The Challenge September 2022 by Alan Birkett

Ms Dale, who worked on the environmental health team at Knowsley Council, was fatally shot in her back garden on 21 August.

Detective Chief Superintendent and Head of Investigations, Mark Kameen, said: “If you are involved in serious organised crime on Merseyside we are not going anywhere soon and we will continue to disrupt the criminality you are involved in. “The communities of Dovecot, Kirkby and Old Swan are still reeling from the murders that have taken place in the areas they call home and we owe it to them to stop those involved in serious organised crime, which can result in innocent members of our communities being seriously injured or killed.

“ The communities of Dovecot, Kirkby and Old Swan are still reeling from the murders that have taken place”

Enough is enough is the public outcry that has seen Liverpool rocked with three murders in the last month. The murders have seen a devastating impact on the eveyday lives of people in Liverpool as they try to come to terms with the sensless murders.Merseyside Police have called for people to name those involved saying: “Anyone who withholding the names of those behind three fatal shootings in Liverpool, including that of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, is “protecting killers”. Olivia was fatally shot on after a gunman chased a man, neither of whom had links to her family, into her home.Police said: “You know their names, now we need the names of their murderers.”Twomen have since been arrested on suspicion of Olivia's murder and have been bailed. Police also said that one of the men, aged 36, was recalled to prison after breaching the terms of his licence.Olivia's killing was one of three which took place on Merseyside within a matter of days amid a recent rise of gun and knife crimes.

“Our resources have been significantly boosted by officers from across the UK (investigation, firearms and uniformed officers) and we will leave no stone unturned in our search for those who killed nine-year old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Ashley Dale.

“The actions of these individuals has also turned our attention to organised crime groups who are blighting the lives of decent, law abiding members of the community, and we are acting on information coming in to take them out so we can to make our streets safer for the future.“Information from our communities in relation to the murders is still coming in and we are acting on all the information we receive. The murder of Olivia in her own home, the place where she should have been safest, has crossed all boundaries and detectives and uniformed officers are working round the clock to find the person, or personsKnowsleyresponsible.”Council’s Leader, Cllr Graham Morgan, also stated that ‘Enough is enough’ in the wake of a spate of gun and knife crime that has impacted significantly on communities in Knowsley.

Karen Dempsey, 55, was found stabbed in a pub car park in Kirkby. Her son has been charged with her murder.Meanwhile, police are also appealing for information over the killings of Ashley Dale.

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Charity workers take on Three Peaks Challenge

Amongst those killed in the Ashley Dale was a well-liked and much respected 28-yearold Knowsley Council employee. She had recently been promoted in an environmental health role and had a future full of potential. But she was shot and killed –despite police believing she was not the intended target –in her own home in the early hours of Sunday morning (21 August) in Old Swan. An appeal is underway to find her killer. Ashley’s family, her colleagues and the local community have been left stunned by this incident.

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Olivia Pratt-Korbell was shot and killed by an intruder at her home in Knotty Ash. Olivia attended St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Junior School in Knowsley, where her Head Teacher described her as a “bubbly, kind hearted and a much loved” child. Olivia’s tragic and untimely death has devastated everyone who knew her – including all connected with her school and in her local community. It has also sent shockwaves around theCouncillorcountry. Graham Morgan, said: “These incidents in isolation are heart-breaking – but to see three completely innocent lives lost to such violence in just two days is extremely difficult to comprehend.“Enoughis enough – it just has to be. These are truly horrendous incidents, and innocent people are literally getting caught in the crossfire.”Andhe appealed directly to those involved in criminality to search their hearts and stop more lives being lost, and more families devastated. He said: “Perhaps you carry a weapon, and maybe you tell yourself it’s for ‘self-defence’. Or maybe you’re involved in the drugs supply chain. Whatever role you play, you’re supporting and enabling the kinds of criminal gangs and criminal activity which are devastating lives.“When a weapon is present, lives are more easily lost. Please, stop and think about the harm and pain that you are causing to so many people.” Cllr Morgan also appealed to anyone who has information about any of the incidents which may help bring those responsible to “Nowjustice.is not the time to be silent. There are people out there who know who shot Ashley and Olivia and the only right thing to do is to share what you know. Give those families a chance to get the answers they need and the justice they deserve.”

“Both Ashley and Olivia were killed in their own homes – the place where they should have been safe. Can you really have it on your conscience that these two innocent young people have lost their lives – that parents will be burying their children – and all because of criminal activity they had no involvement in?” Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or contact @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111. They also have the dedicated Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP) on its website where you can download CCTV, Dashcam and smart doorbell footage. If you have footage you think could be crucial to their investigations go to Public Portal (mipp.police.uk)

A group of workers from local charity Caring Connections have recently completed the National Three Peak Challenge over the heatwave weekend in aid of mental wellbeing and suicide prevention. Caring Connections is a charity based in Knowsley which specialises in the provision of care services to vulnerable adults across the North West. The team of seven staff members completed Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdonia in under 24 hrs in the blistering heat. As a charity Caring Connections has always been dedicated to supporting the promotion of mental wellbeing and the reduction of suicides across the community. At present within the Merseyside region, they currently support over 100 people per week through one to one fully funded bereavement counselling, in which the charity specialises in supporting the most complex cases including those bereaved by suicide. The charity is aiming to bring these services to further expand services to support more people fullyPaulfunded.Growney CEO of Caring Connections said: “All the team really pushed themselves to the limit for this challenge, all challenging themselves both physically and mentally. The punishment of the heat, lack of sleep, travel, and pace of completion of each mountain is brutal but each person was there committed to supporting the charity and the aims of the challenge.“Alsothis challenge also focussed on supporting peoples wellbeing and raising awareness of the impact of exercise on mental health and the development of resilience strategies.”KimAitken deputy manager said: “This was so hard but as much mental as physical in which you really did have to overcome numerous boundaries and be resilient to carry on and get there. I am really proud of this achievement and look forward to the next challenge.”

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Left to right: Karen Dempsey and Ashley Dale

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The following day, Karen Dempsey, aged 55 years, was fatally stabbed outside the Brambles pub on Cherryfield Drive in Kirkby. It is understood that Karen was trying to intervene in a violent incident involving two men. Karen was a mother and grandmother as well as a wellrespected leader of a community group in Kirkby. Her loss will have an impact on all those who knew and loved her, and also on the many people who she had helped through her voluntary work. Two arrests have since been made in connection with her death in another senseless killing. Subsequently, a 32year-old man from Kirkby has been charged with her murder. Also on Monday 22 August, there was another victim – this time aged just nine years old.

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“It’s been great to hear from our customers about how Men vs Food has had such a positive impact on their lives.

It’s also great to see how getting involved in the programme has given them a new-found love for cooking, created new friendships and support networks, and ultimately supported them to have improved mental wellbeing.

