When the Labour supporting Oldham Times reported on the latest government fly-tipping statistics for Oldham in 2020 they mentioned back alleyway incidents, highway incidents, footpath/bridleway incidents, council land incidents. For some reason they left out…
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Another story of expensive Oldham Council incompetence not covered by their friends in the local press. Chronic-Oldham covered the disastrous rollout of Oldham Councils new HR and Payroll system in 2017 which went over budget…
Good to see Oldham’s local and central govt representatives who have spent this year vocalising their anger at the Conservatives, Dominic Cummings and the occupation of Kashmir have all stayed silent about Andy Burnham’s failure…
Oldham’s central NHS walk-in centre was closed at the start of the pandemic to become a dedicated COVID-19 hub but Oldham CCG choose to start vaccinations at Barley Clough Medical Centre in Glodwick rather than a…
It’s a hat-trick of poor Coronavirus leadership mistakes for Oldham Council leader Sean Fielding Oldham’s most arrogant politician currently arguing with residents on Twitter who are pulling him up for travelling to Derbyshire for recreational…
An 8% increase in school aged children is forecast in the next 5 years for poverty central Oldham which is infamous for child deprivation but not so famous for accommodating a 1000% increase in foreign…
Which bright spark allowed this public gathering to go ahead? Why did Oldham Council and the police not stop the tournament? Why did the local press not cover this clear COVID-19 breach of rules? It…
Oldham Council and their CCG partners made the decision early in the Coronavirus lockdown to close the boroughs only walk in medical centre and convert it into a central Oldham Coronavirus hub leaving a huge…
Labour Oldham MP Jim McMahon is moaning that he thinks Coronavirus restrictions are unfair on Oldham & people should be able to meet in parks. Alexandra park is Oldham’s largest park & 022 Alexandra Park…
Strange how we only hear about government failure when Oldham Councils internal track & trace is a shambolic mess. I’ve been contacted by them today (not NHS t&t) despite dealing with official testing & NHS…
In June some 3 months into the lockdown with all leisure services completely closed down Oldham Council paid OCL over £540,000 including £110,000 for room hire and £8,540 for agency staff. Oldham Council only agreed…
9,490 applications made by EU nationals living in Oldham for the EU settlement scheme have been concluded up to June 2020 with 60% of the applicants living in the U.K. for less than 5 years…
Labour Oldham Council are once again creating the illusion of inclusion with the proposed Chadderton partnership and supposedly unbiased representation to allow public consultation and influence on building development in Chadderton. A quick look at…
Cash strapped Labour Oldham Council who currently have the begging bowl out spent (wasted) at least £2.1 million of public money on a new human resource & payroll software system called the A1 programme which…
So after spending at the very least £42 million converting the old town hall into the current underperforming £32 million over budget black hole swallowing up public finances and creating just a third of the…