A team of staff  is to be implemented to conduct the consultation and hopefully improve on the way that the Council does business. You can read more about the consultation here.

So many people tell me they would like to have their views listened to, so I hope that this will be their opportunity.

I had been approached by numerous residents about this issue who had been worried about losing the concession. It is pleasing to report results like this at a time when so many savings are having to be made.

Good news today is that the proposed Mobile Phone mast just outside Saughall Massie Village has been refused by the Borough’s Planning Department. We Conservative Councillors and the members of the Saughall Massie Conservation area strongly objected to this application. Although the applicant regarded the mast to be unobtrusve we felt it would a huge blot on the landscape, literally.

The above view is the one they said a mast would not spoil!

Today I spent a pleasant afternoon at a Fundraising Tea Dance at Moreton Community Centre with my colleague Cllr Chris Blakeley.  It had been organised by Addy from the Age Concern Shop in Moreton. Over 200 attended and all seemed to have a great time. There was a buffet and dancing to a Disco. As I had been to my chiropracter this morning I had to concentrate on the buffet rather than the dancing. There was a draw and over £600 in total was raised.

It was good to see that Age Concern have brought an event like this to Moreton because far too often this type of event is held in Birkenhead or Wallasey, with Moreton being left out. Thanks to Addy and all the donators who freely gave the community centre, disco, food and draw prizes.

They will be installing ‘Centre Line’ markings from the Millhouse Pub to Tanworth Grove, providing ‘Slow Signage’ on the carriageway and junction markings on some of the side roads, and will continue to review the problems.  The police will also monitor the situation and take any necessary action that is needed.

I thank all residents who signed the petition, those who attended the public meetings and those who wrote, emailed and telephoned with their views.  Let’s work together to get the roads safer.

A representative of the council will be attending to explain their findings and hopefully put forward a viable remedy. Merseyside Police will also be attending.  I hope as many residents as possible will attend and I look forward to seeing you there.

Due to the reasons the panel gave for the refusal, I anticipate a further application with amendments will be submitted shortly. 

Yesterday was the Centenary Celebration of Wallasey becoming a Borough. The event was hosted by the Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral and the guest of honour was Dame Lorna Muirhead, who is the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside. After presentations in the Town Hall we watched a fascinating film of Wallasey in the 50′s and 60′s. We listened to a fanfare for Wallasey played by Wallasey schoolchildren, especially written for this occasion by Oldershaw’s head of Music, Philip McGinity.

We were then taken on a restored Wallasey Borough Bus to Church Street near to the junction with Brighton Street where Dame Lorna unveiled a plaque commemorating the original Town Hall which had stood at this location.

A very interesting morning bringing back lots of nostalgia. The one sad point was that even though the film was very old, I could remember a lot of the things in it!

For five years a project called ‘Soundsteps’ has been running providing a wide range of musical projects for people aged 13 -19 years. The concert featured 2 hours of excellent singing with the students accompanied by some member of the Greg Williams Big Band. Also performing to some of the numbers were dancers, also from the Wirral Youth Theatre. A thoroughly pleasant way to spend a Sunday Lunchtime.

More details about the Wirral Youth Theatre  on  0151 647 3160