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
Merseyside NHS gets cash AI to tackle lung cancer 31st October 2023 Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust and Mersey &... Local News
Ten simple questions about library services in Sefton 22nd October 2023 On 25th May 2023 Sefton’s Cabinet met to discuss the future of the Central Library in Waterloo and a proposal to build a new Library and Community Hub in Crosby... Local News
Crime down and 250 county lines smashed 22nd October 2023 With the Government's target of 20,000 extra police officers being achieved, figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that crime in England... Local News
Conservative Government's Household Support Fund Awareness Week 20th October 2023 Conservative Group Leader on Sefton Council, Mike Prendergast, has welcomed the launch of the Conservative Government’s Household Support Fund Awareness Week... Local News
Reading ability improves in Sefton schools 13th October 2023 Primary school pupils across Sefton show improvement in their reading ability. Phonics is a body of knowledge that is necessary for pupils to learn to read and... Local News
Sefton Council's growing planning hoard 6th October 2023 We have written previously about the way in which Sefton Council receives funding from housing developers but continually fails to spend the money on our local... Local News
44,000 pensioner households in Sefton to get extra help this winter 4th October 2023 Over the next two months, pensioner households across Sefton will receive letters from the Department of Work and Pensions with details of this year's Winter... Local News
Pay boost for Sefton residents as Living Wage to reach £11 2nd October 2023 In a significant boost for the lowest paid in Sefton, the National Living Wage is set to rise to at least £11 an hour from April. Based on the Low Pay... Local News
Supporting 10,879 veterans in Sefton 1st October 2023 The latest update from the Office for Veterans' Affairs outlines what has been achieved so far and what the government will do next, in partnership with... Local News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
