Knowsley

/ ˈnəʊzlɪ /

noun

1. a unitary authority of NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 150 200 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (38 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Until the buildings closed in July, Knowsley Council had spent up to £1m on safety patrols so residents did not have to leave their homes.

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Knowsley Council leader Graham Morgan said it seemed "grossly unfair that those residents, who had kept up to date with their service charge payments, and didn't want to move out are now being asked to pay again – and for what benefit given they no longer reside there?"

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Speaking after it emerged the flats would have to be abandoned after Knowsley Council's most recent £3,000-a-day safety patrols ended, MP Midgley said "historical owners and management companies have walked away from their responsibilities", adding they had "failed to carry out essential fire safety work, failed to repair broken lifts, and failed to maintain these homes to even a basic standard".

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Knowsley Council has had to spend close to £400,000 on safety patrols, which "ensured residents did not need to leave their homes".

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Mr Gubbay ceased to have anything to do with the buildings in 2021, and the BBC has learned that a subsequent 10-month delay installing a fire alarm system paid for with a £40,000 government grant meant Knowsley Council had to step in to pay for 24-hour safety patrols at a cost of £380,000.

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