Barbara Brownridge: Last News

An ‘epidemic’ of scabies in care homes has been taking place in Oldham, councillors were told. In recent months there have been 12 outbreaks of the infectious rash in the borough, with 83 cases confirmed to public health teams.

Building work is set to begin on a long-awaited new health centre which will serve more than 13,000 Oldham residents.

Bosses in Oldham have stepped in to save a specialist care home looking after a hundred vulnerable residents after it went into administration.

Plans for a new housing estate to be built on protected green land have been approved despite more than 150 objections.

Town hall bosses have slammed the actions of ‘selfish individuals’ after a massive 17 tons of waste was dumped on an Oldham road.Yesterday Oldham council reported that Cowling Road in Chadderton was blocked by a huge pile of rubbish which had been fly-tipped overnight.The local authority said it would look for evidence and take action if it found any against the perpetrators.The amount of waste that was left was a staggering 17 tons, the council confirmed and removing it will cost more than £3,000.Councillor Barbara Brownridge, cabinet member for neighbourhoods and culture, said: “There’s no excuse for fly-tipping.

Weekly collections of food and garden waste are to start back up again after being disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.From Monday, September 14, resident’s green bins will be collected every seven days.The councils says weekly collections of organic waste were suspended due to the impact of Covid-19 on its service and staff, and so that it could prioritise grey general waste bin collections.Coun Barbara Brownridge, cabinet member for neighbourhoods and culture said: “Over the last few months the coronavirus has had a major impact on the service in terms of staffing levels and working practices.“Staffing levels have now improved and we can now restart a full service, which from the number of questions we’ve received asking when we’ll do

hereIt will stay shut until at least September 4.It comes after the used new powers given to local authorities aimed at helping to stop the spread of Covid-19.Licencing officers and police say they have seen, or had reports, of a number of breaches by the High Street pub, since the start of lockdown.They say they made repeated efforts to work and engage with the licensee, but these have been ignored.Councillor Barbara Brownridge, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Culture said: “This closure shows we will not hesitate to take action against venues which flout regulations designed to stop the spread of coronavirus and protect residents.“This hasn’t been an easy decision to take as pubs have only just reopened.

Failsworth. Video footage taken near the Nelson Tavern on Rose Hey Lane last week shows a large mound of rubbish discarded on a road near a woodland area.The waste includes an old sofa, a bed frame, a mattress and dozens of bin bags of household and garden waste.