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Labour candidate Debbie Abrahams is the front-runner to be our next MP, according to opinion polls. Opinion polls released tonight give Labour the advantage in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election. Two surveys show the Liberal Democrats well back in second with the Conservatives a distant third, although another poll has the Lib Dems […]
Labour leader Ed Miliband and candidate Debbie Abrahams out canvassing today. (picture: Dave Thompson PA Wire/PA Pool) Ed Miliband has used his latest visit to our area to urge Labour supporters to make sure they turn out and vote in Thursday’s by-election. He also defended his decision to appoint the now-disgraced […]
UKIP candidate Paul Nuttall with one of the defaced billboards. (picture: UKIP) UKIP has given a furious response after two of its large billboards were defaced. Five smaller hoardings were also damaged, and the party has said it’s reported the matter to the police. The affected posters, which focused on the party’s immigration policy, […]
Foreign Secretary William Hague in Uppermill Square today. Foreign Secretary William Hague today became the latest senior politician to campaign in the Saddleworth by-election. Speaking to Saddleworth News during a visit to Uppermill, he praised Kashif Ali as “a great Conservative candidate.” The last Tory MP for our area was Geoffrey Dickens, who represented […]
Crompton Moor People who regularly use Crompton Moor are holding a tree planting event there tomorrow afternoon. It’s scheduled for between 1pm and 3pm, and anyone interested in going along is asked to meet in the Brushes Clough car park off Buckstones Road. One volunteer has also been hard at work making bird boxes, […]
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