Ed Barnes

Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool

Local Democracy Reporter at Liverpool Echo

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Traffic camera planned outside more Wirral schools

1 week ago | bbc.com | Ed Barnes

Traffic camera planned outside more Wirral schoolsEd BarnesLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceBBCThe cameras are proposed as part of the Schools Streets safety schemeTraffic cameras could be installed in five more locations in Wirral in a bid to stop dangerous driving outside schools. Wirral Council has announced plans for the cameras to be placed outside schools in Bromborough, Liscard, Birkenhead and Wallasey.
Traffic camera planned outside more Wirral schools

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ed Barnes

The cameras are proposed as part of the Schools Streets safety scheme [BBC]Traffic cameras could be installed in five more locations in Wirral in a bid to stop dangerous driving outside schools. Wirral Council has announced plans for the cameras to be placed outside schools in Bromborough, Liscard, Birkenhead and Wallasey. It is part of the part of the Schools Streets scheme, which sees roads temporarily closed to traffic during school drop-off and pick up times.
Security concerns raised at leading Wirral private school

1 week ago | wirralglobe.co.uk | Ed Barnes

Birkenhead School, based on Beresford Road in Oxton, is an independent fee-paying school and one of the leading schools in the Merseyside area having been named the Sunday Times top independent secondary school for the North West region this year. The school has a capacity of 1,050 pupils taking children from nursery to sixth form.
Conservative councillor says private landlords ‘battered’ by regulations

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

A Conservative councillor said private landlords had been “absolutely battered” in recent years as he hit out at past and present governments. The comments made by Conservative councillor Tony Cox, who is also a landlord, came during a debate around whether to approve changes to the Property Pool Plus social housing allocation scheme. The committee unanimously agreed to approve the recommendations put forward.
Wirral councillor cleared after previous comments sparked complaints

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

A senior Wirral councillor has been cleared after receiving complaints over comments she made earlier this yearLabour councillor Liz Grey, who chairs the council’s environment, climate emergency, and transport committee, came under fire from Wirral Council’s Conservatives over what she said during a debate about how the local authority could better engage with the public at a committee meeting on 19 February.
The four areas to see chewing gum cleared off streets

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | Ed Barnes

It follows new funding to clean up and crack down on the issueFour areas could be cleared of chewing gum in Merseyside as new funding has been announced from the government. Wirral Council has received a grant from environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy as part of a scheme by the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.
Camera enforcement around School Streets may cover more areas

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

Number plate recognition cameras could be installed in five more locations around Wirral in a crackdown on bad driving outside schools. Wirral Council has just announced plans for cameras to be placed outside a number of schools which are part of the Schools Streets scheme. This road safety scheme is not specific to Wirral and sees a road outside a school temporarily closed to traffic during school drop-off and pick-up times.
Independent Schools Inspectorate raises security concerns at leading Wirral private school

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

Security concerns, including an unlocked gate, were found at a Wirral private school that charges parents up to £17,328 a year to send their kids, a new report has found. Birkenhead School, based on Beresford Road in Oxton, is an independent fee-paying school and one of the leading schools in the Merseyside area having been named the Sunday Times top independent secondary school for the North West region this year.
Wirral Council sells former Hemingford Street school

1 week ago | birkenhead.news | Ed Barnes

A former school building, over 110 years old, has been sold to a capital investment firm. The Hamilton Building on Conway Street has been sold by Wirral Council after seven bids were put forward for the landmark building in Birkenhead town centre. Located opposite the Europa Pools Leisure Centre, the four-storey building was constructed in 1908 as a school and was later used as council offices. The unlisted building later closed in 2020 and hasn’t been used by the council since.
Plans for waterfront and historic square approved

1 week ago | bbc.com | Ed Barnes

Plans for waterfront and historic square approvedEd BarnesLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceWirral CouncilA new plaza is planned at the Woodside Ferry TerminalPlans to transform a waterfront and historic square have been given the go-ahead by a council. Birkenhead is set to see a new plaza at Woodside Ferry Terminal and changes to road layouts around Hamilton Square and Argyle Street.