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
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
How we’re helping people affected by Coronavirus 20th March 2020 We’re providing a coordinated, comprehensive response to coronavirus so every person in this country has the support they need in the coming months. National News
