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Oldham SportsTown Roundtable at Boundary Park

Great to be up in the Oldham Events Centre in the Joe Royle Stand at Boundary Park yesterday for a really positive roundtable discussion about the next steps for the SportsTown project. This is a project we have supported & championed for a long time and its impact is clear by the wider ranging andContinue reading “Oldham SportsTown Roundtable at Boundary Park”

We promised to take action to end the housing crisis & rebuild our infrastructure – we have delivered

Oldham has 𝟲𝟯𝟯 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, too many families priced out of the community they call home, trains running on Victorian rails, and barriers holding back the new schools, hospitals, GP surgeries and police posts we need. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. That’s why we’ve pushedContinue reading “We promised to take action to end the housing crisis & rebuild our infrastructure – we have delivered”

Backing Chadderton & Royton Banking

Chadderton and Royton are both standalone towns which deserve a foundation of local services to support the local community. That is why we are calling for the introduction of Banking Hubs in both Chadderton & Royton, so that local people can access the everyday banking services of which used to be provided by multiple highContinue reading “Backing Chadderton & Royton Banking”

Seven years since the unveiling of the Annie Kenney memorial statue

On this day seven years ago in 2018, local people from across our borough came together to unveil the stunning Annie Kenney memorial statue in Parliament Square. Whatever else I’ve been part of in Oldham’s political and community life over the past two decades, I have to say this is what I enjoy most: grassrootsContinue reading “Seven years since the unveiling of the Annie Kenney memorial statue”

Veterans Christmas Dinner

Thanks to the Oldham Armed Forces Breakfast Club for having me at the Veterans Christmas Dinner yesterday at The Greyhound Pub in Royton, it was a pleasure to be there and support the event. The team with Eddy, Viv, Carl, Nigel and many others do amazing work throughout the year with many events to supportContinue reading “Veterans Christmas Dinner”

2025 Christmas Stall

Today we held our annual Christmas Stall in Oldham Town Centre, which along with our donation to Spark Oldham we do in lieu of Christmas cards. Every year we try to spread some Christmas joy & hand out cakes, mince pies, sweets, hot chocolate & hot Vimto to those enjoying their Saturday in our townContinue reading “2025 Christmas Stall”

With the GMP in our town centre following the disorder last week

There continued to be a police pressure to reassure town centre users over the past week, supported by a Section 60 (stop and search) order. I joined Sergeant Graham Craven and his officers from the GMP Oldham neighbourhood team, as they spoke to young people outside colleges and tram stations. We were in the townContinue reading “With the GMP in our town centre following the disorder last week”

Statement on the DfE’s decision on Eton-Star

The government has today confirmed that Oldham will receive investment in a new Sixth Form, to be run by Star Academies and sponsored by Eton. The council first applied for the town to be included in the former government’s roll-out of new Sixth Forms. The incoming Labour government paused to review value for money andContinue reading “Statement on the DfE’s decision on Eton-Star”