Between January 2014 & March 2015 1991 new National Insurance numbers were issued to foreign nationals resident in Oldham 663 of which were issued to Romanian & Bulgarian migrants. Since May 2013 Oldham Councils “flagship”…
In 2014/15 Oldham Council spent 38.4% less on markets & made 815% more profit than in 2013/14 despite annual market turnover falling 0.3%, the total turnover of Oldham Council’s market account has fallen by 5%…
In it’s latest set of filed accounts Oldham Council chooses to base it’s analysis of the social context of Oldham on the outdated 2011 census statistics which allows them to deliberately leave out of the…
Local press seems to be indulging in pre-election self-censorship as they publish that crime increased by thirteen per cent across Greater Manchester rather than publishing Oldham’s crime statistics. Figures were released by the Office for…
Oldham election news: A couple of short videos looking at the issues completely ignored in election leaflets & examining the economic reality for Oldham in light of local policy and the Labour Party 2015 election…
The heavily fire damaged & vandalised derelict Hartford mill in Werneth is set to be delisted & demolished. As to be expectedl Oldham council had already scheduled a representation to sell the land they own…
National Insurance figures issued by The Department for Work & Pensions (26/02/2015) show a very worrying set of underlying migration statistics that show in 2014 there were 187,000 new National Insurance numbers issued to Romanians…
Tensions have been building again between Oldham’s Muslim community & the significant numbers of new Romanian A2 EU migrant’s after a spate of robberies including three at Mosques. After it emerged that money had been…
Oldham Council are employing Manchester University to support the integration of Roma people in Oldham. Apparently mass immigration by yet more non-English speaking poverty stricken migrants to what is the poorest, unhealthiest Town in Greater…
All is quiet on the failing “troubled families” program in Oldham so here are the facts as of March 2014: 680 families identified as “troubled”, 586 families worked with as of the end March 2014,…
Questions are being asked about ex-police boss Cathy Butterworth pay after it was revealed that she recieved £900,000 pay & pension for three years work as head of training and development at GMP. Missing from…
Oldham Town Centres much lauded regenerated Union St along with it’s so called “cultural quarter” is fast becoming Oldham’s robbery central with the Thunderdrome & Victory Apartments both burgled in 2014 & charity MENCAP which…