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DO MORE TO HELP STOP CRIME, POLICE URGE RESIDENTS MP meets senior officers after wave of burglaries across town SENIOR police chiefs in Formby are urging residents to do more to help stop crime, following concerns over a recent rise in burglaries and car thefts.

They met with Sefton Central MP Bill Esterson after he had informed officers that some residents were ‘too scared to sleep at night’ because of the number of recent breakins.

The MP said a number of his constituents had contacted him to say that they felt burglaries were becoming increasingly common in the town, fearing cuts to the police service were leaving their homes vulnerable to thieves.

But Sefton Borough Commander Matthew Boyle and Area Inspector Ian Jones told Mr Esterson that residents could do more to reduce the risk of burglary by making sure

Report by Danielle Thompson doors and windows were always locked. They also advised motorists to put their car keys away from view at night to help stop car thieves.

The officers pointed out that police had secured several convictions for burglary in recent months and are doing all they can to catch the people responsible for recent breakins Mr Esterson believes continuing cuts to the police service has made it harder for the police to prevent burglaries and catch offenders. Continued inside

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LANDLORDS who privately rent out their properties will be required to obtain a new licence from Sefton Council if the buildings are located within selected areas in the borough The measures will come into force from March 1 after the council approved the implementation of two new housing licensing schemes in September, 2017 in separate areas of the borough. Both schemes will run until the end of February 2023.

Sefton designated an area of Bootle as being subject to Selective licensing, (all privately rented properties) and has designated parts of Seaforth, Waterloo, Brighton-le-Sands and Southport as being subject to Additional licensing.

Additional licensing requires all houses defined as a house in multiple occupation (HMO) to apply for a housing licence.

Mandatory licensing for larger HMO properties is currently a national requirement.

A full list of all streets affected along with further details of the schemes, licensing conditions and fees are available on sefton.gov.uk. Landlords will be required to meet a range of licence conditions, and show that they have appropriate management

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If you are a landlord, a person managing a property within the areas of the designation you are advised to check whether your property will require a licence and ensure that you apply for one per property.

Cllr Trish Hardy, Sefton Council's Cabinet Member Communities and Housing, said: “We have areas where many properties currently fail to meet the required homes standard, which can have a terrible impact on the health and welfare of their tenants and their wider communities.

“The schemes we have introduced aim to reduce that by making sure private landlords meet satisfactory standards of tenancy and property management.

“But it is also about tenants behaving in a way that does not blight or impact on their community and shows respect for their neighbours.

“If you are a landlord renting a property in any of the designated areas, you must check whether your property will need a licence from March 1, 2018.”

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Lancashire County Council promises full consultation on fracking proposal Report by Kenny Parker LANCASHIRE County Council is promising a full consultation on any planning application it receives to frack in an area bordering Formby, The reassurance comes following the announcement that Aurora Energy Resources have made a scoping request to mine for shale gas at Altcar Moss, West Lancashire, which is just two miles from Formby town centre.

The scoping request is the first step in agreeing with the Mineral Planning Authority (LCC) the extent and nature of environmental assessments required to inform any subsequent planning application.

Aurora proposes to drill and hydraulically fracture both a vertical and a separate horizontal well at Altcar Moss to evaluate the potential to produce hydrocarbons from deeply-buried, carboniferous-age rocks.

Frack Free Formby, a local environmental group, has expressed concern, however, that although the development could have a major environment impact on Formby, Sefton Council will only be consultees in the planning application process.

The environment campaigners say there is a risk of ‘earthquakes’ as occurred following another energy company ’s (Cuadrilla) operation in Fylde, north Lancashire.

They also fear water containing industrial chemicAltcar Moss, near Formby, the proposed fracking site by Aurora Energy Resources. als could pollute the environment.

In addition, they say, along with the proposed well being only about 300 metres from a Site of Special Scientific Interest, roads in Sefton, and most likely the Formby Bypass, will be used as an access route for trucks carrying large volumes of water needed for the fracking process to the site and also for carrying away polluted water and gas products.

Lancashire County Council issued this response after a request to answer Frack Free Formby ’s concerns.

