Author Archives: JimfromOldham

It’s incredibly sad to hear of the passing of former Mayor of Oldham, Ginny Alexander. She was a wonderful woman and a real credit to Oldham. My thoughts are with Adrian, the family, and all who loved and cared for her. Jim

Oldham Council’s consultation on greater powers over the increasing number of HMOs in the borough is still opens but closes soon! The Council has been seeking comments on this Article 4 Direction since 6th October. Have you say before the the deadline of 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 (16th November). It’s welcomed progress and I once againContinue reading “Reminder: Have your say on HMOs in Oldham …”

Through a lack of investment and no proper plan being put in place, the last government were pushing a clean air zone onto Greater Manchester. Thanks to the hard work of Mayor Andy Burnham and local leaders who stood firm and delayed the scheme, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 onceContinue reading “Pushing for the removal of Clean Air Zone signs – without local people footing the bill …”

I came into politics through the community, serving as a school governor, on local charities and on voluntary groups. I know all politics is local and supporting people with individual problems can really make a difference. Each year, we help over 8,000 people from our constituency office in Chadderton Town Hall. From advice surgeries, toContinue reading “Delivering for local people & solving problems over the last month”

‘𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵’ It is important at this time of the year that we pay our respects to those who sacrificed so much for what we have today: the freedom & peace we too often take for granted. Last week I laidContinue reading “We will remember them …”

‘𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.’ It is important we take some time during Armistice Day today to think of all those who gave so much for us and for future generations. So many wreaths and stakes have been laid over the weekend at services atContinue reading “Paying our respects on Armistice Day”

A wonderful show of respect across Oldham, Chadderton and Royton. It was an honour to join with our armed forces, RBL, uniformed groups and the wider community for Chadderton’s service this year. #LestWeForget#RemembranceDay

The house rose for a short recess on Wednesday but it was still a fruitful few days down in Westminster this week. I spoke in the Chamber during a 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬. Oldham has always been a town of hard work and heart, but let us be honest: the challenges facingContinue reading “This week in Parliament”