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On Friday June 27th Halewood Town Council said farewell to its Town Manager for the past 6 years, George Mackenzie. At a well-attended gathering which included current and former town councillors from across the political spectrum of our community (Lib-Dems, Labour and Independents) and many ex-colleagues from across Knowsley, the community was able to wish George a happy retirement and thank him for his service.

A reminder that the new Town Manager is Mr. Gerry Allen.

Under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, as a ‘smaller authority’ Halewood Town Council must give notice of, and make arrangements for the public inspection of the accounting records as at year end.

Copies of the Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements are shown here:

Governance Statement 2018 / 2019 

Accounting Statements 2018 / 2019 

For the year ending 31st March 2019, the notice can be seen

Public Rights Notice 2018 / 2019

Further details of Electors Rights can be seen

Your Rights 

Here is the formal announcement statement of the Election results. Halewood TC Election Results

The following Statements have been issued by the Returning Officer

Halewood South Ward

Halewood North Ward

Planning is well advanced for this years Halewood CultureFest, when once again there’s a packed programme of cultural activities, the majority of which are free, and are designed to suit all tastes.

This years CultureFest runs from Friday 14th to Sunday 23rd June and details of the programme are shown HERE

Following consideration  by the Town Council of the Knowsley MBC Master Plan for the proposed Sustainable Urban Extension East of Halewood, the Town Council’s ‘corporate’ response has now been submitted to KMBC.

You can read the detailed response HERE

Notice of Election Town and Parish

The Town Council currently has a vacancy for a Support Officer, working 35 hrs a week on a flexible basis throughout.

To access details of the post and how to apply please click on the following documents:

‘Dear Applicant’ 

Job Vacancy

Person Specification

Job Description

 Application Form

Closing date for applications s 12 noon Wednesday 17th April 2019

Following the current Town Manager’s announcement if his intended retirement at the end of June, the Town Council is seeking to recruit a proactive, enthusiastic and forward thinking individual to take on this leading role, including undertaking the legal responsibilities of Proper Officer and Responsible Financial Officer.

Details of the vacancy and how to apply can be found on the link below.

Closing date for applications is

12 Noon, Friday 29th March 2019

Halewood Town Manager Vacancy

Your completed application form should be returned to R

Members of the Town Council are acutely aware of the financial pressures facing Halewood residents.

However, due to the ongoing funding cuts imposed by Central Government and Town Council Members commitment to maintaining and improving its services to the community, Members of Town Council reluctantly, have approved an increase the precept in 2019/20 of 9.5%.  

Full details are given here.