Over 43,000 Oldhamers eating less or skipping meals as food inflation hits 19.1% 11 Jun 2023 New analysis from Oldham Labour estimates that 43,572 people in Oldham Borough are skipping meals…
Oldham Labour takes action for a greener, affordable energy future 15 Mar 2023 Oldham Labour will put plans for a greener, affordable energy future to a vote at…
Oldham Tories told to stop talking our town down 15 Mar 2023 Oldham Tories will be told to “stop talking Oldham down” at this week’s full council…
Council tax needs urgent reform’ says Oldham Council Leader 31 Jan 2023 Recent analysis by The Times newspaper[i] found that Council tax is 20% more expensive in the…
‘Don’t take it out on us’ says Oldham Labour 12 Dec 2022 Oldham Labour Council’s Deputy Leaders have summed up the damage done to Council Services by…
Oldham Labour urges pensioners to take up unclaimed Pension Credit this winter and offers help to make the claim 04 Nov 2022 Older people in Oldham face a harsh winter this year, with the cost-of-living crisis affecting…
Oldham Council steps up to support families this summer 18 Aug 2022 The Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) in Oldham this summer has 43 providers delivering…
Oldham Labour calls for free school meals for all families on Universal Credit 06 Jun 2022 Recent figures published by Greater Manchester Poverty Action in Poverty Monitor show that in 2021…
Campaigners Demand Action Over Rising Energy Bills 01 Feb 2022 Local Labour campaigners were out in Oldham over the weekend calling for action to tackle…
Tories Hit by Ministerial Resignation as Fraud Write-off Costs Oldham Borough £14.7m 25 Jan 2022 The shock resignation of a Government Treasury Minister yesterday has raised further concerns over the…
Oldham’s Labour Council Says #keepthelifeline 09 Sep 2021 Oldham Council has joined a growing coalition backing the national #keepthelifeline campaign against the government’s…
Cllr Arooj Shah to be new leader of Oldham Council 11 May 2021 Cllr Arooj Shah has been elected as the new leader of Oldham’s Labour Group. With…
Oldham Residents to Lose Out After Government U-Turn on Green Homes 01 Apr 2021 The Government’s decision to scrap a £1.5 billion commitment to support homeowners to improve the…
Finance boss backs Starmer on Council Tax 12 Jan 2021 Last week Labour leader Keir Starmer urged Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to stop their…
Leader announces new Cabinet team 04 Jun 2020 Oldham Council Leader Sean Fielding has announced his new Cabinet team for the year ahead,…
Coronavirus: Support for Businesses and Individuals – 24/03/20 24 Mar 2020 On 24th January, Cllr Abdul Jabbar MBE, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and…
Oldham leading the way on council responses to Climate Emergency 20 Sep 2019 The work of Oldham’s Labour council features front and centre in a new online publication…
PRESS RELEASE: Oldham Labour take next steps towards Oldham Green New Deal 11 Sep 2019 Oldham Labour are once again taking steps to make Oldham the greenest borough in Greater…
Oldham first council to set out plans for Green New Deal 15 Jul 2019 July’s full council meeting saw the publication of an update report bringing forward information on…