Foxdenton a done deal
Over 100 people turned up in monsoon like conditions at the Oldham Civic Centre planning meeting last night to show their disapproval of the plans to turn the currently undeveloped green areas of Foxdenton into…
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Oldham Town Centre “Flagship” Leisure Centre, flagship in Oldham obviously means less
Plans have been revealed for the new Oldham Town Centre so called “Flagship” Leisure Centre. Flagship in Oldham obviously means less facilitation for sports participation for the people of Oldham and more spectator seating so…
More charity shops for Yorkshire St
The empty Walmsley furniture store on Yorkshire St is set to become a YMCA charity shop and is situated directly opposite Dr Kershaws Charity shop which occupies the old Demolition clothing store. Just another example…
The Royal Oldham Hospital has seen five times the England average of planned operation cancellations
The Royal Oldham Hospital has seen five times the England average of planned operation cancellations in the last week because of A&E pressure on bed availability and because 58 Royal Oldham Hospital beds are occupied…
Oldham identified as potential fraudulent voting hotspot
Oldham’s South Asian Pakistani & Bangladeshi communities have been identified as potential fraudulent voting hotspots by the Electoral Commission. In the September 2013 fraud perception report Asian participants in Oldham & Tower Hamlets mentioned seeing:…
Foxdenton LLP
Oldham Council is seeking approval for the formation of a new Foxdenton Joint Venture partnership.
Ambiguous financial costs of the Oldham Old Town Hall Cinema Project
This is how undemocratic Oldham Labour Council responds to a Freedom of Information Request from Council Tax payers of Oldham concerned about the debt and financial risk to council budgets arising from Oldham Council acting…
Oldham Council pushing to build more industrial premises when it cannot secure tenants for empty units
There are currently (09/12/2013) 246 empty business premises with an OL9 Chadderton postcode including 17 industrial units at the Broadgate and Broadway Business Park(s) adjacent to the proposed huge Foxdenton Industrial Business Park planned for…
Statistics highlight Oldham’s education & business struggles.
Statistics released today for 2012 show that the Oldham population had the lowest percentage levels of educational qualifications in Greater Manchester for People aged between 16 & 64 at every level from NVQ level 2…
Oldham becomes one of 14 priority areas for the teaching of English language to migrant communities
Oldham has been identified as one of 14 priority areas outside London for the teaching of English language to migrant communities
Oldham has more adverse job seekers allowance sanctions than any other area.
Adverse job seekers allowance sanctions against claimants from Oldham between 22nd October 2012 & 30th June 2013 totaled 3860. This could be for anything from refusing employment to missing an interview appointment or refusal to…
Debbie Abrahams claimed £885.77 of her energy bills on MP’s expenses
Oldhams struggle against endemic poverty, low wages, worklessness and the new scourge of fuel poverty in the face of soaring prices has been well documented. In a Sunday Mirror revelation it has been revealed that…
Oldham’s Housing Benefit In 2012/13 was over £38 million
The combined Oldham bill for Housing Benefit (social housing) & Local Housing Allowance (private rented sector) 2012/13 was over £38 million.
Pennine Acute Hospitals waste a quarter of a million per year on religious counselling.
Lack of access to local Hospital diagnostic and surgical procedures was a significant cause of the permanent condition I will suffer from for the rest of my life. My partner has to wait 5 months…
100% of pupils at Oldham’s Westwood Primary School do not speak English as a 1st language.
Oldham’s Westwood Primary School is one of only five in England where 100% of pupils do not speak English as a first language.