12 July Orange Lodge Parades in Southport

THE Annual Orange Lodge Parades returned to Southport on:- Wednesday, 12 July 2023. The event is run by members of the Liverpool Provincial Grand Orange Lodge, along with members of the Grand Orange Lodge of England. This event was held to mark the 333rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. This battle on the banks of the Boyne River near the Town of Drogheda was between the King William III; who was known as the Prince of Orange's and the forces of the deposed  Catholic King, James II...

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The 101st Ainsdale Show - Sunday - Part 2 of 2

THE Ainsdale Show is 1 of the UK's oldest Village shows to be held as a yearly event, and up until Covid19, only the 2nd World War lead to any shows being cancelled. This is our...

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Sefton Council want your views to develop brand new Culture Strategy

SINCE 10 July 2023 Sefton Council and it's partners are seeking to develop a cultural strategy for the Borough, though a public consultation. The results of the consultation will inform the development of Sefton's cultural strategy and...

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Capital and Centric reveal full line up for The Littlewoods Film and Food Fest!

SOCIAL impact developers Capital and Centric have revealed the full line up for their Littlewoods Film and Food Fest; the massive charity event planned for Saturday, 15 July 2023. The festival is set to take place in The Depot, Liverpool Film Office's Sound...

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Merseyside's Police Commissioner:- "My goal is to keep more young people safe and engaged this summer"

MERSEYSIDE'S Police Commissioner has said her goal is to:- "keep more young people safe and engaged..."

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North West business activity continues to rise but rate of growth slows downs another notch

FIRMS in the North West recorded a 5th consecutive monthly rise in business activity in June, albeit with the rate of growth easing to the slowest since March amid a drop in inflows of new work, the latest NatWest UK...

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Property management companies fined for failing to clear waste

LIVERPOOL City Council has prosecuted 2 companies for their failure to clear waste at privately rented properties. South Road Properties Ltd and Quirefast Limited were both taken to court for their failure to comply with notices served under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949...

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Edge Hill launches re-imagined Centre for Social Responsibility

EDGE Hill University will launch its new Centre for Social Responsibility Research (CSR) at a special lunchtime event bringing together leading academics and researchers. Originally established in 2013, and currently known as the Institute for Social Responsibility (ISR), the re-imagined CSR will critically...

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Damien Moore MP invites applications to £1 million Government fund for community defibrillators

FOLLOWING on from a report in last weeks edition, Southport's Member Parliament, Damien Moore, is inviting community organisations in Southport to bid for funding to install a defibrillator in their local...

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Merseyside Police have 2 nominees for the National Police Bravery Awards

2 Merseyside Police Officers who apprehended drug dealers; who then ran over 1 of the Officers in their car; have been nominated for the National Police Bravery...

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Merseyside PCC statement after Connor Chapman found guilty of Christmas Eve murder of Elle Edwards

FOLLOWING the news that Connor Chapman was on:- Thursday, 7 July 2023, found guilty of the murder of Elle...

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New Research Reveals Brits Would Rather Holiday with Pals Than Partners

A new national study on friendship reveals mates win over dates, with 28% of Brits aged:- 40 to 65, in relationships confessing they...

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Primary School in Sefton is celebrating after securing a donation to help fund a speech and language therapist

HUDSON Primary School in Maghull has received a £5,000 donation from housebuilder Persimmon as they try to raise enough money to fund a speech and language...

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ArtHouse Artist of the Month:- "Sam Cookson"

DESCRIBING himself as a compulsive:- 'Skip Diver,' reformed:- 'Southport Vintage Kleptomaniac; turned... Assemblage Sculptor and Ceramicist,' Sam Cookson's distinctive repurposed sculptures certainly validate the old adage:- "1 man's..."

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Great Granddad, 82, takes on Liverpool FC abseil at Anfield to win funds for Queenscourt Hospice

AN 82 year old great grandfather is braving himself for a daring 100ft abseil at Liverpool Football Club's Anfield stadium to raise vital funds for Queenscourt Hospice.  John Blackhurst, a...

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Liverpool will be divided into 13 neighbourhoods for the delivery of Council services

LIVERPOOL City Council is set to implement a new Neighbourhood Model to fundamentally transform the way it delivers frontline...

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PACTS urges UK Government to adopt GSR measures on its 1 Year Anniversary

A year after the adoption of the General and Pedestrian Safety Regulations (GSR) in the European Union, the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has published a Briefing:- "Still Unvaccinated GSR 1 Year..."

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Wirral's 1st Nepalese restaurant opens in Wallasey

WIRRAL'S 1st ever Nepalese restaurant has opened in Liscard, Wallasey, and people are absolutely loving it! Mt Everest is located on Wallasey Road and offers mouth-watering Nepalese cuisine alongside Indian classics; bringing something completely new to the Wirral dining...

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North Meols Pharmacy Ltd is selling 10 pharmacies

THE specialist business property adviser, Christie and Co, has been instructed to sell 10 pharmacies operating across the North West of England and North Wales  on behalf of North Meols Pharmacy Limited. The 10 pharmacies benefit from standard hours contracts and...

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More than 740 patients in the North West wait for an organ donor to save their life

THE latest annual figures published on 12 July 2023 by NHS Blood and Transplant show that last year (2022/23) there was a 5% increase in the number of patients whose lives were saved or improved through an organ transplant in the UK. The annual Organ and Tissue Donation and...

