Shaw and Crompton Family Fun weekend this weekend 27 and 28 June

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Fun and events for all ages and the whole family.

See poster below: 2015-Poster Shaw and Crompton Family Fun Weekend 27 and 28 June

Please note Market Street will be closed during the day over the weekend and some additional parking restrictions will be in place to accommodate the Fair and other activities.

The Car Rally is on Sunday on Market Street and the drive round Shaw and Crompton takes place between 12noon and 1.00pm.

This event is marshalled and some minor disruption to traffic can be expected for short period at various junctions on the route.

If you see the ‘convoy’ give them a wave or a toot on your horn, which I am sure they will appreciate.

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Local Shaw Lib Dem Councillor Howard Sykes welcomes plans to re-surface Greenfield Lane, Shaw

roadrepairsLib Dem Cllr Howard Sykes is pleased to report that Greenfield Lane, Shaw will shortly be re-surfaced.

“This well used road has been patched up on a number of occasions over the last couple of years,” stated Cllr Sykes. “Hopefully when re-surfaced it will last many years and be of benefit for the thousands of people who use Greenfield Lane to visit ASDA and the other residents and business that use this road on a daily basis.”

There will be some delays during the works which will commence on Monday 6th July. In order to minimise this disruption it is planned the works take place over four nights (6-9 July).

Gas main renewal – road closures, diversions and delays from 20 July for 3 weeks

439This is the second section in a series of works as the gas main is renewed.

Works have been programmed for the school holidays.

Shaw Road from its junction with Blackshaw Lane to the junction of Albion Gardens Close Royton – closed for three weeks from 20 July. (See map).  shaw road royton plan – 20 july 2015

Princess Road Junction of Manchester Road – closed for three weeks from 20 July. (See map).  princess road shaw – 20 july 2015

Visibility George St and Buckstones Road

ROA0042There is a proposal to extend the yellow lines on Buckstones Road to improve visibility for vehicles turning onto Buckstones Road from George Street. If you frequently encounter poor visibility of oncoming traffic down Buckstones Road due to parked cars at the junction of George Street, you can support (or object to) the proposal by emailing Cllr Howard Sykes at howard.sykes@oldham.gov.uk who is trying to get the lines extended to improve safety.  Please make sure you give your name and address in your email, thanks.

Council continues to give out parking tickets like confetti rather than correctly mark bays on Shaw Market Car Park as it promised more than 6 months ago

Parking-ticketCouncil continues to give out parking tickets like confetti rather than correctly mark bays on Shaw Market Car Park as it promised more than 6 months ago.

Please see my recent corresspondence on this matter.

From: Howard Sykes

Sent: 02 June 2015 15:44

To: Christine Emanuel; Angela Lees; Elaine McLean; Liz Wade

Cc: Jen Downing (Members); Parking Shop; Howard Sykes; Elizabeth Fryman

Subject: Shaw Market Car Parking REF 2629

Dear Ms Wade and Mrs McLean,

It is some six months since I met with your officers about this matter.

See email below – the three items highlighted in bold have still to be actioned some six months later and we continue to give tickets for those parked in the space on the Market like confetti.

Also in the absence of these works, and again at odds with what we discussed and agreed, we are still issuing tickets for the ‘fourth un-marked space’ see photos attached which I witnessed myself last week and also have evidence of others from social media.

When will these matters be progressed as we agreed?

When will we stop issuing tickets to people who park responsibly on the Shaw Market Car park but due to the Council’s failure it is not in a bay so we ‘do them’.

I await your response with interest as do many residents in Shaw.

Best wishes

Councillor Howard Sykes MBE

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From: Elizabeth Fryman

Sent: 12 January 2015 13:43

To: Cllr H Sykes; Christine Emanuel; Angela Lees

Subject: shaw market car parking

Hi

Just a few action points from our meeting:

  • CE/AL will get the two areas that cause issues measured up with a view to marking out as spaces.
  • CE will write to HS setting out what the constituent can do if unhappy with outcome of their appeal.
  • CE will get handyman to go over the most faded markings including the hatched areas.
  • CE will liaise with Dean G regarding double yellows on stretch of Milne St not currently marked up.

Please let me know any mis- representations and additions!

Liz Fryman, District Coordinator, Royton and Shaw & Crompton District Partnerships Neighbourhoods, Royton Town Hall, Rochdale Rd, Oldham OL2 6QG.  T: 0161 770 5161.

Oldham Labour Running Scared of Debate, say Lib Dems

20070503-free-speech-cartoon-via-citizen-arcaneThe Leader of the Opposition and of the Liberal Democrat Group on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has attacked the Labour Administration for its proposals to radically alter the Council’s constitution to stifle debate in the Council Chamber.

In the proposals to Wednesday’s Annual Council meeting, Labour want to reduce the number of Council meetings in the year at which questions and motions can be tabled by one and to then further reduce the number of questions that members of the opposition parties can ask.

