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
Employment hits record high 18th February 2020 New jobs figures today show that employment is at a record high – with more people in work than ever before –and unemployment is at its lowest since 1974. National News
We're Investing in Infrastructure across our Country 11th February 2020 When we came to office we promised to unite and level up, spreading opportunity across the whole United Kingdom. National News
Watch the Prime Minister's Address to the Nation 31st January 2020 Watch the Prime Minister's fireside address to the nation, about our future outside of the European Union, here. Find it here before anywhere else. National News
The biggest police funding boost for a decade 24th January 2020 Yesterday we announced the biggest increase in funding for the police in a decade, meaning more officers tackling crime and keeping people safe. National News
The UK's First Veterans Railcard 22nd January 2020 We're delivering the Veterans Railcard this year, which will open up more opportunities for them and help to improve the lives of their families by giving them... National News
Labour just tried to block Britain leaving the EU AGAIN 10th January 2020 Last night Parliament backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal at its Third Reading, building on our overwhelming mandate to get Brexit done by 31 January and... National News