“We have received a request for an Environmental Impact Assesssummer, but any news about From page 1 ment Scoping Opinion, which He said: “Thieves know as well as potential stolen bikes always helps allows prospective developers to anybody that there have been cuts the police. gain a formal opinion from a “I support Merseyside Police and to community policing. Our police planning authority on the topic do a magnificent job with the Crime Commissioner Jane Kennedy areas that should be covered with resources they have but I fear that in her calls for extra police. Meran Environmental Statement any increase in this type of crime is seyside Police have more than which accompanies a planning at least in part because thieves feel 1,000 fewer police officers than application. they had in 2010 and the conthey can continue with impunity.

“As part of the scoping process, sequences are that it is much “One person told me they were we are required to consult a scared to go to bed at night due to harder for our police to keep us John Wilkinson of Frack Free Formby range of bodies responsible for the number of burglaries we are safe. is concerned that Sefton Council will environmental issues, such as now seeing.”

“We all have a role in helping proonly be consultees in the planning Natural England, the local disHe added: “The police told me tect ourselves and in telling the application process trict council, and the that cars are a big target right now, police when we see someone acting so they advised always lock your suspiciously or when we know car and keep keys in a safe place in about a stolen scrambler bike or the home. have video of someone who tries a “The clear message from the car door to see if it is unlocked. police is that we should all take “I would like to thank all of our more care in protecting our propuniformed police officers and their erty. non-uniformed colleagues for their “The police have regular patrols hard work and to thank SuperinPLANS have been submitted to turn Avenue into a four-bedroomed tendent Matthew Boyle and and are working hard to target a former care home in Formby into detached house after demolition of burglars but the best defence is for Inspector Ian Jones for meeting flats and a new house. the link extension. He has also me.” everyone to be vigilant and do The applicant, Kelvin Bacon, sub- applied to create car parking spaces For its part, the Government has what you can to reduce your mitted a planning application to and new access onto Crescent chances of becoming a victim. told police forces to increase the Sefton Council to turn Phoenix Avenue.

“Superintendent Boyle also told amount of funding they take from House on Andrews Lane into eight A decision is expected to be made me that CCTV helps as a deterrent council tax to fight crime, claiming new flats and convert 3 Crescent on the application in February. and is a great way of identifying funds for day-to-day policing costs thieves. The police told me they could be drawn from existing welcome CCTV evidence in identigrants and the policing precept - a fying and catching burglars. move critics condemned as a “I was also told about police ‘stealth council-tax rise’. identifying where illegal scrambler The government say the money bikes are stored so they can work could be used alongside continued out when they have been stolen ‘efficiencies’ and reserves to ensure and prevent their use in further forces have the resources they crimes. More of a problem in the need.

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Environment Agency for their views to the issues they would like to see addressed. This will inform the formal scoping opinion issued by the county council in response to the developer's request.

“This is a very early stage of the planning process, and we will hold a full consultation including advertising the proposal in the local press should we receive a planning application for this site in the future.”

Meanwhile, activists have suffered a blow to plans to stop fracking at a Cuadrilla site in Fylde, Lancashire, which could have repercussions in West Lancashire.

In 2015, Lancashire County Council refused planning permission for Cuadrilla’s application to carry out exploratory hydraulic fracturing at Preston New Road, on the Fylde Coast.

Cuadrilla subsequently appealed to the Secretary of State who, in October 2016, overturned the local council’s decision and gave Cuadrilla the go-ahead for planning permission.

An ongoing legal battle has continued since then, with the campaigners, Preston New Road Action Group, bringing a judicial review at Manchester Court of Appeal earlier this year and a subsequent appeal at the High Court in London.

On January 12, appeal judges dismissed both cases.

A spokesperson for Frack Free Lancashire said on the day: “We are hugely disappointed that these appeals were dismissed today. We remain resolute and determined to counter and challenge any plans for fracking in Lancashire and beyond, and additionally, continuing to support those communities who are subjected to this industry being forced upon them.

“Public opposition to this filthy technology continues to grow, as does our willpower to fight this insidious industry which poses far too many risks to our health, environment and ultimately our climate change targets.

“The fight continues.”

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Councils set to face strict limits on buying commercial properties Report by Tom Martin COUNCILS will face strict limits on borrowing to invest in commercial properties after concerns they are putting taxpayers’ money and local services The Strand Shopping Centre, in Bootle at risk.

It was announced recently by the Department for asset purchases as part of their Communities & Local Government (DCLG) that new mission to see that the public rules will be brought in to stop local authorities from gets value for money from its borrowing money to fund the purchases unless it taxes. benefits local residents.

He added: “As a former memSefton Council’s purchase of the Strand Shopping ber of parliament's Public Centre, in Bootle, came under scrutiny after it Accounts Committee, I have emerged they borrowed money to fund the £32m been urging them to look at this deal. whole area and the costs and The local authority said at the time that the income risks to the public purse. generated by the Strand will “more than cover” the “My worry is that what looks a loan repayment costs and the centre’s running costs, smart deal at the time to a few meaning enough money left over to contribute to Southport Cllr councillors in a closed meeting John Pugh much needed local services. will, as the years roll on, end up The new ban on councils buying commercial propas a huge financial albatross erties was published under a consultation, which around the neck of all Sefton residents.” includes the purchase of shopping centres, retail Cllr Ian Maher, Labour Leader at Sefton Council, parks and supermarkets. responded: “The decision to purchase the Strand It was found last year through a Freedom of inform- Shopping Centre and bring the asset back to local ownation request that councils across the country have ership was not taken lightly. It followed several paid £2.7 billion for commercial properties since months of intensive due diligence and to suggest it was 2015, up from £500m over the previous three years. a ‘punt’ is ridiculous.

Professional investors have hailed the new rules, “We are confident that the Council acted fully within saying that councils’ spending sprees were driving up its legal powers and in accordance with Government commercial property prices. guidelines. We fully assessed the risk and reward proSouthport Cllr John Pugh has also welcomed the file of making such an acquisition, which delivers a move. much needed revenue stream to the Council to pay for He said: “This will stop councils having a punt on local services. the property market with council tax payers shoul“However, our fundamental purpose was to benefit dering all the risks.” our local communities. We will continue to follow all He also welcomed the fact that the National Audit Department for Communities & Local Government Office are doing work on the whole area of council regulations.”

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Council spends almost £1.5m in one year on consultants fees A BOROUGH Councillor has expressed concerns about Sefton Council spending rocketing fees of almost £2.2m in the last two financial years hiring outside consultants.

Former MP for Southport and now Lib Dem councillor in the town, John Pugh, spoke out after another Lib Dem, Councillor Pat Keith, submitted a Freedom of Information request to the council which revealed year-on-year increased payments shelled out on consultants in sectors including adult and children's social care, locality services, inward investment, regeneration, housing and schools and support services.

The FOI request revealed that the council spent just over £210,773 in 2012/13; £162,333 in 2013/14; £330,835 in 2014/15; £737,545 in 2015/16 and a staggering £1,449,934 in the last financial year alone – an increase of almost 590% in a five year period.

Councillor Pugh raised concerns on both the huge amounts and the sharp upward trend towards reliance on consultants.

Sefton Council chiefs responded to the criticism, describing the spending as a ‘mature approach to get the best outcomes for our communities.’

However, Cllr Pugh maintained: “We are far from convinced that this expenditure on expensive consultants produces more than glossy reports that sit on shelves.

“They simply provide a kind of comfort blanket for councils unsure about what they should be doing.

“What Sefton is spending has doubled in

A RESEARCHER from the area helped a TV production company trace the fascinating history of a house in Liverpool.

Imogen Benneworth, a case manager at probate genealogy and legal research company, Anglia Research, based in Southport, was invited by Twenty Twenty Television to work on its latest BBC2 production, A House Through Time, presented by BAFTA winning historian, David Olusoga.

Alongside other researchers, she delved into the history of 62 Falkner Street and the lives of the families who had lived there. The team spent hours at Liverpool Archives compiling a timeline of the house's residents and developing their family trees.

Imogen said: “The research work was fascinating. Tracing families is what we do on a daily basis but

“The way things are going Sefton will soon be able to pave Lord Street with all the consultant reports they have commissioned or fill every pothole.”

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each of the last two years and we haven’t yet had the figures for 2017-18.

“The average council taxpayer would sooner their money was used for providing services or filling potholes than frittered away on the big consultancy firms who often lack any real grip on local matters.

“This increasing reliance on them is a sign of weakness.

“The way things are going Sefton will soon be able to pave Lord Street with all the consultant reports they have commis-

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A spokesman for Sefton Council told the Champion: “Our gross expenditure is more than £600m and the spending Cllr Pugh refers to for 2016/17 is less than a quarter of a percent of it (0.25%).

“It pays in the main for specialist services where it would be uneconomical for the Council to employ directly and/or is only required for a short period of time.

“The vast majority of this money has been used to facilitate economic growth across the borough, to deliver statutory planning requirements and to invest to save in the delivery of the £64m savings required following central Government cutbacks.

“We don’t see this spending as a weakness at all; this is more of a mature approach to get the best outcomes for our communities, which has sadly been missed by Cllr Pugh. We will continue to ensure that spending on front line service will be prioritised.

“Every decision to spend on these services is scrutinised in advance to ensure that it is necessary and appropriate. All services are procured in accordance with Council approved rules.

“Similar to other organisations that follow this approach, we believe it is much better value for money to commission specialist services like this to meet business needs as and when required.”

Above right: 62 Falkner Street, Liverpool.

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this had an extra dimension to it because it gave me an opportunity to step into the lives and the stories of the people who called it home.

“Twenty Twenty Television approached Anglia Research to see if we could help identify a street in the city in which they could build a historical documentary looking at the lives of the inhabitants over the years.

“I suggested Falkner Street, off Hope Street, in the area which has now come to be known

as the Georgian Quarter and reflects the rise, decline and regeneration of the city over the decades.”

A spokesperson for the BBC said: “Through the prism of one single terraced house in Liverpool, this series tells a story of Britain from the 1840s to the present day - a period of seismic social change.”

David Olusoga added: “The extremes of Liverpool’s story are reflected in the lives of the occupants of 62 Falkner Street.”

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An artist's impression of how the Marsh Brows development could look

Former dairy could be bulldozed to make way for new housing complex

The former Royal British Legion Club in Formby

Plans granted to demolish former Royal British Legion club to build new homes

PLANS could be given the go-ahead to bulldoze a former dairy in Formby to make way for a new housing development.

The applicant, Mike McComb, has submitted a planning application to Sefton Council to demolish the existing former dairy on Marsh Brows to create a new five-storey apartment block of 12 twobed flats and a new three-bed penthouse.

Previous plans submitted last year for 12 flats were approved in August 2017 – and the general design principals of the proposal remain unchanged. A decision is expected to be made on the application in February.

PLANS to demolish the former Royal British Legion Club in Formby and replace it with new homes, have been given the green light Applicant Matthew Farley submitted a planning application to Sefton Council in October to replace the Whitehouse Lane building with the new housing development, after outline planning permission was granted in April. The plans were approved with permission at the

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last planning meeting. A total of four new homes will be built at the site.

Meanwhile, plans to build a new housing development in Formby have been refused.

A planning application to build 12 detached two and a half and threestorey homes with off-street parking and associated landscaping on Queen's Road was declined at the latest Sefton Council planning meeting.

The plans for the site of the former Royal British Legion Club

Phil’s unlucky in love in Fernando!

THE love island of Fernando proved to be an unlucky hunting ground for children’s entertainer Phil Todd, writes DANIELLE THOMPSON Phil was seen jetting out to the fictionally-named island on last Saturday ’s ITV dating show Take Me Out, presented by Paddy McGuinness.

He had secured his trip having successfully matched up with a contestant called ‘Bella’ on the previous week’s programme. To get his ideal match, contestants who fancied Phil had to leave a light on where they were standing and then Phil was free to choose his date from the girls who remained.

Unfortunately for Phil, the only woman to leave her light on was Bella and she later confessed to leaving it lit by mistake!

But as per the rules of the show, the pair met up again in Fernando to see if they could cement their newly-found relationship but sadly, any hint of a fine romance soon faded.

Phil, 45, from Southport, made the move from a career as a DJ to children’s entertainment around nine years ago. He told the Champion that although his date with Bella didn't have a spark, he has since been inundated with offers of dates from women on

Bella and Phil on their date. Below: Phil back in Southport

social media sites! He said: “I feel a bit sorry for Bella, she didn't come over so well with the comments about leaving her light on by mistake and got really quite criticised on social media. But I had a great time on the date, she

was very honest and we got on well.

“Although my date didn't lead to anything more, I'd definitely recommend the show as a really fun experience, if anyone is thinking about it just go for it!

“There was a definite silver lining for me - I have since been inundated with offers of dates from lots of women online and am seriously thinking of taking up one or two!

So what was just a bit of fun and light entertainment for me after all, I am an entertainer might just end up as something more, who knows!” l Fernando is actually Puerto de la Cruz on the island of Tenerife.

FORMBY Little Theatre will host a fashion show on Tuesday, January 30.

Money raised from the event will go towards the upkeep of the community theatre.

Tickets are £7 and available from M&Co store or by calling 01704 876 250.

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TV company wants war memories SEFTON residents who have memories of the First World War are being urged to take part in a new documentary series being filmed for the BBC. Testimony Films, an award-winning TV documentary company are keen to speak to men and women in Britain for a new BBC4 documentary series, ‘Britain’s Great War: The People's Story’.

It will feature the childhood stories of centenarians and supercentenarians (over-110s!) who still vividly remember family life at the time,

alongside archive footage and testimonies from those who fought. They are especially interested in talking to those who may have lost a loved one at the front or who remember the air raids, the food shortages and the patriotic spirit of the time.

If you, or someone you know, has childhood stories of the Great War, they would love to hear from you. Email, Emily Sivyer at mail@testimonyfilms.com, call 0117 925 8589 or write to: Testimony Films, 12 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RH.

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Liberal Democrat leader and Dukes Ward Cllr, John Pugh organised the meeting at Southport Town Hall and high on the agenda were a spate of events including a ram raid on a jewellers, a town-centre shooting and a late-night mass brawl, all in the space of a few weeks.

Cllr Pugh said: “The meeting took place on an all-party basis and allowed a valuable opportunity for senior police officers to explain recent events and answer questions.

“There has been a long standing recognition that the prevention and detection of crime is a whole community matter. This meeting was not just a sharing of concerns, which we were able to do on a confidential basis, but also an opportunity to discuss joint initiatives.

“Sadly, if Sefton Council goes ahead and abolishes the Southport Area Committee there will be few formal opportunities for the public and councillors to continue this dialogue.”

Meanwhile, the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside said that she takes residents’ fears

over crime in Southport ‘very seriously ’ after a meeting with local Labour representatives.

Councillor Emily Spurrell visited the town following a request to discuss crime in the resort, including the topics John Pugh spoke about, as well as less serious crime.

She highlighted that Merseyside Police has been forced to make savings of more than £103m since 2010, with the loss of over 1,500 police officers and staff.

This, she said, has forced the Commissioner and Chief Constable to review every area of business and has led to Merseyside Police undergoing a major restructure which moves away from a local command unit approach.

Cllr Spurrell said: “Our police service is under significant strain, yet calls for help continue to increase and the crimes our teams face are increasingly complex.

“I know the Commissioner and the Chief Constable are still absolutely committed to community policing and our local policing teams are responsible for maintaining that local touch.

“High profile incidents, such as the recent shooting on Eastbank Street. are thankfully still incredibly rare in Southport and when crimes like this do occur I know everything possible is done by the police to bring the perpetrators to justice.”

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Work starts on £15m care home Report by Danielle Thompson

WORK has started on a new £15m care facility in Formby.

The 76-bed development, on the site of the former Mayflower Industrial Estate on Liverpool Road, is expected to open early next year, creating around 80 jobs. The demolition of the existing buildings on the site has now begun, with McGoff Construction due to start building work shortly afterwards.

The state-of-the-art 4,000sqm building will be the seventh care facility by care home operator New Care in the North West, offering residential, nursing and specialist dementia care services.

Aimed at helping residents to maintain their independence as long as possible, the bedrooms will feature en-suite wet rooms, while the home itself will offer communal lounges, dining rooms offering fine dining and concierge services, spaassisted bathrooms and landscaped gardens, as well as a hair salon and nail bar and a varied programme of activities and

An artist's impression of how the new care facility in Formby will look

events. New Care chief executive Chris McGoff said: “We are delighted to have started work on site and are very much looking forward to introducing the New Care brand to Formby.

“The plans for our latest care facility are superb; we will deliver a sophisticated, modern, purpose-built home which offers high quality care with first class hotel-style

services. It is a very exciting time for New Care with the company continuing to expand.

“Having recently opened care homes in Sale in Greater Manchester and Lytham St Annes, and a further home due to open in Chester in early 2018, we are thrilled to have added Formby to our ever growing portfolio.”

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MP calls for ‘knife wands’ in town’s bars and clubs AN MP is campaigning for ‘knife wands’ to be rolled out across venues in Southport.

The special metal detectors have already been introduced in 100 bars and clubs in Liverpool after a number of violent incidents in the city centre, including the death of Sam Cook, from Crosby, who was stabbed while out celebrating his 21st birthday in the Empire Bar in Seel Street in October.

He died from his wounds later in hospital.

The knife wand scanners can be used by staff to search customers in an effort to cut down the number of people caught carrying weapons into bars and clubs.

Now, following discussions with Southport nightspot bosses, along with residents and Southport Councillors, Damien Moore MP for Southport, contacted new Merseyside Police superintendent Matthew Boyle to press for an extension of the scheme to

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the resort to ensure the nighttime economy is safer.

Mr Moore said: “While crime in Southport is down and Merseyside has the highest numbers of police per capita of any area outside London, we need to ensure confidence in public safety remains high, both during the day and in the evening.

“To this end, I have spoken with the new superintendent and requested that knife wands, as requested by club and bar owners, becomes a priority.”

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Adult volunteers needed to help train young lifesavers for St John Ambulance ST JOHN Ambulance is looking to recruit adult volunteers to be youth leaders at its cadet unit in Southport.

The organisation is looking for leaders who will take charge of young people aged 10 to 17 who meet weekly to learn basic life saving skills and to work towards their Grand Prior Award – the highest award a St John cadet can achieve.

Kerrie Gleave, district youth lead, said: “We’re not asking people to give huge amounts of time but one evening a week and the odd weekend can make a real difference.

“Potential volunteers don’t need to have previous experience of youth work or first aid as full training is given.”

Kerrie, 27, has been a volunteer with the charity since she joined as a cadet herself at the age of 13 and she now wants others to enjoy the same experiences.

She said: “My mum was keen for me to learn first aid, so much so that she dropped me off at our local cadet unit one evening when I was 13 and that was that!

“When I started I was really shy and barely spoke to anyone but the youth leader at the time encouraged me and sent me on a youth leadership course.

I came back from that course brimming with confidence and I honestly have never looked back.

“I was soon going out on duty, providing first aid at events. In 2009 I took on the role of a youth unit manager and worked on building up the unit. It was hard work but incredibly fulfilling to see young people growing in confidence and learning some amazing skills. Now, in addition to volunteering with the charity, I also work for St John Ambulance

Kerrie Gleave with the recruitment poster

as a trainer and do a lot of work in schools, training first aid. I feel incredibly lucky to have been surrounded by good leaders who have given me so much encouragement and now I have the chance to do the same for others. The role of Youth Leader is a really worthwhile role, supporting young people in our communities and allowing them to learn how to save lives. These children and teenagers could be the life savers of the future.”

For more information about volunteering as an adult helper with the cadets, visit sja.org.uk and search vacancies.

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More than 2,000 drivers are targeted over taxi laws

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Over the last year, the council has stepped up its enforcement action, with nine staff working in conjunction with a number of police officers spotting vehicles which aren’t complying with the law.

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A RECRUITMENT drive has been launched to find lifeguards to patrol beaches across Sefton.

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Generosity of local people has allowed Simple solution to dog shocks Salvation Army to help so many people We should be most grateful if, through your letters column, you would allow the members and friends of The Salvation Army in Southport to say a big ‘thank you.’

A thank-you to all those individuals and businesses who have given us their support throughout the past year, and especially during the Christmas season when the kindness of people in contributing to our work in so many ways has been overwhelming.

Through the generosity of the local community, we were able to supply toys and gifts to over 200 children in 80 families referred to us by Social Services, the Southport Foodbank and various schools.

Both directly, and in conjunction with

church partners, we are able to offer support to the vulnerable in our community.

Through the donations we have received throughout the year, both monetary and by way of gifts of clothing, furniture and toys, we were able to provide free practical support to over 500 individuals and families in 2017.

Our charity shop and furniture warehouse at 65 Shakespeare Street continues to provide good quality clothing, furniture and household goods at very reasonable prices but also to assist in families and individuals when required.

A major area of growth in recent years has been what we term Energy Aid. This is the provision of assistance with gas and electricity where individuals are

referred to us by partner agencies. The cost of this has risen in recent years and over £10,000 was distributed in this way in 2017.

