WOMEN will form the majority of Labour’s new candidates for this year’s Halton Council elections, with a retired cancer researcher, community campaigner and health visitor among the contenders hoping to win seats in Widnes. The town has long been a stronghold for the party but this year’s local elections have shaken things up, with newly-redrawn boundaries meaning every ward in the town will be up for grabs. One candidate hoping to win in Birchfield is Angela Ball. Before retirement she worked in clinical research for nearly 20 years, including 12 years supporting cancer research at The Christie hospital where she was associate director of research.
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Councillors urge local community not to travel for non-essential reasons Date published: 05 March 2021
Current restrictions mean that only essential travel is permitted
Local councillors are urging people, particularly from the BAME community, not to travel for holidays or social purposes.
Councillor Aasim Rashid, of Castleton ward, and Councillor Shakil Ahmed, of Kingsway Ward, both attended a meeting last month at Manchester Airport alongside the Consul General of Pakistan, Superintendent Chris Allsop, and councillors from other Greater Manchester boroughs.
Councillor Rashid said: “According to Manchester Airport data, the highest number of travellers at present are to Islamabad. During the pandemic, especially lockdown, only essential travel is allowed. Any travelling to attend weddings, social and leisure purposes is totally illegal.”
MORE rubbish has been dumped in Bathside as the town’s fly-tipping woes continue. All sorts of awful mess can be found in alleyways in Bathside, including electrical devices, bin bags and even a child’s pop-up tent. Further dumped items can be found in the alleyway between Maria Street and Vansittart Street, which has been described as “virtually blocked.” In this instance, branches have been cut from trees and left to cover the path. It is understood two addresses have been found in connection to the fly-tipping and their details passed onto Tendring District Council. On the issue of fly-tipping in the past, Harwich and Kingsway Ward councillor Ivan Henderson slammed residents who continue to carelessly dump their mess.
A WELFARE and medical bus specialising in providing support to vulnerable residents made its first visit to Harwich this week. The Road SOS Bus, which is normally found in Colchester High Street, parked outside the Park Pavilion on Monday to offer support to residents. Workers offered advice and guidance to residents who could drop in and get support on a variety of topics including housing, health, alcohol and drugs. The bus has been organised in partnership with Shelter and Health Enlisting Local Support and the North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The trip to Harwich was orchestrated following successful trial runs in Clacton-on-Sea.