Oldham Mind – mental health issues and support for young people
Details for help and advice: sort-it-a6-postcard-1
Monkeys in the Park – 16 July 2pm
50 years of freedom
Roadworks Bulletin – w/c 10 July 17
Details: Roadworks Bulletin – 10 July
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ORDER OAK STREET / CROSSLEY STREET JUNCTION, SHAW – 5 July
See attached and map for details: oak street shaw – 5 july
This is for a one day on Oak Street, Shaw at its junction with Crossley Street scheduled for Wednesday 5 July between 9.30am – 3.30pm to replace a defective manhole cover and frame.
Oldham Council Planning Application status as at 30 June 2017
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE CHURCH ROAD, SHAW – 3 July
The closure originally planned for Thursday and Friday last week has had to be postponed due to inclement weather.
The road will now be closed on Monday 3 July instead when the bulk of the surfacing work and associated work should be completed. The road will be open to traffic on Tuesday 4 July but stop/go boards may be in operation at various locations along the road if required.
Micro-plastics Pollution not a Micro Problem
The Leader of the Opposition and of the Liberal Democrat Group on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has expressed his disappointment that Council officers have yet to formally respond to his call to reduce the pollution caused by the micro-plastics in road paint.
Last month, Councillor Sykes wrote to Helen Lockwood, the Council’s Executive Director Economy, Skills & Neighbourhoods drawing her attention to research late last year by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
The Centre reported that Britain’s rivers and lakes are being polluted with micro-plastics from the paint used to lay out road markings. Researchers looked at four sites in the Thames Valley. In the most polluted site they found a significant proportion of pollution believed to have derived from plastic paint washed from road surfaces.
Commenting Councillor Sykes said: “I am aware that Councils are required to use British Standard road marking paint to adhere to strict road safety specifications, but I would like to be assured that we are doing what we can to reduce this pollution as it appears to have real potential to impact on aquatic life and habitats in this Borough.
“I know that the Local Government Association is considering this matter and we should be supporting their efforts to persuade Government and manufacturers to reduce the use of micro-plastics in such paint and develop safe alternatives so that our environment is not damaged in the interests of road safety.”
TEMPORARY CLOSURE CHURCH ROAD, SHAW – FOR TWO DAYS
Diversion plan: church road shaw – 29 june plan
See attached details for the closure of Church Road, Shaw for 2 days commencing Thursday 29 June to carry out carriageway resurfacing work in the form of micro asphalt. this process is weather dependent but it is hoped that the majority of the work can be completed on the Thursday. The road will be closed between 9am – 4pm daily.
Friday is refuse collection day for the Shaw area and I have been assured that Waste Management have been informed and are fully aware. Refuse collection vehicles will be accommodated on the day.