared ownership housing scheme in Oldham

10th May 201910th May 2019 Mark Cantrell 173 Views Fabric Living, First Choice Homes Oldham, housing, North West, shared ownership, Tyson Construction

FAMILIES are getting ready to move into a development of new shared ownership homes in Oldham after Fabric Living completed

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS NEWS 

First Choice Homes Oldham launches Fabric Living to bring shared ownership to market

15th February 201915th February 2019 Mark Cantrell 347 Views First Choice Homes Oldham, housing, market sale, Oldham, shared ownership

A North West housing association has launched a new company to develop homes intended for outright sale or shared ownership.

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BLOG GUEST SOCIETY 

NHS Plan: Good health begins at home

11th February 201927th February 2019 Mark Cantrell 187 Views Dave Smith, First Choice Homes Oldham, Greater Manchester, health, housing, housing associations, NHS, wellbeing

The 10-year plan for the NHS is too good an opportunity for the housing sector to miss, writes Dave Smith.

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COMMENT FEATURES GUEST SOCIETY 

Universal Credit: Doing nothing is not an option

6th December 20186th December 2018 Mark Cantrell 206 Views austerity, blog, First Choice Homes Oldham, Oldham, poverty, social exclusion, unemployment, Universal Credit, Vinny Roche, welfare reform

First Choice Homes Oldham has seen the impact of Universal Credit first hand, and it’s not pretty. Chief executive Vinny

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