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Mayors United in Mission to Raise Money for Local Charities

The mayors for Oldham and Tameside Councils have joined forces in their bid to raise funds for their chosen charities. Oldham’s Mayor, Cllr Elaine Garry, and Tameside’s Mayor Cllr Mike Glover will be hosting a joint fundraiser at Lily’s restaurant in Ashton Town Centre from 7.30 pm on July 15th.…

Tenants let down again by “chaotic” Conservative Government as Council Leader calls for reverse of cuts in legal support

Concerns have been raised that long awaited reforms to the rights of private tenants risk being undermined as soon as they are introduced, due to cuts in legal aid being brought in by the government. The Renters Reform White Paper published in June 2022 – three years after then PM…

It’s Time for Tea with Trussell

Review into historic Child Sexual Exploitation in Oldham

The independent review into historic child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Oldham was released on Monday and makes for difficult reading. To all the victims referenced in the report, on behalf of Oldham Council, I wholeheartedly apologise. The things you experienced as children and young people, are things no child should…

Highlands Road residents welcome improvements organised by Councillor Clint Phythian

Huge improvements to the bottom of Highlands Road in Royton North are now complete. Labour Councillor Clint Phythian successfully bid to Oldham Council’s Local Improvement Fund to get potholes filled in and the road surface evened out. This road is used by children attending St Paul’s School, as well as…

Johnson’s speech a ‘missed opportunity’ as PM passes up chance to help Oldham tackle housing crisis

The Prime Minister’s speech attempting to ‘move on’ from Partygate and the challenge by Tory MPs to his Leadership is a missed opportunity to tackle Oldham’s housing crisis according to Oldham Labour. New policies announced today are expected to make no real difference to thousands of Oldhamers living in overcrowded…

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Jim McMahon Responds to Tories Trying to Stop Labour Talking to Parents About School Cuts

Jim McMahon MP and Cllr Arooj Shah have joined Labour activists talking to parents about Tory cuts to local schools. When Oldham Tories tried to stop our activists engaging with parents at school gates this is was Jim’s response: https://t.co/DBQVgQNO0q

Debbie Abrahams: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Kashmir’s Call for Written Evidence

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Kashmir (APPKG) is conducting an inquiry to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic across Kashmir, with a focus on health, healthcare and humanitarian impacts. The APPKG would like to collect written evidence on: health, healthcare and humanitarian impacts, for example access to oxygen, ventilators…

Debbie Abrahams: Debbie welcomes Dame Julie Walters’ Support on Dementia Research Funding

As Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, I welcome Dame Julie Walters’ support in calling on the Government to deliver on its election promise to double funding for dementia research. This comes as Alzheimer’s Research UK reveals 94% of dementia researchers are very concerned progress is at…

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