Author Archives: JimfromOldham

Oldham, Chadderton and Royton are privileged to be blessed with so much heritage. From our town halls, to our historic parks: our borough has a rich and cherished history. While we look to the future, we must also remember what came before us and do all we can to protect and preserve these keystone buildingsContinue reading “History to be proud of; heritage to protect”

I am extremely concerned about the amount of nitrous oxide canisters I have seen littered across the constituency. Following lockdown there was an increasing prevalence of nitrous oxide use in Oldham, particularly among young people. I am very concerned that this has not curtailed, and we need to raise awareness of the risks associated withContinue reading “Protect our young people from harmful substances”

We pledged at the election to deliver two million more NHS appointments a year as our first step to bring down waiting lists. We have hit that target already – seven months early, thanks to a share of the investment of £22 billion set out the in the Budget. Through the difficult decisions taken atContinue reading “A promise made, a promise kept”

It’s been another busy and productive week, with plenty of opportunities to get stuck into the work of delivering real change for communities. A key part of that has been meeting with experts to discuss the Government’s plans to improve local government standards for councillors. The vast majority of elected members are hardworking public servants,Continue reading “Weekly Ministerial Round-up”

Constituents are usually very kind when we’ve helped them, and I know our team really appreciate the feedback they get when a job’s well done and we get the result needed, and it’s lovely when someone takes the time to send an email, or a card in the post. The vast majority of ‘wins’ inContinue reading “Means a lot to the team …”