Participants of Men vs Food with the High Sheriff of Merseyside, Lesley Martin Wright, Livv’s Amanda Newton and Fiona Mather, Lucy Antal and Keenan Humble from Alchemic Kitchen, chef Adam Franklin, Local Ward Councillor Mike Kearns, Cabinet Member of Resources Councillor Jayne Aston and the Council’s Executive Director of Resources, James Duncan

“We’ve been working in partnership with Alchemic Kitchen to bring food initiatives to the heart of our communities over the past year. Alongside Men vs Food, we’ve also been working on the Food in the Community project, ensuring that customers are able to access affordable fresh fruit and vegetables. “Livv is a housing provider, but we also play a key role in supporting the people who live in our homes. “The feedback that we’ve received from this programme has been brilliant and it was wonderful to meet the people who benefited, and to hear how focusing on food not only helped with their wellbeing but also their ability to stay physically healthy through the creation of good, affordable, home cooked“Thankmeals.youto Lesley, our local councillors and colleagues from KMBC for joining us for the celebrations. It was a lovely and uplifting afternoon allround.”Lesley Martin-Wright, High Sheriff of Merseyside, said: “Thank you to Livv and Alchemic Kitchen for inviting me along to present the certificates to the participants. Not only did I learn more about the benefits of the project – and the great work that Livv and Alchemic Kitchen are doing in our community –but I was also given some recipes and hints from those who participated. I may even have to retrieve my slow cooker from the cupboard!”

If you’re applying for a Blue Badge, but find it difficult to provide a digital image, Knowsley’s libraries can help.

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The project was co-funded by KMBC as part of the Knowsley Better Together Hardship Fund. Upon completion of the programme, eight of the participants were presented with their certificate by Lesley MartinWright, the High Sheriff of Merseyside, at an awards ceremony held at one of Livv’s Extra Care schemes in Huyton. This was followed by an afternoon tea supplied by social enterprise, Homebaked.Eachsession included a communal sit-down meal before moving on to interactive cooking demonstrations. Participants also benefitted from taking home some new recipes, a slow cooker, a hamper of fresh and store cupboard ingredients to create meals, free travel to and from the venue and ongoing support from Livv’s Advisory team. Amanda Newton, executive director of customer insight at Livv Housing Group, said: “Food is one area where anyone and everyone has common ground.

All Knowsley Libraries are now offering a free digital photograph service for Blue Badge applicants who have no access to provide a digital image. No appointment is necessary, you just need to bring proof of ID such as a valid driving licence, passport, or current Council Tax/utility bill.

3. Face to face –please call 0151 489 6000 to discuss arranging an appointment.

If you need more support to complete a Blue Badge application, you can contact the council in a number of ways. You can: 1. Chat to an Online Advisor – start a chat at knowsley.gov.uk/online-services. Advisors are available Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm, except on Wednesdays, when the hours are 9am until 4pm.

Participants of Livv Housing Group’s ‘Men vs Food’ project were invited to an awards ceremony and afternoon tea with the High Sheriff of Merseyside to celebrate their successes. Organised by Livv and Alchemic Kitchen, in partnership with local chef Adam Franklin, the Men vs Food initiative is a free cookery course that results in a Designedqualification.specificallyto support mental wellbeing in young men – the group of people who are most at risk of suicide – the programme creates a safe and inclusive space for them to talk about their mental wellbeing, while also focusing on improving their culinary skills and giving them ideas for affordable and nutritious meals.

Libraries offer digital photo service for Blue Badge applications

“This is just one example of the projects that we’re funding for our customers as part of our Social Impact programme which looks to address some of the challenges that people are facing in these difficult times.

You can find out more about how to apply for a Blue Badge on the Knowsley Council website: www.knowsley.gov.uk/

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High Sheriff of Merseyside joins Livv customers for awards

The gravestone, listed by Historic England in 2017 is merely being temporarily removed from Blackie’s grave to allow the stone to be professionally cleaned after decades of wear and tear. It will then be returned to the grave and re-sited in exactly the same location.

A spokesperson for Miller Homes North West said: “We currently have planning approval that shows the grave/grave stone untouched with new landscaping within its setting.

James said: “I am so excited to present this work and to be delivering such an extensive programme that allows people to explore the joy of land art. The Borough of Culture celebrations are so exciting, and I am thrilled to be part of that and to make sure that nature and the outdoors is celebrated.“Duringmy time in Knowsley and while installing The Knowsley Mandala I’ve had the chance to speak to many inquisitive residents who have been intrigued and thrilled by the work that’s right here on their doorstep. Land Art shows people the realms of what art can be and the joy of creating work using materials you can find in any green space. I hope my work has inspires people and leaves a legacy.”

“This means more people in the long run will be able to visit the site, pay their respects and learn more about the wonderful story of Blackie.

Plans to improve – not move – ‘rare’ war grave

“These proposals include ensuring it has appropriate support/seating so it is secure and not liable to collapse, to clean it, and to further enhance its setting.

Prescot clean-up

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There will be a Family Friendly meditation with sound healing on Tuesday 27 September, 5:30pm – 6:15pm at Centre 63, Old Hall Lane, Kirkby, Liverpool L32The5TH.45 minute session will focus on the breathe, movement and meditation. Using sound healing for a calming, restorative self care practice.

Internationally renowned artist James Brunt completed a large-scale public art installation at Halewood Triangle as part of Knowsley’s year as Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture. The work entitled The Knowsley Mandala, is around the size of one and a half football pitches in length and will be available to see for the next four weeks, after which time the natural elements will wear it away.

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“The suggestion that the grave it to be moved is completely incorrect.”

The Knowsley Mandala forms part of a wider land art project – United By Land - that James is delivering across the borough. Later this August and in September James, along with several other accomplished land artists, will deliver workshops where local people and communities can work with him to create outdoor installations at Halewood Triangle, Stadt Moers, Mill Dam and Bowring Parks. Cllr Powell continued: “We are so lucky to have such fantastic parks and green spaces in Knowsley and these spaces have been key to our cultural programme this year. I hope people are inspired by The Knowsley Mandala, come along to the workshops and take the opportunity to make their own land art with James. What an opportunity!” Earlier this year James also worked with local schools to create work made from found natural materials from twigs and leaves to conker shells and pine cones. James also created pop-up art installations in parks across the borough, the location of the pieces were revealed via clues shared on social media that people had to solve.

Following discussions with Knowsley Council and their conservation officer, however, we have agreed to carry out additional enhancement work to the gravestone and its setting.

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Knowsley Council has responded to recent media reports that the listed grave of Blackie the warhorse in Halewood being moved, the council are re-assuring people that it is NOT being moved.

The council say that it is part of an application that will see improvements made to its setting and immediate surroundings.

Miller Homes North West already has planning permission to create 162 new homes with associated landscaping and infrastructure on the former RSPCA site in Halewood –adjacent to where the grave is situated.

Following conversations with the Council’s conservation officer, Miller Homes has submitted an application to make enhancements to the site of Blackie’s grave – to improve amenity and allow more people to access this important site. This involves the temporary removal of the gravestone to allow for its restoration and repair and a slight increase in ground level to allow for its safe reinstatement.

“Investigations into the grave have been carried out in agreement with the council and archaeologist to ensure any proposals will not disturb any remains, when the gravestone is removed for cleaning.

