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New CLA Director North appointed

LUCINDA Douglas has been appointed as new CLA (Country Land and Business) Director North and replaces Dorothy Fairburn who announced her retirement earlier this year. Lucinda will take up the post, in early July, as CLA Director North, which covers:- Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, and the North East. Lucinda grew up on her family farm near Leyburn in the Yorkshire Dales and started her career as a rural surveyor practicing for 5 years. She worked for the NFU in the North East as a County Adviser before moving to the NFU Mutual in Yorkshire 5 years ago as an Agent and Group Secretary where she has run a large team managing nearly 4,000 clients. Since completing a rural enterprise and land management degree in 2008, Ms Douglas has lived on her husband's arable and beef farm near Pickering. Of her appointment, Lucinda said:- "I'm absolutely over the moon to have been appointed to this position at the CLA, especially as it is such a highly regarded organisation which represents the farming and landowning sector regionally and nationally. I look forward to working with the CLA North team, to meet and listen to CLA members across the North in order for me to represent and lobby on their behalf."

Retiring CLA Director North Dorothy Fairburn said:- "I am delighted to welcome Lucinda to the CLA. Her knowledge and experience in the rural sector would be of great benefit to CLA members across the North. I am envious of Lucinda, as the next few years will offer a heady mix of exciting and challenging policy developments within the agri and land management sector. I wish her well and hope she will find the role as rewarding as I have."

Sefton Council have launches:- 'Your Streets, Your Say'

SEFTON Council has launched:- 'Your Streets, Your Say,' an online active travel consultation seeking views across the borough on proposed active travel routes in Crosby and Southport. The new proposals would see improvements to existing routes and new routes to link up existing cycle and walking paths in the Borough.

Crosby:- The routes would see a new and upgraded cycling and walking route between Crosby Leisure Centre and Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre. It will also link to the new cycling provision being delivered on Great Georges Road, and provide a link to Potters Barn Park and beyond to the Rimrose Valley. This route will be funded by the Sustainable Urban Development funding which has been awarded to the Liverpool City Region.

Southport:- In addition to the route in Crosby, Sefton Council also have proposals in Southport, which would link to the existing town centre route. The existing Town Centre route links Birkdale to Southport Town Centre and Hesketh Park. The 2 planned routes are Birkdale to Ainsdale, linking to Greenbank High School and Birkdale High School and Hesketh Park to the Plough Roundabout. This work is part of a Liverpool City Region Combined Authority bid for government funding to improve active travel routes across the UK. 'The Your Streets, Your Say consultation' will run from the 21 May 2021, and invites opinion from across the borough.

Cllr John Fairclough, Cabinet Member for Locality Services said:- "We are improving our active travel networks throughout the whole of the Borough to support our Sefton 2030 Vision. The intention is to make it easier and safer to walk and cycle in Sefton whilst also encouraging people who have never travelled in this way to do so, especially for short journeys. The proposed active travel routes for pedestrians and people who cycle are at a very early stage of development, and we would encourage all residents and businesses to use this consultation period to get involved and help to shape the scheme as it moves forward."

Cllr Ian Moncur, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing said:- "Active travel can have a hugely positive impact on our mental health and wellbeing as well as our physical health. We want people to take part in this consultation so we can maximise the health and wellbeing benefits of our plans. We have a beautiful borough here in Sefton and the new proposed active travel routes will make it easier and safer for people to enjoy our landscape and get out into nature."

Cllr Paulette Lappin, Cabinet Member for Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services said:- "Active travel is a key part of our response to the climate emergency. It is vital that we facilitate green travel, reduce our emissions and allow people to make greener travel choices. Cycling and walking reduces the amount of vehicles on our roads, improving our air quality and minimising our contribution to climate change. We encourage all residents to participate in this consultation to shape our plans and make Sefton cleaner and greener."

Simon O�Brien, Walking and Cycling Commissioner for the Liverpool City Region said:- "Cycling is great for air quality and the environment, and brilliant for our physical and mental health and wellbeing. But we shouldn�t just think of getting on our bikes as exercise; it�s also a cheap and easy way to commute to work, travel to School or College and even pop to the local shops. But to encourage more people to leave the car at home for short journeys we need to make cycling a really attractive option by building safe, separated routes where people can ride their bikes with confidence. That�s why routes like the one being planned in Crosby and Southport are so important. We know that across our city region support for new, safer cycle lanes is really high, about 70% of people back this infrastructure being built, but it�s vital to get feedback from residents, road users and cyclists about specific routes, and that�s why we�re asking people to take part in this consultation let us know what they think."

Find out more online. Fill in the online questionnaires here:- YourSeftonYourSay.Sefton.Gov.UK.

European Regional Development Fund:- The project is receiving up to ₤980,000 of funding from the England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014 to 2020. The Department for Communities and Local Government is the Managing Authority for ERDF. Established by the European Union ERDF funds help local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support innovation, businesses, create jobs and local community regenerations. For more information visit:- Gov.UK.

Total UK cases Covid19 cases in and around Liverpool City Region

THE total number of UK Coronavirus (Covid19) infections that have been laboratory confirmed, within the UK, has risen by:- 2,439 cases and the total number now stand at:- 4,464,900 that includes tests carried out by commercial partners which are not included in the 4 National totals.

The total number of Covid19 associated UK fatalities added to the total, was sadly reported to be:- 3 within 28 days of positive test, according to the Department of Health. The total number of deaths of people who have had a positive test result confirmed by a Public Health or NHS laboratory is:- 127,724, within 28 days of positive test. Deaths with Covid19 on the death certificate:- 151,904.

The number of Covid19 patients currently in UK Hospitals:- 908. The current number of Covid19 patients currently in mechanical ventilation beds in UK Hospitals:- 124 Daily number of Covid19 patients admitted to UK Hospitals:- 122.

In England, there are a total of:- 3,897,815 confirmed cases. North West - total of:- 616,266 confirmed case:-

Area and number of confirmed cases:- Risen by:-
Liverpool City Region

Nation Lockdown

National UK Restrictions

► Liverpool, 48,623 confirmed cases.
2

► Halton, 12,006 confirmed cases. 3

► Knowsley, 17,423 confirmed cases. 3

► Sefton, 24,226 confirmed cases. 5

► St. Helens, 17,139 confirmed cases. 6

► Wirral, 24,345 confirmed cases.
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Colour Key:- 0 1 to 10 11 to 20 21 to 30 31 to 40 41 to 50 51 to 100 100 to 199 200 & over

Daily reported Covid19 deaths are now measured across the UK as deaths that occurred within 28 days of the 1st laboratory confirmed positive Covid19 test. Daily and cumulative numbers of Covid19 patients admitted to Hospital. Data are not updated every day by all 4 nations and the figures are not comparable as Wales include suspected Covid19 patients while the other nations include only confirmed cases.

Total UK people who have received Vaccination

1st Dose 2nd Dose

38,070,038

22,895,556

Jab Stats correct as of:- 23 May 2021

The Vaccination programme began on 8 December 2020 with people receiving the Vaccine developed by Pfizer / BioNTech, and people began receiving the Oxford University / AstraZeneca Vaccine from 4 January 2021. Both Vaccine s are given as 2 doses, at lEast 21 days apart, for a full Vaccination course.

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