Apparently, the security guard caught the shoplifter with stolen goods on him and once he handed them back, he was allowed to walk away with no further action taken. Does that send the right message to shoplifters? Come to Somerfield where we don’t prosecute shoplifters.
Police are warning the elderly to be on their toes!
An 85 year old woman has been deceived by a man claiming to be from the bank.
The culprit helped out the pensioner before taking £60 for doing some odd jobs for her and then took her Bank card, claiming to be a bank official!
The man is 5′9″, short hair and wearing grey pants and a grey jacket!
Ladies be careful who you let in.
Greater Manchester Police have released thier July 2008 newsletter containing news of their crime targets etc. Please click below to download it:
police-newsletter-july-2008.pdf
Hi everyone,
Mark thought it would be a good idea to allow some others to contribute stories to the homepage and then he has time to spend doing his actual job, selling pianos!
So this is my very first, serious piece and it’s just a little hello from me! I thought I would fill you in with some of my particulars, just so as you know me a bit better!
My name is Julie (or Ju as I am known on the forum!) I registered as a member of this website on Valentines day this year and since then, I would say that, I have been an active member. I have made over 1000 posts! (I obviously have a lot of time on my hands! hee hee).
I must say that I thoroughly enjoy posting on the site and I have to make a confession to you all, I do not live in Royton but I know a lot of people who do, some better than others ;)
That is as much as I can think of at the minute so I will sign off here!
Thanks for taking the time to read this and I will see you all on the forum
And remember keeeeep Posting! :)
It would appear that the new LibDem council wants Royton Community Council to merge with Shaw community council. This would mean residents having to travel to Shaw to attend meetings and also sit through lots of Shaw-related issues before hearing the bits about Royton. Attendance is sure to plummet and as a result, democracy suffers.
Source:
Royton Community Council merging with Shaw Community Council
Update:
Please email your comments to sue.moore@oldham.gov.uk. State whether you are for or against the merger and give a few reasons. In my email I stated the following reasons:
I live at [my address] and I am against the proposed merger of Shaw and Royton community councils. I don’t want to travel to Shaw to attend Royton meetings. I don’t want to listen to Shaw’s issues during a meeting that should be about Royton. I don’t want Shaw councillors to vote about issues relating to Royton. Please register my opposition to this proposal
Time is running out on this one. Please send your email to the above address as soon as you have read this message.
3 houses in Thornham had some lead piping stolen this week. Please see the discussion topic below:
The time is now. The carnival is upon us. Whatever your weekend plans are, stop and postpone them. The “people’s carnival” is this weekend and promises to be a very well-attended and very enjoyable event. It is organised by volunteers and there is no charge to get in. Just turn up at Alexandra Park and have a great time.
Related Links:
Oldham Chron page 1
Oldham Chron page 2
Official Oldham Carnival Website
Photos from after the even
Related forum topics:
25,000 expected at Oldham Carnival
A Fab weekend at Alexandra Park
60 local bands to play at Oldham Carnival
It should not be the case that we lose control of our streets at night to criminals and lawless teenagers. That is not good enough. It is a huge failure on the part of modern parenting, modern policing and modern community action. Do we let it get worse? Do we have blind faith in our over-stretched police? Or do we actually offer our services as a collective, peaceful presence on our streets?
I think it is very possible that we could achieve something with this scheme so please see below and register your level of interest:
Royton “Human Cry” Response Team
I invited Councillors Bernard Judge and Steve Bashforth to keep an online journal of their daily activities so we can get a glimpse into what it is like to be a councillor. They have both accepted the invitation and it is well underway.
Source:
Councillors’ Daily Blog
I have added a page that will chart any fundraising events on behalf of Ernie Cooksey, former Oldham Athletic player, who is raising funds to fight his Malignant Melanoma. So far there is an Andy Ritchie event and there is talk of a sponsored walk to Blackpool.
Source:
Ernie Cooksey Fund Raising page