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	Last chance to see the 
Southport Photographic Society’s 72nd National Open Exhibition
	
	THE Southport Photographic Society’s 72nd National 
	Open Exhibition is now taking place at Wayfarers Shopping Arcade, in 
	Southport. This is a free exhibition of Local and National photographers 
	images, that have been selected by judges from the... 
	
	
	
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	Will you be the next Miss
Liverpool 
City Region?
			  
	
	APPLY now to become the next Miss Liverpool City 
	Region. If you live in any of the following local authority districts, you 
	can enter... Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens... 
	
			
			
			
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North West Attraction Ups 
Investment and Expands for 2019
  
THOUSANDS of man hours, a 20% uplift in investment and 
an expanded footprint to accommodate new rides and attractions 
			
			
			
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Put it to the people march
  
ON Saturday, 23 March 2019, over 1 million people 
descended on London to demand to have their voices heard over Brexit. The people 
marching wanted... 
			
			
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Designers recreate Baby on Board badges 
for Mother's Day
  
HOOP has created 6 brand new 'Baby 
on Board!' badges, reimagined to celebrate pregnancy and encourage 
people up and down the UK... 
			
			
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Southport student to share stage with the Kids from Fame
  
A group of talented students from LMA are set to perform alongside the 
cast of iconic 80's TV series, 'Fame.' Beth Rushby, from Southport, will join her 
LMA classmates and 8 of the hit... 
			
			
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Freemasons give ₤45,000 to victims of 
Southern African cyclone
  
THOUSANDS of people across Mozambique, 
Malawi and Zimbabwe whose lives have been devastated by Cyclone Idai will be 
given access to clean water... 
				
			
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Event Is Out Of This World 
			
  
BRITAIN'S 1st Astronaut is heading to the 
City in June as part of River Festival Liverpool and will take part in 2 unique 
events under the huge 23ft replica Earth in Liverpool Cathedral. Just last week 
it was announced that Luke Jerram's installation... 
			
			
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Hugh Baird University Centre 
undergraduates consider their next steps
			
  
UNDERGRADUATES at the Hugh Baird University Centre are 
benefitting from a series of events involving industry experts aimed at 
enhancing their career readiness and preparing them to embark on their future 
career... 
			
			
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Roll out of new 24/7 ₤1 
Mersey Tunnel toll begins
THIS is not joke! From Monday, 1 April 
2019, Liverpool City Region residents will benefit from the new 24/7 ₤1 Fast Tag 
toll for the Mersey Tunnels. This reduced rate will be open to any residents 
living within the Liverpool City Region:- Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, 
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EU document scanning service to launch 
  
LIVERPOOL City Council is providing a document verifying and scanning 
service from Tuesday, 2 April 2019, that will support EU citizens who wish to 
continue living and working in the City... 
			
			
			
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Liverpool City Council's 
Fostering Conference
			
  
A City Council conference aimed at 
encouraging more people in Liverpool to become foster carers has been hailed an 
instant success. More than 400... 
			
			
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Ready to hit the road and 
improve Liverpool City Region's 
highways infrastructure
  
A key stretch of a major A road, which 
passes close to Everton FC's Stadium, at Goodison... 
			
			
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Family and residents praise care home in Southport in national survey
			
  
STAFF at a care home in Southport are celebrating after it performed 
strongly in a nationwide care standards survey answered by residents and their 
relatives. Anchor's Thomas Henshaw Court, in Norwood Road, scored... 
			
			
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Spring Clean on Lord Street's Memorial 
Gardens
					
					
					VOLUNTEERS have been out and 
					about, working hard to get the Town Centre looking good for 
					Easter, collecting lots of waste.  This year, the group 
					told us that it has been unbelievable, what they had found 
					in the water features along the historic main road... 
					
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Help wildlife by recording sightings of 
Britain's 'Big 5' (and others) this spring
			
  
AS spring approaches, wildlife charity People's Trust for Endangered 
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Fundraisers challenged to month long triathlon to raise money for Barnardo's
  
FUNDRAISERS in Merseyside are being challenged to swim 2.4 miles, cycle 
112 miles and run 26.2 miles over the course of a month as part of a brand new 
virtual triathlon to raise money for vulnerable children and... 
			
