TAKING BACK CONTROL OF OUR STREETS Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 Looking back at some of Sefton’s Labour Party election material, one of the pledges that were portrayed was to take back control of our streets. This could be construed to be concerned with antisocial behaviour, damage to property; youngsters riding scrambler bikes, motor bikes or speeding drivers who use some roads as race tracks in their high performance vehicles. Cracking down on this behaviour... Local News
14,208 Sefton residents to get a pay rise 22nd November 2023 Local Conservatives have welcomed an increase to the National Living Wage for an estimated 14,208 people across Sefton. The Conservative Government is... Local News
Location Location - School places in Maghull 21st November 2023 One has only to watch the popular television programme to realise that location of a house is an important factor for house buyers when deciding where to settle... Local News
Conservatives Vote Against over 6% Rise in Councillor’s Allowances 18th November 2023 At the meeting on Thursday 16th November of Sefton Council at Southport Town Hall, one of the items on the agenda was the proposed increase in Councillor’s... Local News
Sefton's population is growing - but do we have the infrastructure to support it? 17th November 2023 Sefton Council this month have produced a report to the Cabinet Member for Planning and Building Control on the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment... Local News
Extra 1,150 primary care staff across Merseyside, Wirral & Cheshire since 2019 10th November 2023 Across Merseyside, Wirral and Cheshire, there are now 1,150 more staff working in primary care than there were in 2019, helping to provide 20% more appointments... Local News
Our Sefton Coastline 6th November 2023 In August 2021 and again in January 2022 we wrote about the Council’s lack of attention to our precious coastline. We had hoped that over these past 2 years... Local News
Yet more funding from the Conservative Government to improve our environment. 6th November 2023 Two Sefton greenspaces benefit from improvement works Sefton Council was one of 85 local authorities who were identified by the Government to receive funding... Local News
Remembrance Sunday 1st November 2023 Remembrance Sunday is a national opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life... Local News
Nearly 40,000 families to get £300 cost of living help across Sefton 1st November 2023 The second Cost of Living payment worth £300 is now arriving for nearly 40,000 of the most vulnerable and low income households in the Southport, Sefton Central... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News