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Reporting back: Kings Parade van parking

Following our 'Q&A' on the problems caused by the large number of vans parked on Kings Parade, Leasowe Road and Cross Lane, Councillors Ian Lewis and Lesley Rennie met with the Council's Chief Executive and senior directors on 7 March.

Residents' briefing: changes to childcare support

Changes to Child Benefit:

First, we are raising the threshold at which families start to pay the 'High-Income Child Benefit Charge' (HICBC). At present anyone earning over £50,000 starts to pay the HICBC.

Post Office campaign seeks Council support

Post Office bosses are set to be challenged over the current closure of three more branches in Wirral.

Councillor Lesley Rennie (Wallasey) is seeking all-party support to put pressure on the Post Office to have branches in Upton, Saughall Bridge and Wallasey Village reopened.

Spring Budget 2024 rundown

Find out how we're growing the economy, with inflation down, wages rising and National Insurance cut from 12% to 8%…

Local Plan takes another step forward

Following the public inquiry into Wirral's draft Local Plan, the Inspectors have now written to Wirral Council with their initial comments.

Inspectors have advised that the Plan as it currently stands needs a number of changes to enable the Plan to be adopted.

WATCH: protecting our democracy

Recently we have seen a shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality – including on the individuals and institutions that serve our democracy. This has been underlined by the election yesterday of a man who denies the horror of the October 7 terrorist attack.