Earlier today, along with the shopkeepers who trade on Town Meadow Lane in Moreton, I met with Brian Simpson, Chief Exec of Wirral Partnership Homes (WPH), Steve Eaves, Regeneration Manager (WPH) and Maria Killick of Ainsley Gommon Architects to look at some early options for the long overdue redevelopment of this site.
The meeting, the second with the shopkeepers looked at various possible layouts for redevelopment. Lots of discussion was stimulated about the potential locations of the shops, parking and size of units and whilst it is moving the issue forward still leaves a lot of work to be done. However I really believe that this time WPH are serious about doing something positive on this site. I will do all I can to make this happen.
Categories: Housing
Tagged: Council, Moreton, Shops and Maisonettes, Town Meadow Lane, Wirral Partnership Homes, WPH
I am not a betting man normally, but like millions of others I have a punt on the Grand National and maybe on one or two other big races. I have just noticed that the bookies are now starting to accept bets on constituency results. As I have been shouting the odds about Leah Fraser being the next Conservative MP for Wallasey and Moreton, I felt it only right to back that up with some hard cash. So I have had a small punt £25 @ odds of 3/1 on Leah beating the Eagle in May. When Hills pay me out I will donate the winnings to charity! You can see my betting slip by clicking HERE
Categories: Conservatives
Tagged: Conservatives, General Election, Moreton, MP, Wallasey, William Hills
Readers of the blog will be aware of the report of Biffa emptying Green and Grey Bins into the same waste vehicle a couple of weeks ago. I wrote to the Council requesting an explanation for this totally unacceptable behaviour. I have now received a letter explaing what went on, why it happened, and what action has been taken to stop it happening again. You can read that letter by clicking HERE
Categories: Council · Waste Collection
Tagged: Biffa, Green Bins, Grey Bins, Moreton, Waste Collection, Wheelie Bins, Wirral Council
February 5, 2010 · 1 Comment
We regularly read in the press of attacks on NHS staff, particularly by those who cannot hold their booze, and who take up valuable NHS staffs time in hospitals A&E departments, predominently at weekends. Arrowe Park Hospital has a zero tolerance approach to abuse of its staff, something which I support wholeheartedly, but even with their own security, they still pay almost £30,000 a year to have a police officer on duty overnight on Friday’s and Saturday’s. That’s £30,000 that could be spent on treating patients, as well as a police officer who could be out on the streets.
Hospital A & E departments should be safe havens for NHS staff and for those in need of emergency treatment, sadly, because of a very small minority of drunken idiots hospitals around the country are having to pay for police protection! You can read the Hospitals press statement by clicking HERE
Categories: Health · Police
Tagged: Arrowe Park Hospital, Merseyside, NHS, Police, Wirral
Me with Cllr Leah Fraser and a Wallasey resident at a tolls rally
Today, along with my colleague Cllr Ian Lewis I attended the Integrated Transport Authority Budget meeting, (Merseytravel). At the meeting, having been told earlier in the week by the Director of Resources, that a 10p cut in Class One tolls was ‘Affordable’ and could be funded by ‘built in head room/Capital’ we moved an amendment accordingly, sadly although it was ‘Affordable’ it was voted down by Labour and Lib Dem Councillors.
Merseytravel is a really well run organisation and I am delighted to serve on it, however they seem intent on using the tolls, as some sort of cash cow to fund other schemes, all at the expense of the motorists.
We are of course happy that tolls have not risen this year, however, I believe that a tremendous opportunity has been missed by Labour and Lib Dems to ease the burden on the tunnel users, an opportunity that may never be available again, and the ‘Authorised’ toll for cars at £1.60, is a ticking time bomb that is likely to explode in all our faces next year.
Categories: Merseytravel · Tunnel Tolls
Tagged: Birkenhead, Ian Lewis, Kingsway, Leah Fraser, Liverpool, Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, MTUA, Queensway, Wallasey
Tomorrow, as a member of the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority (MITA) I shall be attending the full Authority meeting that will determine the budget for 2010/11. One of the items on the agenda talks about Mersey Tunnel Tolls. You can read more of my postings on that by clicking, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE
Over the last week or so, I have, and I continue to ask questions of senior Merseytravel officers, so that I can explore options that may allow the Conservative Group on Merseytravel to move amendments to the Tunnels issue, to try to minimise the toll burden, however the final decision on the tunnels and the budget is a matter for the 18 elected Members who serve on the Authority. I will keep an open mind on all the matters on the agenda and will listen to all the arguments put forward on the why’s and wherefores of the budgetry issues before I make my final decision on which way to vote.
Categories: Merseytravel · Tunnel Tolls
Tagged: Birkenhead, Daily Post and Echo, Kingsway, Leah Fraser, Liverpool, Merseytravel, MITA, MTUA, Queensway, Wallasey, Wirral Globe
Tonight I was out with 10 others knocking on doors in Wallasey and Moreton. We split into two teams and covered a vast amount of ground. People continue to tell us just how fed up they are with this tired and out of touch government, and are demanding change. If you want to help the Conservatives make that change click HERE
Categories: Campaigning · Conservatives
Tagged: Angela Eagle, Gordon Brown, Leah Fraser, Local Conservatives, New Labour, Wirral
Today is the day that Merseyside new Chief Constable, Jon Murphy officially takes charge of running the Merseyside Police. I wish Mr Murphy all the best in his new role, he has a tough act to follow in Bernard Hogan-Howe, however I am sure that he will continue the great work that is being done, whilst bringing his own style to the job. I look forward to meeting him on Wednesday this week when he does his first (in this area anyway) Community Talkback Event at the Village Hotel in Bromborough. If you wish to attend it starts at 7pm. You can read what the Wirral Globe has to say by clicking HERE
Categories: Merseyside Police
Tagged: Crime, Jon Murphy, Knowsley, Liverpool, Merseyside Police, Policing, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral
January has seen my blog beat all previous records, enjoying its best month for hits at over 6,000, its best week at over 2,200 hits and its best day at 681 hits. May not seem much to many of the bigger political blogs that are published, but for what is predominently a local site, dealing mainly with local issues I am delighted at its success. Thanks to everyone who has visited the site, please bookmark and come back again.
Categories: Chris Blakeley
Tagged: Cllr Chris Blakeley, Council, Leah Fraser, Local Conservatives, Moreton, Saughall Massie, Wirral
