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BBC News
16 hours ago
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- BBC News
Liverpool's fines for fly-tipping, littering and dog poo to rise
Litter louts, irresponsible dog owners and fly-tippers will face harsher penalties after Liverpool City Council confirmed plans to employ a new company to help it respond to environmental offences. Faced with spending £12m each year on cleaning litter and fly-tipping across the city, councillors have approved plans to bring in a firm to crack down on offenders who fail to keep the streets will be higher fines for litter and graffiti, while a tiered approach will be brought in for fly-tipping council said communities can "feel unloved and unforgotten" when there are high levels of litter and fly-tipping, and poorly managed household and commercial waste. "Unfortunately there's a small minority of people who don't play by the rules and it's frustrating that it blights the lives of other people, said council leader Liam Robinson, who added: "It's not acceptable."The charge for dropping litter will increase to £150, up from £80, with an early payment option of £100 for those who pay within 14 graffiti and fly-posting is also facing sterner punishment, with fines doubling to £ of up to three bags will result in a £500 fine, while more than three bags, but less than a van load, will attract a penalty of £750. A load equivalent to a light commercial van or "clear evidence of waste being commercial, or business waste transported by an unlicensed waste carrier" will land those responsible with a £1,000 who fails to pick up after their dog will also face sterner punishment, with a penalty of £ Robertson-Collins, the council's cabinet member for neighbourhoods and communities, told BBC Radio Merseyside that the local authority had employed 12 council enforcement staff along with an external contractor to tackle the problem."We've got to get people actually looking and catching those people who are not doing the right thing," she said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
19 hours ago
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Event planning review after Liverpool parade crash
A review into the planning of major events in Liverpool will be held after more than 100 people were injured when a car ploughed into crowds of people during a football victory parade. Liverpool City Council leader Liam Robinson commissioned the review to see if any lessons can be learned from the 26 May incident on Water Street which he said had "cast a dark cloud" on Liverpool FC's Premier League title celebrations. Former Royal Marine and local businessman Paul Doyle, 53, of Burghill Road in West Derby, has been charged with seven offences in relation to the incident. Four adults injured in the incident were named on Tuesday after a judge lifted reporting restrictions. Mr Doyle is accused of the unlawful wounding with intent of Simon Nash, 52, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent to Susan Passey, 77, and Christine Seeckts, 66, and the attempted GBH of Ethan Gillard, 18. He is set to appear again for a plea hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on 14 August. Some businesses in Liverpool city centre have raised questions about how traffic management was handled by the authorities around the Bank Holiday Monday parade. Many fans also complained of "absolute carnage" in trying to get home from Lime Street station afterwards. At a town hall council cabinet meeting, Robinson confirmed the local authority would review its plans for all major events following the "distressing" end to the parade. He said people injured in the incident remained at the centre of the council's thoughts. Robinson met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram following the incident. Robinson said people really came together to support one another after the parade, adding that "no city responds to times of crisis like this like Liverpool". Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230. Liverpool parade traffic decisions criticised Police confirm 109 people injured in parade crash Local Democracy Reporting Service
BBC News
19 hours ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Liverpool parade incident prompts council's major events review
A review into the planning of major events in Liverpool will be held after more than 100 people were injured when a car ploughed into crowds of people during a football victory City Council leader Liam Robinson commissioned the review to see if any lessons can be learned from the 26 May incident on Water Street which he said had "cast a dark cloud" on Liverpool FC's Premier League title Royal Marine and local businessman Paul Doyle, 53, of Burghill Road in West Derby, has been charged with seven offences in relation to the adults injured in the incident were named on Tuesday after a judge lifted reporting restrictions. Mr Doyle is accused of the unlawful wounding with intent of Simon Nash, 52, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent to Susan Passey, 77, and Christine Seeckts, 66, and the attempted GBH of Ethan Gillard, is set to appear again for a plea hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on 14 August. 'Distressing' Some businesses in Liverpool city centre have raised questions about how traffic management was handled by the authorities around the Bank Holiday Monday fans also complained of "absolute carnage" in trying to get home from Lime Street station a town hall council cabinet meeting, Robinson confirmed the local authority would review its plans for all major events following the "distressing" end to the said people injured in the incident remained at the centre of the council's met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram following the said people really came together to support one another after the parade, adding that "no city responds to times of crisis like this like Liverpool". Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Council takes over much-loved outward bound centre