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We pray that we will be able to continue to carry on the work which lies at its foundation - that of ministering to those in need in the manner that Jesus taught.

This is only possible with the trust which the public shows in The Salvation Army to use the resources which they provide.

We wish all your readers a blessed and peaceful New Year.

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Regarding the story in the Champion (January 3) ‘Pets get shocks on train.’

As far as I’m aware this is a one off case but a simple solution to the problem would be to get a static grounding strap similar to the ones we used to see on the back of cars.

They are easy to fit and can be attached to the dogs tail and so no more shocks, thereby saving Merseyrail thousands of pounds in

useless strips to pacify a dog owner and that ultimately will put up the price of normal commuters tickets.

And as an added bonus to make the dog more visible at night they sometimes come with a little red reflective triangle, however this may not be needed as from what she states in the article, the dogs must be glowing with all the electric shocks they’ve had.

D Eyre, (by email)

Mind boggles at inefficient use of manpower I regularly walk the path that goes over the railway line at Fisherman’s Path, Formby.

The mind boggles at the inefficient use of man power by Network Rail in

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modified so why is this inefficient practice still continuing as the risk seems to be no different to any other crossing location?

Mr C Davis, Formby

Juan should have more sympathy for people with weak bootstraps ‘Mr Angreman’ (Champion letters) has to be admired for having pulled himself up by his bootstraps (so to speak).

However, it is unfortunately the case that not everybody has bootstraps as strong as his appear to be.

In any case, I would suspect that Juan has had a little help and encouragement along the way.

Remember ‘No man is an island.’

Juan should have a little bit of sympathy for those that are not as strong (or as lucky) as he appears to be.

Ray Mallen (Southport)

What happened to compassion?

TV train traveller Michael Portillo walks over the station footbridge at Maghull when stopping off in the town to visit the home and final resting place of model train maker Frank Hornby for his Great British Railway Journeys programme which will be screened tomorrow (Thursday) at 6.30pm on BBC2. Picture by Martyn Snape.

Remainers should learn to respect wishes of majority Oh dear. Tim Baker really is a bad loser - isn't he?

I have not met anyone who voted to leave the EU who wanted to wreck our countries economy.

Most of them were patriots whose prime motive was to return self governance to our great country and restore sovereignty which was, bit by bit, being eroded by the European project.

The biggest danger to our economy is caused by the uncertainty of politicians long drawn out implementation of the democratic will of our people.

This is, of course, worsened by the relentless fight waged by the ‘Remainers’ in their attempts to overturn the result of the referendum.

Mr Baker brings up the old argument - yet again that the NHS could not survive without the UK having an open border with the EU. In fact the NHS would have difficulty surviving without recruiting staff worldwide, but the lack of an open border doesn't seem to prevent workers coming here from the Middle East or Asia or from other countries.

Indeed the Phillipines have for long been providing our health and social care industry with staff. Of course that doesn't mean that we shouldn't be training more health professionals of our own but it is certainly not a reason why we should stay in the EU. Certainly, leaving the EU doesn't mean that we won’t allow people to enter the country if we have a need for their services. What it does mean is that we are in control and we allow in who we want.

Mr Baker says that Brexit supporters are vindictive and display nasty traits. That isn’t the behaviour that I have witnessed.

In truth, most Brexiteers are in constant fear that the ‘Establishment’ will succeed in their never ending efforts to overturn the referendum result which would be a final nail in the coffin of democracy.

During my long lifetime probably around 80 countries, worldwide, have fought and succeeded in gaining their independence. In addition to this

the USSR, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia have broken down to form independent countries. The Basque region of Spain, Catalonia and Scotland have all cried out for independence. Independence is the name of the game.

Other countries in the EU are ready to follow our lead - if we do manage to get out. Yet we have an army of remainers who, despite the UK being the 5th largest economy in the world, do not think that we are able to stand on our own two feet and self govern our country. They are traitors to our country and they should learn to respect the wishes of the British people.

Now, if Mr Baker wishes to criticise the way that our politicians are handling Brexit, then I couldn't disagree with him and we would certainly be singing off the same hymn sheet there.

Terry Durrance, Ainsdale

I do hope that ‘Juan Angreman from Churchtown’ does not truly believe that people end up begging on the streets through their own lifestyle choices.

