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 COUNCIL-RUN HOSPITALITY COMPANY LOSSES REACH CATASTROPHIC LEVELS 10th January 2024 In 2021 Sefton Council became concerned about the Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre (CLAC) in Waterloo and required a subsidy around £250,000 each year. The... Local News
New, local NHS centres helping to cut waiting times 3rd January 2024 More than six million tests, scans and health checks have taken place at community diagnostic centres (CDCs) across the country, helping speed up diagnoses and... Local News
6% Increase in Councillor’s Allowances but 100% Decrease in Brown Bin Collections Over Christmas 29th December 2023 Many residents across Sefton will have noticed that the usual brown bin collection service has not been provided over the Christmas holidays. Conservative Group... Local News
Sefton churches benefit from conservation fund 28th December 2023 17 local churches, across the borough of Sefton, are among nearly 5,000 religious buildings to have received a share of £42 million in public funding before... Local News
Merseyside Police to receive £452m to tackle crime 28th December 2023 Merseyside Police will have a budget of £452.2 million starting in April, an increase of £27.6m on the current year, as police numbers in the Force passed 4,000... Local News
60,000 pensioners get Winter Fuel cash in Sefton 21st December 2023 As the cold weather bites, almost all eligible pensioners in Sefton have now received up to £600 towards their winter fuel bills but some of the most vulnerable... Local News
Blundellsands & Crosby Train Station Subway - Decorated for Christmas! 19th December 2023 Residents, commuters, school pupils and their parents could hardly believe their eyes…the Blundellsands and Crosby subway, after many years of neglect by Sefton... Local News
Maghull East Ward By-Election - Thursday 21st December 2023 15th December 2023 Dear Resident, On Thursday 21st December 2023 a by-election will take place for council vacancies on Maghull Town Council, Polls will be open from 7am until... Local News
WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR 2024 14th December 2023 We are delighted to wish all of residents of Sefton Central a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year. May you and all of those you hold dear find... 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
