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Charity training for struggling
small charities in Liverpool
THE annual Walk of Witness and
Passion Play was held again in Formby Village on Good Friday, outside the Formby
Pool. This is the 1st time this event has been able to be held in this
location since Covid19. The event started with a parade from the Center of the
Village, down to the Swimming Pool's Gardens, where the play was preformed. This
years show was entitled:- "On the Road to Emmaus" and was
preformed by members og Churches...
Job Vacancy:-
"Social Media Specialist"
GALLERY One is located in Southport Town Centre and
sells unique original and 1 off pieces of art. Currently, the local, family,
shop that specialises in contemporary art, with a wide range of colours, styles
and artists, is...
Joshua earns
place in National finals
NESTLE Professional
has announced Hugh Baird College L20 Hotel School student Joshua
McCafferty as1 of this year's Toque d'Or competition finalists.
Competitors across the United Kingdom and Ireland took part in the National
Heats for this year's...
ClayWorks Students'
Exhibition at ArtHouse Southport
THERE is always an air of
anticipation about the annual exhibition at the ArtHouse by the student potters
from Southport Contemporary Arts' ClayWorks Studio. Southport's answer to
Channel 4's:- "Great Pottery Thrown Down," ClayWorks is part of
Southport Contemporary Arts well established portfolio of drop in classes. When
ClayWorks 1st...
Mayor Steve
Rotheram unveils radical levelling up plan to drive Liverpool City Region
economy and improve lives
THE Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve
Rotheram, has unveiled a radical plan to deliver real levelling up for the
Region; creating thousands of new jobs and improving life chances for its 1.6m
residents. Underpinned by more powers...
Frustration as
Southport's heritage is rotting away
THE heritage of the Town Centre dates from the late
18th century, a time when Southport was promoting itself as a high class seaside
resort. However in recent years, Southport has been in decline. According to the
2001 census, Southport had a population of 90,336, making it the 11th most
populous settlement in...
Merseyside Strategic Policing and Partnership Board launched to make our Region
safer
SENIOR figures from Policing and Community Safety have
met for the first Merseyside Strategic Policing and Partnership Board today
focused on making our Region even safer. Emily Spurrell has established the
Board with the aim of bringing senior...
More struggling
or falling victim to cyber crime through lack of digital skills
FOR most people, the decision by Lloyds Banking
Group to close 60 UK branches this summer passed without undue concern, but for
millions in the UK who don't go online, it's a devastating blow to their
independence. But as with many other services; from...
Liverpool City
Council Governance consultation letters being delivered
HOUSEHOLDS in Liverpool are
starting to receive letters outlining how they can take part in a consultation
over how the City should be governed. The letter has a secure link to an online
portal, to answer the question:- "How would you like Liverpool City
Council to be run?"
City Solicitor, Dan Fenwick, said:- "The..."
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People will get a
chance to live though the 60's era this April, by watching the show 'Twist
and Shout' at the Atkinson
AN all star cast from the West End deliver a musical
powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through
to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late sixties. People can enjoy
the all star West End cast perform to the music of:- The Beatles, Hermans
Hermits, Gerry and The Pacemakers...
Bond, James Bond
back at Vue - watch every bond ever at Vue
THIS Spring, James Bond fans can relive the story of
MI6's most iconic agent, as 007 returns to the big screen in each and every one
of his films at Vue; starting from where it all began. From Friday, 15 April
2022, Bond fanatics and film-lovers alike can begin their journey through the
secret agent's missions to save the...
Trained
croupier's gamble on becoming a professional artist is a success
A former croupier's gamble to fulfil a childhood dream has led to that
dream becoming reality. Samantha Greenhill has been working as a professional
artist for the past 4 years after falling in love with art at School, more than
30 years ago. The 50 year old, who...
Liverpool Against
Racism EMPOWERS City's teens
TEENAGERS from across Liverpool will come together to
creatively explore what racism means to them. As part of the Liverpool Against
Racism festival, the Youth EMPOWER Conference takes place, on Friday, 29 April
2022, and will see 60 young adults from Schools across the City Region engage in
honest and frank discussions on the topic of...
