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Headlines today- Oldham’smulti-cultural community faces challenging times in the current economic
climate, school mergers in the town and can the Latics ever reach the Championship?
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Hello there, my name is Ryan Healey and you are listening to the Oldham community radio news
bulletin at 9am.
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Our top story today Oldham’s multi-cultural population has always faced challenging times and this
is even more marked in the current economic climate. People are facing difficult economic times
and the town itself is suffering seen in increases in vacant shop premises and an absence of spending
power in the town centre. We sent our specialist reporter Chelseah Aniceto to speak to Oldham
West and Royton’s local MP earlier today to ask what can help Oldham’s current economic situation.
CA – “I’m here at the constituency offices with MP Michael Meacher to find out his views on the
challenges faced in Oldham in this economic downturn. I asked him whether there are any signs of a
recovery in the town.
Michael Meacher Interview- (Oldham council which is labour layered is councillor by inspirational
leader councillor McMahon and he is very keen to diminish unemployment by every means he can
of Oldham’s overall budget is cut, and getting private developers and 2 or 3 major projects and
building of houses and PFI4 (private financial initiative 4) I think is due to build of the order of 100’s
of houses in Oldham will involve more jobs.
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MM- we’redoing the best we can but we are being strained by government policy.
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In other news, there’s been a bold attempt to bridge the racial divide in Oldham by merging two of
its most segregated schools. The riots over a decade ago revealed deep divisions between white and
Asian populations. Our reporter Chelseah Aniceto spoke to parents in the town about what they
think of the school merger whether they would send their children there.
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And finally, Oldham athletic football club are now currently 13th in the league table. These results
could see them being close to challenging for a place in the championship but even getting into the

2. play-offs is no guarantee. I caught up with a few Latic fans outside the ground earlier today to get
their views on whether the club has the drive to aim for the top.
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This is Ryan Healy and you have been listening to Oldham Community radio on 99.7fm
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