The Friends of Prescot Cemetery and Churchyard are now meeting up for a clean-up every Saturday from 1:00pm –4:00pm (weather permitting). For further information contact 0151 426 2767 or fopcc@outlook.comemail:

Cllr Shelley Powell, said: “This artwork is just phenomenal, and I’m overwhelmed that is has been created here in Halewood. It really is a very special moment for local people to be able to come along and see this - it is truly world class and I’m so proud that we’ve brought something as magnificent as this to Knowsley as part of our year as Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture.”

“All of this work will also ensure it can be maintained in perpetuity.”Aspokesperson for Knowsley Council added: “The grave of Blackie is an important historical monument and something we have always been keen to protect and preserve. Thankfully, Miller Homes shared our aspiration to enhance the site of the grave and are now progressing their proposals to do just that.

Mayor announces new £2 bus fares from 18 September

Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region said: “More than 400,000 journeys are taken by bus in our region every single day yet, far too often, people tell me that they’re still too expensive, too confusing and too unreliable. “With the cost of living crisis placing more and more pressure on households, we’re using the power of devolution to bring the price of a single bus ticket down to its lowest level in years –putting money back into the pockets of our residents.“Thisis just a down payment on my wider ambitions for our region’s buses. I’m working to take back control of our network, so that we can reinvest any profit we make back into our public transport system – putting passengers before profit.”The new single adult fare – which is part of the Mayor’s wider plans to revolutionise the public transport system – will mean that some passengers will see a saving of up to 13% versus the current cost of their journey. Plans are also underway to simplify the region’s often-confusing ticketing system under a ‘tap and go system’ that would allow for greater freedom and flexibility with passengers guaranteed to always pay the cheapest fare. Earlier this year the Liverpool City Region took an important step towards the major reform of its buses after local leaders voted to confirm franchising as the preferred model for running the network – a landmark move that would reverse the industry’s deregulation in the mid1980s.Thenew reduced and simplified fare has been agreed with bus operators in the Liverpool City Region for an initial three-year period. It is being funded by the £12m Bus Services Improvement Plan (BSIP) allocation, secured by the Mayor and Combined Authority from government earlier this year.

Works to install a new railway bridge over County Road in Kirkby as part of the new Headbolt Lane station scheme have been completed on schedule, allowing the road to reopen to traffic. The new bridge forms part of the £80m Headbolt Lane station scheme and will enable the track improvements between the new station and the existing Kirkby station, supporting the Merseyrail and Northern services that will operate from the station.Construction on the scheme began in January this year and it is expected that the station will open to passengers in Summer Britton, principal programme sponsor at Network Rail, said: “While work to build a new station at Headbolt Lane is ongoing, we are delighted to have installed a new railway bridge that enables the line from Kirkby to extend to the new Headbolt Lane station, helping transform the Merseyrail network. “We recognise this important bridge work has caused some disruption in the local area. We are very grateful to residents and commuters for their patience and understand during this time.”The full scheme includes the extension of the Merseyrail network beyond the existing Kirkby station and will see Merseyrail services run into the new station. Northern services from Wigan and Manchester will also operate to and from the new three-platform station.

Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that bus passengers will soon be able to travel across the Liverpool City Region for no more than £2 per journey in a bid to help residents save money during the cost of living crisis. By 18 September adult single fares on all services will cost a maximum of £2, making it cheaper for passengers to travel across the region.Thecost of a MyTicket, which allows young people under the age of 19 to benefit from all day unlimited travel on the region’s bus network, will also remain frozen at £2.20 until 2025.

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County Road in Kirkby re-opens after new railway bridge installed

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A good example of this is the Huyton Music Book, a handwritten book of music manuscript dating from Victorian times, containing mainly folk tunes and dance music. The ink has caused extensive ghosting and some deterioration of the paper, but following conservation, the volume is now in a stable condition and can be confidently used.The invention of the typewriter in the 1870s revolutionised letter writing and in particular, business correspondence.

The Archive holds many documents which record the day-to-day commercial activities of organisations and businesses, typed on fine paper with beautifully printed letterheads. Legal documents could also be typed, including indentures, conveyances and titleThedeeds.development of photography and film making during the 19th and 20th centuries opened up new ways to capture images and record events as they happened. In the Archive, you can find examples of photographs from the Victorian period onwards, from glass slides to digital files, and many have been digitised and placed online in our website galleries, on Facebook, Twitter andCineFlickr.film and video cassette examples are also held in the collections, as well as DVDs and digital films. Sound recordings are also important resources, and our extensive oral history collection, recorded both on cassette tape and digitally, provides access to the words, memories and lived experiences of ordinary people.

From Parchment to Pixels

We all keep records of some sort. As individuals, we track our lives through accumulated letters, bills, photographs, identification documents - the list goes on. Outside of the home, our activities are recorded at every turn, from our school records to our dealings with different companies and organisations, who in turn are required to keep records of their activities.

6 September 2022 KNOWSLEY ARK Bringing history alive

“ There are hundreds of maps in the collections – important historical resources that record changes in the landscape over time” Audio Visual materials Below: Printed Act of Parliament 1746

Many documents in the Archive collections are paper based, and the type and quality of the paper can vary greatly, as can the means of writing on the item. Early documents are scribed in ink, which can cause problems. Over time, iron gall ink can seep through the paper, causing a ghosting effect and eventually corroding the paper, producing burn-like marks and holes in the page. Careful conservation can stabilise the ink and prevent further damage occurring.

Over the years, thousands of documents have found their way to the Archive, from personal records such as letters, diaries and photographs to official papers and public records. These documents are presented in different formats which reflect the period in which they were created.

The oldest items in the Archive are written on parchment or its variant, vellum. Somewhat gruesomely, parchment is made from the untanned skins of animals, mainly sheep, calves or goats, whereas vellum is a finer quality material, typically made from the skins of calves. Due to its durability and stability, parchment has traditionally been used instead of paper for important documents, for example, religious texts, public laws, indentures, and land Examplesrecords.canbe found in Knowsley’s collections. The medieval Grant of Land concerning plots of land in Huyton is written on parchment. Where the surface has become engrained with centuries of grime, the faint lines of the animal’s veins and skin texture can be seen. An example of vellum can be found in a beautifully produced conveyance of land in Whiston, signed by Henry Browne and dated 2nd August 1652. This document is especially interesting as, after 370 years, it still has its wax seal attached and intact. Printing made literature available to the masses and removed the monopoly held by the rich and academic elite on the written word. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440 and William Caxton introduced his printing press in Westminster in 1476. With his edition of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, he began a shift in British society which made the dissemination of information to the masses a reality.

One of the earliest printed books held in the Archive’s special collections is a copy of Biographia Britannica, or the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, written by Andrew Kippis and the Rev Joseph Towers. This is the third volume of a second edition and dates fromWith1784.the popularity and accessibility of print and the public appetite for news and information growing, newspapers began to flourish, and although the Archive doesn’t hold any paper copies, historical local newspapers are available to view on microfilm.

The Archive also holds a very small vinyl record collection, capturing the work of some local musicians.

