Oldham’s Labour controlled council has been held up for ridicule by residents and opposition councillors after newly purchases electric bins in Oldham town centre broke down, leading to piles of rubbish on pavements.
A staggering 518,213 people across England waited 12 hours or more to be seen in A&E in 2024, new researched commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
Oldham’s Liberal Democrat Opposition Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has slammed council bosses for have “no clue” over the collapse of the Greater Manchester Centre Voluntary Organisations (GMCVO).
The announcement that Oldham will be one of five pilot schemes for reviews into grooming, backed by national funding, and based on the Telford review, has been cautiously welcomed by the Oldham Liberal Democrats.
The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats on Oldham Council, Sam Al-Hamdani, has written to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper asking the Government to lay out a timetable for a new law on “public candour” ahead of any local investigation into grooming.
Oldham Liberal Democrat Opposition Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has welcomed the announcement that Tom Crowther KC – who led Telford’s inquiry into child sexual exploitation – will work with Oldham Council to develop a new inquiry into abuse.
