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Miss England Finals 2018
Photographs by Pat Hughes
SADLY,
this year the title of Miss England 2018/19
was not issued to any of the 4 stunning models from Merseyside, but they
still have done the area proud and are continuing to do so, as...
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Rail Striking RMT Members
are standing strong
RMT members rock solid on Saturday, 8
September 2018, in their continuing fight for safety on Northern and South
Western Railway. General Secretary...
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Liverpool's learning curve
School'S in after the long summer
break. But it's not just the children who are returning to the classroom,
because...
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'Challenging' Policing landscape
detailed in PCC's 6th Annual Report
MERSEYSIDE'S Police Commissioner has
unveiled her 6th Annual Report describing the challenges facing Merseyside
Police. Jane Kennedy has released her 2017/18...
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Little girl's letter of thanks to
Nurses at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
A school girl has written a very
special thank you letter to staff at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. In the
moving note, 8...
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Back to School Rules! Top
tips for the classroom comeback from BullyBusters
SUMMER days have drifted away so it's
time to get back to the classroom and hit the books. And whether you're going up
a year or starting at a whole new School, there's going to be lots of new stuff
going on and...
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DFest is tuning up for
those with disabilities
THE local charity
Learning
Rooms told us that their clients said they would like the opportunity to go to a
`real` festival so the Learning Rooms decided to put together a music
festival, for not only their clients, but all those who live with a disability
and their friends and families, from...
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People urged to get their
blood pressure checked
ALMOST 50,000 people in Liverpool are
at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney disease in Liverpool because they do
not know they have high blood pressure. High blood pressure is the most common
long term health condition, and...
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Liverpool Life & Landscape
LIVERPOOL Central library is hosting a
series of 5 interactive seminars focusing on life in Liverpool and other pivotal
moments in our City's rich history. The seminars will include
collections of original archives housed within Liverpool Central Library. Each
lecture will...
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Littlewoods building fire is
possible arson
Photographs by Sean Taylor
ON Sunday, 2 September 2018, Sean
TayLor, who was passing by, spotted smoke at the former Littlewoods Building on
Edge Lane. He parked up to watch as the first Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
vehicles arrived. That was around 7:55pm. Later this was confirmed by Merseyside
Fire and Rescue Service, who have told us that they got the call at 7:52pm BST
and were on site by 7:56pm BST on site...
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Road running Richard sets steely sights
on Ironman challenge ahead of 51st birthday
A dedicated fundraiser for Kidscan
Children's Cancer Research has been spending the run up to his birthday a little
differently this year, by training for a gruelling Ironman competition.
University of...
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Fixing a hole… Potholes in focus as we
go on the road with the Council's highways team
THERE'S just no getting round it,
potholes are a big issue. They are a menace to motorists and have the potential
to hold every 1 up as they go about their daily business. It's a fact that many
of Liverpool's roads are in a...
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Video advice ahead of World
Suicide Prevention Day
A Local NHS trust has produced a number
of videos and a short animation to mark:- 'World Suicide Prevention Day,'
on 10 September 2018, with tips and advice to help if you or someone you know is
feeling suicidal. North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust...
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Chamber of Horrors set to
return to St George's Hall this Halloween!
PREPARE to go on a chilling journey in
to the dark depths of St George's Hall this October, when 'LoveHistory'
return with the spine tingling, fright night spectacular; 'Chamber
of Horrors - Gallows Eve,' just in time for Halloween! After the success
of the previous Chamber of...
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Northern Powerhouse sees
goods exports on the rise
UK Government
figures, released on 6 September 2018, have
shown that the demand for goods made in the Northern Powerhouse has grown by
3.5% over 2017, and 16.1% since 2010. Steady year on year and quarter on quarter
growth in exports from the Northern Powerhouse shows the strength of the
Northern economy...
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Chamber of Horrors set to
return to St George's Hall this Halloween!
PREPARE to go on a chilling journey in
to the dark depths of St George's Hall this October, when 'LoveHistory'
return with the spine tingling, fright night spectacular; 'Chamber
of Horrors - Gallows Eve,' just in time for Halloween! After the success
of the previous Chamber of...
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Liverpool family's charity
walk to help prevent young suicide
A Liverpool family is, for the second year running in
memory of their son, organising Nathan's 10k/5k. The walk/run event on Sunday 9
September, in support of national charity PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide,
aims to raise awareness that there is help for young people who are struggling
with life. In the UK suicide is the main cause of death in young people under
35. Every year over 1,600 take their own lives. PAPYRUS believes that many are
preventable. The charity provides practical advice and support, how to cope,
what to say and do; to young people and others concerned...
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Action to improve alleyways
and refuse storage
A ₤6 million plan to tackle underlying
issues with waste, litter and vermin in Liverpool's alleyways is set for
approval. The City Council's Cabinet is being asked to give the green light to a
3 year programme which will see back passageways repaired and new refuse storage
and collection methods introduced.
Liverpool has 22,000 properties on black bin bag collections due to
the fact they have 4 foot alleyways which can't accommodate refuse
wagons and wheelie bins. The passageways were built in Victorian
times and many are in a poor state of...
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85% of interviewers admit
asking candidates off limits questions
A shocking 85% of interviewers, and
78% in the North West; have admitted asking inappropriate questions when
grilling job seekers, new research by UK science and technology recruitment
specialists, Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS) has revealed.
55% admitted asking candidates what year they were born and 42% asked if the
applicant was planning to start a family. In addition, the vast majority (88%)
said it was acceptable to ask a candidate whether or not they planned to have
children. The Top 10 'red flag' questions that hiring
managers admitted...
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Parents less likely to
donate child's organs, new figures show
NEW figures show parents are
significantly less likely to donate their child's organs for lifesaving
transplants, which limits the number of organs available for children on the
transplant waiting list. The statistics, released by NHS Blood and Transplant
for Organ Donation Week, shows only 48% of families supported donation for a
relative aged 17 and under in 2017. That compares to an average of 66% families
agreeing for relatives of all ages. The figures have also remained largely
static, despite the overall increase in organ donation. For some children on the
waiting list, a young donor is their only hope...
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Home ownership now little more than a
pipe dream for public sector workers in the North West
OWNING a home has become virtually
impossible for many public sector workers within the North West, according to
research published by UNISON. Getting a deposit together and obtaining a
mortgage are often insurmountable hurdles for those living in the majority of
Local Authority areas across:- England, Scotland and Wales, according to the
findings.
The UNISON report Priced Out highlights how saving the money for a down payment
on a property could take decades. This is based on 1st time buyers saving ₤100
every month for a deposit...
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UK Government abandons plans
to abolish Class 2 National Insurance Contributions for the self employed
AFTER the UK Government announced that
its abandoning plans to abolish Class 2 National Insurance Contributions for the
self employed, campaigners have said the whole area of national insurance needs
a comprehensive review.
The Government said they have abandoned the reform; which had been due to take
effect from April 2019; due to the negative impacts it could have on some of the
lowest earners and the fact that any options identified to mitigate this would,
in their view, introduce greater complexity to the tax system when...
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Southport Flower Show 2018 -
Part 4
Photographs by
L and C Trollope
THIS is our final part of our
photographic coverage of the 89th Southport Flower show, that was held over
16 August to 19 August 2018, on Victoria Park. We had so many photos from
this amazing...
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