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Councillors resolve to have meeting in February 2019 to consider whether consultation on Walk In Centres was “adequate”

Councillors resolve to have meeting in February 2019 to consider whether consultation on Walk In Centres was “adequate”

Councillors resolve to have meeting in February 2019 to consider whether consultation on Walk In Centres was “adequate”

                                    

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Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester Joint Health Scrutiny Committee 11th December 2018

Cllr Ben Powell (left) Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester Joint Health Scrutiny Committee 11th December 2018
Cllr Ben Powell (left) Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester Joint Health Scrutiny Committee 11th December 2018

Last week was the first public meeting of the Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester Joint Health Scrutiny Committee to discuss the Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group consultation on Walk In Centres and Minor Injuries Units.

The consultation finished on the 12th December 2018.
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How hard is it for the press to receive court listings from the local Magistrates’ Court?

How hard is it for the press to receive court listings from the local Magistrates’ Court?

How hard is it for the press to receive court listings from the local Magistrates’ Court?

                                          

Wirral Magistrates ’ Court offices December 2018
Wirral Magistrates ’ Court offices December 2018

This morning, Leonora and I went to the Wirral Magistrates’ Court offices (the entrance to which is pictured above) to see how easy (or difficult) it would be to receive a copy of the cases listed for this week.

Guidance issued to HMCTS staff in October 2018 states the following:
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Greenbelt consultation returns to Cabinet on 17th December for further decisions

Greenbelt consultation returns to Cabinet on 17th December for further decisions

Greenbelt consultation returns to Cabinet on 17th December for further decisions

                                 

Councillor George Davies (Cabinet Member for Housing and Community Safety) and Chair of the Birkenhead Constituency Committee 28th July 2016
Councillor George Davies (Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning) 28th July 2016

The papers have been published for the long awaited special public meeting of Wirral Council’s Cabinet to discuss and make decisions on the ongoing omnishambles that is local and national policy on Wirral’s greenbelt.

I sometimes wonder if Baldrick from Blackadder has a relation who works for Wirral Council, as the Cabinet report can be summarised thus and requires a certain amount of cognitive dissonance to get your head around:
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What was the Prime Minister’s answer to criticisms of the government response to the New Ferry disaster?

What was the Prime Minister’s answer to criticisms of the government response to the New Ferry disaster?

What was the Prime Minister’s answer to criticisms of the government response to the New Ferry disaster?

                                          

Construction work on new homes happening elsewhere on the Wirral (but not in New Ferry)
Construction work on new homes happening elsewhere on the Wirral (but not in New Ferry)

Earlier today (5th December 2018) in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister was asked a question about the response to the New Ferry disaster from Wirral South MP Alison McGovern. A transcript of the question and answer are below and the matter is on the agenda of a Wirral Council public meeting on 10th December 2018 starting at 6.00 pm at Wallasey Town Hall.
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Conservative councillor criticises £8.4 million purchase of Europa Building in Birkenhead by Wirral Council

Conservative councillor criticises £8.4 million purchase of Europa Building in Birkenhead by Wirral Council

Conservative councillor criticises £8.4 million purchase of Europa Building in Birkenhead by Wirral Council

                                     

Europa Buildings (Birkenhead) 4th December 2018
Europa Building (Birkenhead) 4th December 2018

A collaborative investigation with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism on investments in property by local councils has highlighted that the largest purchase by Wirral Council last year (approved by Wirral Council’s Cabinet) was the Europa Building in Birkenhead for £8.4 million (pictured above).
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