Conservatives Call for Maintenance Plan and Budget for Southport Pier Monday, 23 March, 2026 The news that funding for the repair of Southport Pier has been approved by central government has been welcomed by Conservatives on Sefton Council. Now, attention must be turned to ensuring there is an adequate maintenance budget in place for Southport Pier, says Conservative Group Leader on Sefton Council, Mike Prendergast. Commenting, Councillor Prendergast said, “It’s certainly welcome news... Local News
Conservatives Vote Against Council Tax Rises at Sefton Council 4th March 2022 At last night’s Sefton Council budget meeting, Conservatives proposed investing over £750,000 in our green spaces and recreational services. Tony Brough, leader... Local News
Cllr Tony Brough Criticises Local Lib Dems 16th January 2022 Councillor Tony Brough the Leader of the Sefton Conservative Group and a Councillor for Ainsdale has expressed his great concern over the decision made by the... Local News
No Support for Cycle Lanes 11th November 2021 On Tuesday evening, Sefton Council’s Overview & Scruitiny Committee met to consider the results of the cycle lane consultation, which was published earlier this... Local News
Southport Conservatives Call for Cycle Lane Proposals to be Scrapped 2nd November 2021 Southport Conservatives are demanding that Sefton Labour listen to the people of Southport and abandon their plans to impose more cycle lanes on the town... Local News
Cllr Sir Ron Watson Alerts Residents to Telephone Scams 26th October 2021 There is hardly a day goes by when some unintended consequences of the Covid-19 situation do not make themselves known and one factor which no-one took into... Local News
Cllr Sir Ron Watson on Afghan Resettlement Scheme 26th October 2021 “When Sherlock Holmes was first introduced to Dr Watson he said “I can see that you have recently returned from Afghanistan”. This was some 150 years ago and... Local News
Southport Conservatives Force Labour to Release Cycle Lane Consultation Results 19th October 2021 The Southport Conservative council group have decided to retract a requisition for a full extraordinary meeting of the council to discuss the consultation into... Local News
Borrowing for The Strand will cost £42.5 million says Cllr Sir Ron Watson 19th October 2021 Conservative Dukes Ward Councillor, Sir Ron Watson, has now been able to learn more details concerning Sefton Labour Council’s decision to buy the Bootle New... Local News
Kew Ward Campaigner & Dukes Ward Councillor Question Suitability of the Liveable Neighbourhood Scheme 12th October 2021 Dukes Ward Councillor, Mike Prendergast, has hit out at ‘Liveable Neighbourhood’ proposals by Sefton Council. The proposals affects parts of Dukes Ward and Kew... Local News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
