Are you ready for the Williams BMW Liverpool International Tennis Tournament?

4 days of tennis is heading to Liverpool, within the wonderful surroundings of Aigburth Cricket Ground. The 18th edition of the Williams BMW Liverpool International Tennis Tournament is due to be held over 19 June to 23 of June 2019. This is a warm up event, before Wimbledon and it attracts every year some of the most well known names from tennis, who take part in this annual tennis exhibition... The Tournament this includes these well known names:- Naomi Broady, Kaia Kanepi, Naomi Broady, Corinna Dentoni, Jason Tseng, Alessandro Giannessi, Adam Jones, Mansour Bahrami, Robert Kendrick, Neal Skupski along with Ken Skupski... For more information about the event and to get tickets, please visit:- LiverpoolTennis.Co.UK.

TV garden expert Adam Frost joins stars at Southport Flower Show

CELEBRITY gardener Adam Frost is to reveal the creative secrets behind his award winning designs at this year's Southport Flower Show. The broadcaster and author will talk about the inspiration for some of his acclaimed projects as well as answering questions and sharing ideas for visitors to use in their own gardens. Adam is a presenter on BBC Gardeners' World and has also appeared on The One Show, the Alan Titchmarsh Show and DIY SOS. In May he co-presented the BBC programme RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019, The Road to Chelsea, with Sandi Toksvig. Adam has a new book out called:- 'How to Create Your Garden' and he also regularly writes for Gardeners' World Magazine. He has published a book of his Gold Medal winning garden designs, titled 'Real Gardens' and in 2016 he won:- 'Best New Talent' at the RTS West Awards for his Gardeners' World films.

Adam is known to TV viewers for his passion for gardening and his ability to create modern and stylish designs that can work around any family home. His stated mission is to create personal spaces that:- "people can feel comfortable in, places that actually feel 'real' as well as being beautiful."

Adam said:- "I love everything about gardens and gardening, so I am sure I am going to have a great time at the Southport Flower Show.  I'm looking forward to speaking to the visitors and meeting all the people who are also passionate about gardens and growing."

Adam will be making his 1st visit to the Southport Flower Show this summer as the show celebrates its 90th Anniversary with a giant garden party. He will give 2 talks at Southport on Saturday, 17 August 2019 and also hold a question and answer session with visitors.

Wages beat inflation for 15th month in a row with record employment in April

UK workers have enjoyed an unbroken period of real  terms wage growth since February 2018, new figures show; real total pay growing by 1.2% within the last year. The figures released by the ONS also show private sector employment booming, growing by 287,000 in 2018, as UK businesses continue to invest in new workers. Jobs requiring more qualifications, particularly in sectors like technology and science, continued to show the biggest increase. Higher skilled roles made up around 75% of the rise in employment since 2010; employing an extra 2.6million people since 2010. Overall this month employment levels reached a record high, while the unemployment fell by 112,000 in 2018. At 3.8%, the unemployment rate remains its lowest since the 1970's, with youth unemployment level falling by nearly half since 2010. Female employment also continued to soar this month reaching another record high, as 195,000 more women entered the workforce in the last year, benefitting from the rise in higher-skilled, higher paid jobs.

Employment Minister Alok Sharma said:- "Once again we see more people in work than ever before; 3.7 million more since 2010. A testament to the Government 's support for employers and jobseekers on a day where we also mark that 2 million claimants are now being supported through Universal Credit.  With wage growth increasing pace on last month, outstripping inflation for the 15th month in a row, and record high female employment - the Government 's focus on pro-business policies and balanced economic management is delivering opportunity for all. As we celebrate the UK's powerhouse digital sector in London Tech Week, we also see almost 100,000 more people in digital jobs in 2018 alone."

These statistics come as the Government  joins businesses across the Capital, to mark London Tech Week, an acknowledgment of the booming digital tech sector and its impact on innovation, jobs and the economy throughout the UK.

Watch Jessica Page interviewing author and tennis star / coach Sam P Jalloh

THE international tennis star, coach and now author, Sam P Jalloh is interviewed for us by Jessica Page about his new book called:- "How Tennis Saved My Life."

Sam now lives in Southport, a far cry from his childhood in West African Sierra Leone. Sam's book is a true story about how the sport saved his life. After surviving starvation, civil war and other dangers, he became an international tennis player and coach, touring with tennis players from all over the world.

This is his personal insight into his journey which is both emotional and inspirational. For more information about Sam go to:- SPJalloh.Com His book as well as being available in selected book shops, is available signed via:- VAMPHire.com unsigned copied via Amazon...

Jessica Page, is known for being on reality TV, like the series:- "Make or Break" on Channel 5, as well as being a Miss Liverpool Runner Up 2013 and Miss England 5th Place 2015. Plus she is a Miss Universe Great Britain Finalist 2016 and also Miss Galaxy 2019 finalist. You can follow her on:- Twitter and Instagram...

The venue we filmed in was the The Bentley, located on Brunswick St, Liverpool , UK. For more information visit:- BentleyLiverpool.Co.UK.