Story: Lisa Swift
Work on new housing in Ellesmere came to a halt in April after the contractors ceased trading. Arches Housing are managing the development, with funding from the government, which will provide two 5- bed, seven 4-bed, four 3-bed and six 2- bed homes. They will be highly energy efficient.
With the site abandoned for several months, many residents were concerned about what was happening. Local housing provider Arches have now explained that there were difficulties finding a new contractor. They told the Messenger,
“We are really pleased that we finally have good news and a way to move things forward. The new contractor is Southdale Construction and we expect work will restart towards the end of August or beginning of September and the whole site will be completed by mid December.”
Arches also address concerns about the footpath, which has been out of use for some time.
“The local authority highways department have been informed of the recent appointment of the new contractor and they are aware of the immediate priority for completing the external works including the foot paths as these have been out of use longer than intended.”
Arches Housing hope some homes will be ready in September for people to look around.