Long live pen and
paper:- 'How tablets and devices hinder children's creative and emotional
development'
INTEGRATIVE Psychotherapeutic
Counsellor, Liz Ritchie and Youcef Bendraou, Stationery designer at Pukka Pads,
discuss the impact technology has on children's creative development and future
academic success. A recent discussion between...
Most non-smokers
in Liverpool say they would not kiss, date, hire nor rent to a smoker
30% of adult smokers say they
have been treated unfairly because they smoke; according to new research. An
independently conducted survey by Lake Research, which was commissioned by
Philip Morris Limited (PML), questioned 2,000 non...
Liverpool City
Region and Greater Manchester Mayors Urge MPs to Back Hillsborough Law
STEVE Rotheram and Andy Burnham
make joint call to 650 MPs to back Hillsborough Law and calls on Government to
include such a law in the Queen's Speech. In advance of the 33rd Anniversary of
the Hillsborough disaster, in which 97 men, women and children were unlawfully
killed, Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, and...
A former Royal
Marine from Merseyside is leading the charge on helping the Greek Authorities
improve the way they deal with gender based violence
MATHEW Lodge now serves as the UK's Ambassador to
Greece and signed off on funding for visits by Greek officials to the UK for
training on how to best respond to domestic violence and serious sexual assault
cases. A...
HMRC customers in
the North West encouraged to check out financial support available to them
CUSTOMERS in the North West are
being encouraged to check online for the range of financial support available
from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to help with living costs. HMRC has listed
the support available in 1 place to ensure people are not missing out and can
easily find out online if they are eligible...
Liverpool
businessman posthumously honoured
A businessman who inspired generations of
entrepreneurs is to be posthumously honoured in a special ceremony at Liverpool
Town Hall, on Wednesday, 13 April 2022. John Haynes, who passed away in December
2020, was the founder of the Liverpool based International...
Cheshire and
Wirral Partnership NHS appoint new Chief Executive
CHESHIRE and Wirral Partnership
NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) has appointed Tim Welch as its new Chief Executive.
Tim has 29 years of experience in the NHS, 19 of...
Tickets now on
sale for the Bordeaux Wine Experience at the Town Hall
FOR 4 days this
summer over the extended Bank Holiday weekend, Liverpool comes alive
with a brand new festival:- 'Taste Liverpool's Drink Bordeaux'
which coincides with the Queen's Jubilee celebrations across
Thursday, 2 June to Sunday, 5 June 2022. Taste Liverpool. Drink
Bordeaux is set to be...
Letter To
Editor:- "Unsightly Stickers in Town Center"
"DEAR Southport Reporter, I have spotted stickers in
and around the Town Centre that are on all types of objects, from street lights
to other road side objects, such as the litter bins. Some stickers have even
been put on road signs! This is just as bad, if not worse than fly posting, yet
no action is being taken by Sefton Council. Some of the..."
Specialist
domestic abuse and sexual violence charities invited to apply for vital funds
CHARITIES which
provide specialist support to survivors of domestic abuse and sexual
violence are being invited to submit bids for vital funding by the
Region's Police Commissioner. Emily Spurrell is encouraging
charities who support vulnerable victims to bid for additional Ministry of
Justice funding, worth...
Touring
Liverpool City Region's Theatres:- 'The Monkey With No Bum - The Musical'
THE popular children's book which
teaches youngsters to love themselves just the way they are, has been turned
into a live musical for the stage. And Asa Murphy's charming tale:- 'The
Monkey With No Bum - The Musical' is set to entertain young audiences
and their families at venues across the Liverpool City Region this spring and
summer..
The City of
Liverpool College brings toil and trouble to the Bombed Out Church
YOUNG Actors from The
City of Liverpool College will be taking over the atmospheric St
Luke's Bombed Out Church later this month with a performance of
Shakespeare's shortest tragedy, Macbeth. 1st year Level 3 Acting
students will be performing at the 2 day production of Shakespeare's
story of power struggles and vaulting ambition on Tuesday...
