Category Archives: Jim McMahon MP news

One of the points of concern raised by owners of restaurants, bars, and independent & chain stores that operate on Royton Precinct at the meeting we held with the leaseholder London & Cambridge Partnerships (LCP) in May was crime and antisocial behaviour on the precinct during working hours and in the night. One important wayContinue reading “Pressing the GMP Neighbourhood Team to tackle crime on Royton Precinct”

A busy and productive week in Westminster as we approach the House rising next Tuesday for the summer recess. We started with 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, where I addressed the importance of fair funding for areas facing deprivation and reaffirmed our commitment to keeping communities central to our devolution plans. Later, I had a productive discussionContinue reading “Weekly Ministerial Round-up”

Thanks to the Egyptian Room for having me, a great place to pop into for dinner between meetings in Oldham town centre. The historic Old Town Hall being restored both with it’s heritage in tact and being put to great use for local people, is great to see. Another great asset for our town

The Government has today confirmed that 16 and 17-year-olds will have the right to vote at the next General Election. This is not just a policy announcement – it’s the culmination of years of hard work, campaigning, and belief that young people deserve a say in the decisions that shape their lives, all starting inContinue reading “Announcement: Votes at 16 and 17!”

Our new Market Hall & Events Space is almost ready to be opened to the public, meaning another part of our town centre regeneration jigsaw is almost in place. The new indoor market hall will bring Tommyfield from the edge of town right into the heart of it, as the events space will do forContinue reading “Oldham Town Centre renewal takes another step forward …”

Thank you to all of those who have reached out over the last month to raise concerns about pavement parking. The individual cases, recurring offences, and hotspot areas have all been chased up with the Council by my team so we can clamp down on pavement parking in Oldham, Chadderton & Royton. While this progressContinue reading “Council commits to do more to address pavement parking”

Every town, city, and village have untapped talent and potential, but for too long opportunity hasn’t followed. We want to change that in Government by targeting thriving places with resilient communities and giving them greater local control. After 14 years of decline, too many places have been left behind, starved of investment and left toContinue reading “Unlocking Our Potential”