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
A drop in the ocean - Sefton coastline Waterloo to Hightown 21st March 2024 Sefton Council has been developing a coastal protection scheme that covers the coastline, approximately 900m north and south of the beach car park at Hall Road... Local News
Statement on Port of Liverpool Access Road Proposal by Cllr Mike Prendergast, Conservative Group Leader on Sefton MBC 20th March 2024 The Port of Liverpool is a huge economic driver for Sefton, the Liverpool City Region and the North West. The opportunities for increased global trade via the... Local News
NEW! £350 grant towards EV charging points 18th March 2024 The grant provides electric vehicle (EV) drivers with support towards the costs of the purchase and installation of EV chargepoints at residential properties... Local News
Sefton employers urged to back homelessness pledge 17th March 2024 Employers in Sefton are being urged to sign up to the new Homelessness Covenant and support people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, including those... Local News
150 fewer people claiming unemployment benefits in Sefton 14th March 2024 The latest figures show that the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits in Sefton has fallen by 150 over the last 12 months. 70 drop in Bootle... Local News
Conservative Candidates for Sefton Central for the 2024 Sefton MBC Local Elections 14th March 2024 Local News
Residents' briefing: changes to childcare support 9th March 2024 Changes to Child Benefit: First, we are raising the threshold at which families start to pay the 'High-Income Child Benefit Charge' (HICBC). At present anyone... Local News
Liverpool City Region to benefit from extra suicide prevention cash 5th March 2024 People struggling with their mental health will be better supported thanks to a £10 million funding boost for organisations working to prevent suicides... Local News
A JOB DESCRIPTION FOR LOCAL COUNCILLORS 3rd March 2024 It is apparent that many of our local Labour Councillors do not understand their role in the local community. Instead they try and confuse the electorate by... Local 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
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News