Why did the oldham riots happen

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Tariq Rafiq, governor of Waterhead Academy, said the future is bright for young people in the town compared to 10 or 15 years ago. This no longer happens. Jean Stretton, leader of Oldham Council, said much hard work has been done by the authority to provide stronger civic leadership to tackle the problem.

But, she described events that prompted it as "an unhappy anniversary and yet it has remained constantly at the forefront of our minds since then in everything we are doing to improve the prospects of our people, business and places.

Ms Stretton said they also continued to work to reduce segregation of students from different ethnic backgrounds in schools. Oldham riots work 'under threat'. Oldham marks 10 years since riots. Oldham schools 'divided by race'. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Police blame the racial conflicts on far-right groups, while Tony Blair condemns the actions of white extremists as "bad and aggressive" behaviour.

Nick Griffen, leader of the BNP, hits back at claims it is helping to whip up racial tensions. Oldham timeline. The violence that flared over the weekend in Oldham, a town in Greater Manchester, continues this week and is a culmination of recent tension in the area. Saturday March Early April: year-old white schoolboy, Wayne Cross, is attacked by a group of 12 Asian youths, leaving the teenager with a broken cheekbone and severe cuts.

Topics Race timelines. Council leader Arooj Shah was living at her family home in Glodwick, then in her 20s when she was aware of something serious happening in the neighbourhood.

But it ended up being something so serious. These included an Asian supermarket being set on fire, the offices of the Oldham Chronicle being fire-bombed, and a violent confrontation between Asian and white youths on May Police also began working with officials in both health and housing to get a better picture of the issues in different parts of the borough that extended beyond simply the committing of crimes.

Coun Shah, who is the first Muslim woman to lead a council in the north west said the borough has fundamentally moved on in the last two decades. Do you have a story for us? Want to tell us about something going on in and around Oldham? Let us know by emailing news oldham-chronicle. All contact will be treated in confidence. Oldham Chronicle offers completely independent local journalism with free access.

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