JimfromOldham

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone across Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. However you choose to spend it I hope it is peaceful and positive, and a time spent with loved ones. Best wishes Jim

Backing action to improve parking at Royal Oldham Hospital

You might have seen the recent campaign to secure additional car parking at the Royal Oldham Hospital. It is something I was keen to support alongside work we have been doing on car parking charges and enforcement. Across Greater Manchester there is a postcode lottery on charges for staff, patients and visitors, with some payingContinue reading “Backing action to improve parking at Royal Oldham Hospital”

We are recruiting!

We are looking for a Constituency Caseworker to join my busy team based at Chadderton Town Hall. The post is fixed term for a four month period to cover the career sabbatical of an existing member of staff. Because this is a fixed term position for a short period previous experience in a similar orContinue reading “We are recruiting!”

Oldham Coliseum Theatre

It was great to visit the Oldham Coliseum Theatre at Fairbottom Street to see how works are progressing. I joined Friends of Oldham Coliseum Julie Hesmondhalgh and Zoe Hodges alongside Cllr Arooj Shah and contractor Tilbury Douglas. The sheer scale of works is significant and the repairs needed go deep into almost every aspect ofContinue reading “Oldham Coliseum Theatre”

Congratulations Cllr Dr Zahid Chauhan OBE

It was a pleasure to attend the Freeman of the Borough presentation for Cllr Dr Zahid Chauhan OBE today, and wonderful to see his children attend to experience the moment. It’s a rare honour offered to few, and the first ceremony of its kind to be held in the new council chamber. It was aContinue reading “Congratulations Cllr Dr Zahid Chauhan OBE”

Royton Town Centre Proposals

It was encouraging to meet with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Oldham Council to discuss the proposed changes to Royton Town Centre, in particular with regard to the guard railings. The works are due to begin in January, but I have been clear since communication started on this issue in 2023 that the proposalContinue reading “Royton Town Centre Proposals”

Thank You Shirley …

I was delighted to have celebrated 10 years as an MP this month and there’s been so many people who have helped throughout the years, those in my team who made a big impact and supported so many local people, but Shirley has been by my side from the beginning. Having previously worked for MichaelContinue reading “Thank You Shirley …”

This week in Parliament

A great final week down in Westminster as the house rose on Thursday for the Christmas recess. The week began in Oldham with the Sports Town roundtable at Boundary Park before heading to the station. Parliamentary activity began with a Westminster Hall 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁, where I pressed the Government to makeContinue reading “This week in Parliament”