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Southport Xmas Lights
Big
Switch On sees record crowds attend
SOUTHPORT'S Big Switch On is reported
to have brought in
over 9,000 people into the seaside report's Town Centre, on Sunday, 18 November
2018. The 2018 event was the opening of the festive season for the Town, that
will see an ice skating rink and other attractions popping up around the
centrepiece attraction, a 60ft LED modern frame 'tree.' This
'tree' is 1 of the biggest...
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Liverpool Vision functions
to transfer to City Council
LIVERPOOL'S Economic Development
Company is to relocate to work closely with the City Council. As part of an
ongoing drive to better deliver priorities set out in the City's new Inclusive
Growth Plan, the Mayor has decided to transfer...
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Council champs co-ordinate
charity collections
LIVERPOOL City Council Offices and
buildings have become food collection points as part of a campaign to support
vulnerable people over the festive period. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson, has
launched a fresh appeal to support the City's foodbanks, which will be facing...
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Have a heart and save lives
in your community
HAVE you got the heart to raise
awareness of atrial fibrillation in your community? The Innovation Agency, the
Academic Health Science Network for the North West Coast, is appealing for
volunteers to become AF Ambassadors in Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire...
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France and Britain shares
the finals honours on the Wirral
MORE than 300 matches have been played
over 2 weeks, at the Tennis Europe, ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit Finals, that ran
from 29 October 2018 to 4 November 2018, at the Wirral Indoor Tennis Centre.
Participants come from more...
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KIND Christmas Appeal 2018
needs your help
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SINCE 1975 KIND has made Christmas a
happier and less stressful time for tens of thousands of disadvantaged...
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Sole traders and business,
warning issued about Fake HMRC Tax Emails being sent out
THIS is 1 of the latest spoof or imitation emails
being sent to small and large businesses this week. Fake emails like this get
sent out all the time claiming to be a well known company...
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New film urges victims to consider
restorative justice to get answers
A powerful new film of one woman's
journey to get answers from her childhood abuser has been released to encourage
other victims of crime to consider using restorative justice to help them
recover and move forward with their lives. Louise Gilbert, 39, has spoken out
about her experiences to increase awareness...
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Celebration of Kindness Week
2018!
FORMBY'S Trinity St Peter's C.E. Primary
School, have recently run held a
'Celebration of Kindness Week' and have managed to raise an incredible ₤936.05!
What a fantastic achievement!
The week of celebrations kickstarted with the debut of the new School music
video, that reminding us to:- "Laugh more and worry less."
Principal Mrs Deborah Pringle...
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GMB Members to strike at
Cammell Laird Shipyard in Birkenhead over job cuts
IF the decision to slash hundreds of
jobs is not reversed it will lead to untold hardship for workers and their
families...
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Liverpool author to host storytelling
event
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LIVERPOOL scientist turned author
Jennifer Jones is inviting parents and their children to attend the official
launch of her new book next month. The former lecturer at Liverpool John Moores
University will be hosting an event at...
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Care at Night, Pay Us Right!
SUPPORT workers, service users'
families and Councillors were refused the opportunity to submit a petition
signed by over 13,000 people at the Alternative Futures Group (AFG) Headquarters,
in Prescot, on Wednesday, 21 November 2018.
The petition calls for AFG not to go through with their controversial plan to...
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Pampering
and fizz on the menu for Ladies Night at Dobbies Southport
PRESENT list starting to spiral out of
control? Worried when to book in those essential beauty treatments before the
office party? Fear not, Dobbies' festive Ladies Night is back with a bang for
2018. With fizz and canapés...
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OSSME 20th Birthday Highlights Needs of
Autistic Children in Liverpool
OSSME, a specialist autism service
which supports children and young people in Merseyside and Cheshire, celebrated
its 20 year Anniversary, alongside autistic people, families, professionals
and...
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New inquiry into sexual violence on
Merseyside launched
A new inquiry which aims to uncover the
true picture of sexual violence across Merseyside has been commissioned by the
Deputy Police Commissioner and...
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A Level Students Win Gold Crest Awards
DURING this year's summer holidays,
Katie Byrne, Jessica Lam and Shannon Cain, students from Hugh Baird College's
South Sefton Campus completed a 4 week Nuffield Research placement and have each
received a...
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A Level Fine Art Students take a trip
to Tate
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ON Wednesday, 17 October 2018, A Level Fine
Art students from the College's South Sefton Campus further enhanced their
studies as they took a trip to explore art collections at the Walker, Open Eye
and Tate Art Gallery.
Having soaked up the array of skills and techniques on display at the different
exhibitions, the...
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'Outstanding' Liverpool diabetes
service lands 5th award
IT'S high fives all round for a
Liverpool diabetes service celebrating its 5th prestigious accolade this year
for raising awareness of complications associated with the condition. The
team, made up of nurses, consultants, dieticians...
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Landlord fined for misleading
City
Council and not having licence
A Liverpool landlord has been hit with
a total bill of over ₤4,000 after pleading guilty to managing a rented property
without a compulsory licence and failing to install smoke alarms. At Liverpool
Magistrates Court, on...
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Sovini Trade Supplies
partners with SYMPHONY Electric Vehicles to support the company's 0 emission
deliveries
MERSEYSIDE Builders' Merchants Sovini
Trade Supplies have partnered with SYMPHONY Electric Vehicles as part of their
sustainable transport scheme following a successful bid to install Electric
Charging Points at their Aintree depot. The 2...
