Author Archives: JimfromOldham

Our new Market Hall & Events Space is almost ready to be opened to the public, meaning another part of our town centre regeneration jigsaw is almost in place. The new indoor market hall will bring Tommyfield from the edge of town right into the heart of it, as the events space will do forContinue reading “Oldham Town Centre renewal takes another step forward …”

Thank you to all of those who have reached out over the last month to raise concerns about pavement parking. The individual cases, recurring offences, and hotspot areas have all been chased up with the Council by my team so we can clamp down on pavement parking in Oldham, Chadderton & Royton. While this progressContinue reading “Council commits to do more to address pavement parking”

Every town, city, and village have untapped talent and potential, but for too long opportunity hasn’t followed. We want to change that in Government by targeting thriving places with resilient communities and giving them greater local control. After 14 years of decline, too many places have been left behind, starved of investment and left toContinue reading “Unlocking Our Potential”

It was great to see local legend Maggie at Zutti & Co. once again, a staple of Yorkshire St. in Oldham Town Centre for over 40 years, thanks for having me. High street funding has given a real boost to safety in and around Yorkshire St. with the replacement of CCTV cameras. We know retailContinue reading “Great to see Oldham Legend Maggie at Zutti & Co. again!”

This week marks a huge milestone, as yesterday the 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 had its first reading in Parliament. This is the culmination of our work to deepen devolution across all of England and give back power to communities, and it has been a privilege to be the lead minister on this BillContinue reading “Weekly Ministerial Round-up”

Today the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has had it’s first reading and so begins the Parliamentary process. The tight grip of Westminster on local councils has frustrated, fragmented and stifled growth across our country for far too long. Nobody knows this better than local leaders, trying to deliver change while being restrained byContinue reading “Introduction of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill”