Good News from the Tuebrook and Old Swan Police Team for September:

Four Arrests for burglaries this month !

Two arrests of robbers working local shopping areas !

Dawn Raids on 4 addresses by police teams with warrants resulted in arrests for range of offenses, including class A drugs, violence and auto crime !

10 cars removed as untaxed

Our Local Police continue to hit untaxed and uninsured cars , these are frequently involed in various crimes such as acting as couriers for drug deals and burglaries

Also one stolen car has been recovered and returned to its owner

Do you want to make a difference - Now you can:

If you want to help the police effort in our community and would be prepared to undergo police vetting and training, volunteers are being sought to assist the police by gathering reports from residents and helping victims of crime. Confidentiality and Committment are critical

Already one team of volunteers is helping police at Walton Police Station, allowing more officers to spend more time on the beat in our streets

If you want to make a difference e-mail our local police team on 777 4441 or seek advise from your Liberal Party Team at northwestliberalparty@hotmail.com or call along to one of our three weekly advise centres, for details see in news stories below

The Liberal Party is committed to working with the local police to make our community a safer place to live, work and study in for all our residents

Norris Green Housing progress

Cllr Steve Radford has been tabling a series of questions to chase up decanting of current Boot Estate residents and when new building work will begin

He has been told of serious progress and it appears work on 100 homes for sale and 90 homes for rent could start in two/three weeks time 

The Real Liberal Party has supported the long neglected Boot residents of Norris Green in their need for new housing over the last twelve yearsa and led calls for a Public Inquiry why promises were not kept

Daneville - Richard Kelly Estate Clean UP

Liberal Party Cllr Steve Radford complained that this Walton "Boot" estate was being neglected and residents left in utter squalor with long term vacants overflowing in refuse

Council officials have promised Steve that a clean up of the estate will start in early November - If you have locations needing highlighting e mail us at northwestliberalparty@hotmail.com or call along to our Wednesday 6.00 - 6.45 Advise Centre, St Andrews Church, Queens Drive, Clubmoor

Tynwald Hill Appeal

At the resources committeee Liberal Party Cllr Hazel Williams spoke along with 5 local residents to keep the Tynwald Hill site for family homes, the Lib Dem's agreed the sale but handed the buck back over to the Planning Committee,

No application has been made yet so keep the petitions rolling in "Homes not more vacant flats for Stoneycroft!!" says the Real Liberals doing the Real Job

Is the Lighting Department hibernating?

This week Liberal Party Cllr Steve Radford has reported more locations needing repair including Tuebrook Roudabout, lights at junctions Town Row with Melwood Drive and Town Row with Darley Drive (West Derby)

Street Lighting appeal - Queens Drive, Walton

Cllr Steve Radford has asked council officials expedite the repair of a major section of street lighting along the central reservation of Queens Drive ,Walton as a matter of urgency and safety

North East No Campaign appeals for support - Fancy a protest day in Durham 30th Oct ?

If you recognise the plans for a North East Assembly are not devolution but a back door mechanism to put B list polticians on the payroll .

An assembly with little powers and no extra cash !

Come and join the demonstration in Durham City, Saturday 30th October, provisionally 10.00 - 12.00

How could an assembly member really represent 100,000 voters ?

Did you hear the jock about PR, Two thirds of the seats are to be elected by first past the post?

Call that PR !

Whose fooling who?

Only the daft Lib Democrats have fallen for this shame - bless the little dears

For demo details e mail us at northwestliberalparty@hotmail.com

Townsend Lane  and Tuebrook Communities appeal for extra alleygates

Residents in the Lampeter , Claude, Empress Road area have asked for additional alleygates to close the entries between them and the newly erected fencing around Breckside Rec.

Cllr Steve Radford meeting the committee last Monday night has put the request to the city council community safety team along with a similar request by Brainerd and Sutton Street residents asking for gates to close the rear of commercial properties on Green Lane

Across the district house breakins have dropped by over half due to the alleygating scheme

Do you have an entry that needs alleygating ?

Let your Liberal Party team know at northwestliberalparty@hotmail.com

Liberals Lead fight to free councillors from speaking up for their communities

Would you believe that councillors who lead public campaigns to save parks and open spaces or fight to prevent the demolition of historic buildings could be thrown out of office for voting and speaking at Planning Committees because they have a personal interest !

That's why many people stand for council because they have a real interest !!

Could someone explain that to the Double Standards Board ?

The Standards Board have already taken action against local councillors along these lines

Today councillors are having their freedom of speech restricted and duty to represent their communities undermined

Cllr Steve Radford told the Liberal Party Assembly that councillors were being tied up by rules that MP's would never tolerate for themselves

The Liberal Party have tabled this issue for debate at the city council 20th October and are urging councillors throughout the country to do likewise

Liberals Call for Ministry of Peace

Wars can only be won by political change not just military might

Just think why Britain beat the communists in Malayasia and the Americans lost everywhere in South East Asia ?

Cllrs Chris Lenton and Steve Radford lead the debate see newsdesk at www.liberal.org.uk

Liberal Say No to ID Cards

Did the ID Cards stop the Madrid Bombing ?       NO !

Could you think of better ways to spend £75 ?    YES !

See the cross party campaign no2id , see will see the link on www.liberal.org.uk

Waste Land - Clifton Arms being left due to council negligence

At the city council on 20th Oct Liberal Party Cllr Chris Lenton has tabled a motion asking the council to explain why a private building bid to redevelop waste land around the Clifton Arms Pub, Tuebrook has been ignored

Every year thousands of tax payers money is wasted on clearing waste land sites when private developers are willing to put these sites into social use.

