Author Archives: JimfromOldham

It’s good to see GMP and Oldham Council working together to combat the dangerous behaviour of loan sharks, they prey on those who more often than not can least afford it. With the financial pressures that Covid has brought to many across Oldham we need to get the message across how important it is notContinue reading “Loan Sharks”

At the start of August the government’s failure to fund free TV licences for those 75 years old and over meant that 3,930 households in Oldham West and Royton no longer qualify for the for a free TV license.  That’s equal to 70% of 75-and over households in the constituency. Free TV licenses remain available forContinue reading “Free TV licenses for Over-75’s”

Today marks a year since the unilateral revocation of Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution, meaning it has been a year since Indian-administered Kashmir had its special status taken away. It’s been a year where people in Oldham have been constantly worried about the safety of their friends and family members in theContinue reading “A year since Article 370”

It’s been quite a week here in Oldham, a spike in positive Coronavirus cases means that the council introduced new public health guidance to try and curb the spread and prevent an extremely damaging full local lockdown and a deadly second wave. It’s so important ahead of the hot weather this weekend that we rememberContinue reading “Another update on Oldham’s public health guidance”

News that tighter restrictions will be in place from today in Oldham will come as a huge blow to all of us who were hoping that last week’s decreasing infection rate published by the Mayor of Greater Manchester were a sign that we were heading the right way. The article I wrote (here) following theContinue reading “Updated Local Public Health Guidance”

From the outset of the Coronavirus outbreak my constituency casework inbox has been jampacked with now thousands of individual experiences where local people are feeling the immediate effect; both in health and in the workplace. It should come as no surprise that those most impacted by the pandemic were those already left to fight toContinue reading “Covid Update”

https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/18595995.oldham-children-living-poverty-anywhere-else-uk-shock-government-data-shows/ This is obviously not a leaderboard any of us here in Oldham want to be anywhere near the top of, young people in the most deprived areas of our country are suffering after ten years of Tory austerity. Since 2010 almost nearly one-billion pounds has been taken out of youth services nationwide alone. WhenContinue reading “DWP Child Poverty Data”

I have been contacted by a number of constituents concerned about the proposal to demolish the Bowling Green public house on Manchester Road. The plans submitted seek to replace the current pub with a drive thru KFC and Starbucks. I have been a longstanding campaigner for local pubs, I believe they are important to communityContinue reading “The Bowling Green Inn”