In another new report to add to the long list charting the demise of Oldham our borough is named as the second least liveable Northern area by the your housing group. So its well done…
Government statistics released today show that the 014 area of Oldham has the joint 7th lowest household income in England & Wales. This is the area which already has 44% more housing benefit claimants than…
An international law enforcement operation has disrupted what is believed to be one of the most significant people smuggling networks operating between Iraq and the UK. National Crime Agency (NCA) officers arrested three suspected members…
We estimate the number of foreign born children in Oldham schools increased by between 700% and 800% in just four years. We are challenging Oldham Labour Council to display their so called transparent democracy and…
It is nine months since Oldham Council leader Jean Stretton was scheduled to announce a delivery partner for Prince’s Gate version 2 after version 1 which was originally due to open in 2017 failed &…
Schools census stats from January 2017 show minority ethnic pupils now make up 46.5% of primary school pupils in state-funded Oldham schools & 39.8% of pupils in state-funded Oldham secondary schools. According to Oldham Council’s…
We have all seen the report on the BBC about child poverty in Oldham which concentrated on tugging at the heart strings and chose to completely avoid an assessment of Oldham’s socioeconomic landscape or the…
Labour Oldham MP Jim McMahon is moaning about the latest employment figures for Oldham. This serial failure forgot to add that 3,130 minimum wage jobs he announced with a fanfare of press releases when serving…
Oldham Council is yet again searching for yet another development partner for its ill thought out Oldham town centre masterplan. Quote from the latest press release from Oldham Council “Oldham Council is set to formally…
One of the many anomalous statistics we have called out over the years was the fact that 56% more Romanian workers are self-employed than any other nationality group, see here for details. We also went…
Oldham Council has purchased the former Oldham magistrates court site opposite the Civic Centre with the intention of building housing. The site sits in the 024 area which along with neighbour 022 has received the…
20,442 adult foreign nationals have registered national insurance numbers from Oldham addresses in the last 16 years with 28% doing so in the last 3 years of which 35% came from Romania. 2015, 2016 and…
Here’s a great example of Oldham Council and their development partners creating public transport & traffic problems. They have moved a bus stop at the junction of Dean Lane, Broadway as part of the Foxdenton…
Oldham council tax is set to rise by an average £80 for band D properties. When talking about the need to increase council tax at the council meeting on the nineteenth of February OMBC stated…
First Choice Homes Oldham Limited has had its viability rating downgraded from v1 to v2 by the Homes and Communities Agency because of reduced rental income surpluses and new house building plans that will be…