Shaw and Crompton consultation meeting for FCHO tenants re service charges

first-choice-homesTenants will have received a letter inviting them to a consultation meeting about proposed service charges.

Your local Liberal Democrat Councillors made representations that there was no meeting in Shaw/Crompton.

We are now pleased to report, following our intervention, that a Shaw service charge consultation will be held on 3rd August 2.00 – 5.00pm at the Shaw Children’s Centre, High Street, Shaw.

Hopefully you should be getting written confirmation of this directly.

See frequent questions about this matter: FAQs for Customers – amended version 24.06.16

Historic England have decided that the Jubilee Pub will not be listed

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27 June 2016

Mrs Karen Heverin, Conservation Officer, Oldham Council

Dear Karen Heverin,

PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST

Jubilee Inn, Milnrow Road, Shaw, Oldham

As you will know from our earlier letters we have been considering adding the above building to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

We have taken into account all the representations made and completed our assessment of the building. Having considered our recommendation, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has decided not to add The Jubilee Inn, Milnrow Road, Shaw, Oldham to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Please follow the link below to download a copy of our advice report, prepared for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which gives the principal reasons for this decision. The annex of this report will be published on our Heritage Gateway website in order to provide clarity about the building’s designation status. The website makes it clear that the buildings and sites included on the Heritage Gateway are mostly privately owned and are not open to the public.

http://services.historicengland.org.uk/webfiles/GetFiles.aspx?av=E0D9988F-C893-4A88-A381-CB94C0623F2B&cn=2A00B160-CA3E-450B-BCC7-076AA200F6FD

If you consider that this decision has been wrongly made you may contact the DCMS within 28 days of the date of this letter to request that the Secretary of State review the decision. An example of a decision made wrongly would be where there was a factual error or an irregularity in the process which affected the outcome. You may also ask the Secretary of State to review the decision if you have any significant evidence relating to the special architectural or historic interest of the building which was not previously considered. Further details of the review criteria and process and how to request a review are contained in the annex to this letter.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any further assistance. More information can also be found on our website at www.historicengland.org.uk.

Yours sincerely

Cara Organ

Listing Coordinator, Listing Team North, Historic England, 37 Tanner Row, York YO1 6WP

Direct Line: 01904 601951.  EMail: cara.organ@HistoricEngland.org.uk

Oldham Liberal Democrats voice concerns over changes to waste collection to three weeks

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We believe that the devil will be in the detail with these proposals.

I am sure that we are not the only ones thinking that this is going to affect service across the whole Borough.

Already in Shaw and Crompton, because our collection day is a Friday, we are more often than not getting missed roads because there just is not enough time to finish the rounds off.  This means coming back on Saturday mornings.  What will happen to other areas?

  • How is the service going to manage in bad weather? 
  • How is the service going to manage the bank holiday collections? 
  • What will happen with the excesses of general waste and recycling around Christmas and New Year?

Residents expect the Council to get the basics right and this is most definitely one of the basics that can cause them problems if it is not right.

We understand that there are going to be some difficult choices to make but we need to learn the lessons from other boroughs that have gone to three weekly – it has not worked well.

As a responsible opposition we will hold the Administration to account and will be seeking reassurances that the residents are not left without a functioning service and that the Borough does not become ridden with fly-tipping.

Sykes calls for report on Assessing the Impact of Brexit on Oldham Council and our Economy

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Cllr Jean Stretton, Leader of Oldham Council

Dear Cllr Stretton,

Re: Assessing the Impact of Brexit on Oldham Council and our Economy

I am sure that like me you were shocked and saddened by the Leave Vote in last Thursday’s referendum and fearful of the likely impact on our Council and our local economy.

In Oldham, we witnessed 61% of our local electorate choosing to vote Leave, a far higher percentage than nationally; as democrats, we have of course to accept the will of the people but, as practical politicians, we also now have to prepare for the consequences.

Given that Oldham Council has benefitted in the past from monies made available to it from the European Union to support both capital projects and revenue streams, I would be keen to find out from you what will be the impact of the withdrawal of this funding in money and in practical terms upon the delivery of both our regeneration programmes and our services.

Of course this analysis will not fully account for the impact as Oldham benefits indirectly from EU investment elsewhere in Greater Manchester; for example, in my own area of interest, as a committee member representing Oldham on Transport for Greater Manchester, I am very conscious that a £10.8 million grant secured from the European Regional Development Fund has helped improve Metrolink services in the conurbation.

It has been estimated that up to 3,000,000 jobs in the United Kingdom depend upon British businesses being able to have unfettered access to the Single European Market.

Business leaders and economists have expressed concern at the prospect that this market may now be subject to the imposition of red tape and tariffs, even assuming that there is a satisfactory conclusion to the protracted bi-lateral trade negotiations, that may take up to two years, between London and Brussels. This could lead to businesses in the UK ceasing to trade or relocating to countries which remain within the EU.

Furthermore, withdrawal from the European Union may mean the imposition of quotas or restrictions on the number of Europeans permitted to enter the UK to secure employment.

Oldham’s economy will not be immune from the impact of the new situation in which we find ourselves. For example J D Williams and Shop Direct, both large employers in my own ward, are reliant upon being able to recruit workers from European nations to fulfil their labour requirements; this brings in revenue to our borough as these workers settle here and contribute to our local economy. I am concerned that these employers may soon struggle to fill vacancies unless these can be attractively marketed to local residents.

I would like therefore to ask you for an assessment of the likely impact on Oldham’s economy, both immediate and long-term, of the Leave vote.

Given the importance of this matter and the immediacy of full Council on 13th July, I would like to request that a report be prepared by officers for circulation to elected members within the Green Book and that time be made available within the agenda to debate it.

Yours Sincerely – Howard Sykes