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Damien Moore MP comments on the 154th Open Golf announcement

SOUTHPORT MP Damien Moore has released the following statement from  regarding the 154th Open Championship that will again be hosted by Royal Birkdale...

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RMT launch National Day of Action against ticket office closures

THE Rail union, RMT will step up its campaign to save ticket offices, will be holding dozens of protests outside stations across the country on, Thursday 13 July 2023, as well as on Saturday, 15 july 2023. In London, the Union will hold a mass rally outside Kings...

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The acclaimed:- 'Don't Stop Me Now' Tribute to Queen is heading to Liverpool

THE UK's finest tribute to the music of Queen:- 'DON'T STOP QUEEN NOW' will embark on a UK tour across 2023, with stops in:- Sheffield, Birmingham and Liverpool this July. Hailing from the North of England, Don't Stop Queen Now are an unstoppable force whose live show allows audiences to relive the authentic magic of Queen...

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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority working with partners to accelerate the transition to net zero

IN a move designed to catalyse the delivery of zero emission buses, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (CA) has worked collaboratively with the Local Low Carbon Accelerator (LLCA) on a blueprint to accelerate the roll out of local net zero projects. The Combined Authority is 1 of 3 areas....

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Business owners in the North West step in to support employees as cost of living crisis continues

MAYOR Steve Rotheram has announced that the 1st of the Liverpool City Region's new publicly owned battery powered trains will begin final testing on the network this week. The fleet is now ready to enter final tests and driver training between Kirkby and...

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Work starts on Cambridge Arcade

SINCE we reported that work had stalled on Southport's Cambridge Arcade, to significantly improve and restore the historic thoroughfare, we are please to say that work has now started. This delay and the issues...

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Taking a different track... New panel to help Northern support staff who:- 'think differently'

NORTHERN is working with more than 40 of its staff to come up with the best way to support the train operator's neurodiverse employees...

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More than 600 jobseekers attend major post Eurovision recruitment fair

HUNDREDS of jobseekers descended on ACC Liverpool for a major post Eurovision recruitment fair. The event built on the success of the City Region's Eurovision...

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Mersey Care roll out Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs)

3 Walk In Centres across Cheshire and Merseyside are being upgraded to Urgent Treatment Centres to include improved facilities, from this autumn, as part of a national redesign to ensure consistency of service for local communities. It will increase the number of UTCs across...

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Mental Health Awareness Week - Expert shares tips to manage anxiety at work

ACCORDING to new data gathered by Confused.com, a total of 4,217 arrests were made in July 2022 relating to drink driving offences. Data was obtained through a Freedom of Information request to UK Police Forces. The request asked forces to share the total amount of...

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Rural England's 9.7 million risk being left further behind at general election

RURAL England's population of 9.7 million risk being left further behind after the next general election if the political system continues to ignore the systematic inequalities facing rural communities and businesses, warn leading rural organisations. The Rural Coalition, an alliance of 13 national organisations who...

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Caring Times Owners Club partners with Care England to offer exclusive data

CARE England's market intelligence platform MINT will share Local Authority fee data with Caring Times' community for care providers. The Caring Times Owners Club is joining forces with Care England to offer Club members exclusive access to the fees that fellow care providers have negotiated with Local Authorities. MINT, Care England's market intelligence portal, exhibits a wide range of CQC, fee, financial and general sector-specific data spanning older person and younger adult services. As part of this new...

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1,300 clean power projects with permission awaiting construction

MORE than a thousand clean energy projects with planning permission are waiting to be built, the Local Government Association warns today, with net zero ambitions at risk of being scuppered if grid connection challenges are not fixed. Hundreds of solar and wind farms are ready to be built, but communities are waiting years, in some cases decades for their clean energy due to delays in projects to the national grid. For example, plans have been submitted for a solar farm in Coventry but the earliest it can be...

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"Government inaction puts climate goals at risk," warns LCR Mayor

MAYOR Steve Rotheram said:- "We are doing everything we can to tackle the climate emergency but we need Government to take urgent action"  Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has warned the country risks missing its climate targets...

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Local Government Association says:- "Social care workforce plan needed" following publication of report

RESPONDING to the Skills for Care Size and Structure, 2023 report, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association's Community Wellbeing Board, said:- "While it is positive to see the size of the social..."

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Mersey Ferries and The Beatles Story Announce Joint Ticket

MERSEY Ferries and The Beatles Story have announced the re-launch of the joint River Cruise and The Beatles Story ticket. The combination ticket includes:- a 50 minute River Explorer Cruise, with Mersey Ferries, along with a visit to:- 'The Beatles Story,' so that tourists, visitors and local...

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Mersey Ferries and The Beatles Story Announce Joint Ticket

MERSEY Ferries and The Beatles Story have announced the re-launch of the joint River Cruise and The Beatles Story ticket. The combination ticket includes:- a 50 minute River Explorer Cruise, with Mersey Ferries, along with a visit to:- 'The Beatles Story,' so that tourists, visitors and local...

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Number of Councillors feeling personally at risk in role reaches new high

THE number of Local Councillors who have reported feeling at risk in their role due to rising levels of abuse and intimidation has increased to a new high in the last year, a new Local Government...

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Mersey Care helps Sefton's breastfeeding Mums with new register of friendly businesses

MERSEY Care is calling on local businesses and public buildings in Sefton to help support mums by joining a register of venues that are:- 'breastfeeding friendly...'

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