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
Local Conservatives Condemn Labour Tax Hike 21st February 2023 Sefton Conservatives have criticised Labour plans to increase Council Tax by almost 5% for residents across the borough. A draft budget summary has been... Local News
Guarantees needed after flood of complaints - Harington Ward - Cllr Joe Riley 9th February 2023 Conservatives have secured guarantees that the building of a large housing estate in Formby will only go ahead if flood and drainage protection meets with... Local News
Protecting caravan site rights by not burying their heads in the sand - Harington Ward 9th February 2023 Local Conservatives are helping to act as peace brokers for residents of a Sefton caravan site under threat from pathetic bureaucracy. Freshfield caravan park... Local News
One track minds on the road to ruin - Blundellsands Ward 7th February 2023 Conservatives have been at the forefront of scrapping, once and for all, Sefton’s Labour Council’s plans for a coastal cycle path in Crosby and Waterloo between... Local News
Levelling with the facts as well as the cash 6th February 2023 There is a conspiracy theory among sceptics that one person’s levelling up is another’s levelling down. But even in a world where virtually every financial... Local News
Welcome to Sefton, where heritage is neglected and resented 16th January 2023 Labour leader has latched on to another vacuous promise - a greener future. If he were really serious about the issue he would have done his homework and... Local News
Our only enemy is voter apathy for the May 2023 elections 3rd January 2023 By Joe Riley, Conservative parish and borough councillor for Harington Ward A new year, by its very nature, concentrates the mind, and not least politically. It... Local News
Sefton Central Constituency - Parish & Town Council Elections 2023 (The 10 Parishes) 1st December 2022 In May 2023 local elections will take place at Borough, Town and Parish level. Over 100 seats could be up for election (depends on any uncontested seats) across... ArticlesAssembly News
Protecting our local environment 3rd November 2022 Cutting plastic waste. Protecting our rivers and oceans. Tougher action against polluters. The government’s Environment Act sets legally binding targets to... Local News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
