Knowsley Council

Here’s our quick guide to what will be discussed when Knowsley Council’s Cabinet next meet.

As part of its ambition to complete the regeneration of Kirkby town centre, Knowsley Council has confirmed that it intends to proceed with ground investigation work on pockets of land in and around Kirkby town centre.

News reports today suggest Knowsley is one of the councils to be ‘warned they risk running out of cash reserves’ – but there’s more to the story than that…

Knowsley Council, Knowsley Housing Trust and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have joined forces to fund and launch a street intervention team, which will tackle neighbourhood issues and provide vulnerable residents with support.

Knowsley Council has confirmed that it has started negotiations with St. Modwen with a view to purchasing the company’s assets in Kirkby town centre.

Knowsley Council secured £1.8m of funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for improvements at the busy County Road / Old Rough Lane / Hall Lane junction in Kirkby Town Centre and also at the M57 Junction 6 Valley Road junction, also in Kirkby.

Key council positions, including Leader, Deputy Leader and Cabinet, were all agreed at the Annual Meeting of Knowsley Council on Friday.

Knowsley council has clarified its policy on new build ‘leasehold’ homes in the borough.

Local elections took place in Knowsley on Thursday, 2 May, with votes counted on the morning of Friday, 3 May.…

Congratulations to Knowsley and St Helens U13s, who are ESFA North West League Champions… months after they thought they had played their last game together.

More children and young people in foster care in Knowsley are being placed with carers working directly for the council, thanks to an increase in new foster carer registrations.

People in Knowsley are being asked to consider whether working in the care sector could be the right career move for them.

With 39% of Knowsley nurseries graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, compared to only 24% nationally, parents can be confident their child will be well looked after.

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet meets on Wednesday, 27 March, at the earlier than usual time of 9.45am. Here’s our quick summary of what’s on the agenda: 

Councillors will consider the recommendations of the council’s Children’s Scrutiny Committee, around how to tackle these important issues.

A new intervention team is taking to the streets in Knowsley to help tackle issues such as flytipping, anti-social behaviour, nuisance scrambler bikes and more. 

‘Elliot’s Story’ tells the true story of a one formerly looked after child in Knowsley, and how his foster carers helped transform his life.

Knowsley Council has endorsed investments worth almost £5m to address a number of key priorities across the borough.

Find out what’s on the agenda at Council on Wednesday 6 March at 6pm.

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Knowsley Education Awards which will celebrate the best schools, pupils, teachers & more!

Local leaders, including Cllr Graham Morgan from Knowsley, have launched the LCR Pride Foundation to make our region the most LGBT+ friendly in the UK.

Parents and youngsters alike are delighted after an agreement was reached over the future of a local schools football team.

From Monday 1 April 2019 onwards, our Huyton and Kirkby One Stop Shop opening hours will be changing slightly – but don’t worry because from setting up a direct debit, to finding out when your bin will be collected – it’s all available online!

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet has tonight endorsed a package of almost £5m of investment to tackle a number of issues raised by residents.

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet meets on Wednesday, 13 February, 2019, with an agenda filled with financial and budget related items.

A full meeting of the Council is taking place on Wednesday 23 January 2019. Here’s a summary of what’s on the agenda.

The council has issued a statement in response to feedback from local people and businesses regarding the roadworks that are currently ongoing in Kirkby.

The council has signed up to the Liquidlogic Early Years & Education System (EYES). Already the provider of the council’s Early Help, Children’s and Adults’ social care solution, EYES will provide the final jigsaw piece of information for social workers at the council.

Knowsley Council has been successful in an application to the University of Bedfordshire to receive support to embed a contextual safeguarding system within its Children’s Services.

Funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will help create the Halsnead Garden Village development in Knowsley, which could create nearly 1,600 homes and 1,000 jobs.

Walking and cycling to work in Kirkby is about to get easier, thanks to a scheme which will provide an off-road pedestrian and cycle route through to Knowsley Business Park North.

An agreement has been signed by Knowsley Council to secure the future of Prescot Cables Football Club. The council has completed the freehold purchase of Volair Park, the club’s home ground, and a new 99 year lease has been granted for the club.

As 2018 comes to a close, we have a seasonal update from the Leader of Knowsley Council, Cllr Graham Morgan.

It’s all going on in Huyton. Find out how ‘the village’ is being improved.

Councillors in Knowsley have confirmed that the council has been successfully able to balance its budget for next year, without having to make further cuts.

National Consumer Week is helping to raise awareness of our consumer rights when buying online.

Ofsted recently carried out an inspection (on 30 and 31 October 2018) of the council’s first point of contact for children who need help and protection.

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet meet on Wednesday, 21 November, 2018, at 5pm. Here’s our quick guide to what’s on the agenda. 

A commemorative stone, commissioned in remembrance of a war hero who was born in Knowsley, was unveiled at a moving ceremony held last week.

To mark National Anti-Slavery Day, Knowsley Council signed the Charter against Modern Slavery, which ensures that exploitation has no place in council supply chains.

We’ve invited the Leader of Knowsley Council, Cllr Graham Morgan, to update us on his work in the borough, in what will become a regular monthly feature.

Organisations interested in developing the former National Wildflower Centre site are being invited to submit their proposals to the council.

Out of school activities for children with special educational needs or disabilities are now available across Knowsley.

More than £35,000 is to be spent delivering activities and making improvements in the borough’s parks and green spaces. 

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet met on Wednesday, 5 September 2018. Here’s our quick summary of what was on the agenda, and what was agreed.

