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Royal Mail to maintain Liverpool Air Operation
PLANS to cut traffic at week-ends in one of
Liverpool's main clubland areas have been welcomed in addition to further plans for pedestrianisation of Liverpool city centre by Merseyside police and the Regeneration and Environment Select committee.
The Committee was told of proposals to restrict traffic to access only in Bold Street and surrounding
streets on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 8pm and 4am.
A public consultation exercise on this plan, which is supported by both Merseyside Police and the Taxi Drivers Association, will take place in January.
Councillor Eddie Clein, Select Committee Chairman, said:- "I have been actively canvassing for some further pedestrianisation of Bold Street for some time so I am very pleased talks are to take place soon with businesses and stakeholders in the Bold Street and Duke Street area and the Police.
This is a very busy area at week-end night and reducing traffic at this time will make it safer for pedestrians to move around in this area. If this is successful I will be looking for an extension to pedestrianisation in this area
This move goes hand in hand with other developments in the city centre such as the improvements to Williamson Square and other public realm schemes and we were making the centre more attractive and safer for visitors."
BOOST
TO CHARITIES
FORMER Lord Mayor gives £40k boost to charities.
The former Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Jack Spriggs, presented cheques yesterday amounting to over Forty thousand pounds to various charities to assist various aspects of the community.
During his term of office (2002-3), he was dedicated to raising funds for four charities:- The Lily Centre - a breast cancer support group, Woodlands Hospice, The Cheiron Trust which aims to improve the emotional well-being of children and their families, and HCPT which every year takes thousands of children with a wide range of disabilities to Lourdes.
A series of events were held to raise funds for his charities, and representatives from the organisations will be presented with a cheque for £10,000 each today.
Councillor Spriggs said:-
"I am delighted to be able to give this money to so many worthwhile causes.
I enjoyed my term as Lord Mayor immensely, and being able to donate a total of £40,000 is the icing on the cake!"
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STAMP DUTY
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stamp collecting this Christmas – and give the gift of independence to a blind or partially sighted person.
Conlons the Opticians are collecting used postage stamps from Christmas cards to help raise funds for the Guide Dogs for the Blind. And they are asking readers to clip off and save their stamps – and drop them into their nearest Conlons branch.
Staff at each of Conlon’s 18 branches has been collecting used postage stamps for more than 10 years. The company, the largest independent optician in the North West, then passes the stamps to a central sorting depot where they are sold to collectors around the world.
It takes around 2200 kilos of stamps to raise the £3650 needed to sponsor a working guide dog and owner partnership for one year– the equivalent of 100 suitcases of holiday clothing! And new guide dogs are constantly needed, both for new owners and to replace dogs who have retired.
“This is a great idea for Christmas. We’re not asking for money and everybody can be involved.”
said Managing Director John Welsby. “Every single stamp can be sold to help fund guide dog training, and foreign stamps are particularly valuable to the charity.”
Used stamps can be dropped into the collection box at Conlons in Telegraph Road, Heswall; 11/13 Ranelagh Street; Liverpool; 1, The Cloisters, Formby; 2 Aughton Street, Ormskirk or posted directly to the branch.
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