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Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has described Oldham Council’s financial position as a “horror show” following reports of a predicted £25 million overspend facing the…
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The Liberal Democrats have joined a growing list of charities including Age UK in calling on the new government to hold back on planned cuts to winter fuel payments and instead launch a campaign…
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The absence of Salford City Council representatives on the Northern Care Alliance scrutiny committee is a significant oversight and has potential ramifications for the quality of healthcare services…
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Greater Manchester Pension Fund has continued to stall on answering questions about its investment in fossil fuels – refusing to answer questions from an Oldham Councillor, and having not responded…
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Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has warned of working age families being “left without options” after new research revealed that 393 childcare places have been lost across…
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Leader of Oldham Liberal Democrats councillor Howard Sykes MBE has welcomed the government’s decision to launch a campaign to encourage pensioners to apply for universal credit.
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Leader of Oldham Council’s Liberal Democrat Group councillor Howard Sykes MBE has criticised the ruling Labour Party after a meeting of the council’s Audit Committee was cancelled recently.
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Age UK's long-established lunch club run as a not-for-profit service is set to close in September 2024, after the Labour administration cut their funding.
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Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader and party spokesperson for Greater Manchester transport councillor Howard Sykes MBE has urged the Labour government to protect cash from the scrapped HS2 rail project…
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Plans for the expansion of Metrolink will leave Oldham borough a “public transport wasteland” according to local councillor Sam Al-Hamdani.
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