Chief Executive invited to inspect 5 years of Neglect !!

At the City Council meeting Cllr Hazel Williams pointed out that shortly after David Henshaw took office, he did a tour of the Tuebrook Ward and she pointed out some of the major problems.

With the exception of a massive alleygating programme the progress points sheet was grossly disappointing

Muirhead Avenue - Treble the number of derelict and Vacant Flats than 5 years ago

Suburban Road - More burnt out and vacant flats than ever

Waste Land around Clifton Arms - Still a dumping site. progress made by local councillors trying to market the site despite the council

Waste Land at Breckside Park - still vacant but at least now an active interest by Barretts

General Street Cleaning appalling, the council have failed to carry out any prosecution of those responsible for dumping

Cllr Hazel Williams invited Mr Henshaw to revisit theTuebrook and surrounding areas to see the lack of progress and blatant neglect first hand

Meanwhile in the Housing Debate, Cllr Steve Radford pointed out that the Lib Dems had closed Local Housing Offices at the same time Liverpool Direct were taking calls from residents who were then told they did not know who to put the call through to.

No wonder the call centres are so busy residents are having to phone several times to get a none answer

Cllr Radford suggested Liverpool Direct be renamed Liverpool Misdirect

He went onto to condem the council for spending an hour and more debateing Post Ofices, which they could little influence, whilst at the same time only gave 10 minutes to discuss a council programme to hand over all council housing to Housing Associations, knowing  full well that the Housing Assocations lacked both the finance and labour manpower and skills to carry out the urgent work needed

He said councilors who endlesly  debated National Policy but rode roughshot over local housing policy and cissues did not deserve to hold office.

The Lib Dem majority voted not to have a special  and proper housing debate next week but vote the matter through

Only 60 Hours left to Save Newsham Park from the Lib Dems Sales

Turn up at Liverpool Town hall at 12.00 , Monday 26th

Protest to ensure our Parks Survive the Lib Dems Give Away Sale!

Already splits in the Lib Dem ranks are showing as leading members of the Education Committee agree that the Newsham Park Depot site is too small to provide adequate space for outdoor recreation and sport-  so much so the Urban Design Panel suggested that a coutyard roof be used .

In a major feature in the Daily Post ,Liberal Party Councillor Steve Radford pointed out that a feeble increase from 18 to 45 car park places just meant that the leisure space shrunk more.

Gardeners Drive will invariably be turned into a giant parking lot under this slap dash scheme

Meanwhile the school will need to utilise 3 football pitches on the Park, however what school could ensure security when the pitches would be in an open park with public roads looping the fields.

Meanwhile Liberal Party Councillor Hazel Williams hit the Radio Waves ,on Radio Merseyside Roger Phillips Phone In, joining local resident Jonathan Brown. They really put the council on the spot as not only compromising the councils declared policy to save open spaces but jeopardising school childrens safety

Tuebrook Traffic Issues raised at Special Area Committee Meeting

At long last residents in the Months Roads and Alton/Clifton Road area can expect a traffic calming and residents parking scheme rolled out jointly  in 2005/2006 after continuous pressure from tboth  Residents and their Liberal Party councillors, however regret was expressed that a similar programme would only reach the Clarendon Road area in 2007/08

Norris Green Housing Protest

At the Housing Committee oin Tuesday 13th January Cllr Steve Radford protested that there were too many vacant properties in council ownership in the West Derby and Walton Areas , which should have been handed over to Housing Associations ,which in turn could have helped families desperate to decant from the Norris Green , Boot Estate

Housing Officers have agreed to report back on progress towards renovating these vacants

Newhsam Park Protest Pays Off

Liberal Party Councillor Steve Radford and 11 objectors from the Newsham Park and Fairfield Communities gave evidence to the Planning Committee concerning the Depot site being inadequate in size to develope  as a Secondary School for 900 pupils, as a result the committee have agreed to go back and review the site with a seperate hearing on location on the 26th Jan.

The battle to preserve this special Green Space and Victorian Park continues. ironically when the case was finally heard the so called official opposition Labour Party did not have a single councillor in the room, no wonder even the Lib Dem's joke that The Liberal Party is the real opposition

Tribute to Barbara Jackson

It is with deep regret Liberal Members and Clubmoor Residents have heard the sad news that Barbara Jackson passed away on the eve of Christmas

Barbara had been an energetic campaigner in the Larkhill, Clubmoor and Tuebrook Communities for over a decade

She had been the driving force behind the Adshead Larkhill Residents Association.

Barbara had been a very  Liberal Party Candidate in Clubmoor achieveing some every significant results, although in second place

She was probably best known for her close work with the neighbourhood and crime prevention police teams over many years.

Her more recent role had been to act as Secretary to the Tuebrook CitySafe Team

It was her personal wish that her recent illness had remained private over the last few months and therefore the annoucement will come as a greater shock to so many in the community

"I have lost a personal friend and our community has lost a great neighbourhood leader, we will all pray that she will rest in peace and recognise she will be held strong in her Christian Faith, " Cllr Steve Radford

The service will be held at 11.30 , Tuesday 6th January at St Matthews Church (RC), Queens Drive