What are Wirral Council’s budget proposals on garden waste and cuts in services to the Irish community?

What are Wirral Council’s budget proposals on garden waste and cuts in services to the Irish community?

What are Wirral Council’s budget proposals on garden waste and cuts in services to the Irish community?

                                       

The author of this piece has one parent who has dual Irish & British nationality.

Below are briefing notes sent to councillors following a behind closed doors meeting to discuss budget cuts (that have yet to be formally agreed).

Topics covered include garden waste (where it’s noted that the plan shows that the Wirral Globe receives £3,000 and Wirral View £2,200), defunding a service provided through Sadir House for people with HIV/AIDS and defunding services provided through Irish Community Care Merseyside to the Irish and Irish traveller communities.
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EXCLUSIVE: What was Cllr Phil Davies’ last-minute reply to a letter threatening government intervention?

EXCLUSIVE: What was Cllr Phil Davies’ last-minute reply to a letter threatening government intervention?

EXCLUSIVE: What was Cllr Phil Davies’ last-minute reply to a letter threatening government intervention?

                              

Last year, it was revealed at a special meeting of Wirral Council’s Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee (which can be watched below) that a government minister had written to Wirral Council expressing his concern that Wirral Council wasn’t preparing a Local Plan quick enough. A deadline of 31st January 2018 (yesterday) was given to reply.

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Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee 7th December 2018 Part 1 of 2

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Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee 7th December 2018 Part 2 of 2

Below is Cllr Phil Davies’ reply sent yesterday to the letter, followed by two attachments. The matter was also discussed by councillors yesterday at a regular public meeting of the Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee (although councillors and the public present were handed out the reply and two attachments at the start of that agenda item rather than the start of the meeting which left little opportunity for it to be read in detail or scrutiny).
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