Good to see Oldham leading the way again this time it is the number of hostilities committed against fire and rescue personnel in Greater Manchester with 8 incidents between April and June, the other 9…
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Despite Oldham having the highest UK unemployment growth in the last year, the UK’s fourth lowest number of children living in fully working households and the UK’s fourth highest tax credit payment rate the allure…
Anyone heard of “Northern Roots”? No neither have we, it appears to be another of those secretive Oldham Council public funded schemes which should be filed in a utopia wishful thinking portfolio. Although the council…
Today’s regional labour market statistics show that UK unemployment fell to 1.36 million the lowest rate for more than 40 years meanwhile unemployment in Oldham is double the England, Great Britain and UK averages and…
There is nothing quite like edging your bets, I wonder if Oldham Council will win North West in bloom best town centre award again this year? You could not make this up, there’s no prestige…
Government statistics released today show that in 2013 fifty one other UK local authority areas had a lower percentage of children living in “working households” where all adults worked than Oldham, by 2017 just three…
Austerity challenged Oldham Council is spending £450,000 creating a Geospatial information system team with 67% of the money being spent on three new high salaried positions. Read the detailed information here Cash strapped Oldham…
Since taking over leadership of Oldham Council in May after the previous leader Jean Stretton was ousted by a political coup which was orchestrated by key members and influencers of the Oldham Labour group, Sean…
Latest crime figures for Oldham up to the end of March 2018 show in the last year public order offences have gone up by 82%, possession of weapons up by 68%, violence up by 58%,…
Social housing provider First Choice Homes Oldham Ltd which had its financial viability rating downgraded in February because of declining surplus rental income and plans for a substantial increase in borrowing has added £40 million…
The latest official figures published today show that in the last year unemployment in Oldham has grown by five times the Greater Manchester average with unemployment now some 47% higher than the GM average. Oldham…
The taxpayers alliance has revealed that Oldham Council has purchased 317 flights for its officials since 2015 at a cost of more than £65,000, in contrast Rochdale spent £891. The terrible sacrifice these poor Oldham…
Today’s release of tax credit payment figures for 2016 – 2017 shows that Oldham continues to make the UK’s fourth highest average payment after Hackney, Tower Hamlets & Birmingham. The truly staggering figures for all…
Today’s population statistics release shows there are now more than 66 million people living in the UK with 55.6 million living in England. 59% of the increase was due to international migration. Today’s population statistics…
Oldham Council admits there is three times more demand for social housing in Oldham than in neighbouring Bury, Rochdale and Tameside. The actual truth is that there are three times more people on the social…