Oldham’s violent bars on Panorama
Tonight’s Panorama – at 8.30pm on BBC1 – features reports on a huge increase in violent attacks in bars in Oldham – and what the Lib Dem council there is doing about it. Yorkshire Street is the main...
View ArticleFall-out over Tory selection meeting in Oldham
From the Oldham Evening Chronicle: A selection meeting sparked a huge fall-out amid allegations of threats and candidate rigging. Oldham East and Saddleworth Conservatives chairman Barbara Jackson will...
View ArticleLib Dems and Conservatives enter joint administration in Oldham
It seems coalitions are in the air. The Lib Dem and Conservative groups on Oldham Council in Greater Manchester yesterday announced a framework agreement which will see current Lib Dem Council leader...
View ArticleHas Oldham had more parliamentary by-elections than any other place in the UK?
View image | gettyimages.com On Tuesday I asked: “Which piece of ground in the UK has had the most parliamentary by-elections?”. I genuinely didn’t know the answer to that question when I wrote that...
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