Commenting Cllr Sykes said: “These proposals are not good for local democracy in Oldham.”

“In seeking to reduce the number of opportunities where members of the opposition can question the actions of Labour Cabinet members, the public will be left with the impression that Labour is scared of debate and they will ask why?”

“Perhaps Labour Cabinet members doubt their ability to respond effectively to questions from the floor of the Chamber, or perhaps they have something to hide, but there is no question that given their numbers (45 out of 60) it is always their will as the current majority party that shall prevail.”

“Surely in a vibrant and healthy democracy, we should be encouraging members of the opposition to have their say in the Chamber and they should have the right to expect proper, considered answers to their questions from the Leader and Cabinet members.”

Under the proposals, Cllr Sykes as Main Opposition Leader will see the number of questions that he can ask the Council Leader fall from three to two at each Council, a 33% reduction.  Also both the Conservative and UKiP group lose their right to ask a question and theory have to ‘share the right’ to ask one question between them.

“With such a large majority and control of the Council agenda why reduce the amount the current pitiful time allowed to the opposition even further,” stated Cllr Sykes.  “This is the sort of action you would expect in one party states like North Korea not in English local government.”

Cllr Sykes added: “This time slot is time well spent.  In the past, there has been significant accord on many issues between myself and the Council Leader Cllr McMahon and in recent Councils, I have raised a number of innovative proposals that the Administration is now investigating, such as establishing a Community Shop to help low-income households source high quality food at low prices, alongside help to find employment, to exploring the geothermic power beneath our feet as a renewable energy source.”

“The problem I encounter in the run up to each Council is not finding three good-quality questions to ask the Leader, but making a choice of which three of the many sensible and considered questions I have to hand to take into the Chamber.”

Labour’s other proposal to take other questions on a “politically balanced basis” also do not sit well with Cllr Sykes.

He said: “Labour backbenchers have exclusive access to their own Cabinet members in internal group meetings or in their Cabinet Office.  Councillors from other parties have neither.  The Council Chamber often still remains the best and only place for opposition members to raise issues that are of concern to their constituents, particularly where previous attempts to engage officers or Cabinet members have met with little or no response.”

“These proposals mean in effect that almost all of the time slot will be monopolised by Labour members with at most one, or perhaps two, questions available to members of the opposition.  For the smaller groups on the Council, Conservative (2), UKiP (2) and Independent (1) this means they will be lucky if they ever get to ask a question.  Previously ward questions were taken on an alternating basis and this was a sensible arrangement.”

Cllr Sykes stressed that his viewpoint was not just driven by expediency:

“As a Liberal Democrat, I strongly believe that it is important for all democratically elected representatives to have the opportunity to raise issues in the Council Chamber.  I feel particularly sorry that the Conservatives and UKIP as minor opposition parties are being even more short-changed by these proposals”.

Cllr Sykes has tabled amendmentquestions-to-ask-your-LASIK-doctors to the proposals to retain the existing arrangements.

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS MILNROW ROAD, SHAW (OUTSIDE 435 / 437) – for seven days

traffic-lights-signDue to an emergency repair required to an electrical cable (loss of power to properties), temporary signals will be required for approximately one week.

The contractor has been informed to manually operate the signals during morning and afternoon peak times to manage queue lengths. (7.30am-9.30am and 4.00pm – 6.00pm)

Emergency Contact & Telephone Number in the Event of Traffic Signal Failure: 0161 8709111.

BLACKSHAW LANE & CORNISH WAY ROYTON TEMPORARY CLOSURE – two weeks from 7th April

Road-Closure-Icon1Temporary closure order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicles from proceeding along that part of Blackshaw Lane Royton at its junction with Cornish Way and Cornish Way from Blackshaw Lane to Cornish Way.

The alternative route is via Blackshaw Lane – Heyside, Oldham Road, Big Lamp roundabout, Manchester Road, Shaw Road, and Cornish Way – local diversions in place.

This is to allow gas main renewal works and will be in force for a maximum period of two weeks from 7th April 2015, or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

Shaw Road/Manchester Road/Princess Road, Shaw, Big Lamp exit road closed 21 and 22 March

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BT will be laying a new duct across Manchester Road, Shaw near to its junction with Princess Road over the weekend of 21 and 22 March, in two halves. During the course of the work, Shaw bound traffic along Shaw Road, Royton / Manchester Road, Shaw will not be affected.

However, it will be necessary to close the exit road from the Big Lamp roundabout to Manchester Road and divert all traffic along Oldham Road / Heyside / Salmon Fields. This is the preferred signed diversion route to accommodate HGV vehicles.

Please note that Blackshaw Lane is still open to traffic and bus services etc will still be allowed to use Blackshaw Lane. I believe the 59 and 182 services from Shaw to Oldham and Royton respectively will be affected.

Manchester Road will be re-opened to all traffic by 6.00am Monday morning.

EXPECT DELAYS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND