the Daily Mail. “You have to work hard,” she replied.
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Death threats, 'conspiracy theories' and police escorts – an ousted ex-leader has revealed what it’s really like heading up Oldham council.
The election curse afflicting the borough’s leaders struck again last week, with Amanda Chadderton becoming the third Labour boss in three years to be unseated.
She came fourth in Royton South in the local elections, 21 votes short of third place which would have secured her one of the three seats for the ward in the chamber.
Ms Chadderton polled 923 votes, compared to first place winner and political newcomer, independent Maggie Hurley with 1,039.
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The former councillor, who was first elected in 2011 aged 25, took up the role of leader in May last year, after previous incumbent Arooj Shah also lost her seat. Ms Shah had taken over from Sean Fielding, who was defeated in the 2021 local elections.
The borough’s first openly gay leader, Ms Chadderton said the discourse in Oldham – especially on social media – had become ‘toxic’, especially during the election campaign.
Ms Chadderton told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “It was always going to be difficult - I knew that. We are an outlier that we’ve lost three leaders in three years, and there’s absolutely no denying that.
“I’m very personally resilient and I try not to get sucked into it, but the reality is, I have death threats, my house is double alarmed, I carry a police alarm. The police have had to follow me home so no one else follows me home.”
It was the first election to take place following on from the independent 'assurance review' into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the borough which was published last summer.
The review was damning of failures by both
the Daily Mail. “You have to work hard,” she replied.
Suranne Jones is back with a star-studded drama on ITV, which was inspired by her dreams.
gave the stock market jitters on Monday. The image of a billowing black cloud near an official-looking, fenced-in building was tweeted by the Blue-check-verified @BloombergFeed account, which, along with several other accounts, has since been suspended.The confusion about Monday’s hoax confirmed what critics of Twitter Blue — which requires only a monthly subscription fee to be “verified” on the Elon Musk-owned platform — had feared, with fake accounts being confused for legitimate news outlets or companies.Andy Campbell, author of a book on the far-right group the Proud Boys, quote-tweeted the image before it was taken down.
EXCLUSIVE: Neil Meron, a force behind bring live events to television including such musicals as Jesus Christ Superstar, Annie and The Sound of Music, has joined Andrew Lloyd Webber’s London-based Really Useful Group as a consultant, Lloyd Webber announced today.
joined Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live following the highly anticipated season finale of , aptly titled “#Scandoval.” In the two and a half months since Madix discovered her boyfriend of nine years, Tom Sandoval, was having with one of her best friends, Raquel Leviss, it feels like the entire country has been frothing at the mouth for . Now that the finale has finally aired, Madix dressed to put their ship to rest.It all started when Ariana was still mourning her dog!By For the live taping, Madix wore an asymmetrical black lace Alessandra Rich lace dress attached to a strapless black bodysuit, which the reality star described as a “slutty funeral” look.
Police have scrambled to a Trafford supermarket following an incident in-store. Emergency services were called out to Aldi on School Road, Sale, at around 3pm this afternoon (May 18).
Scheana Shayinsists she couldn’t have punched Raquel Leviss even if she wanted to. During the wild season 10 finale of Vanderpump Rules, Shay and Katie Maloney join Ariana Madix and her friends, Brett, Logan and Meredith, at Madix and Tom Sandoval’s home after it's revealed the Sandoval cheated on Madix with Leviss. Shay arrives with «supplies» in the form of wine. She and Ariana hug, and Scheana immediately breaks down into tears. «You don't deserve any of this.
Lala Kent is holding nothing back.
It looks like Charlize Theron has a new man in her life!
Elon Musk defended his propensity to step into divisive debate and even in advancing conspiracy theories, telling CNBC, “I’ll say what I want to say, and if the consequences of that is losing money, I’ll say it.”
A woman who runs a foodbank in a town centre has said she gets death threats and hateful messages for helping to feed the needy.
Bernard Grace lived a solitary life.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh is praying for a woman who was hit by a motorcycle that was part of her royal escort.
A 79-year-old Welsh composer is shutting down some wild rumours.
Sir Karl Jenkins is clarifying that it was him, and not Meghan Markle, in attendance at King Charles’ Coronation this past weekend.
Naman Ramachandran Bollywood A-lister Sonakshi Sinha is making her streaming debut with Prime Video’s “Dahaad” (“Roar”). Sinha, whose father is the actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha, made her Bollywood debut with smash hit “Dabangg” (2010) and has starred in more than 30 films since then, alongside top actors including Rajinikanth, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. Set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan, western India, “Dahaad” is an eight-part crime drama that follows sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati (Sinha) and her colleagues at the local police station. When a series of women are mysteriously found dead, Bhaati is tasked with the investigation.
Jennifer Garner would have wanted to be a minister if she hadn't created a successful acting career. In fact, the 51-year-old actress' mom is still convinced Garner that one day it will happen. "I would have really liked being a minister," the "13 Going on 30" actress told Allure magazine.
music was performed at King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday — is dispelling rumors that he was Meghan Markle “in disguise” at the lavish event.A viral conspiracy theory was spawned at the ceremony at Westminster Abbey on May 6 where the broadcast showed a quick shot of Jenkins, 79, rocking large glasses, gray shaggy hair and thick mustache. Social media watchdogs promptly fueled rumors that it was 41-year-old Markle — who did not attend the coronation alongside her husband Prince Harry, 38 — trying to sneak into the big party.Jenkins posted a video on his TikTok on Tuesday and hilariously spoke out about the conspiracy. “I was quite surprised that some people thought I was Meghan Markle in disguise,” the musician began.“Someone wrote I was there, whoever I was, to steal the crown jewels,” he continued.
A woman in hospital for heart surgery has claimed she was kept on a “dirty” ward and given “disgusting” meals.
Taylor Swift’s rumored relationship with 1975’s Frontman Matty Healy. The news came last month on April 8th that the singer and Joe Alwyn had called it quits. Fast forward to May 3rd, and Swift was rumored to be dating Healy.Now there are dedicated people on the case, with some compelling evidence.