Why?
Birkenhead's new urban village to be named ‘Borough Yard’ www.birkenhead.news/birkenheads-...
Birkenhead’s new urban village to be named ‘Borough Yard’
A major new neighbourhood in Birkenhead will be known as Borough Yard. Preparatory works are already underway at the development in the Hind Street area of the town, which will…
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October 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Why?
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The two-child limit is cruel, self-defeating and traps children in a life of poverty.
It's time to end it once and for all.
It's time to end it once and for all.
October 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The two-child limit is cruel, self-defeating and traps children in a life of poverty.
It's time to end it once and for all.
It's time to end it once and for all.
Wirral Liberal Democrat councillors speak out for legal immigrants claiming Asylum in the UK with an emphasis on the “Asylum Hotel” in Hoylake — acknowledging that fear mongering will not help anyone and that we must have compassion and empathy when dealing with such subjects.
October 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Wirral Liberal Democrat councillors speak out for legal immigrants claiming Asylum in the UK with an emphasis on the “Asylum Hotel” in Hoylake — acknowledging that fear mongering will not help anyone and that we must have compassion and empathy when dealing with such subjects.
Tories continue to have no shame.
This might explain why they’re so keen to close the hotels?
This might explain why they’re so keen to close the hotels?
October 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Tories continue to have no shame.
This might explain why they’re so keen to close the hotels?
This might explain why they’re so keen to close the hotels?
Audit Committee last night, looking at the scandal of the works in central Birkenhead.
Very serious issues with the whole process of tendering led to projected overspend.
full discussion starts here wirral.public-i.tv/core/portal/...
Very serious issues with the whole process of tendering led to projected overspend.
full discussion starts here wirral.public-i.tv/core/portal/...
September 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Audit Committee last night, looking at the scandal of the works in central Birkenhead.
Very serious issues with the whole process of tendering led to projected overspend.
full discussion starts here wirral.public-i.tv/core/portal/...
Very serious issues with the whole process of tendering led to projected overspend.
full discussion starts here wirral.public-i.tv/core/portal/...
Cllr Stuart Kelly said, “There is a clear failure of different council departments to work together and a total lack of information to council members regarding the risks within this project and clearly members have not pushed hard enough for information.”
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‘The whole process has backfired' - Anger over Birkenhead regeneration
LEADING Wirral councillors have hit out at the management of a town centre scheme telling the LDRS “the whole process has backfired and…
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August 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Cllr Stuart Kelly said, “There is a clear failure of different council departments to work together and a total lack of information to council members regarding the risks within this project and clearly members have not pushed hard enough for information.”
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The all-pervasive culture of secrecy within the regeneration department continues to keep us in the dark. These reports and all other documentation that will illuminate for us the reasons for this failure must be released immediately
Birkenhead town centre works were £2.8m over budget when contract was signed www.birkenhead.news/birkenhead-t...
Birkenhead town centre works were £2.8m over budget when contract was signed
More funding for the regeneration works in Birkenhead will be held back until an investigation is finished after councillors demanded to know why costs have spiralled. The regeneration works in Bir
www.birkenhead.news
July 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The all-pervasive culture of secrecy within the regeneration department continues to keep us in the dark. These reports and all other documentation that will illuminate for us the reasons for this failure must be released immediately
who knew what and when, why the overspend has only come to light now and why it’s so large?
Questions as £12m black hole for town centre scheme could be ‘the final straw’
Questions as £12m black hole for town centre scheme could be ‘the final straw’
THERE are serious questions to answer about who knew what and when about a £12m black hole in Wirral Council’s finances.
dlvr.it
July 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
who knew what and when, why the overspend has only come to light now and why it’s so large?
Liberal Democrats are clear that we cannot vote for anything that strips disabled people and those who care for them of vital support.
Under the Government’s plans, those caring for someone who doesn’t qualify for PIP in future will lose their Carer’s Allowance.
Liberal Democrats are clear that we cannot vote for anything that strips disabled people and those who care for them of vital support.
Liberal Democrats are clear that we cannot vote for anything that strips disabled people and those who care for them of vital support.
June 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Liberal Democrats are clear that we cannot vote for anything that strips disabled people and those who care for them of vital support.
Reposted by Stuart Kelly
Countless people rely on this support to stay in work and just go about their daily lives. To strip that away from them is not only senseless but cruel.
Ministers must change course.
Ministers must change course.
June 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Countless people rely on this support to stay in work and just go about their daily lives. To strip that away from them is not only senseless but cruel.
Ministers must change course.
Ministers must change course.
Calls by the council’s Liberal Democrats for the council to take action, warning tax payers “could end up footing the bill for system failures”.
“it was “bad news” for small and medium-sized businesses who “often run very tight margins and may struggle to survive due to unpaid bills”.
“it was “bad news” for small and medium-sized businesses who “often run very tight margins and may struggle to survive due to unpaid bills”.
Wirral Council takes action after £700k interest bill www.birkenhead.news/wirral-counc...
Wirral Council takes action after £700k interest bill
Wirral Council has taken action to tackle a past failure to pay invoices on time meant it could have left the local authority paying £700,000 in interest. After regulations over public contrac
www.birkenhead.news
June 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Calls by the council’s Liberal Democrats for the council to take action, warning tax payers “could end up footing the bill for system failures”.
“it was “bad news” for small and medium-sized businesses who “often run very tight margins and may struggle to survive due to unpaid bills”.
“it was “bad news” for small and medium-sized businesses who “often run very tight margins and may struggle to survive due to unpaid bills”.
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If precedent is anything to go by, Trump will be working behind the scenes to extract more concessions for his trade deal.
We need a cast-iron guarantee that the NHS will be exempt from any kind of Trump deal and that US tech giants won't be given a tax cut.
We need a cast-iron guarantee that the NHS will be exempt from any kind of Trump deal and that US tech giants won't be given a tax cut.
June 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
If precedent is anything to go by, Trump will be working behind the scenes to extract more concessions for his trade deal.
We need a cast-iron guarantee that the NHS will be exempt from any kind of Trump deal and that US tech giants won't be given a tax cut.
We need a cast-iron guarantee that the NHS will be exempt from any kind of Trump deal and that US tech giants won't be given a tax cut.
Reposted by Stuart Kelly
Cutting PIP will do nothing to help people into work, when so many rely on this support to stay employed.
Slashing carers allowance will hurt those selflessly looking after loved ones and taking pressure off our NHS.
Slashing carers allowance will hurt those selflessly looking after loved ones and taking pressure off our NHS.
June 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Cutting PIP will do nothing to help people into work, when so many rely on this support to stay employed.
Slashing carers allowance will hurt those selflessly looking after loved ones and taking pressure off our NHS.
Slashing carers allowance will hurt those selflessly looking after loved ones and taking pressure off our NHS.
Whilst this is good news and a win for devolution there is still a lot of work to do with local groups like Glenavon JFC who use the Glen and Solly fields.
Detailed plans must not displace existing users of the playing fields at Woodchurch Road.
LCR must engage on the design.
@lcrmayor.bsky.social
Detailed plans must not displace existing users of the playing fields at Woodchurch Road.
LCR must engage on the design.
@lcrmayor.bsky.social
New Merseyrail station confirmed for Wirral as region gets ‘historic’ £1.6bn backing
New Merseyrail station confirmed for Wirral as region gets ‘historic’ £1.6bn backing
WIRRAL is set to benefit from “historic” funding for new Merseyrail railway stations, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said.
dlvr.it
June 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Whilst this is good news and a win for devolution there is still a lot of work to do with local groups like Glenavon JFC who use the Glen and Solly fields.
Detailed plans must not displace existing users of the playing fields at Woodchurch Road.
LCR must engage on the design.
@lcrmayor.bsky.social
Detailed plans must not displace existing users of the playing fields at Woodchurch Road.
LCR must engage on the design.
@lcrmayor.bsky.social
child poverty isn’t inevitable
The most effective action government can take is to end the two child limit.
Have a look at this report from child poverty action group-
cpag.org.uk/news/things-...
It is clear- “Abolishing the two-child limit is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty”
The most effective action government can take is to end the two child limit.
Have a look at this report from child poverty action group-
cpag.org.uk/news/things-...
It is clear- “Abolishing the two-child limit is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty”
May 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
child poverty isn’t inevitable
The most effective action government can take is to end the two child limit.
Have a look at this report from child poverty action group-
cpag.org.uk/news/things-...
It is clear- “Abolishing the two-child limit is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty”
The most effective action government can take is to end the two child limit.
Have a look at this report from child poverty action group-
cpag.org.uk/news/things-...
