A local council in Lancashire is looking to spend half a million pounds on ensuring a town centre tower block is safe.

The builder has delivered the 88-home affordable West Vale development at the town’s gateway, which will now be handed over to local housing association First Choice Homes Oldham.

But a closer inspection shows that an increasing number of structural supports — across businesses, labor markets, consumers ...

Residents warn the development would dominate the area, overshadow existing homes and undermine the character of one of the Barbican ...