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Esther McVey: Why I’m supporting Hoylake’s bid to become a Mary Portas pilot town

LAST Friday night at a packed meeting arranged by Hoylake Village Life and attended by shop owners, residents, local charities and organisations, I chaired Hoylake’s bid to become one of the Government’s “Portas Pilot Towns”.Read

Alison McGovern: protest against election boundary shake up

I HAVE written previously about the astonishing proposals to change the parliamentary boundaries in Wirral.Read

Frank Field: Oxton dog fouling meeting has already prompted action from Wirral Council

A HIGHLIGHT for me last Friday was the meeting in Oxton on how to deal with the owners of dogs who foul our pavements.Read

Esther McVey: Typical day? I don’t have one

WHEN anyone ever asks me what a typical day is, I just have to say I don't have one!Read

Alison McGovern: A dignity code for the elderly is welcom

THE matter of care for the elderly is one which affects all of us in some way – either being elderly ourselves or having someone in our lives who requires support and attention.Read

Esther McVey: Youth summit offers route to workplace

LAST Friday I held the second Wirral Youth Summit at the West Kirby Concourse.Read

Alison McGovern: We must support parents who work hard for a living

IT’S so important that we back families who work hard.Read

Angela Eagle: Tax rises and spending cuts which go too far and too fast have choked off the recovery

TAX rises and spending cuts which go too far and too fast have choked off the recovery, pushed up prices and seen unemployment soar.Read

Esther McVey: Heroes we can be proud of

LAST Friday saw the first ever Wirral Youth Heroes Awards ceremony.Read

Alison McGovern: Everyone needing care deserves to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect

READERS may know I am concerned about care for older people because I, like many of my constituents, have elderly relatives and know of people who, if they do not need care now, could well do so in the future.Read

Angela Eagle: Challenges facing the NHS

THE NHS is facing the biggest financial challenge in its history.Read

Esther McVey: Showing support for local businesses

LAST week Westminster was in recess which means an extra week to meet with constituents.Read

Alison McGovern: Cruise liners are a welcome return to River Mersey

I AM delighted that turnaround cruises are to return to Liverpool. Our region has a fantastic maritime history, and it is great that we can use that heritage to help build our future visitor economy.Read

Frank Field: fair price for water?

MOST of the reforms I propose are suggested to me by constituents. Last week, a constituent wrote to me over the monopoly position United Utilities has in our area in supplying water and providing sewage services. Why, my constituent asked?Read

Angela Eagle: Conservatives are using council troubles as political football

SHAMELESS political game-playing saw the Tories take control of Wirral Council this week after the Liberal Democrats backed their motion against the Labour leadership. Read

Esther McVey: I’m thrilled by the success of my apprentice Clare

I WAS absolutely thrilled when my Constituency Office Business Administration Apprentice, Clare, was nominated and won the prestigious ‘Star Award for Business’ last week during National Apprentice Week.Read

Frank Field: We need a better care mechanism for children

ARE WE becoming insensitive to the neglect and even cruelty suffered by perhaps large numbers of children? Read

Alison McGovern: Minister is wrong about jobless in Wirral

I WAS worried to read Tory Work & Pensions minister Maria Miller MP’s remarks about unemployment after her visit to the Wirral, saying that the unemployment locally was caused by a ‘lack of appetite to work’, rather than a shortage of jobs.Read

Frank Field: There are real problems in Wirral - and what the Government must do to help

THERE are real problems with our Local Authority. Much public attention has been focused on politicians, but I believe we are missing a bigger issue.Read

Angela Eagle: Police cuts gamble with public safety

WHEN Labour left office there were record numbers of police on the street, over 16,500 more than in 1997 in addition to over 16,000 new Community Support Officers (PCSOs).Read