Good to catch up with Oldham district’s Chief Superintendent Estelle Mathieson once again at Oldham Police Station. We had a really constructive conversation about the challenges Oldham, Chadderton & Royton are facing – such as youth knife crime, and organised crime – and the work already happening to keep people safe, by tackling both theContinue reading “Update: working with GMP to tackle youth knife crime, gangs & child criminal exploitation”
Category Archives: Custody Cells & Court Provision at the new Oldham Police Station
Keep on fighting to bring back our courts and custody cells
This is a once in a generation chance to secure a new Oldham police station and get the facilities our borough deserves. After 14 wasted years of Tory cuts which resulted in the closure of the Magistrates Court & County Court in Oldham as well as police posts at Limeside, Chadderton & Royton; we areContinue reading “Keep on fighting to bring back our courts and custody cells”
Pushing for custody cells to be in the new Oldham Police Station
Great to meet with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, Deputy Mayor for Safer & Stronger Communities Kate Green, Head Of Estates at GMP Peter Bannister, and Oldham Council Leader Arooj Shah last week as part of our local campaign to secure a restored justice centre for our borough to go alongside plans for a newContinue reading “Pushing for custody cells to be in the new Oldham Police Station”
Oldham’s getting a new police station – our borough deserves a restored justice centre alongside it …
The announcement that Oldham will be getting a new police station to cover our borough is extremely welcome, and shows the difference Labour is making in power after over a decade of Tory austerity. However, concerned about the suitability and capacity of the new facility, and we are calling for a wider new police andContinue reading “Oldham’s getting a new police station – our borough deserves a restored justice centre alongside it …”
Jim McMahon OBE MP 