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
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
