Category: Wirral

EXCLUSIVE: What was in the email from the Labour Party in April 2019 that stated “We are determined to ensure that Labour retains control of the council, and looks to increase the number of Labour councillors in the local election”?

EXCLUSIVE: What was in the email from the Labour Party in April 2019 that stated “We are determined to ensure that Labour retains control of the council, and looks to increase the number of Labour councillors in the local election”?

EXCLUSIVE: What was in the email from the Labour Party in April 2019 that stated “We are determined to ensure that Labour retains control of the council, and looks to increase the number of Labour councillors in the local election”?

                                  

Cllr Stuart Whittingham (left) who was the paid organiser referred to in the email
Cllr Stuart Whittingham (left) who was the paid organiser referred to in the email

The result of the elections of twenty-two councillors to Wirral Council in May 2019 were that Labour lost its overall majority and its number of seats dropped by two councillors.

Below is the text of an email sent from the then Deputy Regional Director Andy Smith for Labour North West to all Labour agents and candidates on the Wirral in the middle of April 2019.
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Why can’t Wirral Council refinance £44,500,000 in LOBO loans and why are 6 other councils suing the lender?

Why can’t Wirral Council refinance £44,500,000 in LOBO loans and why are other councils suing the lender?

Why can’t Wirral Council refinance £44,500,000 in LOBO loans and why are 6 other councils suing the lender?

                                  

Shaer Halewood (Director for Finance and Investments (Wirral Council)) 29th January 2018
Shaer Halewood (Director for Finance and Investments (Wirral Council)) 29th January 2018

Earlier this year I made a FOI request to Wirral Council for a copy of a long running objection that has remained unresolved for years made by a local elector in relation to LOBO (Lender Option, Borrower Option) loans made to Wirral Council.
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Are Wirral Council’s Wirral View newssheet days numbered after 26 editions?

Are Wirral Council’s Wirral View newssheet days numbered after 26 editions?

Are Wirral Council’s Wirral View newssheet days numbered after 26 editions?

                                       

Wirral View logo
Wirral View logo – the logo is from Wirral View’s website and is used here exercising the exception for news reporting (section 30)

Wirral View started (its first edition was in October 2016) after a troubled start when the decision of former Cllr Matthew Patrick to start it was called in for scrutiny by councillors in 2016.

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Business Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wirral Council) 27th July 2016

ICO the regulator upheld Wirral Council’s refusal to release the legal advice relating to this departure from the Code in ICO decision notices FS50651166, FS50646730 and FS50646655.
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Labour and Conservative councillors from Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester decide not to refer proposed walk in centre closures at Moreton and New Ferry to government minister for decision against wishes of Labour Cllrs Nolan and Norbury (who voted to do so)

Labour and Conservative councillors from Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester decide not to refer proposed walk in centre closures at Moreton and New Ferry to government minister for decision against wishes of Labour Cllrs Nolan and Norbury (who voted to do so)

Labour and Conservative councillors from Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester decide not to refer proposed walk in centre closures at Moreton and New Ferry to government minister for decision against wishes of Labour Cllrs Nolan and Norbury (who voted to do so)

                                               

Dr Paula Cowan (right, foreground) (Wirral CCG Chair) 24th July 2019 Wirral Council Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Walk In Centres
Dr Paula Cowan (right, foreground) (Wirral CCG Chair) 24th July 2019 Wirral Council Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Walk In Centres

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Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester Joint Health Scrutiny Committee 30th July 2019

A motion by Cllrs Norbury and Nolan requiring the proposed walk in centre closures in Moreton and New Ferry to be scrutinised by the government minister was defeated by the combined votes of other Labour and Conservative councillors on the Joint Health Scrutiny Committee.

Instead a series of recommendations (which are below) were agreed one of which included a report in around October 2020 looking at the first six months after closure and further work with Merseytravel over transport issues.
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What is the latest twist in the walk in centres closure saga and what will councillors be deciding tonight?

What is the latest twist in the walk in centres closure saga and what will councillors be deciding tonight?

What is the latest twist in the walk in centres closure saga and what will councillors be deciding tonight?

                                               

Dr Paula Cowan (right, foreground) (Wirral CCG Chair) 24th July 2019 Wirral Council Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Walk In Centres
Dr Paula Cowan (right, foreground) (Wirral CCG Chair) 24th July 2019 Wirral Council Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Walk In Centres

The proposed closure next year of two walk in centres (one in Moreton and one in New Ferry) was discussed again by councillors on Wirral Council’s Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
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