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Black Lives Matter -
Southport
MY name is Sam P Jalloh, I'm an International sporting
personality and Author, who lives in Southport. I have been asked to do a report
for Southport Reporter, as I went down to the Black Lives Matter protest on lord
street, Southport, Merseyside, on Saturday, 13 June 2020, that ran from 3pm to
5pm. The protest lasted about 3 hours. It was a peaceful protest with many local
speakers voicing their opinion and advice...
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Hugh Baird College's Sport,
Exercise and Fitness department nominated for award at the 2020 Fitness
Professional Awards
HUGH Baird College's Sport, Exercise and Fitness
department has been nominated for the Training Provider of the Year award at the
2020 Fitness Professional Awards (also known as the Fit...
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CLA calls on Education
Secretary to teach Countryside Code in Schools
THE Country Land and Business
Association (CLA) has written to the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin
Williamson MP, calling for the Countryside Code to be taught in Schools. It
comes following reports of worrying incidents taking place in rural areas as the
country emerges...
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Southport builders'
merchants set to play their part in construction industry's plan for recovery
BUILDERS merchants across Southport are gearing up for a post-Covid-19 revival of the
North West Region's construction sector. The move comes as construction leaders
set out a blueprint to...
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Liverpool ONE Is One Step
Closer To Re-Opening
Photographs by Activate Digital
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THE hand sanitiser stations are being installed, the 1
way systems are in place and signage encouraging people to keep left and observe
safe social distancing is being mounted; Liverpool ONE...
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'Topping out'
ceremony to mark major milestone towards completion of
new Merseyside Police Headquarters
A 'topping
out' ceremony to mark a major milestone towards the completion of
Merseyside Police's new Headquarters will take place...
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1 of Liverpool's most
fashionable areas has been given a great green makeover
WANDER through the heart of the Ropewalks district and
you'll be hit with 132 square metres of fronds, foliage and flora across the
front of the Parr Street Car Park. A total...
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Local Government Association
reveals report showing a million new green jobs could be created by 2050
NEARLY 700,000 direct jobs could be
created in England's low carbon and renewable energy economy by 2030, rising to
more than 1.18 million by 2050, the Local Government Association has revealed in
a new report. The...
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Thunderstorm over Merseyside
THIS Thunderstorm, on 13 June 2020, was
the biggest in years to go over Merseyside. Thunder, lightning, and heavy
downpours ended what was a run of very hot weather. This footage was taken as it
passed directly overhead, near Hightown. The footage shows most of the dramatic
storm, but due to cloud and location, Liverpool got a better view as...
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Metro Mayor launches new
LCR Future Innovation Fund to support the City Region's most innovative SMEs
LIVERPOOL City Region Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram, has
launched the ₤3m LCR Future Innovation Fund to support businesses in the Region
to adapt and innovate in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Delivered through
Growth Platform, the new fund will provide grants to support SMEs that have
reacted innovatively to the changed business environment created by
COVID-19. The fund is part of a wider response by the Metro Mayor and the
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, to re-purpose and re-shape the
funding available for businesses...
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Metro Mayor and Government
Ministers meet to discuss City Regional recovery following the pandemic
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LIVERPOOL City
Region Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram, was welcomed by key central Government
ministers to a virtual Regional Coronavirus impact meeting to discuss how the...
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Stagecoach launches
new smartphone "Busy Bus" indicator to help customers plan journeys
STAGECOACH, Britain's biggest Bus and
Coach operator, is launching a new smartphone:- "Busy Bus"
indicator to help customers plan their journeys as services increase across the
country. The new feature on the Stagecoach Bus App will use extensive data and
artificial intelligence to provide a traffic light indicator to help customers
choose quieter services and maintain social distancing. The app is...
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We can't have mental health
without
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OVER the Lockdown the residents Elm Drive, Formby,
have been keeping up the community spirit by holding weekly socially distanced
quizzes. The photos are from...
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Lockdown art takes flight to
support mental health
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THE budding artists from Guild Lodge, part of the Lancashire and South
Cumbria NHS
Foundation Trust adult mental health facilities, in Preston, put brushes to
paper as part of a piece of work entitled Bird Flight. The project, the
brainchild of occupational therapist and keen artist Mark Love, focused on the
idea of coming out of the global pandemic using...
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Letters to the Editor:-
"Shopping in a lockdown world and Blind People"
"DEAR Editor of the Southport Reporter... Across
England, non-essential shops are due to reopen on 15 June. It is expected that,
as with shops that have remained open throughout lockdown, visual markers will
be used to signify the correct distance from others, 1 way systems and
designated queuing areas. With social distancing now part of everyday life it is
important to highlight that not everyone can maintain the required distance as
easily..."
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Men's Health Week:- "I
never thought I would get breast cancer"
WHAT better time for 14 men to get
together with 1 voice to highlight that Men can get breast cancer too; than
Men's Health Week (15 June 2020 to 21 June 2020). "I never thought that I
would get breast cancer..." for many men it is a complete shock, as
often they don't even know that men can get breast cancer too! Although the
number of men affected by breast cancer is much lower than for women, the
mortality rate for primary breast cancer in men is high in comparison, due to
lack of awareness and late detection. Every year, 370 men...
