I published yesterday that Bernard Hogan-Howe, Merseyside Police Chief Constable would be taking part in a live web chat this morning. It appears from the email below, received late last night, that this is now not the case! “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Chief Constable Bernard Hogan-Howe will no longer be taking part in tomorrow’s webchat. In [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Chief Con – No Show!
Posted in Police, tagged Bernard Hogan-Howe. Merseyside Police, Web Chat on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our Man In Harrogate
Posted in Conservatives, tagged Conservatives, Councillors, Harrogate, LGA, Liberal Democrats, New Labour on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
last night I travelled up to Harrogate for this years LGA Annual Conference. This morning, having first registered I have attended the Conservative Group Meeting, and I am just about to wander through the exhibition. I am here until Thursday, and whilst there are many very good fringe meetings and topics to discuss, the highlight [...]
Chat to the Chief Constable!
Posted in Community Safety, Police, tagged Bernard Hogan-Howe, Merseyside Police, Policing, Wirral on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chief Constable Bernard Hogan-Howe will be available for a live webchat on the Merseyside Police website, tomorrow, Wednesday 1 July from 9.30am – 10.30am. If you would like to take part in the web chat, you will have the opportunity to question the Chief Constable on issues that concern you about policing in Wirral and [...]
Damaved Paving Being Replaced, Thank U – UU
Posted in Community, Environment, tagged Hoylake Road, Mains Water Renewal, Moreton, Morgan Est, Streetworks, United Utilities, Wirral Council on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Readers of the blog will recall that I chastised United Utilities contractor Morgan Est for parking on the newly paved area by the Iceland store. Following that I subsequently had a meeting with UU, Morgan Est and the Council and UU agreed to replace the damaged paving. I am delighted to report that the work [...]
Hoylake Parade, 1909 – 2009
Posted in Community, tagged Education, Hoylake, Hoylake Community Centre, Hoylake Parade School, Hoyle Road, School Reunion, Secondary Modern, Wirral on June 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Last night I attended the Hoylake Parade, 100th Birthday School reunion. Although the building has not operated as a school since 1973, through the work of many people the building has survived and is now the Hoylake Community Centre. I left the school back in 1965 and until last night had not been back in the [...]
Christchurch School Summer Fair!
Posted in Education, Fun, tagged Christchurch Primary School, Education, Ian Lewis, Insanity Beach, Leah Fraser, Moreton, Music, Summer Fair, Upton Road on June 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
After an exhausting four hours delivering surveys in Seacombe this morning, along with my colleagues, Cllr Ian Lewis and Cllr Leah Fraser I attended Christchurch Primary School Summer Fair. (Leah and me pictured above listening to Insanity Beach) This is the last of the summer fairs being held in the ward, and having attended Foxfield School, [...]
Residents Surveys!
Posted in Campaigning, Community, tagged Denis Knowles, Leah Fraser, Poulton, Seacombe, Survey, Wirral on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, along with Denis Knowles, Leah Fraser and the team I was out delivering ‘Residents surveys’ to the good people of Seacombe and Poulton. We delivered to well over 2,000 homes, if you have one please send it back to us, Denis and Leah want to know your views. If you have not got [...]
Summer Fair Season
Posted in Education, Fun, tagged Christchurch, Foxfield, Leah Fraser, Lingham, Moreton, School Summer Fairs, Schools on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yep it is here again. Last Saturday, along with Leah Fraser I attended Foxfield School Summer Fair. This afternoon, along with Leah and with Cllr Simon Mountney I attended Lingham Primary School Summer Fair. The weather started out really good and the queue to get in was enormous, as can be seen by the pic of Leah in [...]
Merseytravel Unveil it’s Latest Piece of Public Art!
Posted in Merseytravel, tagged Birkenhead Park, Central Park New York, Merseyrail, Merseytravel, Public Art, Railway Stations, Stephen Hitchin on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Early this afternoon, in my role as Chairman of Merseytravel’s Rail Services Committee I attended the unveiling of the art installation at Birkenhead Park Station. This was the culmination of improvements by Merseytravel to compliment the investment in the restoration of Birkenhead Park As part of the station improvements, Merseytravel commissioned local artist Stephen Hitchin, [...]
Michael Jackson RIP
Posted in Chris Blakeley, tagged 25th June 2009, Los Angeles, Michael Jackson, Neverland, Thriller on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was really saddened to hear of the death of Michael Jackson. Whilst he was not everyones cup of tea, it is a fact that, despite his troubles, he was one of the Worlds real superstars, and a legend in his own lifetime. I will say no more, other than, his music and videos will be [...]