Liverpool City Council has formally taken over the keys to a popular North Wales outdoor education site, after its tenant collapsed. It was confirmed at the start of this year, after seven decades providing educational away days for young people, Colomendy would close with immediate effect. Tenant Kingswood Colomendy Ltd and its parent company, Inspiring Learning Ltd, both ceased trading and administrators were appointed. The council will now begin the process of securing the long-term future of the site in Loggerheads, near Mold, where generations of children stayed. Prior to entering administration, Kingswood – which is expected to be dissolved later this year – undertook a period of marketing aiming to sell the site but a buyer was not found. The council purchased the 130 acre (0.5km) location in 1957, which includes a Grade II listed manor house, from which the site takes its name, and was used as staff accommodation but fell into dilapidation. The main building is Glyn Alyn, which opened as a boarding school in 1969 with five tower blocks providing dormitories. All buildings require comprehensive refurbishment, according to the council, which also said a series of single storey timber dorms have "exceeded their life expectancy and require repair/modernisation or demolition". Councillor Nick Small, cabinet member for growth and economy, said Colomendy "means a lot to many people in the city". "People who have grown up in the city will have spent some time there," he said. However, he said it was important the authority now did the right thing for the taxpayer. The council has no money to cover any costs associated with Colomendy. It is estimated the city will use its corporate contingency budget to cover £600,000 including business rates liability, security along with utilities and management costs. If the city council retains the site, valued at about £220,000, beyond this financial year, capital investment would be needed. The council will no longer receive the annual rent of £81,307 until it has another tenant. The Local Democracy Reporting Service understands the council's preferred option is for an outdoor education firm to take on the lease. It is expected the full appraisal and handing over of terms to a preferred bidder could take up to 12 months Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230. Liverpool City Council
Yahoo
a day ago
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Hotel group challenges city's 'tourist tax'
A major hotel group is challenging a £2 "tourist tax" charge added to overnight stays for visitors to Liverpool. Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn, said the visitor levy which came into force on Sunday should be voided. The charge was voted for by members of the city's Accommodation Business Improvement District (ABID) in a ballot earlier this year. Of the 83 hotels in Liverpool who were asked, 59% (26) were in favour, on a turnout of 53%. The levy is mandatory for all hotels in the city above a certain rateable value, regardless of whether they took part in the ballot or whether they opposed the charge. According to the ABID, a £2 city charge per room per night could bring in over £9m pounds over two years, to support the visitor economy. However, the idea has had its critics. Whitbread chief executive Dominic Paul has said that hotels, restaurants and bars were being held back by higher labour costs and faced additional burdens from possible surcharges on overnight accommodation. Writing in The Times, he said the hospitality industry "finds itself on the receiving end of a series of government interventions which together will significantly hold back our ability to contribute to growth". The government has confirmed it had received a request from Whitbread for the ballot result to be voided. Liverpool City Council said it was confident the ballot was conducted according to legal requirements, but will look at the concerns raised by the challenge by the deadline of 24 June. A minister will consider the response in determining whether the ballot should be declared void. The government said hotels could continue to collect the cash from visitors, pending the outcome of the challenge, but visitors would be refunded if it is successful. The challenge comes as regional mayors, lead by Liverpool City Region's Steve Rotheram, have asked government to devolve powers to raise such taxes at local level, rather than via a BID ballot which is the only means available at the moment. Harry Doyle, Liverpool City Council's cabinet member for health, wellbeing and culture said Whitbread's challenge "reinforced the council's position and that of the mayors that visitor levies would benefit from a new national arrangement, established under the proposals for devolution." He added: "The case for a visitor levy has been made and is being advocated across the UK." The BBC has contacted Whitbread for comment. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
