Liverpool City Region business owner appointed to FSB board

THE owner of a family run engineering firm in Liverpool City Region has been re-elected to the Board of Directors at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The results of FSB's volunteer elections were announced at the organisation's Annual General Meeting, that was held on Wednesday, 10 April 2019, with Alexis Lay reappointed to the position of Director. Alexis 1st joined FSB in 1993 when she and her husband Norman owned a fish and chip shop in North Wales. She now runs a family business based in:- Whiston, Liverpool, supplying, fitting, servicing and repairing lubrication systems for all types of industries.

Alexis Lay said:- "I'm thrilled to take on the role of Director. Having taken on many volunteer roles at the FSB in previous years, I look forward to putting my knowledge of the organisation to good use. As a small business owner, I know the importance of having a strong voice for the sector that's heard in Governments at every level. FSB's members and staff are a formidable campaigning force and I'm proud to be on the Board."

Over the years Alexis has been a Branch Officer, a National Councillor for 15 years and was on the National Conference Committee for 16 years rising to Conference Coordinator. She also stepped in as acting FSB Vice Chairman from July 2017 to May 2018. Volunteer Terry Lockwood has been elected to the position of Director, with Gillian MacEwan taking on the role of Operations Director. National Chair Mike Cherry, Policy and Advocacy Chair Martin McTague and Commercial Director Dave Stallon have all been reappointed uncontested.
 

Letter to the Editor:- "Fly Tipping on Hougoumont Ave Waterloo."

"I have found lots of rubbish being dumped that is a real health hazard to residents and visitors to the area, on Hougoumont Ave in Waterloo. These bags and other rubbish in the area are in a location that is used by local residents and their children. It has been reported to Sefton Council, but it just seems to be growing. Can you find out what's going on please? We have been living with this for days, despite notifying Sefton Council about the issue." Terry Hindle.

Editors comment:- "The Twitter Post you used to 1st alert us has had a comment posted on it, from Sefton Council, that they have made a log of the report, reference - 01254420. As it's Easter we will check on Tuesday to see what has happened."

Liverpool residents take poll position

NEARLY 5,000 new Liverpool residents have answered the call to action by registering to vote in the upcoming local elections. Over the past few weeks, the council has been raising awareness about voter registration in readiness for the elections on Thursday, 2 May 2019. Sadly if you have not already registered, you can no longer register to vote in the 2 May elections. You can still register for future elections though... For more information go to:-Gov.UK.

Since the call went out in early March, a total of 4,897 new electors have added their names to the Liverpool City's Electoral Roll.

During that time the Council's Electoral Services team has delivered more than 300,000 polling cards to homes across Liverpool. The team has also been delivering special targeted:- 'register to vote' postcards through letterboxes throughout the City.

Local Government Elections select Councillors, who are responsible for making decisions about the services the City Council provides. These include:- housing, education, transport, planning, parks, public safety, social care and waste management.

This year there are 152 candidates standing in the Liverpool Local Elections, contesting seats in all 30 of the City Council's Wards. The Count will take place at Liverpool Tennis Centre, at Wavertree Sports Park, on Wellington Road.

Liverpool City Council Returning Officer and Chief Executive Tony Reeves said:- "We are delighted that so many more people have heeded the call and registered to vote. The Local Elections are a chance for everyone to have their say on the issues that affect their lives, their communities and their City. It is really important that as many people as possible use their democratic right and vote in the local elections."

For more information about the Liverpool Local Elections, visit:- Liverpool.Gov.UK and search for:- 'voting and elections.'

For the other areas within Liverpool City Region you can also go online for more information.  For Sefton visit:- Sefton.Gov.UK,  St Helens visit:- StHelens.Gov.UK, Wirral visit:- Wirral.Gov.UK, Halton visit:- Halton.Gov.UK  and Knowsley go to:- Knowsley.Gov.UK.

Also it is worth adding that if the UK takes part in the European Parliament Elections, on 23 May 2019, you need to register by 7 May 2019 to vote. You do not need to register again if you've already registered. Find out more about voting in the European Parliament elections if you're an EU citizen living in the UK via clicking on here.