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Oldham Business Awards 2025

Wishing everyone who was shortlisted and the ultimate winners congratulations for an amazing Oldham Business Awards at the QE Hall last night. The spirit of the borough was on full display and the pride shown by everyone was really inspiring – and the huge successes life changing businesses are making to our community! Well doneContinue reading “Oldham Business Awards 2025”

Refurbished permanent Post Office branch in Oldham Town Centre to be completed next week – with all services returning

Post Office Ltd have confirmed to us – on the back of the recent announcement that the building of their permanent branch at the site of the current temporary reduced service will be completed next week – that the new permanent branch will properly replace the former branch hosted by WHSmiths by including the reintroductionContinue reading “Refurbished permanent Post Office branch in Oldham Town Centre to be completed next week – with all services returning”

We’re pushing ahead with Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool & Manchester

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 between two great city regions Increasing capacity to 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 & 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 across our city-region, already the fastest growing in the country The North 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 by Westminster In her speech to the Labour Party Conference, the Chancellor confirmed that the government willContinue reading “We’re pushing ahead with Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool & Manchester”

Statement on Manchester Synagogue Attack

Deeply distressing to see an attack on the Jewish community in Greater Manchester on such an important holy day. It is an attack on all of us. The emergency service responders as always run towards danger to keep others safe, and we are hugely grateful to them all.

Labour Party Conference 2025

Great to be in Liverpool over the last few days for this year’s Labour Party Conference, meeting with Labour & Co-op party members, activists, unions, and businesses to discuss the change we are trying to make and the national renewal we have begun to deliver. Thanks to everyone who worked tirelessly to organise & holdContinue reading “Labour Party Conference 2025”

Fly-tipping Reported

You’ve got to wonder what is in the minds of people who treat our borough like this, dumping hundreds of bags of rubbish across roads, fields and open spaces. It is self evident that there is organised crime involved in some elements of this with “growing house” evidence being dumped, alongside the routine & unacceptableContinue reading “Fly-tipping Reported”

Pride in Place Impact Fund is giving Oldham control over its own high streets

Oldham has been selected as one of 95 places to receive a share of the Pride in Place Impact Fund. That means £1.5 million over two years to make improvements that really matter to local people. More details will follow but this will real mean change for us in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton RevitalisingContinue reading “Pride in Place Impact Fund is giving Oldham control over its own high streets”

Oldham Youth Council leading the way …

It is great to see the amazing work of the Oldham Youth Council is being held up as an example which is planned to be rolled out across the country in the UK Government new Pride in Place Strategy. I was proud to be the leader at the time when they were the first youthContinue reading “Oldham Youth Council leading the way …”