There are hundreds of maps in the collections – important historical resources that record changes in the landscape over time. One which stands out due to the material it is made of is an aged map of Huyton Parish. It is a hand-drawn to scale copy of the 1850 Tithe Map for Huyton, rendered in ink on waxed linen. Carefully annotated, it includes the names of the landowners, plot numbers and the amount of rent charges apportioned to them, as recorded on the apportionments dated 12 May 1848. This map appears to have been used as a working document, as later annotations have been added in pencil.Today, the production of records and record keeping has moved into the digital era. A growing number of donations to the Archive are digital originals (or ‘born digital’) and just as with physical records, these files need to be stored and kept securely for permanent preservation. Digitised collections cover a wide range of resources, from photographs and documents to film and sound recordings. We can also produce surrogate copies, for use in place of the original digital or physical item, to protect and preserve fragile materials and maintain the integrity of digital files. You can find out more about our heritage by visiting our http://archives.knowsley.gov.uk/website email infoheritage@knowsley.gov.uk or call 0151 443 4291/4365. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and find Knowsley Archives on Flickr, WordPress and Soundcloud.

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More than 80 people entered the Show with over 300 exhibits in the floral marquee including fabulous giant vegetables and Richard Burniston claimed the best exhibit in the show with his winning cauliflower. There were prizes for best exhibits in each section including general cut flowers, pot plants, dahlias, roses, vegetables, crafts and the novice category. This year’s flower show also had more new entries than ever before and is a number that flower show organisers hope to increase year on year.

FLOWER SHOW WINNERS

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Feelgood Festival and Flower Show biggest yet

More than 25,000 people visited Court Hey weekend for the Knowsley Feelgood Festival and Flower Show. On Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 August thousands gathered for a colourful weekend of good mood vibes, prize winning flowers, fruit and veg and lots of fun for all the family. Over two days the festivals offered something for everyone from magnificent floral displays and live music performances to tempting food and drink, and countless fun activities for the kids, including bubble workshops, drumming workshops, circus skills and fairground rides and attractions. Throughout the weekend visitors had the opportunity to enjoy the work of renowned international artist James Brunt who created a land art installation during Saturday’s Feelgood Festival for people to see and enjoy the following day at the Flower Show. Visitors also had the chance to make recyclableartworkscreateparticipantsworkedBebbingtonartistWildflowersWonderfulwithFaithwhowithtobeautifuloutofmaterials, and which were displayed at the Flower Show. Cllr Shelley Powell, Knowsley’s cabinet member for communities and neighbourhoods said: “This year’s event has been a long time coming and it certainly delivered. The weather was beautiful, the atmosphere was fantastic, and we’ve had nothing but positive feedback. “What was most special was seeing our communities coming together to enjoy themselves yet again for the latest Borough of Culture event. This truly has been a spectacular summer in our culture programme and there’s still plenty more to enjoy.”

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L-R Heidi Kennedy, Scarlett Llewellyn, Dylan Osman, James Frodsham, Holly Bardsley, Robbie Bishop, Jack Radcliffe and Jack Bereton from Rainford

Rainford High students achieve exceptional GCSE results

Fortunately, students were able to sit their exam papers this year, unlike the previous two cohorts whose final grades were determined by teacher assessments because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Although delighted by everyone’s success in this year’s exams, some stand out performances included Heidi Kennedy who achieved grade 9s in every subject and will continue her ambition to study linguistics at university in the near future. Other outstanding results include Isabel Wood and Jack Radcliffe who each gained eight grade 9s and a grade 8.

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Twins Thomas and Matthew Sumner achieved strong grades and will continue their studies at Rainford High Sixth Form, along with many other students who will join the school’s dedicated post 16 provision in September. Other students will go on to begin an apprenticeship and others will head straight into the world of work. Mr Ian Young, principal of the school, said: “Today has been a great day for students and teachers alike. We are immensely proud of everybody for pushing through the pandemic thus far and not allowing it to affect their education too much. “The best part of results day is seeing the joy on students’ faces and being able to congratulate them for all that they have accomplished during their time here. Whether they decide to stay at Rainford or study elsewhere, I know that they will continue to make us proud and I wish them the best of luck!”

Kirkby High School celebrate Kirkby High School has celebrated a successful set of GCSE results for 2022. In what has been a very difficult two years of disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic for the students the pupils and school were very delighted with their efforts.Theschool saw the percentage of students achieving a strong pass (9-5) in English and maths increase by 8% and the percentage of students achieving a standard pass (9-4) in English and maths has increased by 3%. The percentage of grades 9-5 across all subjects has increased by 3% and the percentage of grades 9-4 across all subjects has increased by 8%. A few inspirational successes from the day included Ashleigh Fitzsimmons who achieved a grade 9 in English and science, Aimee Connor who achieved a grade 9 in dance and RE and Max Browne-Daley who received a grade 8 in maths. Headteacher, Mrs Conefrey said: “We are delighted with our results and send huge congratulations to all our wonderful students. It is a great testament to the hard work and resilience of all staff and students that we have continued our improvement journey during the difficult circumstances of the last couple of years.”

There were smiles all around at Rainford High as students collected their long-awaited GCSE results. Year 11s returned bright and early to collect their GCSE results with their nearest and dearest in tow.

Last month The Challenge was on hand as Knowsley students collected their A-level, BTEC, GCSE and T-level grades and we were able to capture the joy as well as help them celebrate their fantastic achievements.

Delighted Kirkby High School students

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Delighted Carmel College A-level students

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This year, seven students are continuing their studies at the Oxbridge universities and a further fifteen students will be studying medicine, dentistry or veterinary science.

Rainford High Sixth Form receive outstanding results

Rainford High Sixth Form’s James Birchall

Beth Roberts received three A*’s and is heading to the University of Manchester to study chemistry. Mr Ian Young, principal of Rainford High, said: “Over the past couple of years, Year 13 have put a tremendous amount of effort into their studies and today is proof of that. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the students have performed amazingly, and they should all be very proud of their “Weachievements.willmissthem a lot but we are incredibly excited for their next steps and know that they will excel at work or university life.” Dan Marsh from Rainford High Sixth is off to Durham University

There were plenty of smiling faces at Carmel College as students celebrated their A-level results. 68.1% of students achieved A* to B and distinction* to distinction grades. Overall, there was a Level 3 pass rate of 99.4% for the sixth form.

Carmel College named as one of the top three sixth forms in the country

Students from Rainford High Sixth Form celebrated A-level and BTEC success. Doors opened early and staff welcomed Year 13 students, and their families, as they collected their results withAfteranticipation.twoyears of grades being based on teacher assessments, students around the country were able to sit exams again after the disruption caused by the ongoing COVID-19

Rainford High Sixth Form’s Beth Roberts with her results

Rainford High Sixth Form’s most remarkable successes today included Katy Bradshaw who achieved A*, A, A and will go on to study English literature and history at Edge Hill University.ScottBretherton with distinction *, A*, A* will study business management at the University of Reading.

Daniel Marsh secured four A*’s and will study maths at Durham University.

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“The college has significantly outperformed its 2019 results, which is a testimony to the hard work and determination of all our students who have had such a challenging time over the last few years of their education journey.”Headded: “I would also like to take the opportunity to thank all the staff at Carmel, who for the past two years have consistently put the needs of our students first and offered outstanding support which again is reflected in these phenomenal results.”

