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Oldham adult social care gets CQC "good" rating
Liberal Democrats respond to outcome of CQC inspection into social care services in Oldham
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Councillor Howard Sykes MBE to retire from Oldham Council
Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, Oldham Borough’s longest serving councillor, is to retire from Oldham Council and has announced he will not be standing in the Council elections this May.
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Mayor’s development plans for Oldham must be led by councillors not Manchester planning bosses
Liberal Democrat Shaw Councillor and Leader of the Opposition Howard Sykes MBE has warned that development plans spearheaded by Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham must be led by local councillors, not by…
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Are you a tosser?
Local Liberal Democrat Councillor Alicia Marland is an active litter picker in her community and has seen a significant increase in the amount of litter in recent years.
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Sykes demands answers after security breach at former maternity ward goes viral
Liberal Democrat Shaw Councillor and Leader of the Opposition Howard Sykes MBE has demanded urgent answers after footage on social media showed so-called “urban explorers” accessing the former…
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“Labour must reverse jobs tax” after rising unemployment rate in Oldham
Oldham Liberal Democrats have called on the Labour Government to reverse “damaging” tax hikes on businesses to help reverse rising unemployment rates.
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Sykes demands answers on Government’s promised pothole cash
Liberal Democrat Leader Councillor Howard Sykes MBE has written to Councillor Chris Goodwin, Deputy Cabinet Member for Highways, calling for urgent clarity after it emerged that Oldham Council has…
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Oldham Council’s New Year’s resolution should be to address “shameful” deprivation figures
Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE has called for action to reverse a “further shameful slide into deprivation.”
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Government planning reforms will weaken the voice of local people
Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader councillor Howard Sykes MBE is warning that planned government reforms to planning rules will “weaken the voice of local people and only benefit greedy developers.”
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Liberal Democrats to call for fair funding for local government after Reeves Budget leaves councils “on life support”
Oldham Liberal Democrats will use next week’s (10/12) meeting of Full Council to call for fair funding for local councils.