Great to be in the JR Clynes building last week to meet with stakeholders from across Oldham as the Oldham Town Board met to discuss work to oversee the delivery of Towns Fund projects and other activity in Oldham town centre as part of our ongoing regeneration plan. To have a strong future, our strengthContinue reading “Regenerating our town centre & driving high street footfall”
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New Garden at the JR Clynes Building
Lovely to see the new garden and public square coming to life at the old Gallery gardens, now the JR Clynes Building. A job well done! To See more photos, head to my Facebook page.
Labour Deputy Leadership Election
Pleased to have cast my vote for Lucy Powell to become the next Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Lucy has been endorsed by each of the three Oldham constituencies and by the Co-operative Party, and carries the support of many MPs, unions and affiliates. If you are a member you should have been emailedContinue reading “Labour Deputy Leadership Election”
Technical & academic education routes finally on a level playing field
I’m proud to have started my career as an apprentice, and my sons have followed the same path. I know the power it can have in transforming peopleโs life chances and delivering the services communities need. For too long skills havenโt been taken seriously and the Tories kicked away the ladder for working class kidsContinue reading “Technical & academic education routes finally on a level playing field”
Have your day on HMOs in Oldham …
Oldham Council have begun the consultation on greater powers over the increasing number of HMOs in the borough. The Council is seeking comments on this Article 4 Direction from 6 October until 11:59pm on 16 November 2025. Itโs welcomed progress and I urge local people to have their say https://bigoldhamconvo.oldham.gov.uk/oldham-hmo-consultation
Oldham Business Awards 2025
Wishing everyone who was shortlisted and the ultimate winners congratulations for an amazing Oldham Business Awards at the QE Hall last night. The spirit of the borough was on full display and the pride shown by everyone was really inspiring – and the huge successes life changing businesses are making to our community! Well doneContinue reading “Oldham Business Awards 2025”
Refurbished permanent Post Office branch in Oldham Town Centre to be completed next week – with all services returning
Post Office Ltd have confirmed to us – on the back of the recent announcement that the building of their permanent branch at the site of the current temporary reduced service will be completed next week โ that the new permanent branch will properly replace the former branch hosted by WHSmiths by including the reintroductionContinue reading “Refurbished permanent Post Office branch in Oldham Town Centre to be completed next week – with all services returning”
We’re pushing ahead with Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool & Manchester
๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ between two great city regions Increasing capacity to ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ & ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต across our city-region, already the fastest growing in the country The North ๐ป๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ by Westminster In her speech to the Labour Party Conference, the Chancellor confirmed that the government willContinue reading “We’re pushing ahead with Northern Powerhouse Rail between Liverpool & Manchester”
Jim McMahon OBE MP 