
Sefton names chief executive
Dwayne Johnson will take the reins at the council from Margaret Carney, who retires at the end of next month.
Dwayne Johnson will take the reins at the council from Margaret Carney, who retires at the end of next month.
Wirral Council and Muse Developments have completed legal negotiations in order to form the Wirral Growth Company, created to take forward a £1bn regeneration plan across the borough.
Sefton Council is on the hunt for a new chief executive after incumbent Margaret Carney announced she would step down in May.
St Helens Council’s cabinet will next week be asked to approve the draft of the borough’s Local Plan, a key feature of which is a reduced target for housing completions, from 570 per year to 486.
Sefton Council has lost its legal fight to order Highways England to re-consult on proposals to ease traffic on the A5036 Dunnings Bridge Road by building a dual carriageway through Rimrose Valley country park.
Steve Rotheram, the Metro Mayor for Liverpool City Region, will today announce a £5m Town Centre Fund as the first round of investment in supporting improvements in urban centres.
Barrie Grunewald has stepped down as leader of St Helen’s Council while police investigate a data breach, with Derek Long being appointed in his stead.
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has approved a package of £25m to support 15 highway schemes that will make improvements to its key route network.
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership has called on Government to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail by 2032/33, providing high-speed links between regional cities at the same time as HS2 reaches the north.
The £15.8m first wave of the Planning Delivery Fund has allocated money to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region and Eden Council.