Knowsley Council

Councillors have approved Notices of Motion backing fair pay rises for school and council workers, the scrapping of immigration fees for servicemen and women from the Commonwealth and opposing controversial proposals to remove local residents’ rights to object to planning applications.

Knowsley’s Cabinet has pledged significant investment in the borough’s parks as part of the Council’s environmental commitment. Around £244,000 will…

A proposal to invest in projects and services to improve lives in Knowsley have been agreed by the council’s Cabinet.

The money from Knowsley Council will help attract more customers into town centres and support Knowsley businesses to create jobs.

A package of investments worth almost £2.5m supporting young and older residents have been agreed by Knowsley’s Cabinet.

Although more COVID restrictions will be lifted later this month, members of the public can continue to watch Council meetings…

Strong financial management means the council is now in a position to invest in the services that will support people and businesses in the borough.

If your bin hasn’t been collected on time recently, this is why.

Cllr Christine Bannon is Knowsley’s new Cabinet Member for Health – and with a background working in the NHS, she’s more than ready for the challenges of her new role…

Here’s what you need to know about Cllr Louise Harbour, Knowsley Council’s first ever female deputy leader and new Cabinet member for Adult Social Care.

Plans for a new creative managed workspace at Cockpit House in Prescot have taken a major step forward. Specialist conservation-accredited…

Knowsley’s Outbreak Management Board met to discuss the current picture regarding COVID-19 infection and the vaccination programme.

In recent months Knowsley Council has successfully prosecuted fly tippers whose actions are a blight on our communities. Thanks to…

Knowsley Council’s significant progress in delivering against its existing priorities and addressing the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are…

The Knowsley Children and Families Plan 2021-2024 has been endorsed by Knowsley Council Cabinet Members

The council’s Knowsley Works team has been given the green light to deliver the £11.9m Restart programme to tackle unemployment in the borough.

Councillors were updated on Knowsley Council’s current budget position, which was significantly impacted by COVID in 2020/2021.

The council hopes to encourage all parents and pupils to strive for full attendance at school in order to achieve their full potential.

Knowsley Council are constantly looking at new ways to gather valuable feedback to improve our services. This year, we’re introducing…

A special event to mark the completion of a major improvement works programme to upgrade facilities and improve access at…

As part of the Council’s ambitious 10 year development plan for Huyton Village Centre, a number of outdated and empty…

This Child Safety Week (7-13 June), Knowsley’s Road Safety is reminding residents of the importance of car seat safety. Car…

Knowsley Council has been awarded an £80,000 grant from Historic England as part of the Prescot High Street Heritage Action…

Knowsley’s Outbreak Management Board met on Thursday, 27 May, to consider the latest COVID-19 trends in the borough.

Knowsley Housing Options will become ‘Knowsley Housing Solutions’ from Tuesday 1 June 2021. The current service manages housing issues such…

Kirkby Gallery is now re-open and inviting the public to enjoy its current film season. Over the next three weeks…

In November 2019, Knowsley Council took ownership of Kirkby Town Centre.  In less than two years, so much has been…

Cllr Graham Morgan was re-confirmed as Leader of Knowsley Council at its AGM, with other key positions all decided, too.

In March last year, Knowsley Council asked local residents, businesses, and visitors to Kirkby Town Centre “What makes a good…

Kirkby Gallery is set to re-open to the public on Monday 17 May following further easing of the Government’s COVID-19…

As part of the Government’s roadmap to recovery, the hospitality sector reopened from 12 April providing table service in outdoor…

We now have the full set of results in the Knowsley Local Elections. Here’s how the count unfolded…

Knowsley Council has appointed Jenny Rollinson as Assistant Executive Director – Adult Social Care. Jenny has worked at the Council…

Knowsley Council has appointed Andrew Donaldson as Executive Director (Communities and Neighbourhoods). Andrew brings over 30 years of local government…

Knowsley Council Leader Cllr Graham Morgan talks about the council’s recovery from Covid and its commitment to supporting residents and businesses towards a brighter future.

