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Riots should not define Oldham

It is 15 years this week since Oldham was plunged into dark riotous scenes that none os will ever forget. It is an unhappy anniversary and yet it has remained constantly at the forefront of our minds since then in everything we are doing to improve the prospects of...

The truth about deprivation in Oldham

It hurt like hell to see news stories labelling Oldham as the ‘most deprived town’ in England this week. As a proud resident and council leader, that is one of the 'top five' headlines you never want to read. My instinct was to defend the area because, hand on heart,...

More to politics than parliament

Last week was Local Democracy Week. Here in Oldham we have a whole range of events with local people and organisations highlighting the work that councillors do to represent their interests and encourage more people to become involved in local politics. This is par...

Civic pride and Labour values

Last week a man gave me a cheque for a million pounds. Sadly for the family finances it wasn’t addressed to me but to our Get Oldham Working campaign. Norman Stoller is a self-made man who made his money from hard work and he cares passionately about our town. Like...

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