Less than half of staff within a regional NHS body responsible for planning health services across Cheshire and Merseyside are confident using official internal whistleblowing processes because of fears concerns won’t be acted on or could even lead to reprisals, according to a report due before regional health bosses
Larks in the Park is being ‘reimagined’ this bank holiday weekend. What made the original so special? by Lisa Rand A ‘reimagining’ of Larks in the Park will come to Sefton Park’s bandstand this bank holiday weekend, over 40 years after the events became part of a ‘moment’ in
North Park Lodge was built in the late 19th century but is now deemed surplus to council requirements having been unused for some time. by Lisa Rand A historic building in a popular Bootle park could be sold at auction after a decision by Sefton Council to dispose of it
Sefton’s outgoing mayor said she was ‘at Buckingham Palace with 8,000 people‘ when she found out she had lost her council seat. Outgoing Sefton Mayor, former Cllr June Burns, who represented Park ward before losing her seat in the new Maghull East ward at the recent local elections,
The Mersey Monitor was founded on a pretty simple belief: that people taking part in local public life is crucial to a thriving democracy, and further, that people are better able to take part in that public life when they understand how the places they live actually function (or don’
A 15 year old takes on the pomp and ceremony of an historic council meeting Last night both Liverpool and Wirral councils kicked off the annual council meeting season with events at their town halls. In the coming weeks it will be Sefton and Knowsley’s turn too. If you’
Significant changes to the council’s rule book were agreed by councillors Councillors in Liverpool have agreed to rewrite the local authority rule book in a move that hands more powers to council officers. Significant changes to the council’s constitution were approved at an annual meeting of the council
Delays in fixing the issue has already resulted in lost income according to a council report by Lisa Rand A major Wirral car park is at risk of having its ticket machines stop working forever as the council agrees £130k of investment. The car park, at the Pyramids in Birkenhead,
The site has a fascinating history by Lisa Rand Plans have been submitted to convert a historic former care home in Maghull into a private clinic. A planning application lodged with Sefton Council earlier this month is seeking permission to change the use of Harrison House on Liverpool Road South
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Our take on last week’s local elections in Merseyside by Lisa Rand We haven’t exactly been living under a rock at the Mersey Monitor this past week, so yes, we are aware there have been some fairly significant local elections across parts of Merseyside. The plan had been
Plus: Mersey Monitor ‘really good’ says council leader by Lisa Rand Liverpool Council is facing an overspend of around £40m this year, with the local authority expected to draw on reserves to balance the books. Financial reports brought before cabinet at Liverpool town hall yesterday set out a difficult financial
The campaign video, which now appears to have been deleted, was described as ‘despicable’ by the leader of Knowsley Greens by Lisa Rand A row has broken out in Knowsley as the election battle hots up ahead of polling day tomorrow after comments made by Labour’s Angela Rayner in
Welcome to the Mersey Monitor The Mersey Monitor is a small, independent newsroom focused on accountability, local decision-making and the systems that shape everyday life across Merseyside. The Monitor exists to make sense of how power operates locally, from council decisions and planning policies to housing, services and public spending,
The plan for the well known historic site was approved last month by Lisa Rand Plans for dozens of new homes on the former Johnsons site off Stanley road come with a separate set of rules about who gets them first and why. It comes after a decision approved by
Weird things can happen when you go networking in Liverpool by Lisa Rand Last week, I was invited to a networking event at the Albert Dock. Not my usual scene, but something about an email sent from the organiser the day before had piqued my interest. Strive Networking, which advertised
Money for Nothing, luxury wigs and musical tastes, mostly The Mersey Monitor planned a political mini series in the run up to polling day in Sefton and Knowsley this year, with aims to take a closer look at some of the wards, candidates and issues shaping the election campaigns. However,
Members of Liverpool‘s planning committee and a bunch of bins, of course by Lisa Rand Planning meetings are often reported like confrontations. Whether that’s residents versus developers or common sense versus bureaucracy, it’s the central drama that makes planning stories so compelling and a regular go-to for
The plans aim to address ‘operational and security’ issues by Lisa Rand Plans to tackle security concerns at the new Royal Liverpool hospital have cleared a key hurdle after A&E extension plans were confirmed as lawful by the council. The new hospital opened in 2022 following a series
Today is a day Liverpool never forgets. Ninety seven people died after the horrific events of 15 April, 1989. Needlessly, senselessly, disgracefully. For decades after, their families were forced into a second, utterly horrific, ordeal, one full of deflection, denial and institutional self-protection. Campaigners, including families and victims of the
Members of Wirral council are meeting this Thursday - we give you the low down by Lisa Rand It’s gone midnight and I’m sitting on my couch imagining what it might feel like to be a representative of the aristocracy at a council meeting. It wasn’t something
Council keeping its options open after owner finally comes forward by Lisa Rand A Granby home which has lain empty for nearly two decades could soon be in the possession of Liverpool Council after a local authority report agreed to press ahead with confirming a Compulsory Purchase Order approved by