Knowsley Cabinet Members have accepted recommendations made by the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.

Knowsley Council has approved a new plan that will tackle the anti-social and illegal use of scrambler bikes and motorbikes.…

The 23 March is a date which many people may not instantly recognise as being worthy of any sort of…

Knowsley Councillors unanimously agreed to award the Honorary Freedom of the Borough to St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS…

At its meeting this week, Knowsley Council will be asked to agree a Notice of Motion backing the Right to Food campaign and calling on the Government to make access to food a legal right for everyone.

Knowsley Council has agreed an extended Corporate Plan to continue to deal with the impact of COVID-19 and the exit…

Since its beginnings in 1911, International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women across the globe and marks a call to…

Councillors met to agree the council’s budget for the year ahead – and agreed to some significant investments, too.

Knowsley Council has launched a consultation seeking residents’ views on proposed improvements at Littledale Meadow in Kirkby

Plans for a substantial new residential development in Knowsley have moved forward with the approal of three major planning applications.

Three community organisations in Knowsley are to benefit from the Council’s Community Empowerment Fund 2020/21. Knowsley Vale Amateur Boxing Club,…

A number of elections are scheduled to take place on Thursday 6 May. In Knowsley, this includes 17 Council seats,…

Knowsley Council’s front line neighbourhood services – Street Scene, Waste Management, Parks, Fleet Management, School Meals and Building Cleaning – has all achieved the prestigious ISO9001:2015 quality standard.

This February 2021 marks the annual month-long celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) history. As part of Knowsley…

Thanks to partnership working between Knowsley Council, Merseyside Police and Stagecoach, Police Officers have arrested a teenage boy in connection…

Not enough people qualify for Government grants to help them when self-isolating, Knowsley Council is warning.

With Knowsley currently having one of the highest Covid-19 infection rates in the country, peaking at over 1,400 cases per…

This week, officers from Knowsley Council’s Environmental Health and Licensing Teams have issued two fixed penalty notices to businesses for…

Knowsley Council has approved the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2020-2025 which sets out how Knowsley’s Health and Wellbeing Board and partners will work together to tackle the health and wellbeing challenges facing the borough,

Housebuilding in Knowsley is helping to generate increased revenues for investment in Council services. The Council forecast a surplus of…

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet agreed recommendations from the Children’s Scrutiny Committee following a review of Early Help and Parental Support in the borough.

Cabinet has approved the council’s Whole Life Commissioning Plan 2021 – 24 which outlines how the council will commission its social care services for adults, children and Public Health over the next three years.

Knowsley Council’s Kirkby Gallery has teamed up with Knowsley Safari to provide a new series of virtual learning sessions led…

Knowsley Council is marking Holocaust Memorial Day, a national event to remember the six million Jewish people murdered during the…

Cllr Graham Morgan has urged everyone in Knowsley to “dig deep” as a new national lockdown comes into effect.

The funding, from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, will support the second phase of Knowsley Council’s regeneration of Kirkby Town Centre.

A plan to accelerate the transformation of Huyton Village Centre has been agreed by councillors.

The empty former RSPCA building in Kirkby will be demolished as the redevelopment of Kirkby Town Centre continues.

As Kirkby’s major new town centre retail development continues to take shape, new businesses are also being established in the…

Education, skills training, external communications and mental health were among the areas under scrutiny by the Council’s four Scrutiny Committees…

Cllrs Graham Morgan and Sean Donnelly were amongst the first in Knowsley to take a SMART test after it was launched in the borough.

The Council would like to thank the Knowsley residents who have completed their Housing Needs Surveys over the last few…

Yet again Knowsley Council are expressing disgust and condemnation at another mindless act of vandalism in one of Knowsley’s green spaces.

Today, Thursday 3 December, marks the International Day of People with Disabilities. Knowsley Council is using this as an opportunity to remind residents in the borough with visible or invisible disabilities that if they experience hate crime they are not alone and are encouraged to report it.

