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LABOUR MP FOUND GUILTY OF LYING TO LOCAL PEOPLE

Oldham & Saddlewoth has become a political battle field, due to the Parliamentary by-election being held on 13th January. In the High Court, former Labour MP was found guilty of lying to local people during his campaign in the last General Election. Liberal Democrats have re-selected Elwyn Watkins to be their candidate for the first by-election of the current Parliament. Elwyn was the victim of Labour’s dirty campaign during last year’s General Election. Political analysts are predicting a very close fight between Liberal Democrats and Labour, putting Conservatives as the outsiders.

Cllr Farooq Qureshi joined the Deputy Leader of Lib Dem’s Simon Hughes MP and other activists to canvass in Oldham & Saddleworth. After speaking to local people, it looks very promising for the Liberal Democrats. 

Following residents’ calls for a one-way system and a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) for Knotts Green Road, Liberal Democrat councillor Farooq Qureshi and the Focus Team carried out a number of surveys which they sent to the Council, showing residents support for a one-way system and a CPZ.

Focus is pleased to see that work has started on the one-way system. This will mean that traffic will enter Knotts Green Road from Lea Bridge Road and exit onto Leyton Green Road.

The Focus Team has been promised that the Council will carry out a consultation on a CPZ by the end of the year.

Owing to residents’ concerns about the parking in their roads during the weekends, Councillor Farooq Qureshi has asked the Council to include Livingstone Road and Poplars Road, who already form part of a CPZ, into the consultation that the Council will be doing in neighbouring roads.  

Residents of Livingstone and Poplars Road want to extend the parking control times to include weekends.

A survey carried out by the Liberal Democrat Focus Team found that the majority of the residents of Belmont Park Road and William Street were in favour of a residents Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ). 

The survey was passed to the Council who have promised the Focus Team that they will be carrying out a consultation with residents by the end of the year with the view, if agreed by residents, to implement a CPZ

Labour councillors failed to support local residents in Leyton & Whips Cross Community council meeting.

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Leyton Green Clinic is under threat. Local health campaigners have launched a massive campaign. To read the full story, please go to :

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Cllr Farooq Qureshi has received the “All Party Parliamentary Group” cultural award for 2010.

This award is in recognition for his work in Punjabi culture and literacy.

After the recount at the High Court, Mehmood Hussain has been officially declared as the elected councillor for High Street ward.

Cllr Bob Sullivan, the leader of the Lib Dems and Cllr Farooq Qureshi, the Chief Whip have welcomed Cllr Mehmood Hussain on to the group.