Archive for the ‘Local Council’ Category

Yorkshire Day event cancelled

by samalhamdani on 30 July, 2020

Following advice from Oldham Council, the organisers of the Yorkshire Day event at Museum Gardens have taken the sad – but understandable – decision to cancel the event.

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Yorkshire Day sees socially distanced celebration

by samalhamdani on 29 July, 2020

Due to the coronavirus, this years’ Yorkshire Day celebrations will have a muted feel, with no parade or events on Churchill Playing Fields. There will be a socially distanced event at Uppermill Museum Gardens starting at 11.30am, with music by a brass band quartet. The Yorkshire Declaration will be read out at 11.45am, and there […]

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Planning rule changes mean more substandard housing

by samalhamdani on 28 July, 2020

Changes to permitted development announced by the Government mean that far more substandard houses are likely to be built in the UK over the next few years. Sam Al-Hamdani, the shadow cabinet member for Housing and Homelessness on Oldham Council said: “We cannot abandon housing standards for the sake of getting these extra houses. The […]

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Local Liberal Democrat campaigner Mark Kenyon has discovered that Oldham Council’s budget for disabled parking spaces is only enough to provide five this year, even though the Council now has a backlog of 122 residents waiting, after none were provided last year. He said: “Residents should be told what is going on when they are […]

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After a blunder on the dates for the public to respond to a planning application at the former Fytton Arms pub led to the application having to be deferred in the middle of the meeting, it has emerged that other similar problems have been happening in recent weeks.  Mark Kenyon, a Liberal Democrat campaigner in […]

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Reward our Covid-19 frontline workers properly

by samalhamdani on 14 July, 2020

Saddleworth West and Lees Liberal Democrat Councillor Sam Al-Hamdani backs a Liberal Democrat idea to support frontline Covid-19 workers in Oldham Borough.  At the next full meeting of Oldham Council (15 July), he will propose an amendment to a Labour motion on care workers.  The Liberal Democrats in Oldham believe the administration motion does not […]

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Library re-opening

by samalhamdani on 28 June, 2020

Oldham Library is reopening – with a few changes. From Monday, July 6 there will be a limited range of facilities, such as checking out books and using the computers. Due to the 2m social distancing rules visitors won’t be able to browse the bookshelves. Instead, people will be able to choose from one of […]

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Markets reopening

by samalhamdani on 24 June, 2020

Many of the markets across the borough have been reopened, with suitable distancing in place. Below are a list of opening times, and the two markets still to reopen. Many of the local businesses in Grotton, Springhead and Lees which were closed have reopened – with social distancing in place. Thank you to all those who […]

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Combating the damage done by Conservative cuts

by samalhamdani on 25 January, 2020

This week, the Labour-run Council have announced an increase in council tax of 2.99 per cent. This has brought a range of reactions, largely ranging from resigned acceptance to outrage – but then, in my first eight months as a councillor, I have learnt that no-one loves a council. This increase comes in the face of […]

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Stopping air pollution outside our schools

by samalhamdani on 8 November, 2019

At Oldham Council on Wednesday night, I seconded a motion to introduce idling free zones outside schools and other crucial areas. There are some simple steps that can be taken to protect our children from air pollution, such as introducing public space protection orders. The Labour Party majority sent the motion to the Overview and […]

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