Over the last week Knowsley Council has been supporting the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (also known as ‘White Ribbon Day’) and subsequent annual 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

This year has been a very challenging year for everyone, but, despite the pandemic, Knowsley Council is continuing to deliver…

Knowsley Council is taking action in the battle against global warming by announcing plans to tackle climate change in the borough.

Successful funding bid will be used to provide easy access to information and resources held by all MALG’s archive services

Expanding its investment in the area, affordable housing group, Torus, has acquired a significant site from Knowsley Council to deliver a new £24 million housing development at Knowsley Lane and Astley Road in Huyton. The homes will be built by HMS, Torus’ in-house building contractor.

Knowsley Council has begun a consultation on how social housing is allocated and are asking tenants and future tenants, residents,…

Knowsley Council’s Trading Standards team has taken action against an individual who brought counterfeit goods into the borough.

Today, Wednesday 18 November, marks the start of UK Disability History Month and Knowsley Council is using this as an opportunity to remind residents in the borough with visible or invisible disabilities that if they experience hate crime they are not alone and are encouraged to report it.

The council’s green waste (blue bin) collection service will be suspended over the winter months. There will be no blue bin collections after Friday 27 November, until the service resumes from Monday 1 March 2021.

Roby Park Primary School in Huyton has been awarded the prestigious Wellbeing Award following a virtual assessment.

Significant progress is being made on the new retail development in Kirkby town centre.

Knowsley Council has launched a survey aimed at helping to shape the future of youth services in the borough and is asking groups, organisations and individuals involved in providing services and activities for young people to share their views

October has been Black History Month – an important opportunity to nationally recognise and celebrate the many contributions made by…

Knowsley Family and Community Education (FACE) service has been awarded £40,000 to support learners who are most digitally excluded.

Knowsley Council has been shortlisted in the Driving Growth category at a this year’s LGC awards. The awards is an annual event where excellence in public services is recognised. 

With Knowsley in need of more foster carers because of the impact of Covid-19, you’re being asked to consider whether foster caring could be the career for you.

A change in Blue Badge eligibility criteria last year resulted in a surge of additional applications to Knowsley Council throughout the pandemic.

Fourteen community projects from across Knowsley recently benefited from over £185,000 of funding from Knowsley Council. Voluntary, community, faith and…

October is Black History Month – an important opportunity to recognise and celebrate the many contributions made by Black people…

To address concerns that Covid-19 safety measures are not being enforced in some large stores in Knowsley, Cllr Graham Morgan has written to store managers to remind them of their responsibilities.

Knowsley Council is launching a year-long package of support for high street businesses, delivered by experts at Save The High Street.

Proposals outlining the next steps for the Knowsley Better Partnership and how it will work to empower and involve communities will be considered by Knowsley Council’s Cabinet at its meeting this week.

Knowsley’s draft Adult Social Care Recovery and Transformation Plan 2020-2023 comes under the spotlight at this week’s Cabinet Meeting. The plan details how services will be developed over the next three years to best meet the care needs of Knowsley’s most vulnerable adults.

Carers looking after vulnerable young people or adults with disabilities in Knowsley are to be given additional payments to cover the costs of caring during Covid.

Ensuring carers in Knowsley are well supported, recognised and valued, is at the heart of a new Carers Strategy being proposed by the council. 

A report – A progressive approach to adult social care – has been published by Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) into adult social care services which draws on research and findings from Knowsley Council

Thanks to a ‘Knowsley Better Together’ ethos, the borough’s response to COVID-19 has been swift, effective and robust.

There is a range of support to help prevent you getting into Council Tax debt. Here’s how we can help you avoid arrears and offer support if you are struggling financially.

An Outbreak Management Plan is being developed for Knowsley, aimed at effectively containing the COVID-19 virus and reducing its spread in the community.

A masterplan for an exciting new residential development East of Halewood has been approved by councillors in Knowsley.

Knowsley Council is welcoming news that the Government has now agreed to fund the cost of free school meals during the forthcoming school summer holidays.