Council newspaper 'nobody wanted' is slammed
A Royton Councillor criticizes Oldham Council for spending £48,180 annually on a council newspaper, calling it wasteful and unnecessary, especially amid rising council taxes.
Royton councillor Lewis Quigg has attacked Oldham Council for spending £48,180 a year on a municipal newspaper he claims “nobody asked for”.
Quigg, who represents Royton North, branded the eight-page publication “Have I Got Arooj For You” - a swipe at council leader Arooj Shah’s prominent billing inside.
“At a time when council tax is rising, blowing almost £50,000 on a vanity paper is scandalous,” he said.
The councillor calculated the sum could instead have fixed roughly 548 potholes, cleared 3,212 drain gullies or funded two refuse-collection posts.
Quigg also warned that the title piles pressure on local news outlets already battling for readers, adding: “It isn’t real news; it’s self-promotion.”
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