council cuts
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Christmas lights saved by local campaign
A campaign has ensured Prescot’s Christmas lights will go ahead, despite Knowsley Council cutting funding.
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Welfare cuts ‘force thousands into poverty’
Plans to slash welfare benefits will force thousands of Liverpool children into poverty, according to two new reports.
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Calls for more power in local regions
Wirral South MP Alison McGovern tells JMU Journalism why further Scottish devolution should mean change for English cities.
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Thousands march in protest against cuts
Thousands of trade unionists and protesters gathered in Liverpool to fight against austerity and public sector cuts in the city.
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Women’s Day marked by protest
Women and men gathered in Liverpool to celebrate as well as protest against inequality on International Women’s Day.
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Protests at £156m council cuts meeting
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Liverpool Town Hall as the council met for its budget meeting.
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Liverpool wins EU funding challenge
Liverpool councillors have won a joint court action that ruled cuts in European funding were unlawful.
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Over £1bn invested in city in 2013
New figures have revealed that over £1 billion of regeneration work was started in Liverpool in 2013.
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Mayor backed in JMU Journalism poll
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson won the backing of nearly half of voters in an exclusive JMU Journalism street poll.
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Mayor hits out over ‘lies and smears’
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson denies claims in a story about him in the Sun even before it was due to be published.
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Protests at council cuts meeting
Police were called after campaigners disrupted a Sefton Council budget cuts meeting, with library closures on the agenda.
