101 – police non-emergency number

Mr Tony Lloyd, Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner, GMP Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 2NS

Dear Mr Lloyd,

RE: 101 – The Police non-emergency number

I am writing to you on behalf of many residents of Shaw and Crompton within the borough of Oldham with regards to the 101 non-emergency number which the public are urged to contact in non-emergency situations.

I have received many complaints from residents from both Crompton and Shaw Wards with regards to the length of time being kept on hold when calling the 101 number and that often no one is sent to investigate the issues that residents have brought to the Police’s attention.

Could I please ask you to look into improving this service so that residents are able to use the service in the way in which it is meant to be used and let me know how this is going to be undertaken, so that I can inform local residents?

Finally, I want to thank you for being proactive with this issue.

Yours sincerely

COUNCILLOR DIANE WILLIAMSON

Liberal Democrat for Crompton Ward, Chair of Shaw and Crompton District Executive

Shaw branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland

Customer Relations Manager, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Freepost, PO Box 594, Chatham ME4 9DP

Dear Sir or Madam,

Re: Reduction in opening hours at Shaw branch

Further to our letter of 19th March, we do not appear to have received a response and so we write to you again on behalf of the residents of Shaw in Oldham, to voice our concerns around the proposed reduction in opening hours of the Shaw branch of RBS.

RBS have recently stated in an interview with Oldham Evening Chronicle that you “have to continually adapt to meet our customer needs”.

The proposal to close the branch on Thursdays, Shaw’s Market day, does not seem to be in keeping with that commitment.

We would like to request that the opening hours are reviewed and that the bank is kept open on Thursdays.

Keeping the bank open on a Thursday is very important to local businesses, residents and visitors to the area and closing on such a key day will inevitably cause problems for many.

We, as the Elected Members for Shaw, strongly urge you to reconsider this proposal.

If you could please provide a response to this letter which you are happy for us to share with the concerned residents of Shaw, we would be grateful.

Yours sincerely

Councillors Chris Gloster, Rod Blyth and Howard Sykes

Members for Shaw Ward

Copy of a letter I have sent to the key people who used to run the local RNLI

 

Re: Shaw, Crompton and Royton Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

It was with much sadness I heard recently that the above has been disbanded but quite understand why.

Both I am my family will especially miss the American Tea, something I have managed to attend most years over the last 30.  Three generations of my family have attended and it is part of our history and happy memories!

I also have fond memories of door to door collections (supervised of course) as a teenager and much more recently being able to help out on collections at Tesco and Aldi.

I am also writing on behalf of ALL the community of Shaw and Crompton (and Royton) to express their appreciation for the service and hard work you and all associated with the local branch of the RNLI have done over many years.

You have raised thousands of pounds to support the RNLI as a result will have saved countless lives.  This is something you, the Committee and all associated with it need to be very proud of.

Please pass on my thanks and gratitude to all involved.

I am sad that this is the end of an era, and me and my family will definitely miss coming to the American Tea.

I wish you every success in the future.

Best wishes.

Howard Sykes