All welcome. Please come and support local action and awareness raising for your local group.

Liverpool NO2ID group will be having its first meeting at:

Place: Cooper's Pub, Lime Street Station, Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 1JD

Time: Tuesday 8th July, 7:30pm

 Tuebrook Stoneycroft, Newsham Park, Larkhill, Breckside Park and Anfield Anti Crime Campaign

Over last few weeks we have been helped in the distribution of over 1500 anti crime light timers and property marker pens
 
In particularly we would like to thank local community groups and organisations including members St John's Tuebrook. Christ Church, Buckingham Road, St Andrews Clubmoor the United Reformed Church Stoneycroft, Hope Centre Senior Citizens and Lister Steps
 
No less the hundreds of ordinary residents who have delivered to friends and neighbours. In this first month we have far exceeded our initial target and over next few months we will be delivering even more anti crime kits to thousands more local homes.

If anyone would like to asist their own home and five neighbours please call to any of our weekly advise centres

 
With Thanks
 
Councillors Steve Radford, Hazel Williams and Chris Lenton
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft

Newsham Park Forum Thursday 19th June

Dear Friends
 
I have been asked to chair the Environment Forum for Newham Park , that is to to differentiate with the Housing based Steering Group for newsham Park which I also attend)
 
The first meeting of this year is this Thursday 19th June at 6 in the Adult Education Centre
 
It was my decision to hold the meetings at 6 to enable the participation of members of the public
 
Whilst the object is to lead and co-ordinate officers actions there is value in encouraging public involvement.
 
In response to residents concerns we have included on the agenda, both the progress towards park improvements by way of the Heritage Lottery Bid, need for increased security.
 
Local residents are welcome to attend or e mail me any questions that they want raised
 
Warmest Regards
 
 Steve Radford
Liberal Party Councillor for Tuebrok and Newsham Park

Maybe we should ask the Irish Republic Invade the UK to restore Democracy

Cllr Steve Radford
President of The Liberal Party
41 Sutton Street
Tuebrook
Liverpool
L13 7EG
0151 259 5935
07920090322
 
For Publication
 
Dear Editor
 
Voters in Ireland have rejected the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty in a referendum by 53.4% to 46.6%.

 What is deeply disturbing is why only the Irish Republic allowed its people to vote

 The cowards and hypocrites in Labour and Lib Dems promised us a vote on the new constitution at the last General Election, then in the House of Lords voted to prevent us having our vote

Never mind the UK invading Iraq to restore Democracy. May be we should ask the Irish Republic liberate the UK to restore Democracy here?

LIBERALS back Operation Black Vote across UK

Meeting in Westminster on Saturday 7th June members of the National Executive of the Liberal Party (not to be confused with the Liberal Democrats), passed a unanimous motion urging all councils and in particular Liberal Party Councillors to work with Operation Black Vote to establish Councillor mentoring schemes.
 
The aim being to encourage the participation of young Black and other minority communities into the political life of the country
 
Reporting Back to the NEC , Party President and Liverpool City Liberal Party Group leader, Steve Radford said he was extremely impressed with the professionalism and depth of commitment OBV had shown.
 
His only word of caution was that Liberals should also seek such schemes be extended to all young people, not just the BME communities as alienation was rife .
 
He pointed out that the Liberal Party had for years run mentoring schemes for young politics and media students, however the OBV model gave a more robust approach and utilised the resources of local councils and most importantly the BME community Groups
 
Cllr Steve Radford 07920090322 

Newsham Park vacants Update
 
Dear neighbours
 
Last night  (Wednesday 11th June) I attended the meeting of the Newsham Park Steering Committee (re Housing)
 
A report was given that extensive attempts to sell 33/35 Newsham Drive and 81/83 Belmont Drive had not met the reserved price
 
As a consequence these properties at an adjusted price will be remarketed and probably auctioned
 
Attempts to sell 16 Prescot Drive for a refurbishment site again had not been successful , therefore with my support the committee recommend the site be remarketed for sale as a potential new build within clear conservation planning guidelines to be compatible with the Park
 
Lastly an attempt to sell two substantial sections of Prescot Road in two sections will be made on basis of potential block refurbishment
The Committee also agreed to the demolition of a smaller block of Prescot Road which included the former dentists which was the subject of a serious fire
 
Regards
 
Cllr Steve Radford

Clubmoor Update Thursday 12th June

Just to advise residents the issue of the 24/7 license application for the sale of alcohol will be heard at the Licensing Committee Friday 20th June from 10.00, all residents are welcome to attend and or speak
 
In the case of the current ASdA breaching planning conditions, my motion asking for an open investigation will be discussed at the Regeneration Committee today at 4.30
 
This committee for other reasons will be held at John Lennon Airport
 
If any residents wish to attend and may find a lift helpful, please phone us on 07920090322
 
Regards
 
Steve Radford and Dennis Gaskell

Joint Stadium Needs Transport Infrastructure 

Dear Editor
 
In the local press Cllr Warren Bradley has advocated a joint stadium for LFC and Everton.(Daily Post Letters, Liverpool Echo News) 
Of course there would be great cost savings to the two clubs to do so
 
However that must be the prime choice of the clubs themselves, as they would have to manage the commercial arrangements of managing any joint stadium
 
What this debate does show is the cavalier fashion in which the council has dealt with the issue of building a stadium of 60,000 and potential of nearer 75,000 on Stanley Park, in one of the most densely populated parts of the city
 
Cllr Bradley talks about the new stadium having the infrastructure. Has he even looked at the inability of the road system around Anfield to deal with the current LFC congestion ?.
 
The fact is that the new Stadium, whether for LFC or both Clubs ,will condemn the whole of the Anfield ,Walton. Clubmoor and Tuebrook Areas to utter gridlock
 
There is no railway nor motorway links to the new stadium !
 
Cllr Bradley, please encourage a joint stadium if the clubs want it , but make sure you deliver the prime duty of the council by ensuring it is built on derelict land near the rail and motorway links a new International sized Stadium needs.
 
So far your administration has been totally blind to the lack of infrastructure and been hell bent on building on Stanley Park irrespective of the Traffic and Environmental damage
 
Cllr Steve Radford
Leader Liberal Party Group

Liberals Call on PCT to leave Green Lane Medical Centre Open

Tuebrook's three Liberal Party Concillors have written to Liverpool PCT urging them to keep open the highly popular and modern Green lane medical centre - please write in if you have not already