Flagship independent quarter business Scoots, Suits and Boots has announced it will close by the end of January. This comes fast on the heels of news that Frilly’s will close after thirty years in business….
When the Oldham foodbank crowdfunder for a community kitchen reaches its target the local press will no doubt publish a piece about the success of this community project and the generosity of Oldham folk. What…
The asylum statistics you will never see in the Oldham Chronicle or on the Oldham Council website. In the third quarter of 2016 337 (89.2%) of 378 UK local authorites housed between 0 and 10…
Once again, and despite “Brexit”, the UK receives a ludicrous net inflow of some 335,000 migrants in the year to June 2016 only 1000 less than last year’s record high. Oldham, England’s most deprived town, once…
After M&S pulls out of his “gamechanger” deal, Prince’s Gate now joins Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Minister for Local Government & Devolution, Oldham MP Jim McMahon’s costly regeneration failure list. On the list we also have “Our…
This is at the very least the fifth time in recent months that this bus stop on Broadway in Chadderton has been used to dump furniture and refuse.
Oldham Council promote a culture of noncontribution
England has 242 A&E departments and in September official NHS statistics show that 42% of all A&E patients in England who had to wait up to 12 hours between the decision to admit to actual…
Oldham Council has consented for “alternative uses to be permitted at Ascroft Court, Ascroft Street / Peter Street, Oldham” As per usual the Council is unwilling to disclose any details citing commercial sensitivity and private…
Sure most of you are aware of the Jim McMahon & Oldham Chronicle mutual appreciation society but now another disconnected narcissist, Prince Andrew, has joined resident narcissist McMahon, we genuinely view him as such, and…
Congratulations are due to Jean Stretton, Jim McMahon & Debbie Abrahams as the annual Survey of Hours & Earnings 2016 provisional results show that Oldham pay is the lowest in Greater Manchester for the 11th…
New ONS population estimates released 26/10/2016 hint at the worrying population, service, housing and poverty timebomb being created and expanded in areas of Oldham. The MSOA 035 Werneth & Coppice area of Oldham was shown…
Whatever happened to Oldham Council’s fair employment charter? After Oldham Council spent £30 million of public finances and took out loans for a further £7 million you would not expect the first three tenants at…
Oldham crime statistics for the rolling year from June 2015 to the end of June 2016 published today. Public order offences up 39%, theft from person up 19%, violence without injury up 18%, criminal damage…
Oldham Council’s got a new “top talent network” made up of highly paid self-lauding, back-slapping senior council employees disconnected from reality, some token lower level employees, paid co-op partner organisations and a host of freeloading…