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Cllr Jim McMahon The leaders of Oldham and Rochdale councils have issued a joint statement, following the news that talks over the creation of a new joint management team had stalled. Cllr Jim McMahon of Oldham, and his Rochdale counterpart Cllr Colin Lambert, insisted that the two authorities will continue to work together to [...]
Cllr Richard Knowles and his wife Valerie, in the official mayoral portrait. (picture: Oldham Council) Cllr Richard Knowles is the new Mayor of Oldham. The former Liberal Democrat leader of the council, who lives in Greenfield and represents Saddleworth South, will serve in the role for the next 12 months. He took over from [...]
Cllr Ken Hulme Saddleworth Parish Councillor Ken Hulme has given an angry reaction, after a complaint he made about Oldham Council Leader Howard Sykes was rejected by the local Standards Board. Cllr Hulme issued a formal complaint regarding the way Cllr Sykes dealt with a public question from him at a council meeting in [...]
Cllr Howard Sykes: "Quiet diplomacy" The leader of Oldham Council, Howard Sykes, has said that the government’s decision to give the authority £600,000 to repair potholes is a victory for his style of “quiet diplomacy.” The cash is part of a new £100m fund announced in last week’s Budget by Chancellor George Osborne. Several [...]
Debbie Abrahams MP Local politicians and business leaders have been giving their views on today’s Budget, delivered by Chancellor George Osborne. Mr Osborne announced a cut in fuel duty of 1p per litre, paid for by extra taxes on North Sea oil companies. He also confirmed an increase in the personal tax allowance, a [...]
Debbie Abrahams MP Debbie Abrahams has attacked cutbacks to Sure Start and other services for families in our area. The Saddleworth MP said funding for local children would be cut by £70 per child in the coming financial year, because of savings at Oldham Council. The council is cutting £920,000 from its Sure Start [...]
Plans to cut the number of borough councillors have been approved by Oldham Council’s Cabinet. The proposals will now go before a meeting of the full council in April. The Liberal Democrat/Conservative administration which runs the council wants to reduce the number of councillors from 60 to 40. That would mean the number of Saddleworth [...]
Cllr Brian Lord At last night’s budget-setting meeting at Oldham Civic Centre, the Liberal Democrat/Conservative administraton’s plans for the coming financial year were passed. The final tally was 31 votes to 29, and you can read a full Saddleworth News report of the meeting by clicking here. Voting was almost entirely on party lines, [...]
Cllr Howard Sykes The leader of Oldham Council was tonight expected to use his speech at the annual budget meeting to launch a fierce attack on the opposition Labour group. Cllr Howard Sykes, who heads the Liberal Democrat/Conservative coalition which controls the council, was due to say that a new Labour administration after May’s [...]
Cllr Howard Sykes The leader of Oldham Council has defended the way he’s gone about identifying proposed budget savings. Cllr Howard Sykes also insisted he was right not to join other town hall leaders in publicly slamming the government over cuts in local authority funding. He was speaking yesterday as the Liberal Democrat/Conservative administration [...]
Cllr Howard Sykes Oldham Council has published its final set of budget proposals for the coming financial year. Featuring £41m of savings, the plans will go before a council meeting for approval next Wednesday. The Liberal Democrat/Conservative administration which controls the council has found some extra funding in recent days and weeks. In a [...]
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