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Council requested to hold "considered and thoughtful VJ and VE Day celebrations
80 years since victory in Europe and victory over Japan: Sykes writes to Council bosses calling for “considered and thoughtful” commemorations
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“Crunch time” for Places for Everyone in Oldham
After months of delay and tense debate, Oldham councillors are preparing for another vote on Places for Everyone – Greater Manchester’s controversial housing development strategy
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Saddleworth health centre takes another step forward
Plans to get a new health centre for Saddleworth have taken another step forward after a meeting between the Liberal Democrats and Transport for Greater Manchester to ensure that any new site is…
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Saddleworth Health Centre
A new health centre for Saddleworth Residents in Saddleworth are isolated from health services by distance. Our current GP health centre was designed to serve a smaller population. We need a new…
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Labour Council held up for ridicule as ‘robot bins’ break down in town centre
Oldham’s Labour controlled council has been held up for ridicule by residents and opposition councillors after newly purchases electric bins in Oldham town centre broke down, leading to piles of…
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“Corridor care” the new normal say Liberal Democrats as more than half a million people faced record waits in A&E
A staggering 518,213 people across England waited 12 hours or more to be seen in A&E in 2024, new researched commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
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“No clue and no urgency”: Oldham Council slammed for silence over collapse of leading voluntary sector organiser
Oldham’s Liberal Democrat Opposition Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has slammed council bosses for have “no clue” over the collapse of the Greater Manchester Centre Voluntary Organisations…
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Liberal Democrats offer cautious welcome to independent investigation
The announcement that Oldham will be one of five pilot schemes for reviews into grooming, backed by national funding, and based on the Telford review, has been cautiously welcomed by the Oldham…
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Oldham Liberal Democrats demand “Hillsborough Law”
The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats on Oldham Council, Sam Al-Hamdani, has written to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper asking the Government to lay out a timetable for a new law on “public…
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Tom Crowther KC to work with Oldham Council on a Telford-style inquiry into child sexual exploitation
Oldham Liberal Democrat Opposition Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has welcomed the announcement that Tom Crowther KC – who led Telford’s inquiry into child sexual exploitation – will work with…