Author Archives: JimfromOldham

The Manchester Evening News has reported that efforts are being made to establish a community patrol in parts of the constituency. Nationally a number of similar groups have already been established, and it proves a source of tension for local councils and police forces in reconciling how to ensure the safety of volunteers and theContinue reading “Setting out my objection to Community Street Patrols”

I had a really interesting visit to Mellor Buses in Rochdale this morning hearing about how the Government’s zero emission bus funding is excluding companies like Mellor as they deal with buses at the smaller end of the spectrum – under 23 passengers – and holding back British manufacturing as a result. We’re 18 monthsContinue reading “Mellor Buses visit in Rochdale”

Another successful community litter pick done yesterday, even with the foul weather we managed to get through the Shaw Street area of Royton and amass a fair few bags! We’ve been out now a fair few times in Royton, the councillors are really putting in the hard work to make the town clean and wellContinue reading “Another successful community litter pick”

Team GB have as always been excellent during the Tokyo Olympic Games, and Matt Walls’ heroics on the cycling track have made all of us in Oldham incredibly proud. Together with Debbie Abrahams and Angela Rayner we’ve written to Oldham Council to ask that Matt be given the Freedom of the Borough – the highestContinue reading “Golden Matthew Walls!”

It was a pleasure to attend a visit to the Shree Swaminarayan Temple construction site with council leader Cllr Arooj Shah this week. It has been two years since we met at the new temple site on Copster Hill Road at the ground-breaking ceremony in 2019. However, when Covid hit it led to delays inContinue reading “The Shree Swaminarayan Temple construction”

Our #nhs workers are amazing, working around the clock to deliver the vaccine roll out – literally come rain or shine! It was a pleasure to meet the mobile team at St Chads, Limeside, and to be talked through the work they do. At this centre residents can access the Pfizer vaccine. They are hereContinue reading “Vaccinations on Limeside”

I took the opportunity to meet with the wonderful volunteers at Oldham Street Angels to see the work they do to help homeless people in our community. Homeless people too often fall through the cracks and have complex problems. I heard many personal stories and it is clear to me that if we fail toContinue reading “Street Angels”