Carmel College principal, Mike Hill, was delighted. Mr Hill said: “This is a fantastic set of results for the college, particularly when one considers that for most of the students, these were the first public exams these young people have ever sat.

Rebecca Crawley achieved A, A*, A*, A* and is off to study modern and medieval languages at St Catharine’s at the University of Cambridge.

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Students celebrate 100% pass rate on results day

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Upon joining Maxwell Hodge, Michelle said: “I have worked in numerous firms over the years, but there is something special about helping the community on your own doorstep. I live in Huyton myself and the people from this area are the absolute best. I’m really looking forward to meeting and helping as many new clients as I can.” you require any assistance, Michelle can be contacted on

207 students have achieved three A or A* grades, with an amazing 65 students achieving four or five A/A*s grades. This has led to many students securing their place at a Russell Group or other prestigious university. Amy Taylor, a former Hope Academy pupil, has achieved top grades in history, law and politics and is now going to the University of Stirling to study history and politics.

distinction/distinction*.

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Winstanley College students received their A-level results this morning. Celebrations were extra special this year since it is the first time since 2019 that students have sat their exams and received actual grades. Despite two years of Covid 19 disruption, Winstanley students’ resilience shone through with table-topping results including a 100% pass rate at A-level and 100% for vocational qualifications with 42% of those being A/A* grades and 82% being

Meanwhile, Joel Bark (previously a Shevington High School pupil) is taking up his place on medicine at the University of Sheffield after achieving A*s in maths, chemistry and biology. The elite universities of Oxford and Cambridge featured in students’ destinations. One such student is former Culcheth High School pupil, Adem Akgun, who has successfully gained a place to study economics at the University of Cambridge after achieving 3 A*s in economics, business and geography. Higher and degree apprenticeships have proved another popular route this year at some of the country’s most prestigious companies. Jack Burns has been successful in securing an apprenticeship with Barclays Bank. Jack said: “My apprenticeship is for four years and I will be studying for my degree one day a week at Manchester Metropolitan University, this is fully funded by Barclays. If I perform well in my job and my degree, I am guaranteed a job with Barclays after the four years.” A future in the spotlight is also on the cards for many of the college’s talented media and performance students. Nathan Sanders, formerly Hawkley Hall High School, was not able to collect his results in film studies, media and photography, in person as he is busy working on Coronation Street! He has also worked as a freelance on Princess Mirror Belle (CBBC), Waterloo Rd (BBC), Lagging (CBBC) and even had the opportunity to work as 3rd assistant director to cover illness!Louise Tipping, Winstanley College’s Principal, said: “It is nice to have a return to normality after a crazy two years. The resilience and achievement of the class of 2022 is both amazing and inspiring. They have overcome many barriers to get to today and I know that they will continue to be successful in whatever the future may hold for them. Congratulations!“Thankyoualso to my wonderful colleagues who have worked so hard to ensure students get the results they deserve. I hope everyone enjoys the last few weeks of the summer holidays, celebrating their achievement.”

A580 East Lancashire Road – eastbound carriageway from Liverpool City Boundary in a north-easterly direction to a point 9m south west of its interface with the projected centreline of Hewitt’s Lane junction. A5208 Moorgate Road South – both carriageways between its junction with the A580 East Lancashire Road and the circulatory carriageway of the M57 Motorway, junction 4 roundabout. M57, junction 4 roundabout – entire circulatory carriageway.

Kevin introduced Carmel to his parents, and his kid sister Louise – the little girl Carmel had seen in her living room when the surroundings had changed.

• Higher Road and the A562 – both carriageways including slip roads from Baileys Lane junction for a distance of approximately 2.5km in an easterly direction to the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough/Halton Borough Boundary.

SCHEDULE 4 – TEMPORARY REVOCATIONS

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Carmel’s Nan lived near the house at the time and remembered the fire, and she also recalled that the ceiling had been so badly damaged by the blaze, it had to be cut away by the firemen – and Carmel had seen that ceiling on fire as she looked through the kitchen window.

• M57 Motorway – on the circulatory carriageway around the roundabout at junction 4 of the M57.

• A5300 Knowsley Expressway – both carriageways including slip roads, from its junction with the M57 Motorway for a distance of approximately 5km in a southerly direction to its junction with the A562.

When she told her mother what had happened, her mum said she’d probably dozed off and dreamed the incident, but Carmel knew she’d been wide awake. Thing became even weirder that evening. Carmel went to bed at 10:40pm, and for a few seconds, her room changed before her eyes, and a young man around Carmel’s age appeared in the corner of the room, strumming a guitar. He was only wearing a pair of y-fronts as he sang the George Michael song “Careless Whisper”. He looked up – saw Carmel, and recoiled in shock, and in that moment Carmel found herself back in her bedroom.

On 1 September that year, Carmel was sitting on the sofa in her living room, reading a paperback, as her mother was making the tea. The time was around halfpast five. Although the TV was off, Carmel heard music from the corner of the living room – where the TV was located – and the girl’s mother popped her head around the doorway and asked: “Is that Blockbusters?”“Thetelly’snot on,” Carmel told her mother, and her mum said: “That’s the theme to Blockbusters. It sounds as if it’s in here; isn’t that odd?” When her mum went back into the kitchen, Carmel suddenly found herself in someone’s living room. She was sitting on the sofa, and a girl of about 6 years of age was looking at Carmel with an astonished expression.Thechild shouted: “Mam! Mam!” and ran out of the room, and then Carmel found herself back in her own living room.

She felt as if there was some metaphysical censor at work who would send her back to her own time if she tried to talk about the future.

• A561 – both carriageways including slip roads, from the Liverpool City Boundary to its junction with the A562, a distance of approximately 1.65km.

• A580 Knowsley Wood Lane – eastbound carriageway from the Liverpool City/Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Boundary to its junction with the roundabout at junction 4 of the M57 Motorway, a distance of approximately 1.1km.

And then, one afternoon in October 1984, Carmel and Kevin kissed and hugged one another on Church Street, and Carmel felt her boyfriend slowly melt away in her arms, and she just knew she would never see him again – and furthermore, he would tragically die from an illness before Carmel was even born.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in order to enable essential highway maintenance works to be undertaken on the roads described in the Schedules below (“the Works”), and in order to facilitate traffic management, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council proposes not less than seven days from the date of this Notice to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of this Order will be to temporarily restrict the speed of vehicles to 30mph on the roads set out in Schedule 1, 40mph on the roads set out in Schedule 2 and 50mph on the roads set out in Schedule 3:The council also proposes to temporarily revoke the Orders detailed in Schedule 4 below. The council also proposed to temporarily revoke the Motorway Regulations detailed in Schedule 5 below. It is anticipated that the majority of the works will be undertaken at weekend periods. The temporary speed limits will therefore only be brought into effect during periods when specific work operations are being carried out. The Order came into force on Friday 19 August 2022 and will have a maximum duration of 18 months.

The boy said his name was Kevin, and Carmel learned that it was September 1984.When Carmel told Kevin she was from the year 2016, he didn’t doubt her, and Carmel discovered something odd; if she tried to take pictures of Kevin with her mobile phone, or if she tried to tell him about her life in the future, she would experience a sensation in her mind that felt like something snapping, and she’d end up back in 2016, so Carmel pretended she was from the Eighties, and she found herself able to stay in the past for longer lengths of time.

