Lib Dems increase charges

The new ‘Lib Dem lead’ administration at the Town Hall has hit local youngsters and pensioners with a double the rate of inflation price increase to use local sports pitches. Cllr Marie Rimmer said “ We warned of this sort of thing during the local elections. The Lib Dem council in Liverpool were found to be operating a ‘profit not people’ leisure service by the Audit Commission and
it looks like their St Helens Lib Dem pals are going down the same route. These increases of 6.25% to use the pitches and 6.25% to use the changing rooms are utterly unwarranted “