Liverpool Council is to be recommended to increase council tax by almost 5% to meet its ongoing budget challenges. As part of its annual monetary planning, the local authority has set out its proposals for the next financial year, with a series of savings still to be made. The next 12 months mark the second of a three-year process to close a financial black hole of £85m.
Wirral Council was not able to close the gates of its £20m West Kirby sea wall in time after receiving a flood alert, leaving water spilling out onto the road. The local authority said a high tide tidal surge at noon on February 12 was higher than initial forecasts, and as a result, "it was too late to close the majority of the flood gates" installed to seal gaps in the flood defence that ordinarily provide access to West Kirby's promenade when there is no risk of flooding.
Rail fares across the Merseyrail network are to be frozen despite an increase in ticket prices across the country. Utilising funding "clawed back" from Stadler, the region's new train manufacturer, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram is proposing to freeze fares for an initial six-month period.
Wirral Council was not able to close the gates of its £20m West Kirby sea wall in time after receiving a flood alert, leaving water spilling out onto the road. The local authority said a high tide tidal surge at noon on February 12 was higher than initial forecasts, and as a result, "it was too late to close the majority of the flood gates" installed to seal gaps in the flood defence that ordinarily provide access to West Kirby's promenade when there is no risk of flooding.
Rail fares across the Merseyrail network are to be frozen despite an increase in ticket prices across the country. Utilising funding "clawed back" from Stadler, the region's new train manufacturer, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram is proposing to freeze fares for an initial six-month period.
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00:00 I'm Emily Bonner, time now for your latest news updates.
00:04 Liverpool Council is to be recommended to increase council tax by almost 5% to meet
00:08 its ongoing budget challenges. The next 12 months marks the second of a three-year process
00:13 to close a financial black hole of £85 million.
00:18 Royal Council was not able to close the gates on its £20 million West Kirby seawall in
00:22 time after receiving a flood alert, leaving water spilling out onto the road. The local
00:26 authorities said a high tide tidal surge at noon on February 12th was higher than initial
00:30 forecasts as a result it was too late to close the majority of gates.
00:36 Rail fares across the Mersey Rail network are to be frozen despite an increase in ticket
00:40 prices across the country. Utilising funding from Stadler, the region's new train manufacturer,
00:45 Metro Mayor Steve Rotherham is proposing to freeze fares for an initial six-month period.
00:51 That is all your local headlines for now.
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