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
Sefton Labour’s hollow greetings and empty promises 20th February 2024 It would be grossly naive for voters absolutely anywhere in Sefton to believe they were being addressed in a direct or personal way by Labour candidates for the... Local News
Labour’s uncosted fantasy letter to Santa Claus - Cllr Joe Riley, Harington Ward, Formby 15th February 2024 I have just received Labour’s first pre-election campaign leaflet for Harington Ward, Formby. I read it with far greater interest than most. Not least because I... Local News
Good news for Sefton's Green Belt 14th February 2024 Building homes on brownfield land will be turbocharged under a major shake-up to planning rules to boost house building while protecting the Green Belt. As part... Local News
500 fewer fraud incidents in Merseyside 14th February 2024 Conservatives in Sefton are backing the new ‘Stop! Think Fraud’ campaign, delivering tough new anti-fraud messaging, raising public awareness on fraud safety... Local News
Labour's annual mugging ritual is underway - By Joe Riley, Conservative councillor for Harington Ward, Formby 8th February 2024 For 35 years, as arts editor of the Liverpool Echo, I spent much of my time as a theatre and film critic professionally assessing the endeavours of actors... Local News
38,950 apprentices in Sefton since 2010 8th February 2024 To mark this year's Apprenticeship Week, new figures have revealed that 39,950 apprenticeships have been started in Sefton since 2010. 20,520 in the Bootle... Local News
An extra set of Ten Commandments to inspire Sefton Conservatives - Cllr Joe Riley, Formby 6th February 2024 “If you can keep your head, when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you….” So begins English laureate Rudyard Kipling’s most famous lines of... Local News
39,000 families across Sefton to get cost of living help 6th February 2024 Millions of households across the UK will start to receive a £299 Cost of Living Payment from today until 22 February as part of the Government’s £104 billion... Local News
Don't be fooled by Labour false friends - Cllr Joe Riley, Formby 6th February 2024 If, during the coming weeks, and living in Formby or Crosby, you encounter a Labour councillor or candidate out to secure your vote, beware. They are what the... Local News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
