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WIGAN has won the right to build more council housing.
The Government has released funding for 70 homes which are believed to be the first new units to be built in Hindley Green in almost half a century.
Homes and Community Agency (HCA) bosses say that they have been impressed with the way the authority used its last tranche of grant spending on social housing.
To date, 105 family homes and apartments for older people have been delieverd part funded by a grant of £5.5m from the HCA.
The new homes, funded by a grant worth almost £2m, are proposed for land off Thomas Street in Hindley Green.
Chief executive of Wigan and Leigh Housing Ashley Crumbley, pictured above, said the council and Wigan and Leigh Housing enjoyed a “very successful partnership” to provide new affordable housing to help meet the serious shortage in the borough.
The homes already delivered have proved very popular.
He said: “We have worked closely with ward councillors and local communities on all the developments.
“We have also worked with contractors to ensure local people benefit from training and job opportunities.
“The Homes and Communities Agency has been impressed with the homes we have delivered and have recently told us we have potentially secured grant funding of to help build a further 70 homes.
“We are now working hard to make sure we sure the £1.8 million grant. This involves looking at sites across the borough to deliver these homes. The Thomas Street site is one of the sites we are looking at.
“We have received a number of responses from local councillors and we are considering the points raised.
“We will also shortly be arranging consultation with the local community about the potential development.”
Labour ward Coun Keir Stitt said that with more than 6,500 people on the council house waiting list there was an “urgent need” for new homes for families across the Wigan Borough.
He said: “This is great news for Hindley Green.
“It will also be a boost for our local economy bringing construction jobs to the area.”
Hindley Green community campaigner Maxine Read said: “With all the cuts the Government is making, people are looking for local solutions. To put it bluntly the whole country needs more housing and more jobs and things are no different in this area.”
She added that ‘bricks and mortar’ social housing was the answer, not the static caravan plan proposed by Hindley Green Independent Coun Bob Brierley late last year.”
Ms Read claimed: “The people of Hindley Green and the whole of the borough deserve good solid houses not a caravan park!”
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Truth Advocate
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 10:26 AMWigan Lad, No 11: who are yoy kidding, Wigan has one of the worst youth unemployment in the country. Realistic unemployment is around 6 million plus that at best for the whole country there are at best half a million transient jobs (move in and out of employment at basically same rate). also bear in mind Jobcentre jobs are agencies just collecting CVs without real jobs etc.
wiganlad
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 11:43 PMand before anyone comes back with people want to work but there are no jobs... erm there are hundreds of jobs if someone truly wants to work. the fact of the matter is people are to picky and dont want a job cleaning ( no disrespect to cleaners ) and also there is to much of an incentive with the benefits not to work... Oh how i love this benefit society we live in!!!
wiganlad
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 11:16 PMtraindriver is bang on and BERTIEBERT i agree with you enough is enough when will common sence prevail!! This world and its politicaly correct madness went stupid when a childrens nursery rhyme BAA BAA ( dare i say it ) Black sheep had to be sung in class as rainbow sheep!! i mean come on. As for the council houses i think if they need to be built then build them but really look at the poeple they house... house the genuine needy people not the cant work wont work attitude that seems to be in them now.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 03:44 AMI await the usual UAF-Labour-Numptys-Trolls standard reply........
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 03:40 AM3 ..Traindriver, correct...then this will more than likely happen..... British boy aged 7 is accused of Racism for asking another boy if he was brown ‘because he was born in Africa’. The mother of the child being accused refused to sign a ‘Racism declaration’ saying that her son had been Racist. .........Enough Is Enough.....
phillykenny
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 05:05 PMid just like to say thank you to all that have been concerned about my digestive system and the mild case of 'ring sting' that was caused due to an early morning breakfast of chicken tikka madras,after twenty five minutes on the throne and half a box of andrex moist,normal service has been resumed,and i am now sat in front of the tele with a cold one and a bag of lemon scampi nik naks,watching the footie.
JemmyH
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 01:51 PMEating 'left over' rice isn't a good idea. There's no better breeding ground for bacteria. Phillykenny is a prime candidate for suffering the dreaded 'Ring Sting' later on.
jackmetickler
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 10:58 AMphillykenny. Sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen. Still; never mind. Eh!
phillykenny
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 10:09 AMive just had a chicken tikka madras for breakfast,with mushroom pilau rice,left over from last night. two words FU##ING BELTING
Traindriver
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 06:15 PMThat housing will be needed to home the unfortuante immigrants waiting for a property.
blueyes26
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 05:38 PMThey should never have allowed the right to buy council houses,people living rent free for years then buying it for next to nothing and selling it a few years later for three times the cost.
p smith
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 04:50 PMWhat about other areas? Go on local estate agent sites and you will see ex council homes that been bought privately and now up for sale, some as much as £110,000 Housing in Wigan is a joke.
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