After Knowsley Council launched a legal attack on Kirkby Times - one of Kirkby Times dashingly clever contributors has pointed out that this action may not be legal.

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The attempt to ban a local website, with no prior complaints, raises serious questions that have to be addressed urgently. I will be taking legal advice and there may be a case for me to sue Knowsley Council for defamation of my character. Below are the points made by one of the contributors to Kirkby Times. The information here has been emailed to ALL of Knowsley Councils Councillors and the Chief executives Office.

(1) Knowsley Council is a public body, that requires the agreement of the Full Council before any legal action taken can be taken on its behalf. This has evidently not taken place, according to a number of its councillors.

(2) The Chief Executive has a statutory duty to discharge all his duties impartially.

The main content of the Kirkby Times is political comment and criticism of the political activities of a number of local Councillors, it is likely that using council taxpayers money to fund this legal action is motivated on behalf of one party in the council.

This therefore raises the possibility that the Chief Executive is not acting in accordance with his statutory duties, as well as the illegal use of public money in support of a political party. Whatever explanation may follow, this above all is a matter that must be investigated by the District Auditor on behalf of the council taxpayers who have foot the bill for this legal challenge

It is therefore imperative to identify in whose name the legal challenge was made

The story that has rocked them back on their heels is the revelations on the Liverpool FC Academy.

If normal procedures are followed, messrs Round, O'Hare, Nolan, and Keight should be treated exactly the same as the Liverpool crew in the mid 80s, by acting as a star chamber in the sale of prime development land at rock bottom prices.