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Publication Date:- 2018-09-22
 

Formby Viking Medieval Market 2018 ON Saturday, 22 September 2018, the Formby Gild Hall played host to the 6th Viking Medieval Market. The event was well attended, despite the weather. Run by the Fornebei Herfolk (Formby Vikings) and the VMM organisational and... Click on to read this report.... Please select more news reports below... Some selected pages might contain multiple reports on them... Liverpool's cutting edge care hubs plan breaks ground THE spadework has started on a multi million pound plan to transform social care for people living with dementia in Liverpool. Earthmovers are in at two sites in the City as part of a ₤30 million plan to create new living spaces and care hubs. The services will be managed by health and social care provider... Click on to read ... 1000 jobs, 1 jobs fair at St Johns Shopping Centre ST JOHNS Shopping Centre have teamed up with Job Centre Plus and Holiday Inn to put on a huge Job Fair on Thursday, 27 September 2018. Over 1000 job opportunities will be on offer from stores across the City, including:- McDonald's, Matalan, New Look and JD Sports. More than 30 employers will participate in the event at taking... Click on to read ... Join the giants of football LIVERPOOL FC, Everton Football Club and Tranmere Rovers are joining forces to stage a series of free, football coaching sessions for local School children; with a giant twist. Hundreds of School children from across the Region are being invited to take part in the event, which will mark the return of the Giants to Liverpool for a spectacular... Click on to read ... 'Liverpool's Dream' will be last ever Giants showcase Photos Serge Koutchinsky - Royal de Luxe JEAN-LUC Courcoult, founder and Creative Director of the world's most influential street theatre company, Royal de Luxe, has announced that the:- 'Liverpool's Dream' will be the final curtain for the Giants. At a press conference held in Liverpool, on Tuesday, 18 September 2018, Jean-Luc revealed which Giants will be heading to the City... Click on to read ... It has been 6 weeks since student Adam Seaton vanished in Southport   ON Thursday, 20 September 2018, Merseyside Police made a fresh appeal for people to come forward with information; 6 weeks after the disappearance of student Adam Seaton, in Southport, Merseyside... Click on to read ... Kick It Out to celebrate Non League Day for 7th year running FOR the 7th year running, on Saturday, 13 October 2018, Kick It Out will partner Non League Day, as the organisation gears up for its biggest ever involvement in the initiative. As Kick It Out marks 25 years of campaigning for equality in football, 7... Click on to read ... New EEF/ComRes research underlines clear Brexit priorities for manufacturers in the North West NEW research published today by EEF, The Manufacturers' Organisation, shows that 83% of manufacturers in the North West believe it important that... Click on to read ... Liverpool says:- "Rethink Universal Credit..." THOUSANDS of people in Liverpool are being forced into poverty because of the Government's welfare reform program. And with the rollout of Universal Credit (UC) looming large over the City, many... Click on to read ... Miss Liverpool City Region 2018 At Zoë's Place 'It's A Knockout...' ON 15 September 2018, Miss Liverpool City  2018, Abigail Foster, took part with a team at this year’s:- 'It's A Knockout...' charity event for Zoë's Place. In total, 7 amazing teams took part in supporting the special centre that provides 24 hour respite and palliative... Click on to read this report.... Should Councils use Phone boxes to house CPR information and a defibrillator? WE have been in the Mendip Hills, and around Gloucestershire on a fact finding mission for a few days, recently. As we looked around the area we spotted that most of the remote rural villages and even some towns and cities had... Click on to read ... Formby Royal British Legion's Quiz Night is all ready to welcome you THE Formby Branch of The Royal British Legion are holding John Nelson's Fun Quiz, on Tuesday, 2 October 2018, at Formby Cricket Club, Cricket Path, L37 7DP, from 7:30pm prompt. Tickets cost ₤5 and there will be a raffle and auction, all proceeds to go to Formby Royal British Legion Branch Funds, which funds Remembrance events within... Click on to read ... Hypo Awareness Week HEALTH professionals from Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust's diabetes services in Southport and Formby are participating in a national drive to raise awareness of hypoglycaemia, a short term complication of diabetes. The week long campaign is being held in a bid... Click on to read ... Get