SCHEDULE 2 – TEMPORARY 40MPH SPEED LIMIT

• A580 East Lancashire Road – both carriageways including the slip roads from its junction with Coach Road at the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough/St Helens Metropolitan Borough Boundary for a distance of approximately 5km in a westerly direction.

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• (A580 EAST LANCASHIRE ROAD, KIRKBY) (60MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2006 Westbound carriageway from 10m northeast of its interface with the projected centreline of the Coach Road (at Knowsley/St Helens Boundary) in a south westerly direction to 9m north east of its interface with the projected centreline of Knowsley Lane Eastboundjunction. carriageway from 9m south west of its interface with the projected centreline of Hewitt’s Lane junction to a point 10m north east of its interface with the projected centreline of the Coach Road (at Knowsley/St Helens Boundary).

Carmel’s mother took her to the family doctor, and he could not diagnose the teen with any condition and he said that although he was no psychiatrist, he could plainly see there was nothing wrong psychologically with Carmel. Then something even stranger happened to Carmel Quinn, and this time it affected her mother too.

Carmel has now left home and has had no further ‘mind slips’. Haunted Liverpool 35 is out on Amazon.

KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) (M62 MOTORWAY, A58, A561, A562, A580, A5300, A5208, M57 MOTORWAY JUNCTION 4, KNOWSLEY) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF DRIVING TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2022

• (VARIOUS ROADS, KIRKBY AND KNOWSLEY) (50MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2006 A580 East Lancashire Road – westbound carriageway from 9m north east of its interface with the projected centreline of Knowsley Lane junction in a south-westerly direction.

SCHEDULE 5 – TEMPORARY REVOCATION OF MOTORWAY REGULATIONS 1982, REGULATION 5 AND 9

• A5208 Moorgate Road South – both carriageways from its junction with the A580 East Lancashire Road for a distance of approximately 190m in a southerly direction.

HAUNTED MERSEYSIDE with Tom Slemen THE BOYFRIEND IN 1984

• A580 Knowsley Wood Lane – westbound carriageway, commencing at its junction with the roundabout at junction 4 of the M57 Motorway and continuing in a north-westerly direction for approximately 870m.

SCHEDULE 3 – TRMPORARY 50MPH SPEED LIMIT

SCHEDULE 1 – TEMPORARY 30MPH SPEED LIMIT

• M62 Motorway – both carriageways including slip roads from junction 6 (Tarbock Island) for a distance of approximately 5.5km in a westerly direction to the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough/Liverpool City Boundary.

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In September 2016, a 19-year-old Huyton girl named Carmel Quinn started to experience the jarring phenomenon known in the psychic sphere as retrocognition –the ability to gain information from the past; the opposite of precognition (which is the acquisition of knowledge of future events before they happen). Carmel, nor anyone in her family, knew what retrocognition was, and her mother thought the teenager was having a mental breakdown.Thefirstincident took place when Carmel was on her way to a friend’s house on Hillside Avenue; the girl spotted flames bursting out of the windows of a three storey house on Bruton Road – and so she called the fire brigade on her mobile – then less than a minute later, the house with the blaze was nowhere to be seen – and Carmel had a lot of explaining to do when the emergency services turned up. Carmel’s grandmother said there had been a blaze at the house her granddaughter had described, but that had been way back in 1984, 32 years ago. That house had long been demolished. The same thing happened to Carmel later that month in 2016 when she was visiting another friend on St Anne’s Road; she distinctly saw flames through the kitchen window of a ground floor flat, and Carmel even looked through the window and saw it was a chip pan fire. The ceiling seemed to be on fire, and on this occasion, before the teen could call the fire brigade, the blaze mysteriously vanished.Carmel now believed she was ill, and was seeing things, although her grandmother’s encyclopaedic memory provided the girl with another explanation; apparently there had indeed been a chip pan fire at the ground floor flat – again, back in 1984.

Knowsley Wood Lane – westbound carriageway from its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the M57 junction 4 in a north-westerly direction to its junction with the A580 East Lancashire Road. Knowsley Wood Lane – eastbound carriageway from the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough/Liverpool City Boundary in a north-easterly then south-easterly direction to its junction with the circulatory carriageway of the M57 Motorway, junction 4.

She now felt that these weird experiences were timeslips, and that she was going back into the past. This time she said nothing to her parents, as she knew they would be sending her back to the doctor. Carmel caught other glimpses of the ‘ghostly’ boy in her room, and then one day she found herself in his room again – and realised it was her room at some point in the past, back when another family lived in her home.

Carmel became Kevin’s girlfriend, and she claims she even went into town to shop with him sometimes, and browsed around C&A and Woollies and other shops that do not exist in the present.

When Carmel told her mother and father what had happened, she was persuaded to go and see the family doctor again, and this time he referred the girl to a psychiatrist, and that psychiatrist could find nothing wrong with Carmel.

Schedule 2 - Map Tiles to be added/inserted into Schedule 3 of the Order

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL (PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTION OF WAITING AND LOADING AND PARKING PLACES) (CIVIL ENFORCEMENT AND CONSOLIDATION) ORDER 2015 (AMENDMENT NO 59) (TWICKENHAM DRIVE AND OTHER ROADS ROBY) ORDER 2022

3Cheltenham Crescent (northern junction with Twickenham Drive) both sides of the carriageway from its junction with Twickenham Drive for a distance of 5 metres in a westerly direction.

LICENSING ACT 2003 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ONEDAY LTD. has applied to Knowsley Licensing Authority for a Premises Licence in respect of BOWRING PARK & GOLF COURSE ROBY ROAD, HUYTON, L36 4HD for the provision of the following regulated entertainment: Films between the hours of 07:00 and 23:00 Monday to Thursday and 07:00 and 01:00 Friday to Sunday. Live music between the hours of 10:00 and 04:00 Monday to Sunday. Recorded music between the hours of 10:00 and 04:00 Monday to Sunday. Late night refreshment between the hours of 23:00 and 04:00 Monday to Sunday. Supply of alcohol between the hours of 11:00 and 23:00 Monday to Thursday and 10:00 and 01:00 Friday to Sunday A record of the application can be inspected by members of the public between the hours of 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday at the office of the Licensing Authority of Knowsley MBC which is located at: Knowsley MBC Licensing Service Environmental Health and Consumer Protection, 2nd Floor, Yorkon Building, Archway Road, Knowsley, Merseyside L36 9FB Please ring 0151 443 2300 to arrange an appointment www.knowsley.gov.uk A Responsible Authority or any other person(s) wishing to make representations on this application must do so in writing to Knowsley Licensing Authority at the above mentioned address. Any written representations must be received by the Licensing Authority no later than 30 September 2022. It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application under the Licensing Act 2003. A person guilty of such an offence is liable on summary conviction to an unlimited fine.

