A blog about Wirral Council, Wirral Council's councillors & officers
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Cllr Geoffrey Watt elected Mayor of Wirral for 2018-19
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Annual Meeting (Part 1) (Wirral Council) 14th May 2018 Part 1 of 5
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Wirral Council will broadcast a Council meeting live online for the first time tonight!
I’ll start at the outset by declaring an interest as someone who also films public meetings of Wirral Council.
Tonight, Wirral Council will for the first time broadcast a Council meeting live on the internet. This follows award of a webcasting contract to Public-I Group Limited.
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What will Cllr Phil Davies answer to a question about the financial risks of Hoylake Golf Resort?
Ed – this was edited on 20th March 2018 at 9:33 pm to include video of the questions to Cllr Phil Davies and answers given on the 19th March 2018
Tonight (19th March 2018) I will be asking at a public meeting of Wirral Council’s councillors the following question of Cllr Phil Davies about Hoylake Golf Resort:
What are the Conservative and Liberal Democrat budget proposals for Wirral Council for 2018-19?
As a declaration of interest, I will start by stating that I’m married to someone will have to pay the 5.99% council tax rise (if agreed tonight).
This evening, all 65 councillors at Wirral Council have been invited to a public meeting in the Council Chamber at Wallasey Town Hall to decide on the Council’s Budget for 2018-19 (1.4.18 to 31.3.19) starting at 6.00 pm.
The ruling Labour administration (who hold 38 out of 65 seats) proposed their Budget at the Cabinet meeting held on the 19th February 2018.
However both the Conservative Group of 21 councillors and the Liberal Democrat Group of 5 councillors have proposed alternatives to be considered this evening.
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Will council tax rise by 5.98% for Wirral residents from 2018-19?
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Budget Cabinet (Wirral Council) 19th February 2018 Part 1 of 2
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Budget Cabinet (Wirral Council) 19th February 2018 Part 2 of 2
The author of this piece declares a financial interest in that my wife is liable to pay council tax to Wirral Council for a residential property we both live in on the Wirral.
The piece was possible because of a collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ).
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the overall increase was 5.2%, when it is in fact 5.98%. This was corrected at 19:22 on the 21.2.18 by JB.
Wirral Council’s Cabinet on Monday morning (19th February 2018) agreed to recommend a 5.99% rise in the Wirral Council element of council tax for 2018-19. You can watch video clips of that public meeting above.
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