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Marshside Brass
Band brings Christmas Cheer to Peets Place Churchtown
THE popular fishmonger, Peets Place,
on Cambridge Road, Churchtown. The store sells a massive range of fish, including
catches from Southport's fishermen and shimmers, allowing...
Formby Luncheon Club Celebrates Christmas 2023
ON
Christmas Day, 25 December 2023 the Formby Luncheon Club brought some Christmas
cheer to residents of Sefton, by holding a Christmas Party. With a full
Christmas Dinner, Quiz, free raffle, and music by Ellie and supported by her
little sister Anne. We...
Did you see Santa
on our Merseyside Santa Watch Webcam 2023?
THIS
year, wind and rain proved to be an issue for Father Christmas as he travelled
over England and it was also a problem for
our webcam, but we managed to capture his hat on our night vision webcam... Our
Merseyside Santa Watch webcam was again part of the webcam network on the...
Over 10 thousand
people across the North West supported through community Christmas initiative
22 organisations
across the North West have come together to deliver Sovini's Big
Community Christmas, an initiative which has seen over 10k people
receive vital support during the festive...
Mayor Steve
Rotheram's cost of living support scheme writes off £3m in personal debt
A scheme launched by Mayor Steve
Rotheram to support people hardest hit by the cost of living crisis has helped
people to write off personal debts totalling £3m in its 1st 9 months.
Mayor Rotheram launched Mind and Money at the start of 2023 to target...
VisitBritain
publishes inbound tourism forecast
ON 20 December 2023 VisitBritain
published its tourism forecast for 2024 showing an increase in inbound visits
and spend overall to the UK compared...
Damien Moore MP
welcomes Neil Walsh of The Windmill Pub to No. 10 as Southport's Local Community
Safety Champion
LOCAL Member of Parliament for Southport, Damien
Moore, welcomes The Windmill Pub Landlord Neil Walsh to...
Edge Hill
University students and staff spread festive cheer by supporting local charities
STUDENTS and staff at Edge Hill
University have been spreading festive cheer by donating gifts to
local...
New report on
the future of work attracts attention of UK Parliamentarians
A new online report exploring the impact
of the Pandemic, an ageing workforce and new technology on work, and
setting out evidence led policy recommendations from University of
Manchester researchers on the best way...
CLA urges
responsible disposal of general and DIY waste this Christmas
THE Country Land and Business
Association (CLA) is calling on householders to support the battle against fly
tipping, by thinking twice about how they dispose of...
Edge Hill
University is Gold for Student Experience in TEF Rating
EDGE Hill University has been
awarded the highest possible rating of gold for providing an outstanding student
experience, and silver overall in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
The...
Action to stub
out smoking in taxis
LIVERPOOL City
Council's Licensing Enforcement Officers have this year issued 98
fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to taxi drivers smoking in their
vehicles.
It has been an offence to smoke (in a smoke free place) since the
introduction of the Health Act 2006, and the Council has made an
extra effort this...
Review of local
media in the UK
THE UK regulator Ofcom has set out details on the
range of evidence it will gather to inform its review of local media in the UK.
As more people go online for local news and information, local media providers;
including the BBC; are having to adapt their local offerings beyond traditional...
Government sets
ambitious target to grow rail freight by at least 75%
EVEN more vital goods will be transported across the
UK by rail, following an ambitious target announced by Transport Secretary, Mark
Harper, to grow rail freight by at least 75%. From delivering food...
Taxi insurers
steer Salvation Army Christmas Present Appeal in Southport
STAFF at a Southport insurance company
have given a bumper boost to the Salvation Army Christmas Present
Appeal for a 3rd year running.
Team mates at InsureTaxi on Leicester Street
collected more than £300 worth of toys to hand over to the charity
to distribute to Southport youngsters...
Simpler Road
signs to protect Small Animals and boost safety
HEDGEHOGS and other small animals will be better
protected on English roads under rule changes announced on:- 22 December 2023 that
will make it easier for local authorities to put up wildlife warning signs.
The current hedgehog sign will be...
Stars of Sleeping
Beauty visited with families and staff at the:- 'home away from home'
at Alder Hey Photograph by Ronald
McDonald
THE cast of the M&S Bank Arena's panto Sleeping Beauty made
an extra special visit to surprise the families staying at the
free:- 'home away from home' accommodation...
Children bring
musical joy to local care home
HEAVENLY voices rang out at Sutton
Grange Care Home as the community came together to celebrate Christmas with a
carol concert led by children from Banks St. Stephens C of E Primary School. The
children...
Editors Note...
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
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