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People urged to get themselves tested
for HIV
WITH National HIV testing week underway, people in
Liverpool are being encouraged to get themselves tested. It is recommended that
you test at least once a year, but more often if you have sex without a condom,
or sex with more than 1 partner. HIV is a virus most commonly caught by having
sex without a condom. Currently there are 650 people in the City living with HIV
infection. Approximately 50 Liverpool residents are newly diagnosed each year.
It is estimated that up to 115 people living locally have the virus, but aren't
aware. If...
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Birtenshaw opens the door
IT'S been hailed as 1 of the best
Schools in the country for children with special educational needs… It has
a range of state of the art facilities for both students and the local community
to enjoy… And it's the latest School to open as part of Liverpool City Council's
₤180m School investment programme. Birtenshaw School, Fazakerley, has been officially opened by Mayor of Liverpool
Joe Anderson, on Friday, 23 November 2018. The ₤5m School, on the site of the
former Dyson...
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Formby gets ready for the
2018 Christmas Lights Switch On...
THE Formby Christmas Lights are being Switched On! This takes place
on Sunday, 25 November 2018. The yearly event will see the Village Centre
buzzing with entertainment, stalls and funfair rides, even a steam train
will be there... Plus, we can confirm that...
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Plaques commemorate women's
right to vote
PLAQUES have been unveiled on
Wednesday, 21 November 2018, commemorating 100 years since women were granted
the right to vote. They are being unveiled at Liverpool Town Hall and Blackburne
House to recognise the part played by women on Merseyside in bringing about
female suffrage. Both the Town Hall and Blackburne House plaques include a
quote written by pupils from Liverpool Schools' Parliament:- "A vote is
not a cross in a box. It is a tool to empower a population and change lives. May
the ideals of these women live on." Plus the Town
Hall plaque also...
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Parents in the North West to spend
₤123.05 on presents per child this Christmas
GENEROUS residents of the North West
are set to embark on a festive spending bonanza over the next 6 weeks, according
to figures released. The findings released by VoucherCodes.co.uk, the leading
savings site, show that Brits are set to spend ₤203.98m more on children's
Christmas presents than their parents did a generation ago, considering
inflation. The survey of over 2,000 people across the country discovered that
the average parent in the North West will...
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₤500,000 fund launched to celebrate
Windrush Generation throughout the year
THOUSANDS of communities across the
country will have the opportunity to bid for a share of ₤500,000 of new funding
to hold their own local events to celebrate the contribution of the Windrush
Generation on Windrush Day and throughout the year. The fund, which
launched on 22 November 2018, will provide money to local Councils, charities
and community organisations seeking to hold commemorative and educational events
to mark the arrival of the...
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Over 10,500 people in the North West
are now homeless
SHELTER launches urgent appeal after
new report reveals depth of homelessness crisis. Brand new analysis from Shelter
reveals that 10,665 people are recorded as homeless in the North West. This
figure lays bare the true scale of the Region's worsening housing crisis,
despite repeated Government pledges to tackle the problem.
In 2017, the overall number increased by more than 1,000 people. To
identify where the problem is most acute in the North West, the charity mapped
the...
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Official launch of a new
housing development in Liverpool
A new ₤6.1m housing development in
Wavertree, designed for customers looking to rent in Liverpool, launched with a
sod cutting ceremony to mark the official start of construction work on site.
Nuvu Wavertree is a 48-home development which is being developed by Your Housing
Group, 1 of the largest housing providers in the UK, with more than 28,000
homes across North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands, in partnership with MCI
Developments.
Steve Fensom, chief operating Officer at Your Housing Group, Councillor...
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Cuts to School Support Staff could
leave vulnerable children in the North West at risk
SCHOOL Support Staff regularly go home
worried about pupils' welfare, safety and emotional state after discussing
issues such as grooming, gangs, domestic violence, bullying, loneliness, and
sexual abuse with them, according to a survey released by UNISON. The research
suggests that across the North West 25% of School Support Staff involved in
children's welfare go home worried every day having spoken to pupils about the
issues that trouble them both inside and outside of School.
88% of Support Staff told...
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Mersey Care FT highly commended in
Community or Primary Care Services Redesign category at 2018 HSJ Awards
ON 21 November 2018, the awards ceremony for
the HSJ Awards 2018 was held at the Intercontinental London, The O2 where Mersey
Care FT was highly commended in the Community or Primary Care Services Redesign; North/Midlands/East category in recognition for their Personality Disorder Hub
project. The HSJ Awards are the world's largest healthcare awards programme
featuring 1,500 entrants...
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Minister calls on businesses
in the North West to reveal how many disabled staff they employ
THE Minister for Disabled People,
Health and Work, Sarah Newton urges large employers to build more inclusive
workforces as 10,000 businesses sign up to the Disability Confident Scheme;
including 1,290 in the North West. Large companies should reveal the
numbers of disabled people they employ, the Minister for Disabled People, Health
and Work Sarah Newton urged this week as part of a drive to build a more
inclusive society. With around a 5th of the working age population...
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241 jobs to go at Ellesmere
Port Vauxhall
ON 24 November 2018, car giant Vauxhall
on Merseyside employs workers from across a wide North West Region spanning
North Wales to Lancashire, but it faces falling sales and relatively high
manufacturing costs at the Ellesmere Port plant, which builds the Astra.
Vauxhall, which was taken over by the French company PSA Group in 2017, and has
already suffered from 3 previous rounds of job cuts in recent years, but it has
now been announced that another 241 job losses at the company's Ellesmere Port.
The company said it aimed to achieve the cuts in through voluntary...
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