It is feared Oxton fields will become unusable if the savings proposal goes ahead (Credit Friends of the Arno and Oxton Fields) A popular open space in Wirral will become unusable unless the council drops its money saving plans according to a local councillor. Cllr Stuart Kelly was astonished to see Oxton Fields, a green space between Holm Lane, Woodchurch Road and Storeton Road, on Wirral Council s list of 45 sites where it proposes to stop cutting grass and removing litter. The plan is set to save the council £100,000 and goes towards the £16.5m the council must cut from its budget to address a projected £16.5m shortfall for the upcoming financial year.
Fears much-loved Merseyside green space will become âugly jungleâ
The plan is set to save the council £100,000 and goes towards the money the authority must cut from its budget
17:01, 26 JAN 2021
Oxton Fields is just one of 45 places which could suffer under the proposal (Image: Colin Lane)
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