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Work is underway on Oldham’s first solar farm, a council-funded clean energy scheme next to the Rochdale Canal in Failsworth .

Around 2,700 solar panels are due to be installed on land at Wrigley Head in Failsworth. The project on the ‘derelict’ 3.5 acre plot, bound by the Metrolink and canal routes, will help make the borough ‘more green’, create local green jobs, and bring down energy costs, according to the council.

Coun Abdul Jabbar MBE, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Corporate Services and Sustainability, said: “Wrigley Head Solar Farm is an important step for Oldham . It will generate renewable energy, support local jobs and training, and contribute to protecting our environment.”

Oldham West MP Jim McMahon described the project as a ‘positive

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