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6Nottingham Road both sides of the carriageway from its junction with Twickenham Drive for a distance of 5 metres in a south westerly direction.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL (PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTION OF WAITING AND LOADING AND PARKING PLACES) (CIVIL ENFORCEMENT AND CONSOLIDATION) ORDER 2015 (AMENDMENT NO 68) (RIMMER AVENUE AND RIMMER AVENUE SERVICE ROAD, ROBY) ORDER 2022

Rimmer Rimmer AvenueBusinesses Numbered; 2, 4, 6, One for each Avenue8, 10, 12, 14, 16 ,18, 20, 22, 24vehicle registered6 at business address Dated 30 August 2022 Mike Harden Chief Executive

It is World Suicide Prevention Day on Saturday 10 September and we’re encouraging Knowsley residents to download the Stay Alive app which could help save the life of someone in a suicidal crisis. The app is a pocket-sized suicide prevention resource which provides accessible support including a safety plan and LifeBox where people can upload images or videos that remind them of their reasons to stay alive. The app is designed to help both those who are having suicidal thoughts and those who are concerned about someone else and is available for free on both iOS and Android devices. It’s always okay to ask for help. A 24/7 helpline – 0800 051 1508 – is available across Cheshire & Merseyside to help people who need urgent help with their mental health and can be accessed by people of all ages. As part of World Suicide Prevention Day, Cheshire and Merseyside Public Health Collaborative is launching a new suicide prevention strategy that will outline the work being undertaken to ensure all can remain safe from suicide. You can find out more www.no-more.co.uk/ We’re also asking for your help in shaping the future of our borough. Over the last few years, our Knowsley Better Together way of working has been instrumental – bringing people and organisations together to support one another. Now, we are further developing Knowsley Better Together through the development of the Knowsley Offer – which will set out the support, facilities, and services available in your area and across the Borough We need your help to shape the Knowsley Offer – what is it you need to help you to thrive and live your best life? Please share your views by completing an online survey (visit www.knowsley.gov.uk/consultations) or you can request a hard copy of the survey by calling 0151 443 3380. The closing date for comments is 30 September 2022.

2Twickenham Drive Roby south east side of the carriageway from a point 103 metres north east of its Silverstone Drive to a point 15 metres west of its junction with Nottingham Road.

Schedule 3 – Residential Parking Eligibility, Zones and Maximum Number of Permits to Inserted into Schedule 1 of The Order Scheme Roads AffectedEligible PropertiesMaximumMaximum Name Number of Number of Resident PermitsVisitor Permits

RoadWardExtent of RestrictionMap Tile Map Number(s)RevisionTile Rimmer RobyAs per drawing numbered O503 RimmerAvenuePT/TM/7258RobyAsperdrawing numbered O511 AvenuePT/TM/7258

RoadWardExtent of RestrictionMap Tile Number(s Map Tile Revision Twickenham RobyAs per the drawing R50,R511 Drivenumbered PT/TM/6831 Schedule 2 – Map Tiles to be added or inserted into the 2015 Order

1Twickenham Drive Roby north west side of the carriageway from a point 25 metres north of its northern most junction with Cheltenham Crescent to a point 15 metres west of its southern most junction with Cheltenham Crescent.

Mike Harden Chief Executive Health Update Cllr Christine Bannon, Cabinet Member for Health

RoadWardExtent of RestrictionMap Tile Number(s) Map Tile Revision

Furtherwww.knowsley.gov.uk/consultationsinformationregardingthe proposed Order may be obtained from Eliot Burke via email: Eliot.Burke@Knowsley.gov.uk or telephone: 07385 420455. Any objections and representations relating to the proposed Order together with the grounds on which they are made, should be sent in writing to Mike Dearing Head of Legal Services, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Legal Services, 2nd Floor, Municipal Building, Archway Road Huyton Merseyside L36 9YU (quoting “Reference Legal/KD/Rimmer Avenue TRO”) before Wednesday 21 September 2022.

Members of the public may view the application online using Public Access at https://planapp.knowsley.gov.uk/online-applications/. Anyone who wishes to make representations about an application should write to the Council at Regeneration & Economic Development Department, Municipal Buildings, PO Box 21, Archway Road, Huyton, L36 9YU or online via the above website within 21 days of the date of this publication. You can follow the application’s progress, find out if it is to be heard by planning committee, & be informed about the decision by using the ‘track’ option when viewing the application through the above link on our web site. Should this application be heard at planning committee & you wish to speak at the meeting the procedure to follow can be found a-planning-application/speaking-at-planning-committeehttps://www.knowsley.gov.uk/residents/building-and-planning/make-at: M Harden - Chief Executive DATE OF NOTICE: 2nd September 2022

A copy of the proposed Order and Map Tiles, plans showing the parts of the highway and areas affected by the Order and a statement of the Council's reasons for proposing to make the Order may be inspected may be inspected and viewed on the Council’s website at the following link

4Cheltenham Crescent (southern junction with Twickenham Drive) both sides of the carriageway from its junction with Twickenham Drive for a distance of 5 metres in a northerly direction.

7Silverstone Drive both sides of the carriageway from its junction with Twickenham Drive for a distance of 5 metres in a southerly direction.

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NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 15(4) OR (5) OR ARTICLE 16 OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION OF THE TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (AS AMENDED) PLANNING (LISTED BUILDING & CONSERVATION AR EAS) ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED)

KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) (SINCLAIR AVENUE, PRESCOT) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF DRIVING TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in order to facilitate essential infrastructure upgrade works (“the Works”) and in order to facilitate traffic management, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council made the above-named Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Order”). The effect of this Order will be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from proceeding along: i) Sinclair Avenue, Prescot – from its junction with Warrington Road, Prescot for a distance of 74 metres in a Northerly Thedirection.diversion route for vehicles affected by the Sinclair Avenue, Prescot road closure is via Warrington Road, Delph Lane, Scotchbarn Lane, Sinclair Avenue and Vice Versa. It is anticipated that the works will take place from Monday 05 September 2022 to Sunday 11 September 2022. The Order will come into force on Monday 05 September 2022 and will have a maximum duration of 18 months. Dated 10th August 2022

The 2015 Order would be amended by the revocation of the Map Tiles specified in Schedule 1 below and by the insertion of the Map Tiles specified in Schedule 2 below. The 2015 Order shall be amended by the insertion of the property addresses specified in Schedule 3 below into Schedule 1 of the 2015 Order and by the insertion of the business addresses specified in Schedule 4 below into Schedule 2 of 2015 Order. The proposed Order would come into operation on the date that the Council publishes a notice stating that the Order has been made.

Twickenham RobyAs per the drawing R50,R512 Drivenumbered PT/TM/6831 Cheltenham RobyAs per the drawing R50,R512 CrescentnumberedDatedPT/TM/68312September 2022

5Newbury Close both sides of the carriageway from its junction with Twickenham Drive for a distance of 5 metres in a westerly direction.

