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LETTERS
TO EDITOR:- WATERLOO CUP
“TO those who are not aware of
this barbaric 'sport', which is being promoted by the Countryside
Alliance as 'entertainment, it is the coursing of hares by two
greyhounds to a paying public. The hare, if caught, is often pulled
apart by the dogs, thus suffering a terrible death.
Research has shown that by February, 65% of
female hare's are pregnant by the end of the month about half have
given birth to their first litter. Hare's coursed at the Waterloo
Cup are therefore likely to be pregnant and have dependant young.
Surely, if it is just a test of the speed of the greyhounds, why
cannot an electronic system, similar to that used in greyhound
racing, be used? It is absolutely not necessary to involve live
animals in this activity.
How can we, as a civilised society, allow
this cruelty to continue in the name of 'sport'.
A final thought for all the Countryside
Alliance supporters as spoken by Ghandi, "The greatness of a
nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals
are treated"." CR from Wiltshire (full name and
address supplied.)
New Zealand's High Commissioner Goes back his roots
NEW Zealand's High Commissioner is tracing his roots back to Liverpool. The Honourable Russell Marshall is paying a visit to the city on Friday (20 February) to learn more about his Liverpool connections. His great, great grandfather, Henry Hopley, was born in Toxteth in 1880 and he has a long line of ancestors from the Merseyside area. After meeting Lord Mayor, Councillor Ron Gould, at the Town Hall, the High Commissioner will
visit the Central Library and Archive.
At the library he was shown all archives relating to his family, the areas in which they lived and a variety of rare books that relate to New Zealand. He was then officially presented with birth and marriage certificates, copies of maps which show Liverpool during the time his ancestors were in the city, photographs of the area and census returns.
Lord Mayor, Councillor Ron Gould, said:- "It's wonderful that New Zealand's High Commissioner is taking the time to find out more about his roots. The team at Central Library have done a great job in tracing information that relates to his family, and I'm sure that he'll be very impressed with everything that they've discovered so far"
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New team ready to support Merseyside's inward investors
Report by Mike Earley, Halton Borough Council
A NEW team of experienced Business Account Managers has been appointed to work alongside some of Merseyside's existing inward investment companies. The initiative has been developed by The Mersey Partnership, Northwest Development Agency and the 6 Local Authorities of Merseyside.
The Aftercare Team is charged with getting to know the locally based operations and subsidiaries of companies owned outside of Merseyside. The team will be ensuring that these organisations benefit from the support that is available to them to continue investing in the region.
Mark Basnett, Head of Investment at The Mersey Partnership said:- "This is a fundamental component of our investment strategy for Merseyside. A substantial amount of the investment that takes place in any region is through second and third phase investments from existing investors. We want to do all we can to ensure the hard work of attracting these companies into Merseyside is not lost further along the line."
Arvato Services is a recent example of this type of investment. Arvato arrived in Liverpool in 2000, employing 90 people in their city centre offices. After initial steady growth, they embarked upon a major reinvestment in 2003, bringing a further 400 jobs into the region and now their total number of employees stands at over 580. Both The Mersey Partnership and Liverpool Business Centre provided support to the company during this expansion, and the case highlights the benefits of working closely with key employers in a structured way, to maximize investment opportunities.
Mark Basnett said:- "Companies like Arvato Services are a crucial driving force in our growing economy. Our objective with the Aftercare Team is to work alongside as many as 200 companies across Merseyside over the next 3 years, as we have with Arvato Services, to support their needs in winning new business and delivering it successfully here in Merseyside"
Alan Turley, Executive Director of Enterprise & Innovation at the Northwest Development Agency said:- "The Aftercare team is an excellent initiative that will enable companies across the UK to benefit from the local knowledge and experience that exists within Merseyside's skilled Inward Investment teams. I am delighted to be involved with an initiative that will attract and retain investment within the region, increasing the prosperity of the Northwest."
The initiative is supported by Northwest Development Agency with each member of the team
hosted by one of the 6 Local Authorities of Merseyside, who provide local management support and ensure that the team work with Merseyside's other support agencies.
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