a 1st look at the full size replica new Merseyrail trains on public display PEOPLE from across the Liverpool City Region are being invited to come and experience the new trains coming to the Merseyrail network. A realistic, full scale mock up of one of the train carriages will be on public view on the Wirral and in Liverpool City Centre. The detailed and... Click on to read ... ₤1.4million investment in new CT scanners improves patient experience THE Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has invested ₤1.4 million in 2 new CT scanners to improve services and bring treatment closer to patients. The investment has seen a brand new facility opened at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre... Click on to read ... Julie walks for Maggie's THE charity Maggie's provides free practical and emotional support for people living with cancer, set to hit the streets of Liverpool , on Friday, 28 September 2018, to take in the cities cultural delights. Over 170 people have signed up to take part in the Liverpool Culture Crawl. Throughout the 10k sponsored walk supporters will experience exclusive access to some of the cities most iconic buildings... Click on to read ... Weather leads to 1st G-Fest moving date and location ON 23 September 2018, the very 1st D-Fest was meant to take place, but due to the severe weather, organisers, Southport's Learning Rooms were left with no choice, but to cancel the event, at Oaklea Barns Guest House, in Lydiate and move it to Pleasureland, in Southport, on a new date of Sunday, 30 September 2018. The event is aimed... Click on to read ... Waterfront car park set for demolition WORK could get underway next month demolishing the multi storey Waterfront Car Park in Liverpool ravaged by fire on New Year's Eve. A report to the Cabinet on Friday 28 September says detailed logistical plans have been drawn up to take down the car park, which has 1,191 vehicles inside it; of which 1,033 are completely burnt out. None of the cars are able to be removed before demolition because... Click on to read ... Young people's vision for Liverpool LIVERPOOL is bidding to join the Unicef Child Friendly City programme; putting young people at the heart of everything it does. The City Council is to submit an application to the child rights organisation to work towards the status, to cement and further Liverpool's work to ensure that children's rights are reflected in the policies, programmes and... Click on to read ... Successful Liverpool Tattoo Announces Return to Echo Arena Liverpool in 2019 THE City of Liverpool Tattoo has announced it will return to the Echo Arena, in 2019, following a successful weekend of shows in 2018. Thousands attended the spectacular cultural showcase... Click on to read ... Dancers turn out for New Zealand celebration LIVERPOOL City Council is celebrating famous Scouser with a traditional Haka dance. Female Councillors will come together in memory of Liverpool born Kate Sheppard who led the suffrage movement in New Zealand which enabled women to vote for the 1st time 125 years ago, making it the 1st country to allow women to vote. The Haka will be performed by students at the highly decorated MD Productions, and will be led by Councillor Liz Parsons, alongside fellow female Councillors and female... Click on to read ... Young recycling champions rewarded PUPILS at a Liverpool primary School are being rewarded for their hard work spreading the message about the importance of recycling. Children at Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School, in Everton, have been working with the City Council's recycling team to drive up the rate at their School, and also in the local community. Each class has a reusable bag for its recyclable waste which has been so successful it has meant them having to get more Eurobins to take the rubbish, ran their own recycle week in June and are looking at options to reduce non recyclable waste in the School. Now, to mark National... Click on to read ... Special offer for readers at Southport's Tiger Bar JUST around the corner at the North End of Lord Street, within what was Bar 45, you will find the newly opened Tiger Bar, on Leicester Street, Southport (PR90BL). The bar offers a relaxed atmosphere, with live music on most Friday and weekend nights, plus on Wednesday nights... Click on to read this report.... Annual golf day raises ₤11,000 for brain injury survivors A golf day organised by Fletchers Solicitors raised an incredible ₤11,000 for Headway Preston and Chorley. The annual event, which was held at Hesketh Golf Club, was organised by the Southport based solicitors to raise money for the brain injury charity... 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