Rimmer Rimmer AvenueProperties Numbered; 2A, 2B, One for each AvenueService Road4A, 4B, 6A, 6B, 8A, 8B, 10A, vehicle registered 1 10B, 12A, 12B, 14A, 14B, 16A, at affected 16B, 18A, 18B, 20A, 20B, 22A, property address 22B, 24A, 24B Schedule 4 – Business parking Eligibility, Zones and Maximum Numbers of Permits to be Inserted into Schedule 2 of The Order Scheme Roads AffectedEligible NameNumberPropertiesMaximumMaximumofNumberofResidentPermitsVisitorPermits

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Notice is hereby given that the following Planning Applications have been submitted to the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley: 22/00424/FUL & 22/00425/LBC by Clare & Karen Lewis at Shippon One - Tarbock Hall Estate, Ox Lane, Tarbock Green - ALTERATIONS & REFURBISHMENT COMPRISING OF THE INSTALLATION OF TIMBER FRAMED SLIDING DOORS TO NORTH & WEST ELEVATION & INSTALLATION OF 10 NO. ROOF LIGHTS TOGETHER WITH THE PART CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO FORM GUEST ANNEXE INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF 2 NO. ROOF LIGHTS, 1 NO. WINDOW & TIMBER FRAMED SLIDING DOORS & THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED TIMBER FRAMED COVERED SEATING AREA WITH B RICK PLI NTH (Development to/affects the setting of a Listed Building). 22/00375/LBC by Mr Barry Molloy at Tarbock Hall Lodge , Ox Lane, Tarbock Green - DEMOLITION & RECONSTRUCTION OF NORTH & WEST WALLS (REVISION TO APPROVED APPLICATION 18/00016/LBC) (Development to/affects the setting of a Listed Building). 22/00466/REM by Redrow Homes Limited at Plot 3 - Land To South Of Railway Line Bounded By Lower Road, Finch Lane & Baileys Lane, Halewood - APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS PURSUANT TO HYBRID PLANNING PERMISSION 19/00521/HYB FOR THE ERECTION OF 318 NO. DWELLINGS & ASSOCIATED WORKSAPPROVAL SOUGHT FOR LAYOUT, SCALE, APPEARANCE & LANDSCAPING (Major Development). 22/00473/FUL by Square Dot Consulting Limited at Self Pick Veg, 66 Eccleston Street, Prescot - INSTALLATION OF A NEW SHOP FRONT (Development within a Conservation Area). 22/00470/FUL by GDB Property Investments Ltd. at Woodend, Sterling Inks UK , Netherley Road, Tarbock Green - ERECTION OF 10 NO DWELLINGS & ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING & INFRASTRUCTURE (Major Development). 21/00775/FUL by Elysium Healthcare at Victoria Gardens , Victoria Road, Huyton - REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS WITH TIMBER INCLUDING ANTI-TAMPER MESH TOGETHER WITH RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR EXTERNAL AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER UNIT TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF 2.4M HIGH PALADIN FENCING WITHIN THE CURTILAGE (Development within a Conservation Area). 22/00458/FUL by Jaguar Land Rover at Jaguar Land Rover, North Road, Halewood - ERECTION OF 1 NO. INDUSTRIAL BUILDING (USE CLASS B2/B8) INCLUDING ASSOCIATED AMENITY FACILITIES & MULTIPLE CONNECTION LINKS WITH EXISTING MANUFACTURING UNIT TOGETHER WITH OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS (Major Development).

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Schedule 1 - Map Tiles to be revoked RoadWardExtent of RestrictionMap Tile Map Number(s)RevisionTile Rimmer RobyAs per drawing numbered O502 AvenuePT/TM/7258

The 2015 Order would be amended by the revocation of the Map Tiles specified in Schedule 1 below and by the insertion of the Map Tiles specified in the Schedule 2 below. The proposed Order would come into operation on the date that the Council publishes a notice stating that the Order has been Amade.copy of the proposed Order and Map Tiles, plans showing the parts of the highway and areas affected by the Order and a statement of the Council's reasons for proposing to make the Order may be inspected may be inspected and viewed on the Council’s website at the following link: Furtherwww.knowsley.gov.uk/consultationsinformationregardingthe proposed Order may be obtained from Paul Barton at Anypaul.barton@knowsley.gov.ukobjectionsandrepresentations relating to the proposed Order together with the grounds on which they are made, should be sent in writing to Mike Dearing Head of Legal Services, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Legal Services, 2nd Floor, Municipal Building, Archway Road Huyton Merseyside L36 9YU (quoting “Reference Legal/KD/TwickenhamTRO”) before 23 September 2022.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (“the Council”) proposes to make the above-named order (“the Order”) under Sections 1, 2, 4, 19, 32, 35, 45, 46, 47 53 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”). If the Order comes into force the effect will be to amend the Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement and Consolidation) Order 2015 as amended (“the 2015 Order”) by 1 Limiting waiting to a maximum stay of 30 minutes with no return within 2 hours, except for permit holders, on Rimmer Avenue, Roby, west side from a point 75 metres south of its junction with Roby Road, in a southerly direction for a distance of 104 metres. 2 Introducing a permit parking area operative, at all times, on Rimmer Avenue Service Road for its entire length so that parked vehicles must display a valid parking permit. Permits will be issued to the properties listed in the Schedule 3 of this notice.

Schedule 1 - Map Tiles to be deleted from the 2015 Order

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Knowsley’s sporting legends included boxing heroes John Conteh MBE and Tom Stalker, Liverpool FC’s Alan Kennedy and Steve McMahon, Everton FC’s Ian Snodin and Peter Reid and also former Tranmere Rovers player Steve Jennings.

Knowsley Sporting Legends Relay crosses the finishing line

• The relay covered more than 150 miles • 120 children ran a mile on one day

• Attracted more than 3,000 people • 102 dancers • 40 community sports groups took part • 15 legends

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Knowsley Sporting Legends Relay reached an epic climax after a week long sporting relay that ended at the Super Sports Day event in Kirkby. The celebrations kicked off with a parade – made up of sporting and community legends as well as dancers and musicians – travelling from Liverpool FC’s AXA Training Centre to Eddie McCardle Playing Fields. Once at the playing fields there was a huge celebration of sport, from football to boxing and live music to dance.

The week-long sporting relay sprinted across Knowsley celebrating the borough’s rich sporting heritage and certainly packed a punch in what it delivered.Starting at Everton Football Club’s training ground in Halewood the relay travelled the length of the borough with support from local communities, sporting groups, local sports people and even the odd famous face popped up.

The relay was a highlight of Knowsley’s year as Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture

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“Sport is in the borough’s DNA, and it was crucial that we reflected this in our Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture programme. Through this event we have brought something to the borough that has never been seen before and hopefully inspired lots of young people along the way to follow their sporting dreams.”

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Local sporting heroes also played a crucial role during the week’s events including local nurse Gill Verdin who has run more than 100 marathons, Olympic 2012 torch bearer Mike Dooling and GB wrestler Tony Collins. Many Knowsley sporting clubs and schools also took part in the events including Tower Hill ABC, Knowsley ABC, Kirkby Milers, Knowsley and St Helens Girls Football Team as well as pupils from Malvern and Yew Tree Primary schools.

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• Six boxing matches • 6000 steps on the heritage walk Cllr Graham Morgan, leader of Knowsley Council said: “Knowsley Sporting Legends Relay was a fantastic week of events, and it was great to see so many people get involved.

“The relay represented many of the sporting legends who have come out of Knowsley as well as countless local sporting heroes who play a significant role in the sporting life of our borough.