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Issue Date:- 4 August 2008

£200 OF SHOPPING TO WIN  WITH TESCO EXPRESS

TO celebrate the opening of the new Tesco Express store with petrol station in Liverpool, so here at Southport & Mersey Reporter we have teamed up with Tesco to give 4 lucky readers the chance to win £50 each in Tesco gift cards to spend in the new store on Queens Drive.

The new Tesco Express store opened at the end of June, when the store made a £500 donation to Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, who came to cut the ribbon and officially launch the new store.

With so much choice and convenience, your new Tesco Express is the perfect place to grab a sandwich or stock up on everyday essentials from a range of over 2,500 products and get Clubcard points too!

Enter this great competition and you could be stocking up on all your barbeque essentials and summer treats from Tesco. Choose from a range of fresh, chilled and frozen products, household items, daily essentials, and fresh bread, croissants or muffins from the in-store bakery.

And for your convenience there’s a free cash machine at the store and also an on-site Esso petrol station.

Your new Tesco Express store opens from 6am until midnight 7 days a week.

To be in with a chance of being 1 of the 4 lucky winners, simply send your answers to the questions below, along with your name, address and telephone number, to us at Southport & Mersey Reporter by emailing us to:- news24@merseyreporter.com.   Competition winners will be revealed on 11 August 2008 and closing date is 9 August 2008 at 1.00pm GMT.

The 1st 4 correct entries drawn after the closing date will be the winners and receive £50 of Tesco gift cards each.

Question:-  Who did the Tesco Express store donate to as part of their opening celebrations?

Address of the new store is:- 418-420 Tesco Express, Queens Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 0AR.

IF you are entering the competition... Please note that:- No employees or members of family, of PBT Media Relations Ltd.  PCBT Photography, Southport Reporter, Liverpool Reporter or Mersey Reporter, Tesco or Zoe’s Place Hospice can enter.  The judges decision is final.  All information for the winners will be passed on to Tesco to validate their winning and to allow prizes to be sent.  Also see our standard T&C.

West End Star joins the cast of Benny!

AUGHTON'S Chris Barton will feature amongst an all star line up when the smash hit musical 'Our Benny' returns to the Liverpool Empire this coming November.  Chris, who shot to fame as a finalist in the BBC’s 'Any Dream Will Do', has just signed with ABD Productions, the team behind the most hotly anticipated theatre event of 2008.

Revamped and re-orchestrated, but true to Silas K.Hocking’s original novel 'Her Benny-Our Benny' is an emotive tale of a young boys struggle to survive the harsh streets of Liverpool during the cruelty and injustice of the Victorian era.  The story centres on the life and times of 'Benny Bates' and his waif like sister 'Nell'. With a drunkard for a father and a brutish stepmother, the young pair are forced to earn a crust by selling matches and carrying bags for the rich of the 1880’s on the Liverpool docks. Fleeing the violence of their broken home, the pair are taken in by kindly night watchman 'Joe Wragg' and his wife 'Sally', and for a while live like a proper family. Although happy for a time, tragedy strikes when 'Little Nell' falls ill and 'Benny' is accused of a crime he didn’t commit.

20 Year old Chris, a former Pupil at St Michael’s C of E School will share the world famous Empire stage with stars Bernie Nolan (Sally Wragg) and Sam Kane (Joe Wragg).

Sam Kane shot to fame as the loveable Hairdresser Peter Phelan in 'Brookside'. Subsequent appearances in 'Coronation Street' and 'Emmerdale' firmly secured his status as a household name.  After leading roles in 'Carousel, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers and Boogie Nights' Sam’s delighted to be coming home to Liverpool to play 'Joe Wragg' in 'Our Benny'

Bernie Nolan is instantly recognisable as the lead singer from the incredibly popular 'Nolans Sisters'. With record sales exceeding 9 million, they provided the blueprint for successive groups. Much loved for her characters in 'Brookside' and 'The Bill', Bernie also received critical acclaim for her portrayal as Mrs. Johnstone in 'Blood Brothers'. Bernie plays leading lady 'Sally Wragg in Our Benny'.

Emma Dears- from the stage of the Liverpool Empire, to London’s West End, through Europe and back to Liverpool, Emma’s a local girl who’s incredibly proud of her Merseyside roots. Emma played lead roles in 'Les Miserables, Miss Saigon' and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and on TV in 'Shameless and Hollyoaks'. This is Emma’s 2nd appearance in 'Our Benny', this time she plays the part of 'Older Eva'.

Johnny Kennedy is one of the best-known personalities in the North West. A classically-trained tenor, he is making a welcome return to 'Our Benny', having starred in it at the Liverpool Empire in the 90's. He is a radio legend through his shows on Radio City, in particular the 'Bride of the Week' feature, where he won the Whitbread Radio Personality of the Year Award 3 times. Johnny plays the role of the rich merchant- Mr Lawrence.

Our Benny Writer and Director Anne Dalton say’s:- "I’m thrilled to have Chris on board. He is a consummate professional and all round musical theatre performer. I am really pleased that yet again we’ve managed to secure the talents of a local actor for the production… that’s something which has been really important to me, to engage the cream of local talent. I can’t wait to start rehearsals!"

Our Benny opens at the Liverpool Empire Theatre on 12 November 08 to 22 November 2008.   Tickets available via www.ticketmaster.com or from the Empire Box Office.

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