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The UK is set to leave the EU on 29 March 2019

Leave the EU with our heads held high

Any tactic to extend the leaving date if the EU is just a ploy by the Remainers to keep us in the European Union for as long as possible

Date Published 29/01/2019


Don't miss out on your Attendance Allowance

Last August we set out to raise awareness of Attendance Allowance.

Date Published 08/01/2019

Be bold and hold our nerve

Just as well Mrs May wasn’t in charge when Captain James Cook went off exploring.

Date Published 07/01/2019


Try out the BHF Dechox!

This is a call out to all chocoholics, cocoa bean lovers and confectionary enthusiasts!

Date Published 02/01/2019

Reasons to be cheerful!

All indications suggest that 2019 will be a wonderful year for our great country.

Date Published 02/01/2019


Palace officials spoil Queen's Christmas Day message

One of my annual highlights, the Queen's Christmas Day Broadcast, was totally ruined for me this year by widespread advance publication of its contents.

Date Published 27/12/2018

Can you support Bowel Cancer UK?

As we enter the New Year, I’m calling on Oldhamers to save lives in 2019 by supporting Bowel Cancer UK, the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity.

Date Published 20/12/2018


Rail fares rip-off

So, next year, 2019, will see another 3.1% increase in rail fares on average. 

Date Published 11/12/2018

The PM is losing control

Mrs May is rapidly losing control of her Government, suffering three defeats within 63 minutes.

Date Published 05/12/2018


We’re here to support unpaid carers

We’re supporting Carers Rights Day today (Friday). 

Date Published 30/11/2018

Remember your local Mind shop on Giving Tuesday

Our shops rely on the generosity of the community, which is why for this year’s Giving Tuesday (tomorrow) and in the lead up to Christmas, we are asking local residents to give...

Date Published 26/11/2018


Oldhamers urged to give something back

It is impossible to ignore that Christmas is fast approaching; from fairy lights to decorations, the hallmarks of the festive period are all around us.

Date Published 22/11/2018

'No' should mean 'no'

It was thought to be ‘job done’ when the 2016 referendum result was delivered.

Date Published 22/11/2018


Scaremongering stories keep on coming

Over the next few weeks we are going to hear a barrage of gloomy propaganda and even financial and economic Armageddon if we do not back Theresa May’s deal or have no Brexit deal...

Date Published 20/11/2018

Recipe for peace is flawed

Hot on the heels of French President Emmanuel Macron calling for a European Army now we have Angela Merkel voicing the same rallying call.

Date Published 14/11/2018


Trying to trace the family of Ernest Hirst

Ernest Hirst was a Shaw man, and he was killed in France on July 15, 1916.

Date Published 09/11/2018

The social care system is not just for Christmas

Your readers may have heard recently of the £240m of extra money being allocated to the social care system to ease pressure on the NHS this winter.

Date Published 08/11/2018


Get your glitter on this Christmas

I’d like to invite your readers to get their glitter on this Christmas and help us fight back against meningitis.

Date Published 08/11/2018

The European Project will continue unabated

Oh look, plans for a European army are still alive and well and this time being promoted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Date Published 08/11/2018


Used stamps can help raise much-needed funds for Guide Dogs for the Blind

I am appealing for used postage stamps which help me raise funds which I then donate to the Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Date Published 06/11/2018

Honour loved ones this Christmas with charity ribbon appeal

Meningitis Now has now launched its 2018 Ribbon Appeal, which gives everyone an opportunity to remember loved ones this Christmas – and we’d like to invite your readers to...

Date Published 06/11/2018


We will remember them

This is a very special week for remembering our armed services and those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Date Published 05/11/2018

Spare a thought for all our cats and dogs

This November 5, remember, please remember that for cats and dogs, Bonfire Night might seem more like The War of the Worlds than a traditional celebration.

Date Published 01/11/2018


Are you claiming everything that is due to you?

Between £10 and £15 billion in welfare benefits lies unclaimed, according to official figures published by the DWP.

Date Published 30/10/2018

Don't forget to spare a thought for your pets this Halloween

Halloween means spooky fun, but it also poses some truly frightening dangers to cats and dogs, so people should take precautions to make the day a treat, not a trick, for

Date Published 24/10/2018


The people voted to leave, so that should be that

We keep hearing about the People’s Vote campaign which is trying to whip up support for what in my view is an anti-democratic course of action.

Date Published 23/10/2018

It's crunch talks time

The fate of the nation lies in the hands of Theresa May and she must stand up to the bully boys in Brussels who do not want us to leave the EU at all.

Date Published 15/10/2018


Please, continue to support your local charities

Charities are innovating and helping their communities thrive – despite gloomy predictions, cuts and other challenges.

Date Published 11/10/2018

Who's ready for a pyjama party?

As the days become colder, when I wake up all I want to do is spend the day in my pyjamas – don’t you?