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Explore Liverpool's Business
Directory re-launches to showcase what the Liverpool City Region has to offer
EXPLORE Liverpool and local social
media platform ScouseScene have re-launched their Liverpool Business Directory,
created to showcase all businesses within the Liverpool City Region. Originally
Liverpool's Business Directory created by Explore Liverpool was launched in June
2017 to give local businesses a platform to advertise their business and be
noticed by a wider audience. Steven Talbot, Managing Director of Explore...
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Working mums share how they
juggle legal career and kids from home
FOR many of us, working from home can
be a struggle. But for working mums who have children at home with them, staying
focused can be a constant battle. Leading female experts from the legal
industry have shared their experiences of working from home with children; from
interrupted Zoom calls to ignoring social media pressure; and how they hope the
lockdown will impact flexible working for mums in the future. The legal team are
based across the North West and work for specialist medical law firm Patient
Claim Line. Commenting...
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Children could be put in
harm's way by changes to social care regulations, says MP
A Merseyside MP says vulnerable
children:- "could be put in harm's way" by changes to social care
regulations introduced because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Bill Esterson, MP
for Sefton Central, said the Government's temporary amendment of 10 sets of
regulations relating to children's social care and support services were
"unnecessary" and "reduce children's rights with very few
safeguards." The MP said the Government should not use the Covid-19 crisis as a cover for...
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Working Mums share how they
juggle legal career and kids from home
FOR many of us, working from home can
be a struggle. But for working mums who have children at home with them, staying
focused can be a constant battle. Leading female experts from the legal
industry have shared their experiences of working from home with children; from
interrupted Zoom calls to ignoring social media pressure; and how they hope the
lockdown will impact flexible working for mums in the future. The legal team are
based across the North West and work for specialist medical law firm Patient
Claim Line. Commenting...
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Spike in online searches for
cleaners confirms local Molly Maid Franchise efforts to lead the way back in
servicing its community
AS businesses in Preston and Southport
area slowly get back to work, the local Franchise Owner for Molly Maid, the
national professional cleaning company has been actively planning her return for
several weeks. Though services provided in a customer's home were never required
to cease operating during the lockdown, many businesses like Molly Maid decided
it was the right thing to...
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St Helens Council under
pressure to back Care Workers who are struggling to stop the spread of COVID-19
ST Helens Council has been criticised
by the Public Sector side of the Union UNISON for not protecting Care Workers in
order to stop the spread of Coronavirus. UNISON asked all North West Councils to
sign a pledge which guarantees sick pay and other protections for local Care
Workers. St Helens Council is the only Local Authority out of the 6 which make
up the Liverpool City Region which has not signed the pledge or agreed a similar
sick pay...
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Community Energy Bill Enters
Parliament with Unprecedented Support
A proposed new law that would help
rebuild local economies whilst increasing clean energy generation was introduced
into Parliament by a cross-party group of 150 MPs; an unprecedented number for
a:- '10 Minute Rule Bill.' Under the proposal, known as the Local
Electricity Bill, a new 'Right to Local Supply' of energy would
empower communities to sell locally generated electricity directly to local
households and businesses. Currently customers can only purchase electricity...
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St Helens Council under
pressure to back Care Workers who are struggling to stop the spread of COVID-19
ST Helens Council has been criticised
by the Public Sector side of the Union UNISON for not protecting Care Workers in
order to stop the spread of Coronavirus. UNISON asked all North West Councils to
sign a pledge which guarantees sick pay and other protections for local Care
Workers. St Helens Council is the only Local Authority out of the 6 which make
up the Liverpool City Region which has not signed the pledge or agreed a similar
sick pay...
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UK Government supports the
wages of 36,200 jobs across Sefton
SINCE the launch of the Coronavirus Job
Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), the
UK Government has supported the wages of 36,200 jobs in Sefton. The CJRS and
SEISS were announced by the Chancellor, and are run by HM Revenue and Customs
(HMRC), as part of a package of support measures for businesses affected by the
Coronavirus outbreak. Businesses have furloughed 27,700 jobs in Sefton, up to 31
May 2020, since the CJRS was launched on 20...
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Sector braced for lay offs
despite Government support
NORTH West England's manufacturers are
calling on the Government to provide immediate support for the sector in any
emergency Budget as the full impact of the Covid 19 crisis hits the sector hard.
The call was made on the back of the Make UK/BDO Q2 Manufacturing Outlook survey
which shows the sector hit record low levels of output, reaching levels beyond
anything seen in even the financial crisis. Make UK has already called on the
Government to step in with direct support for key strategic sectors...
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Councils call for the
suspension of no recourse to public funds over the Covid-19 crisis
COUNCILS are saying that the:-
'No Recourse to Public Funds' (NRPF)
condition needs to be suspended by Government so that all vulnerable individuals
are entitled to receive support during the Coronavirus crisis. The Local
Government Association says that high numbers of people with NRPF; a condition
Government places on some individuals as a result of their immigration status,
removing access to welfare...
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We can't have mental health
without 'men'
IT is a long standing cliché, but 1
that is sadly still true:- men do not always feel comfortable to talk. With the
Covid-19 pandemic still having a detrimental effect on our daily lives and
isolation being a key factor, Sam Tyrer tells us why talking is key. Sam, who is
a registered Nurse who has moved into Prevention and Engagement for Lancashire
and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, knows all too well about the:-
'lad's lad' image that is still hanging heavily over men's health:-
"When I was in High School, I was 'the lad.' I was the confident 1. I never...
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