Category: Wirral

Wirral Council councillors agree to consult on 3 options for Local Plan (1A (urban intensification), 2A (dispersed greenbelt release) and 2B (single urban extension))

Wirral Council councillors agree to consult on 3 options for Local Plan (1A (urban intensification), 2A (dispersed greenbelt release) and 2B (single urban extension))

Wirral Council councillors agree to consult on 3 options for Local Plan (1A (urban intensification), 2A (dispersed greenbelt release) and 2B (single urban extension))

                                       

Mayor Cllr Tony Smith (13th January 2020) Wirral Council Local Plan meeting
Mayor Cllr Tony Smith (13th January 2020) Wirral Council Local Plan meeting

By John Brace – Local Government Sketch Writer

The public gallery was full – so full some of the public were sent to a different room at Wallasey Town Hall.

Even the prayers at the start were about climate change.

Five councillors because of their close associations with property developers left the room after the hastily reordered business of appointing people to make recommendations on councillors’ pay and allowances.
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How would a school report on Wirral Council councillors read?

How would a school report on Wirral Council councillors read?

                                    

By John Brace – Local Government Sketch Writer

Annual rent from Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm (one pinecone from Bidston Hill)
Annual rent from Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm (one pinecone from Bidston Hill)

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WIRRAL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
BRIGHTON STREET
SEACOMBE
CH44 8ED

NAME Councillors
CLASS Wirral

ENGLISH You have worked hard. Some very good speeches have been produced. For some your zeal has led to problems. Great progress since May has been made.

You love using words. This may be a surprise to you but things don’t always go the way that you want. You are right that the tone of debate needed to change. That is within your gift to do.
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Wirral Council Councillors asked to approve increase to 800 new homes a year as part of new Local Plan consultation

Wirral Council Councillors asked to approve increase to 800 new homes a year as part of new Local Plan consultation

Wirral Council Councillors asked to approve increase to 800 new homes a year as part of new Local Plan consultation

                                     

House building on the Wirral 2018
House building on the Wirral 2018

Papers published today (3rd January 2019) on Wirral Council’s website, show their plans for a pair of public meetings on Monday 13th January 2019 for councillors to approve the next stage of public consultation on the Local Plan.
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What is in Labour’s proposed budget for Wirral Council (proposed rise in council tax and £32.9 million of cuts)?

What is in Labour’s proposed budget for Wirral Council (proposed rise in council tax and £32.9 million of cuts)?

What is in Labour’s proposed budget for Wirral Council (proposed rise in council tax and £32.9 million of cuts)?

                                       

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Cabinet (Wirral Council) 23rd December 2019 2020-2021 Budget Proposals and Tranmere Rovers

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Labour gain one seat (Birkenhead) on the Wirral but Conservatives win majority of seats in 2019 General Election

Labour gain one seat (Birkenhead) on the Wirral but Conservatives win majority of seats in 2019 General Election

Labour gain one seat (Birkenhead) on the Wirral but Conservatives win majority of seats in 2019 General Election

                                    

Ballot Box
Ballot Box by NAS of the Noun Project provided under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US) licence Original has been resized and converted to a .jpg file

Here are the general election results declared early on the 13th December 2019 for the four constituencies on the Wirral in alphabetical order by constituency.

Birkenhead

Mick Whitley was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead with 24,990 votes. Frank Field (Birkenhead Social Justice Party) came second with 7,285 votes. Third was Claire Michelle Rowles (Conservative) with 5,540 votes.
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