Date Published 10/10/2018


The scale of the cancer challenge is huge

Every cancer patient deserves the best possible chance of survival and early diagnosis is vital for adding years - as well as quality - to the lives of people with the disease.

Date Published 09/10/2018

Join us in the London Marathon and help beat meningitis

We’d like to invite any of your readers who have been successful in the ballot for next year’s London Marathon, announced this week, to join our team and stride out to help beat...

Date Published 08/10/2018


We have to be able to make our own rules

No-one said it would be easy - and the continuing Brexit negotiations show that it is far from so.

Date Published 08/10/2018

Scouting teamwork and friendships work

No matter which way you vote or what your world view is, it’s vital that we find better ways to work together in our communities.

Date Published 04/10/2018


Fur ban backed (almost) overwhelmingly

At the last Council meeting, Conservative Councillor Pam Byrne was the only one to oppose a Liberal Democrat motion that the sale of real fur be banned on Oldham's markets.

Date Published 27/09/2018

Campaigning for dogs to be allowed on the trams

In an age where we are encouraged to use public transport for the sake of the environment and to ease congestion it is important that responsible dog owners can travel on all...

Date Published 26/09/2018


May's Salzburg speech was a masterclass

While I am by no means a fan of Theresa May’s Chequers proposal she has my full admiration for standing up to the bully boys of the EU.

Date Published 25/09/2018

Help sought with family tree

I am trying to help my cousin research the paternal line of her family tree.

Date Published 24/09/2018


Stay active and stay well

The news that only two out of 53 European countries are more overweight than Britain is a wake up call screaming at us to find more achievable ways to move more.  

Date Published 14/09/2018

Boris is standing up for what he believes to be best for an independent Britain

When it comes to rhetoric, Boris Johnson is right up there with the best.

Date Published 12/09/2018


Coach trip to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War

This November sees the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War.

Date Published 10/09/2018

Get involved and support CLIC Sargent’s campaign

The month of September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) and CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people and their families, is calling...

Date Published 06/09/2018


Foreign aid for Africa missing the point

Theresa May’s pledge to use UK foreign aid money to drive economic growth in Africa is “missing the point” as far as the general public is concerned.

Date Published 04/09/2018

What happens when we finally leave the EU?

As we get closer to leaving the EU there has been much talk in the media about the consequences of a no-deal Brexit, a second referendum, food and medicine shortages, the army to...

Date Published 03/09/2018


Does it really need to be so loud?

We hope those who attended the Cotton Clouds festival enjoyed themselves.

Date Published 21/08/2018

Could you conquer the peaks on the Lake District challenge?

We’d like to invite your more adventurous readers to join us on our Lake District challenge next Spring and help save lives and rebuild futures shattered by meningitis.

Date Published 17/08/2018


Just what does the future hold post-Brexit?

So the year rolls on and yet we seem to be no nearer to reaching decisions about out future after Brexit.

Date Published 15/08/2018

Reduce beer duty and VAT and save our pubs

It was very disappointing to read the latest figures showing that the pub industry is still struggling to survive, with 18 closing their doors for the last time in Britain every...

Date Published 08/08/2018


Royal Mail alterations to doorstep deliveries

At Royal Mail we never forget that we form an essential part of the UK’s social fabric.

Date Published 07/08/2018

Patients were told that IVF programme was a research idea

I was involved in IVF in Oldham and assisted Patrick Steptoe at the Caesarean to deliver Louise Brown and eventually went down to Cambridge to open Bourn Hall with him and Bob...

Date Published 31/07/2018


Don't miss out on claiming your Attendance Allowance

Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that the percentage of those aged 65 and over who receive attendance allowance fell by 22.3 per cent in the six years after the...

Date Published 31/07/2018

Time to celebrate all our Dementia Friends

Last week Alzheimer’s Society revealed that a staggering two-and-a-half million people in the UK have united against dementia and become Dementia Friends.

Date Published 30/07/2018


Are we ready for Project Fear 2.0?

Remember the countdown to the Millennium? - when we were all chillingly warned that the end was nigh with computers all over the world shutting down and planes dropping out of the...

Date Published 30/07/2018

Should Brexit be renamed 'Project Fear'?

The Brexit process is without doubt in a complete mess and that is largely due our Remainer Prime Minister's handling of it with the help of the pro-EU civil servants, while...

Date Published 27/07/2018


Green Party's support for 'Beelines' initiative

The end of June saw the launch of Greater Manchester Cycling and Walking Strategy 'Beelines', a plan for a fully integrated cycling and walking network covering 1,000 miles.

Date Published 10/07/2018

Theresa May has gone back on everything that she has said

Well, following the Cabinet meeting at Chequers they - with the exception of David Davis - are all now backing the Prime Minister and her plans to leave the EU in March next year.

Date Published 09/07/2018


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