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What do these three properties have in common?

Born on this day, a remarkable Oldhamer—a historical figure who walked the terraced streets of our town, grew up under the smoke-filled skies and the relentless beat of the cotton mills, and rose to become one of the most senior figures in British politics. His journey from 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 is one ofContinue reading “What do these three properties have in common?”

First Anniversary of the passing of Afsheen Chauhan, Mayoress of Oldham

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗺. Afsheen died peacefully at home on March 27, 2024, at the age of 45, after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Councillor Zahid Chauhan, the Mayor of Oldham, andContinue reading “First Anniversary of the passing of Afsheen Chauhan, Mayoress of Oldham”

Affordable Homes Funding for Oldham

Every single person in Oldham and across the country deserves to have a safe, secure place to call home. The reality, though, is that far too many are being locked out of home ownership or are struggling to find a rental property that doesn’t break the bank. At the end of last year over 7,500Continue reading “Affordable Homes Funding for Oldham”

Community Iftar

Thank you to the European Islamic Centre and all the volunteers on the night for having me at the the Community Iftar event in Oldham at the weekend and for producing such a special event yet again. It was great to see so many people of different faiths coming together to share a meal duringContinue reading “Community Iftar”

Weekly Ministerial Round-up

As well as the surgeries MPs provide to constituents ministers also offer the same for MPs in Parliament across parties so they can raise directly local issues they are working on for their own constituents. At a time when there is so much going on with devolution, local government reorganisation and council finances, it’s neverContinue reading “Weekly Ministerial Round-up”

One ticket around Greater Manchester!

A major step forward for public transport in Greater Manchester! From today, you can travel on any bus or tram with just one ticket – thanks to the Bee Network’s new integrated tap-and-go system. This means daily and weekly fare caps across services, making travel simpler, cheaper, and more convenient for people in Oldham West,Continue reading “One ticket around Greater Manchester!”

Working Together to Prevent Knife Crime

Today in Parliament, the growing concern over knife crime was discussed, and it’s clear that Greater Manchester is no exception, with a 94.6% rise in knife crime over the past decade. Knife crime devastates communities, tears apart families and leaves our young people vulnerable to exploitation, violence, and, in the worst cases, death. No oneContinue reading “Working Together to Prevent Knife Crime”

Tougher Action Needed on Tool Theft

Shockingly, 1 in 10 tradespeople can expect to have their tools stolen this year, with many of them already having been through this three times or more. 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 £𝟖𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙡𝙙𝙝𝙖𝙢, 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚. Over 12,600Continue reading “Tougher Action Needed on Tool Theft”