Following the concerning recent news about Birmingham City Council Liberal Democrat councillors have written to Oldham Council Chief Executive Harry Catherall seeking an update on Oldham’s financial position.
New figures revealed by Oldham Liberal Democrats show that budgets for road and pavement improvement works have been slashed by almost 25% in just three years.
Local Lib Dem Councillor Sam Al-Hamdani has written to Greater Manchester Pension Fund chief executive Sandra Stewart demanding answers after the Pension Fund failed to reply for five months to an Oldham Council motion.
Oldham Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Education, Councillor Helen Bishop has responded to “worrying” findings of a report into Oldham’s Special Educational Needs (SEN) services.
The Oldham Liberal Democrats are asking for evidence of action from Oldham Council on their fireworks policy, after nights of post-midnight explosions have kept local residents awake.
Michael Gove’s announcement that taxpayers will foot the bill for developers dumping nitrates and phosphates into rivers is “a shocking abandonment of environmental promises and appalling use of taxpayers money”.
