Stephen Twigg for West Derby - Stephen Working for You

West Derby Constituency Labour Party AGM
The West Derby Constituency Labour Party had an excellent turnout for the local party AGM held at the Marlborough Centre, Marlborough Road in Tuebrook on 22nd February. Congratulations to Ged Taylor who is the new CLP Chair. Cllr Louise Baldock spoke to us about Labour's policy priorities... | more...
Stags and Hens
On Thursday evening 21st February I went to the Royal Court theatre to see their production of Willy Russell's Stags and Hens. It was a superb evening and I was pleased to meet Willy and his wife after the show. The Royal Court is a great facility for the city. For more info see: http://w... | more...
Centec Ltd
On February 21st I paid a second visit to Centec on Stopgate Lane with local councillor and Centec board member Vi Bebb. The organisation does a marvellous job in supporting local business start ups on a pretty limited budget. Pat Brand is an inspirational leader and I hope to work more with h... | more...
Your Community Matters Croxteth
On Wednesday 20th February I was pleased to attend this event at Emmaus School in Croxteth Park. Every local ward is having Your Community Matters meetings every 4 months - a real chance for local people to have a say. They are organised by the Liverpool Council for Voluntary service. The Croxteth m... | more...
Redrow application on land around Thingwall Hall
For over a decade now Redrow have been attempting to build a massive housing estate despite the opposition of local people led by the excellent L14 Action Group. To their credit Knowsley Council have rejected every application but there will now be a public enquiry. This was due to start recently bu... | more...
Ed Miliband visits PADA in Norris Green
On Friday February 1st Ed Miliband became the 3rd Government Minister to visit the West Derby constituency this year. He met a group of grandparents who are part of the Kinship Carers network established by Parents Against Drug Abuse who are based at the Ellergreen Community and Early Years Cen... | more...
Holly Lodge Concert to celebrate the Capital of Culture
I was delighted to attend a wonderful concert at Holly Lodge School on February 1st with the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and Sarah Helsby-Hughes. The concert was produced by Stan Jones and sponsored by the West Derby Wastelands charity. Many thanks to all those who made it such a successful ... | more...
Dovecot neglected
I spent most of Saturday January 26th knocking on doors in Dovecot. A big local complaint is about the failure of the Lib Dem Council to sort out Grovehurst Avenue. I am working with Tony Concepcion to press for urgent action to sort out this mess.... | more...
Education Minister visits Croxteth
The City Council is reviewing secondary school places. Schools Minister visited Croxteth, De La Salle and Bosco schools on Friday January 25th. I met him to represent the concerns that have been raised with me by local parents, pupils and the wider community. The website for De La Sa... | more...
Holocaust Memorial Day
January 27th. HMD is an opportunity to remember the horror of the Nazi Holocaust and to reflect on lessons for today. When I was in Parliament previously I was part of a cross party group of MPs and Peers who persuaded the Government to establish Holocaust Memorial Day on the anniversary o... | more...
Home Secretary visits Croxteth
Jacqui Smith MP, Home Secretary visited Croxteth on January 10th. She met Rhys Jones's parents, local Labour Councillor Rose Bailey and visited the Alt Valley Communiversity & Skills Centre and Croxteth Primary School. ... | more...
Croxteth Park Residents Association
I attended the December meeting of the Croxteth Park Residents Association which had presentations from the Council and the Police. The statistics on crime reduction over the past three months were impressive - the key, of course, is to sustain this fall in crime and anti-social behaviour. So... | more...
Cardinal Heenan School
I had a hugely interesting afternoon visiting Cardinal Heenan. I heard about the plans for the school as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. I raised the concerns of Emmaus School parents about proposed changes to the admissions criteria by the Roman Catholic archdiocese. ... | more...
Norris Green Children's Party
The annual Party at the Norris Green Youth Centre is very well known. This year more than 100 children joined in the fun. Many thanks to the organisers - not least my good friend Cllr Vi Bebb. It was a lovely afternoon and the children seemed to have a great time. A mention too for the great magicia... | more...
The Crown site on the East Lancs
I met a group of local residents opposed to building flats on the site of the old Crown pub. They made a strong case for a new pub on the site. I know there is a lot of concern that the mix of new housing in the area is wrong - with too many flats and not enough family houses. I am keen to see... | more...
Chrysalis
I went with Jane Kennedy MP to visit Chrysalis which is a domestic violence charity based in Dovecot. We met staff and service users and discussed their work and future plans. The following day we attended Chrysalis's Christmas party at the Devonshire House Hotel. It was a brilliant party - I... | more...
Emmaus Primary School
On November 22nd I had the privilege to visit Emmaus School in Croxteth Park. It is a wonderful primary school and very popular with local families. I was impressed with the strong emphasis on Modern Foreign Languages in the school. The school is a joint faith school bringing together Catholics and ... | more...
Remembrance Day
I attended the service at St Mary's in West Derby on Remembrance Day and placed a wreath at the Cenotaph. I was pleased to see a good attendance including a lot of children and young people. It is so important to remember that our generation owes our freedom today to those who fought ... | more...
Stonebridge Lane Post Office
I joined Cllr Rose Bailey on November 9th to visit the Stonebridge Lane post office which is threatened with closure and in support of Rose's local petition to save the post office. The area has been appallingly neglected by the City Council for years. Had promised regeneration happened years a... | more...
Alder Hey
I had the opportunity to visit Alder Hey Hospital (November 9th) and to learn more about its brilliant and pioneering work for children. I was struck by the dedication and professionalism of all those working there and I look forward to having a close and active relationship with Alder Hey in t... | more...

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