Oldham Liberal Democrats have demanded answers over the non-attendance of the Cabinet Member for finance – Abdul Jabbar – from audit committee meetings discussing the failings of payroll, and in particular on councillors’ allowances.
The campaign for a new police station in Oldham with facilities to lock up prisoners has taken another step forward after the Liberal Democrat group put forward a motion to Council committing it to support the policy.
The long-delayed replacement for Greater Manchester Police’s IOPS system has been delayed again, after questions from Liberal Democrat councillor Sam Al-Hamdani revealed that the new system has now been scheduled for April 2027.
Oldham Council Leader councillor Arooj Shah has been criticised by the Liberal Democrat Opposition for “completely dismissing” questions about the delayed reopening of Oldham Coliseum Theatre
An Oldham Council meeting that descended into chaos on September 17th has been recalled for Wednesday 12th November nearly two months later than scheduled.
Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has blasted Oldham Council over a rising number of blocked grids across the Borough.