JimfromOldham

Corpus Christi Primary visit Parliament

It was such a pleasure to welcome students from Corpus Christi Primary School in Chadderton to Parliament this week. You were all brilliant & I hope you enjoyed the day in Parliament!

Newman College

Today I spoke in the Chamber during Education Questions regarding the Newman College in Chadderton and the issues they are facing with their roof & heating systems. The school is a PFI build and in 2016 it was sold to Amber Infrastructure, who have taken out approaching £80 million in shareholder dividends in the lastContinue reading “Newman College”

GM Police Section 60 Notices

Earlier this week, GMP employed a Section 60 (Stop and search) in Failsworth and then expanded this into Limeside following a number of attacks and reports of concern involving weapons. I have raised with the police over a long period my concern of gang related violence which many parents will recognise as the ‘postcode’ disputesContinue reading “GM Police Section 60 Notices”

Government Response to Dangerous Driving Concerns

In November, I wrote to the government regarding the high levels of dangerous driving in and around Oldham. Since 2010, 65 people have been killed on the highways in the borough, with 755 seriously injured, with some resulting from dangerous driving. Below is the response from the Ministry of Justice. This does not go farContinue reading “Government Response to Dangerous Driving Concerns”

Loss of Primary Care in Oldham West & Royton ‘ Catastrophic’

I last raised my serious concerns surrounding primary care in Oldham West & Royton following the closure of Block Lane surgery in Chadderton last year, and this news on another GP closure is yet another blow for people in our town as we see more practices closing year on year now. In the past fewContinue reading “Loss of Primary Care in Oldham West & Royton ‘ Catastrophic’”

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New Years Honours – Oldham

Congratulations to Oldham people recognised in the New Years Honours. It’s a big achievement to be selected for an award out of many thousands of citations put forward each time, and it goes a long way to showing the difference in each field made. These are not the same as the political appointments made byContinue reading “New Years Honours – Oldham”

Labour & Co-Op Annual Christmas Stall!

Every year we try to spread some Christmas joy & hand out cakes, sweets and hot chocolate to those enjoying the town centre, thank you to those who came to say hello – I hope you enjoyed! As a bonus this year we had the pleasure of the Brass Monkeys brass band, among others, playingContinue reading “Labour & Co-Op Annual Christmas Stall!”