Have you got a waste land site near you that should be put to use let us know

Park Hospital Appeal

At the city council 20th October Liberal Party Councillors have tabled a resolution calling for Park Hospital, Orphan Drive,

Newsham Park to be included in the buildings at risk programe, whilst welcoming a rescue package being put together for West Derby Village Courthouse the Liberals are questioning why the same is not being done for the magnificient Park Hospital which is the key building feature in Newsham Park conservation area.

Lights On Please

The Liberal Party have started their normal winter survey by  checking up on the services of the lighting repair service

Street Lights in Desborough Crescent, West Derby have been switched back on and reports submitted for repairs needed in Knoclaid Road and Sutton Street ,Tuebroook and Fallbrook Drive, West Derby Village

If you need lights repaired let us know e mail northwestliberalparty@hotmail.com stating location

Tuebrook Needs a Childrens Centre

Once again Liberal Party Councillors are demanding that the area of Tuebrook deserves a Childrens Centre.

At first the Lib Democrats suggested that centres should not be community focussed as they facilitate individual parents

Now they are argueing that a childrens centre in the Lister Drive area would be too close to the centre at Corinthian Avenue. Its frightening how this Lib Dem Council takes government money for initiatives for deprived neighbourhoods and then redirects it to politically opportune wards, what do our limp Labour MP's have to say on this ?????

Councillors demand Freedom to Speak for their Residents

At the city Council 20th October the Liberal Party are urging all councils gather together to force the government to change the rules on declaring interests in planning matters.

The Liberal Party  Assembly endorsed the view that councillors should refrain from voting if they or their immediate family have a financial interest.

However if councillors have campaigned on planning issues or have discusssed local plans with builders and local people they should not be prevented from representing their residents. The current rules from the standards board prevent honest councillors keeping their election pledges in an open fashion.

Tynwald Hill Petition gathers pace

For over 6 years Liberals have sought to get the council to CPO waste land at the end of Tynwald Hill, having finally listened to the people this daft Democrat Council then planned to sell the land to a housing developer who wanted the site for flats.

That may sound good ,unless you live in the Stoneycroft area which already has a horrendous excess of flats going vacant, The Liberal Party are demanding that family homes be built here to regenerate the area ,not just act as a cash plan for this short sighted council

The Liberal Party has forced the issue to be debated at the Resources Committee 21st Oct at 5.00 in Millenium House

This is open to the public. If you can't attend please send your objections in to northwestliberalparty@hotmail.com or write to us at 41 Sutton Street, Tuebrook L13 7EG

Townsend Lane Traffic Nightmare Rejected

Plans to build 87 houses at the back of Pennsylvania Road , on the Marlborough Railway Embankment were rejected after a consistent campaign by the Liberal Party Team. The worst aspect of this plan was that over 6 months 80,000 tons of rubble would have been moved by HGV vehicles crossing right into Townsend Lane where the road narrows from a dual carriageway to single lanes and the vision would be obscured by the Railway Line

Clubmoors last daft democrat Cllr backed the plan but the residents chucked it out at the local elections

Boot EstateScrutiny Committee First Meeting

At the first meeting Cllr Steve Radford asked the committee of 5 councillors to include representation of a tenants/residents representatives ,to ensure the people most hurt were involved fully in the scrutiny process from day one.

If you live on the Boot estate why not nominate who you would like to represent you at the next meeting on 11th November

e mail us at northwestliberalparty@hotmail.com

Police Raids in Tuebrook Welcomed

This morning (7th Oct) a further property in Marlborough Road was raided following numerous other locations in the Tuebrook and Townsend Lane Areas,

These raids have been a direct consequence of public information concerning alleged drug dealing, vandalism and threatening behaviour

The Liberal Party would like to thank the local police involved and encourage residents to continue to update police and councillors alike

Right to Buy Delays in Liverpool

Liberal Party Councillor Steve Radford is urging officers take steps to build up the current strength of the Right to Buy Unit in light of the take off in Right to Buy Delays in Liverpool applications

Last year approximately 800 right to buy applications were progressed currently 2,600 are expected this year

Clearly tenants have got the message that the Housing market has taken off and  that the council is abandoning council tenants with massive stock transfers pending.

Tenants who have been subject to excessive delays can apply form TRB 6, this puts the council on 28 days notice to expedite matters,. failure to do so within 28 days can enable the tenant serve form TRB 8 and potentially claim rent free from that date

If you have been subject to excessive delays please e mail us at northwestliberalparty@hotmail.com

Liberal Party Councillors have provisionally welcomed the most recent application to build and redevelop the current Orphan Hospital site in Newsham Park

Key elements include that the developers have varied from initial plans for a modernist new build enveloping the historic site and are now proposing a more traditional style frontage in keeping with the park

A second concern that has been met is that the Bowling Green will remain open space and an essential part of the park

The application will be considered at the next Area Committee

Townsend Lane/Anfield Progress

Members of the Anfield Youth Club Board have been told that the council will be seeking to erect a perimeter fence around the Breckside Recreation ground , this will close entrances onto the fields at Lampeter, Empress and Claude Roads

Liberal Party Councillor Steve Radford welcomed this as improving security throughout the area

In addition the council,is exploring an access road to be built from ower Breck Road to outside the club. Cllr Steve Radford had been argueing that residents in Clarendon, Suburban, Waltham and Winchester Roads deserved measures to reduce speeding traffic

Boot Estate Scrutiny 11th October

The first meeting of the Boot Estate Srutiny panel will be meeting on Monday 11thn October at 5.30 in Millenium House

Representing The Liberal Party will be Cllr Steve Radford who argued for a public inquiry to be held over the previous two years