It is clear- “Abolishing the two-child limit is the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty”
Reposted by Stuart Kelly
Six milestones, five missions, three foundations … Starmer loves a list. Here’s one for him to take to the EU-UK summit this weekend:
May 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Six milestones, five missions, three foundations … Starmer loves a list. Here’s one for him to take to the EU-UK summit this weekend:
Reposted by Stuart Kelly
Heswall's 3 councillors have resigned from the Conservative group on Wirral Council after falling out with the leadership.
The new leader of the Labour group was supported by just 15 of the 29 Labour councillors.
Wirral needs stable leadership, not juvenile personality clashes.
The new leader of the Labour group was supported by just 15 of the 29 Labour councillors.
Wirral needs stable leadership, not juvenile personality clashes.
May 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Heswall's 3 councillors have resigned from the Conservative group on Wirral Council after falling out with the leadership.
The new leader of the Labour group was supported by just 15 of the 29 Labour councillors.
Wirral needs stable leadership, not juvenile personality clashes.
The new leader of the Labour group was supported by just 15 of the 29 Labour councillors.
Wirral needs stable leadership, not juvenile personality clashes.
An update on how Labour is planning to save the NHS
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
May 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
An update on how Labour is planning to save the NHS
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Disappointing that none of Wirral's MPs have signed the letter to Keir Starmer opposing the cuts io disabled peoples' entitlements.
EXC - 42 MPs have signed a letter to Keir Starmer saying the disability cuts are “impossible to support”
PM is facing biggest rebellion of the parliament over welfare vote
MPs call for pause and rethink until fuller impact assessments can be done in autumn and warn disabled people are frightened
PM is facing biggest rebellion of the parliament over welfare vote
MPs call for pause and rethink until fuller impact assessments can be done in autumn and warn disabled people are frightened
May 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Disappointing that none of Wirral's MPs have signed the letter to Keir Starmer opposing the cuts io disabled peoples' entitlements.
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"If you're worried about the rise of divisive populist politicians like Donald Trump and like Nigel Farage, it will be the Liberal Democrats standing up for true British values."
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"If you're worried about the rise of divisive populist politicians like Donald Trump and like Nigel Farage, it will be the Liberal Democrats standing up for true British values."
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
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I have just been informed about this damage to the wall of the former Thorn Heys unit on Columbia Road in Oxton village.
I have arranged for it to be made safe and will contact the NHS Trust who still own this site
I have arranged for it to be made safe and will contact the NHS Trust who still own this site
April 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I have just been informed about this damage to the wall of the former Thorn Heys unit on Columbia Road in Oxton village.
I have arranged for it to be made safe and will contact the NHS Trust who still own this site
I have arranged for it to be made safe and will contact the NHS Trust who still own this site
Disgusted that @wirralcouncil.bsky.social chose not to inconvenience Cadent by getting them to clean up their mess as they worked through Holmlands estate. I think sometimes they forget they're supposed to stand up for council taxpayers and not pander to contractors
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𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 – 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
The Council have said that Cadent will be finishing their work on Tuesday after which all the mess they have left will be cleared up.
I asked back at...
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April 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Disgusted that @wirralcouncil.bsky.social chose not to inconvenience Cadent by getting them to clean up their mess as they worked through Holmlands estate. I think sometimes they forget they're supposed to stand up for council taxpayers and not pander to contractors
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Success for my campaign!
Wirral Council steps up efforts to clear blocked drains www.birkenhead.news/wirral-counc...
Wirral Council steps up efforts to clear blocked drains www.birkenhead.news/wirral-counc...
Wirral Council steps up efforts to clear blocked drains
“Action is finally going to be taken” to tackle a problem affecting drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. According to a briefing circulated to councillors on Wirral Council’s environment, clima
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March 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Success for my campaign!
Wirral Council steps up efforts to clear blocked drains www.birkenhead.news/wirral-counc...
Wirral Council steps up efforts to clear blocked drains www.birkenhead.news/wirral-counc...
@wirrallabour.bsky.social
Why is Wirral Council the only Merseyside authority without a bluesky account?
Why is Wirral Council the only Merseyside authority without a bluesky account?
March 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
@wirrallabour.bsky.social
Why is Wirral Council the only Merseyside authority without a bluesky account?
Why is Wirral Council the only Merseyside authority without a bluesky account?