There's good news, at last, for young people leaving care in Wirral. Councillors have backed a call from Conservatives to exempt care leavers from being charged Council Tax until their 25th birthday.
The latest of the new Campaign Days organised by Wirral Conservatives saw more than 40 people meet in Hoylake, to support the work of our new candidate, Andrew Gardner.
Work has begun to design and install a lift at Meols Station, after the Government agreed to include the station in a programme of access improvements.
A new competition by Keep Britain Tidy is inviting residents to vote for their favourite park. All 25 of Wirral's Green Flag parks are eligible, along with the other 1,772 award winning Green Flag Award parks in the rest of the country.
Earlier today, Conservative Councillors and volunteers from across Wirral met in Newton, West Kirby to deliver a letter from Councillor Jeff Green, asking for views of residents on the local Green Belt.
Following an independent review ordered by the Conservatives, the Government has confirmed it will not proceed with Labour's plan for Underground Coal Gasification. The Dee Estuary and Hilbre Island was one of the areas where UCG licences had been granted by the previous Labour Government.
The removal of a public phone box in Meols, without any objection from Wirral Council, has led to a furious backlash from fans of World-renowned ban, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (‘OMD’).
Campaigners against plans for parking charges in Wirral’s four country parks last night heard how the figures in the Council’s budget were a ‘guestimate’ amid claims that visitor numbers could drop by 30%.
Wirral Council’s plan for 8 parking meters to be installed in the Borough’s Country Parks has been called in for closer scrutiny by Conservative Councillors.
Initial plans to impose a £4 a day a charge in Country Parks were scaled back in January following a public outcry.
