People who are on Guaranteed Pension Credit should by now have received information on how to receive the £140 discount on their energy bills if their supplier is part of the Warm Home Discount Scheme. However, people on low incomes could also qualify for the £140 discount, if their supplier is part of the scheme […]
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Temporary Dispersal Zone
Following the damage to people’s vehicles in Kingsway Ward last night and ongoing anti social behaviour. On behalf of the ward, I today agreed to the police implementing a dispersal zone. The dispersal zone is now in place. This disgraceful behaviour is really affecting residents’ quality of life and must stop. Share Tweet Email
Press Report on Play Area Vandalism
Report on the damage and clean up of Dundalk Road play area. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/local-news/widnes-councillor-blasts-mindless-destruction-12408400 Update: The soft surface will be repaired once the temperature rises a bit, as it doesn’t set properly if temperature is under 4 degrees when it is laid. Share Tweet Email
Distraction Burglary
There was a distraction burglary in Kingsway Ward last week. Look after our elderly and/or vulnerable neighbours with the Nominated Neighbour Scheme. It’s a card to encourage elderly/vulnerable people to not open their door to unknown people and to phone a trusted neighbour to check the person out for them. Cards are available at Widnes […]
Widnes Growing Together Awards
Press Report: A Widnes gardening project is celebrating after scooping another gong – this time with a big bag of cash to fund further development. Widnes Growing Together triumphed in Groundwork’s Bags Of Help contest funded by the Tesco 5p carrier bag charges hot on the heels of winning a Royal Horticultural Society award. The […]
Bulb Planting
Great working with Ashley School pupils today, planting 3000 flowering bulbs on the Kingsway Biggy. This is a project that I’ve been working on with the school since the Kingsway Together funding was achieved. The pupils worked really hard and our MP Derek Twigg, who grew up on the Kingsway Estate paid them a visit. […]
Widnes Growing Together Launched
Press report on Widnes Growing Together: “A gardening scheme is being launched in Widnes with the aim of nurturing green-fingered skills and community spirit. Widnes Growing Together has been set up by Kingsway councillor Andrea Wall to foster neighbourhood pride, improve the environment, give residents the chance to enter ‘In Bloom’ competitions and to enable […]
Liverpool Road Works
Dear Resident, A number of you have contacted me regarding the situation with the temporary traffic lights on Liverpool Road, near Foxley Heath and the Frank Myler Pavilion. I understand the frustration these works are causing, as I’ve been caught up in the traffic there on a number of occasions in the last week or […]
Frank Myler Pavilion – Official Opening and Fitness Classes
The official opening, by Widnes legend Frank Myler, of the new Frank Myler Pavilion and Sports & Recreation Grounds took place yesterday, Saturday 3rd October 2015. It was a great Community Fun Day with lots of free activities for all the family to enjoy. While there I was talking to some of the Sports Development Team about the […]
Area Forum Update – Trees for Kingsway Ward
Dear Resident, Kingsway Ward, along with other wards in Halton currently has a small pot of money each year to be spent locally in the ward. Community groups can also apply for small amounts of funding if their project is for the improvement and benefit of their ward and/or ward residents. In recent times monies have […]