Free English
classes for Ukrainian Refugees
HUGH Baird College in
Bootle is offering free English classes to Ukrainian adults and
their family members who find themselves displaced to the Liverpool
City Region. The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
classes will help with linguistic obstacles and reading, writing and
listening. Learning these skills aims to make it easier for the
refugees to feel more at ease and less isolated whilst...
Local jobs,
tackling inequality and combating the climate crisis at the heart of new
Liverpool City Region Social Value Framework
SOCIAL value tool to help tackle
City Region's deep rooted social, economic and environmental challenges...
Measures to maximise local benefits to be written into contracts and funding
agreements Social value to be embedded in all Combined Authority activity Mayor
Steve Rotheram:- "I want to ensure that we're getting the biggest bang for
our buck and making the greatest difference possible" Giving
something...
CLA encourages
dog owners to be responsible in the countryside
DOG owners are urged to keep
their dogs under control in the countryside, especially as more visitors are
expected in the countryside during spring. This reminder vomes over the Easter
break and as milder weather starts to come in over the UK. CLA Director
North Lucinda Douglas said:- "We welcome visitors to share this beauty but
ask that you respect the countryside as a place of work and a sanctuary for
wildlife when enjoying a day out. It is vital that dog owners understand their
responsibilities. Dogs can attack livestock if they are..."
New website
provides reliable health apps to Sefton
PEOPLE in Sefton can now help
themselves to live healthier, happier lives using accredited health applications
included on:- Sefton.Orcha.Co.UK. Health and care
partners across the NHS, Local Authority and voluntary, community and faith
sector (VCF) in Sefton have worked with the Organisation for the Review of Care
and Health Applications (ORCHA) to develop an online health app library tailored
to the health needs of Sefton residents.
Dr Peter Chamberlain, local GP and chair of NHS South Sefton Clinical
Commissioning Group (CCG), said:- "This is a..."
RMT calls for economic sanctions against P&O - 1 month on from mass
sackings
THE Maritime union points out
that several P&O Ferries have not been able to sail since the vicious and
reckless act of sacking 800 skilled seafarers on the 17 March 2022. Since the
ships have been found to not be seaworthy due to agency crews not being familiar
with the vessels, a lack of competency around fire safety and emergency
evacuation, firefighting equipment that is not fit for purpose, and deficient
structural integrity levels. P&O has also tried to claim that the callous and
unlawful act of...
8 hour strike
on TransPennine Express on Easter weekend
TPE conductors on major railway
lines will take 48 hours of strike action in row over pay and Sunday working
this Saturday. The company has point blank refused TPE conductors' request to
increase pay for staff coming in on their days off and Sundays. This week TPE
claimed there was no money in the budget to resolve the dispute but were then
forced to admit they are paying out 3 times what conductors are asking for on
daily basis; to managers to work on trains during strike days. We are told that
the union is demanding...
₤8.1m boost to
expand Skills Bootcamps for the Liverpool City Region
THE Liverpool City Region
Combined Authority has secured ₤8.1m to deliver Skills Bootcamps in a range of
sectors over the next year, after successfully piloting Skills Bootcamps in
digital skills over the last 2 years. Skills Bootcamps provide training in:-
construction, digital, engineering, green skills, HGV drivers, and rail.
Thousands of people are expected to benefit from the free courses, which are
intended to raise skill levels in key sectors, enabling eligible adults to move
into more...
Write the Future
- Music Technology Conference
ON 28 April 2022 Liverpool City
Region Music Board is hosting:- 'Write the Future: Music Technology
Conference' in Liverpool City Centre, showcasing the emerging
technologies transforming the evolving music industry and creating immersive
music experiences for fans. All musicians, creatives and music executives
working in the Liverpool City Region are invited to attend this free conference;
with influential creative's from across the UK coming to Liverpool to discuss
and demonstrate various immersive technologies...
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