In the last couple of days I have received two pre-application consultation documents from MONO Consultants acting on behalf of Vodafone and O2, both relating to the installation of Masts and ancillary equipment, one on Saughall Massie Road (location depicted below) and today for a mast on Hoylake Road at the Shell Garage site. Thats [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Mast Attack!
Posted in Telephone Masts, tagged Moreton, o2, Planning, Saughall Massie, Telephone Masts, Vodafone, Wirral on February 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Wirral Conservatives – Delivering a Budget for the People of Wirral
Posted in Chris Blakeley, tagged Budget, Conservatives, Council, Wirral on February 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Earlier this evening I was proud to be at Wallasey Town Hall to hear Cllr Jeff Green, Conservative Leader of the Council deliver a budget that protects jobs, Cuts Council Tax by 3% and extends the discount scheme to households who are aged 70 (previously 75), puts money into Children’s Services, protects and increases funding [...]
The Beginning of the End
Posted in Moreton, Wirral Partnership Homes, tagged Chris Blakeley, Local Conservatives, Planning, Simon Mountney, Steve Williams, Town Meadow Lane, Wirral Council, Wirral Partnership Homes on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier today, along with my colleagues Cllr Steve Williams and Cllr Simon Mountney I went along to the Valentines Day Community event which I organised with Wirral Partnership Homes (WPH). The event was to celebrate the start of the long awaited demolition and redevelopment of the eyesore shops and maisonettes on Town Meadow Lane. I have been [...]
Good News #2 – Merseytravel Members Allowances
Posted in Merseytravel, tagged Allowances, Labour, Merseytravel, Wirral Globe on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Following the Mersey Tunnels Item at the Merseytravel Budget meeting we moved on to the Independent Report produced by Declan Hall on Members Allowances I had already made it abundantly clear that I and the Conservative Group on Merseytravel thought that any increase in allowances was unacceptable, however the recommendations made by Mr Hall were [...]
Good News and Bad!
Posted in Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Liverpool, Mersey Tunnel Tolls, Merseytravel, Wirral on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
At todays Merseytravel budget meeting I was delighted to support officers recommendations that there should be NO increase on Payable Mersey Tunnel Tolls for the coming municipal year, however because of the Tunnels Act 2004 we have no control over the Authorised Tolls which have risen again this year! I am keen that those regular users who [...]
Merseytravel Spin Doctors Defend Recommended Increases in Members Allowances!
Posted in Merseytravel, tagged Allowances, Declan Hall, Merseytravel on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It appears that the Merseytravel Spin doctors have gone into full overdrive, professing that the recommended huge increases in members allowances will actually save the Authority £21,000 year on year. Well it will if you use the figures they are using, those that were approved at the Authority AGM in June 2011. Seems that in order [...]
Merseytravel Allowances, HUGE Increases Recommended!
Posted in Allowances, Merseytravel, tagged Allowances, Declan Hall, Ferries, Knowsley, Liverpool, Merseytravel, Sefton, St Helens, Tunnels, Wirral on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today I received a copy of the report commissioned by Merseytravel into the Members allowance scheme! The report, compiled by Declan Hall recommends huge and what I believe to be obscene increases in both basic and Special Responsibility allowances (SRAs) and if approved by the Authority will send completely the wrong message to the workforce [...]