Helping children in Knowsley to travel to school in a way that is safe, healthy and sustainable is the focus of a new plan agreed by councillors today

Knowsley Council has confirmed that a popular bus service between Broadgreen Hospital and Prescot will continue.

See the results from the by-election in Halewood South on 23 August 2018.

You can now park for even longer for the same price in town centres across Knowsley.

If you are having problems with rats, mice, wasps or other insects, you can book you pest control visit on a day and time and suit you. 

A new adoption agency covering Knowsley and other areas in Merseyside has officially launched, helping to bring children from across the region into loving homes.

How would you like Knowsley to look by 2030? That’s the question being asked as part of work to develop a new long-term vision for the borough. 

Councillors have agreed an extensive programme of improvements, which will see schools right across the borough enjoy investment in their outdoor spaces.

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet met on Wednesday 18 July, 2018. Here’s what was on the agenda.

A full meeting of Knowsley Council takes place on Wednesday, 11 July, 2018 at 6pm. Here’s what’s on the agenda…

Another round of Knowsley Better Together funding is helping more than 40 community initiatives get underway, improving the lives of people in the borough.

Knowsley Council has completed a review of the locations of buildings where children’s centre services are delivered, in order to protect the offer for local families.

Remember you can use the council’s website to contact the council and use services such as paying your council tax and requesting a new bin.

Teachers, pupils, governors and leadership teams were amongst those recognised at the prestigious Knowsley Education Awards.

Knowsley’s new Cabinet met for the first time since the local elections this Thursday, June 21, with a number of key items on the agenda. 

Knowsley Council has confirmed that it will explore a range of options for the future delivery of specialist services for adults in the borough.

Cllr Graham Morgan, Leader of Knowsley Council, has confirmed he intends to drop proposals to sell 10% of the borough’s parks.

Two major brands have agreed deals to open new stores in Kirkby town centre.

Knowsley Council has launched a new service to support residents to remain in their own homes or return home from hospital without delay.

Hollywood actor Stephen Graham has teamed up with Knowsley Council to support the #nomoreknives campaign.

A new hard hitting advertising campaign highlighting the fact that ‘we’re not messing’ when it comes to cracking down on environmental crime, gets underway across the borough this week.

Knowsley Council has a new leader following this afternoon’s Annual Meeting of the Council. Find out what’s new.

Follow all the action from the Knowsley borough elections count – as it happens – with our live blog.

You can use most council services online so you can contact the council at a time that suits you with no waiting.

Planning permission has been improved for a number of high quality apartments and houses in Prescot.

If you’ve got something you want to get in touch with the council about, you will probably be able to get in contact using the council’s website.

Trading Standards are warning residents to be wary of a telephone scam.

Result of the Page Moss by-election on Thursday 29 March 2018.

Trading Standards officers are warning residents to be wary of cold callers offering to carry out work on their roof or gutters.

Knowsley Council has made two key appointments to its senior management team. 

A meeting of full Council will take place on Wednesday 21 March at 6pm.  We’ve summarised the items on the agenda to give you an idea of what’s being discussed.

Gain an insight into a social worker’s world on the council’s Twitter for World Social Work Day on 20 March 2018.

Knowsley Council and partners have been working together to combat vehicle misuse and one of the tools hoping to achieve this is a special DNA spray.

By registering online, you won’t need to worry about remembering where you put your paper Council Tax bill – it will be easily accessible on your online account. 

The council is offering a free trial of the latest Telecare equipment, in a bid to help more people maintain their independence at home.

Work to enhance the footpath and road on Pennywood Drive in Whiston has started.

A special meeting of Knowsley Council takes place on Wednesday 7 March, to set the authority’s budget for 2018/19.

Knowsley Council’s lowest-paid staff will receive an increased Living Wage from next month.

New investment in key local services and a higher Living Wage for the lowest-paid council staff are among the measures included in Knowsley Council’s budget for 2018/19.

Plans to provide improved community sports facilities and redevelop Liverpool Football Club’s training facilities in Kirkby have moved another step forward.

Summary of the items on the agenda at the meeting of Knowsley Council’s Cabinet on Wednesday 28 February.

Despite the increasing financial pressures the council faces thanks to government cuts, the council can reassure local families that children’s centres services are protected.

Knowsley Council and partners want to know what issues are important to older people in Knowsley to update the Older People’s Strategy 2018 – 2021. Let us know what issues matter to you.

The council’s Cabinet has put forward a series of recommendations for new investment in key local services and has agreed a higher Living Wage for its lowest paid staff.

Thanks to social sector funding from Knowsley Better Together, 70 young people will be supported to design, create and publish a comic book that explores their health and emotional wellbeing. Find out how else Knowsley Better Together is improving the community.

Foster carers and social workers from Knowsley and Sefton Councils joined forces to encourage more people to consider a career in fostering.

The next funding window for Knowsley Better Together opens soon and bids are invited from community groups. Find out how Knowsley Better Together can help make a difference to your community group or maybe help get a project off the ground.

As part of Knowsley Better Together, Knowsley Council has allocated £700,000 to support social sector organisations to help delivery of the council’s priorities.

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet has agreed the appointment of a preferred construction partner to build the iconic Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot town centre.

Knowsley Council is set to demolish three empty eye-sores in Kirkby town centre to make way for exciting new developments, including a cinema and new bars and restaurants.

A meeting of full Council took place on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. See what was on the agenda and watch the meeting in full.

Do you know if you’re eligible for the Warm Homes scheme? You may be able to have your heating or electric improved, and heating bills reduced.

Knowsley’s Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Strategy 2018 – 2021 is available to view now.

Find out what’s on the agenda at Cabinet on 17 January 2018.

Many council services you use are available online which makes contacting the council more convenient for you.