Author Archives: JimfromOldham

I strongly support the recent decision in Oldham to pull the brakes on the rapid rise of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). This move, requiring smaller HMOs to seek planning permission, is an important step in protecting our communities and ensuring housing works for local people. I’ve heard repeated concerns from residents about the impactContinue reading “Update: Action to address the rapid rise in HMOs in Oldham”

Greater Manchester Police have made arrests as part of ongoing investigations into “non-recent” Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) under Operation Sherwood. Operation Sherwood was launched following the Oldham Assurance Review, commissioned by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, which aimed to pursue all lines of enquiry and bring offenders to justice. So far, 21 suspected offenders haveContinue reading “GMP arrest more suspects as part of CSE investigations in Oldham”

Great news from the Co-operative and Mutual Economy Report: co-ops and mutuals have had a record-breaking year, proving they’re not just resilient but thriving – from start-ups and community pubs to large member-owned businesses. Here in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton, we’ve always believed in the power of people coming together to take control, createContinue reading “Record-breaking year for co-operatives & mutuals”

Labour governments root out child poverty, support working families and invests in the future. The two child benefit cap was wrong when the Tories brought it in and its reversal should be a priority for this Labour government. Nationally 1.6m children are impacted, and more and more are being driven into poverty as a result.Continue reading “Update on the two-child benefit cap …”

There has been a lot going on ahead of the Recess for party conferences, but I didn’t want to let this go without notice! After a series of 12 votes we are now closer to delivering the biggest upgrade to rights at work in a generation. Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill, which has passed throughContinue reading “Our landmark Employment Rights Bill – which represents the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation – takes another step forward”

I had the pleasure of joining students and partners at the launch of the MEGA Hub Scholarship Programme here in Oldham. It was fantastic to congratulate the 𝟓𝟎 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐄𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 after their outstanding achievements earlier this year. Each student will now benefit from tailored support, mentoring, and a £1,000Continue reading “Launch of Oldham’s MEGA Hub!”

We have written to the London & Cambridge Partnerships group Managing Director to raise serious concerns about the management of Royton Precinct and the impact of service charges being levied on tenants. These are not new issues. We have raised them previously by reaching out to LCP, through the meeting we held with tenants ofContinue reading “Update: Service charges for tenants of Royton Precinct”