			
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Liverpool Film Office launches Film Fund in UK 1st 
  
A brand new film and TV fund is being launched to attract more 
productions to Liverpool City... 
			
			
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Fake emails - Warning to 
small businesses
			
			  
FAKE warnings are being sent out to small businesses 
all over the North West of England informing them that their websites are about 
to expire and that they have to send a payment, via PayPal to them, or their 
service will be stopped.  This scam in the past has been less direct, often 
taking you to a website... 
			
			
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Liverpool is now a 3 time winner 
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LIVERPOOL is the best event destination in the world.  And the City's
'Giant Spectacular; Liverpool's Dream' was the best event of its 
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Over 1/2 of Southport residents prepared to make 'significant' 
lifestyle changes to save the environment
			
  
CLIMATE change, or global warming is a hot topic. We are all aware there 
are certain... 
				
			
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Both Jess Glynne and Rick Astley to preform at Haydock Park Racecourse
THE Jockey Club Live and Haydock Park 
Racecourse are pleased to gift North West music fans an early Christmas present 
with the announcement that both Jess Glynne and Rick Astley are to become the 
1st acts of the Jockey Club Live Summer 2019 Season's open air concerts, on 
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NHS trust donates food for more than 1,000 meals to local food banks for 
Nutrition and Hydration Week
  
A LOCAL NHS provider has partnered with the Trussell 
Trust 
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					Letter to the Editor:- 
"Application to Sefton MBC for a Premises, Entertainment and Alcohol 
Licence at Orrell Hill Lane. Hightown."
					
IN our 9 March 2019
Edition we ran 2 'Letters to Editor' 
about an application to Sefton Council about an application for a premises 
licence, for both an entertainment and an alcohol licence, at Orrell Hill Lane. 
Hightown. We have since had another update letter on this subject...
 
					
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			Scrapyard Britain - abandoned 
cars in the North West increase 227% in 5 years 
THE number of motorists ditching their 
vehicles across the North West has increased by more than 200% in 5 years, new 
research reveals, as the Region has become a scrapyard for abandoned cars. New 
data, obtained by Confused.com, through Freedom of Information requests to Local 
Authorities in the North West, reveals 118 abandoned vehicles were removed by 
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Nurseries in Liverpool sought to take 
part in research trial with parenting programme 'Triple P'
THE Education Endowment Foundation has 
recently announced a new trial with 'Triple P' (Positive Parenting 
Program) to improve the sectors 
understanding of child behaviour and development, as part of a series of trials 
on the home learning environment. 'Triple P' are looking for state maintained 
nurseries across Liverpool to take.. 
			
			
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Anger at job loss plans at Knowsley and St Helens Colleges
THE University and College Union (UCU) has reacted angrily to news of 
plans to axe 65 staff at SK College Group. The proposed job losses come just a 
year after 85 posts went at the College's sites in Knowsley and St Helens. SK 
College Group was created in December 2017 following a merger between:- St 
Helens College and Knowsley Community College, that was supposed to bring 
stability. The latest round of cuts also includes plans to close... 
			
			
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Both Jess Glynne and Rick Astley to preform at Haydock Park Racecourse
THE Jockey Club Live and Aintree 
Racecourse are pleased to announce that the 1 of the music industry's best loved 
British bands Madness is heading to Aintree Racecourse this year. Combining the 
genres of:- Ska, Reggae, Motown, Rock'n'Roll and Classic Pop, this amazing act 
will be headlining an open air concert on Friday, 17 May 2019 at the historic 
venue. Fronted by the charismatic Suggs, Madness' ability... 
			
			
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Call to arms at Brick Craft 
SouthportON our 24 March 2019 the Brick Craft, who are located 
within Wayfarers Shopping Arcade, Southport, held a a call to arms for role play 
fantasy table top gamers, by holding a Warhammer workshop. Ever since Games 
Workshop... 
					
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