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Chancellor to back down on gambling machines?

ENCOURAGING noises have come from the Treasury this week in favour of clamping down on ‘Fixed Odds Betting Terminals’ on the high street – dubbed the “crack cocaine” of gambling.

Action must be taken on dental hygiene among Oldham’s children

TODAY I met with my colleague Angela Rayner and the Royal College of Surgeons to talk about children’s dental hygiene in Oldham.

Update on Chronicle Pension Fund

MY OFFICE has received a number of enquiries from retired and working age members of the Oldham Chronicle Pension Fund to establish if they will receive the full value of pensions in the future.

I asked the Government to disclose the scale of the teacher shortage in Oldham. Their answer was shocking.

IT WOULD be an understatement to say that Oldham’s schools are being unfairly treated under the Tory government. Oldham schools are receiving blow after blow, from failed experiments like Collective Spirit Free School, which those in charge have simply walked away from; to funding cuts of £480 per-pupil.

We’re taking the fight against the pay cap straight to the Tories

IT WAS INSPIRING to see hundreds of protestors gather on Parliament Square today to take the fight against the cap on nurses pay straight to the Tory Government. It was even more inspiring to speak with nurses and others from across the health sector, and to be joined by many of my colleagues from the Labour Party.

Uncovered: the true cost of the Tories failed Greater Manchester UTC experiment

I AM sick of Oldham being the test bed for the next big idea, when at the same time the basic educational needs are being cut to the bone. Now I’ve uncovered the financial cost of the failed Greater Manchester UTC Tory experiment.

Oldham Chronicle Archive

MY OFFICE has received a number of emails from former employees and residents following the announcement that the Oldham Chronicle has been placed into administration. Much concern remains about the retention of the rich archive of photos and records covering much of the period since it was established 163 years ago. With over 1 million imagesContinue reading “Oldham Chronicle Archive”

Freehold Metrolink station safety

SECURITY concerns at the Freehold Metrolink station have been an issue since the opening of the new Oldham line in 2012. Youths gather late into the evening both from the local community and much further afield as they use the tram network to ‘station hop’ without paying the fare.