For what he scornfully terms “excuses for the beggar ’s actions” other, more enlightened people will have recognised what lies behind tragedies brought on by such issues as the inability to work (this can be as the result of a multitude of causes, not least mental illness) or a simple run of bad luck leading to a downward spiral.

However, even if for some obscure reasons someone who ended up on the streets did only have themselves to blame, I do not believe that this would preclude them from receiving our help.

This sanctimonious contributor to the letters page intimates that the has never, ever made a single wrong choice in his entire life?

Well, actually, he has: by writing in such disparaging terms about people less fortunate than himself, he has revealed his total failure to understand the problem, as well as his lack of simple human kindness. How sad.

‘Helix’ Ainsdale

If Brexiteers really are ‘nasty ’ then it’s thanks to people like Tim...

Tim Baker (Champion Letters) wonders why we Brexiteers are so nasty.

The answer is to be found in the final sentence of his intemperate letter when he says:- “Roll on the day that this nonsense is stopped once and for all.”

Perhaps we Brexiteers would be less nasty if Remoaners like Mr Baker were less hell-bent on derailing the Brexit process which a majority of voters supported.

David Green, A Liberal Brexiteer.

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LETTERS to the Editor

How will we cope?

I would like to offer my thanks to Formby Parish councillor, Derek Baxter, for highlighting the flood risk posed by the building of additional houses in the area.

I have further concerns regarding the building of more houses. These being how will doctors, dentists, traffic-flows and schools cope with this influx of people.

Also how will the drains and sewers be affected? Perhaps the planning authorities could supply some answers.

Ian (by e-mail)

Clare House, 166 Lord Street, Southport PR9 0QA tel 01704 392 400 email editor@champnews.com

Buy a puppy responsibly

What’s going on at station?

There has been a lot of media coverage recently about ‘Lucy ’s Law ’ which is a campaign to boost pressure on the Government to bring in long-awaited legislation to crack down on the growing puppy farm trade.

Thousands of TV viewers must also be aware by now of the huge numbers of stray and abused pets languishing in animal shelters bursting at the seams with companion animals awaiting loving homes, thanks to programmes like Paul O’Grady's ‘For the Love of Dogs’.

Does anyone know what is happening at Ainsdale Community Railway Station?

We were told that the full refurbishment would be completed by end of October last year.

Now we find that the bridge might be open at the end of this month, and the Southportbound platform might be completed by the end of March.

Rumour has it that the Liverpool-bound platform will stay as is because of ‘operational difficulties’.

Does all this mean that the money has run out?

We do know that once the works are complete a large portion of the car park is being

As a nation of supposed animal lovers, why is it then more and more people seem to be buying pedigree puppies and fuelling the trend for designer hybrids such as Cockapoos?

Many of these poor creatures, often with genetic defects, also end up in shelters once the novelty has worn off and the responsibility of dog ownership has kicked in.

Owner of rescue dogs Southport (name, address supplied)

Fracking will threaten wildlife To say I was shocked to see the plans to allow fracking on one of the best nature sites in this area, would be an understatement.

Altcar , has one of the highest levels of skylarks, lapwings and hares in the country, and they all nest on the fields where the wells are planed .

There are also barn owls and stoats in the nearby fields and in the autumn the geese and swans use the fields.

taken over by Ainsdale Community Police station, with several spaces reserved for their vehicles.

Just where the residents of Ainsdale, who want to use the station are to park, is unclear.

Neither MerseyTravel nor MerseyRail seem to want to comment, and our local politicians appear to be quiet on the issue.

This refurbishment has seen massive delays, but the only people who know nothing about it are us - the paying public.

Can someone please explain what is going on?

Frank Yates, Name, address supplied

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Then, of course, there are the many walkers who enjoy the rare site and songs of this wildlife.

Skylarks and lapwings are ground nesting birds and they wouldn't stand a chance if fracking went ahead.

Have we nowhere that is safe for our wildlife? God help this planet.

Barbara Bellis, (by email)

What a fabulous city The city of Liverpool really showed its heart and spirit to our family, just before Christmas.

When our children finished school for the Christmas term, our daughter left her PE kit on the 310 bus to Liverpool; after jumping in the car and catching up with the bus, a kind young mum had already handed it to the bus driver.

Ban social media to kids!

The time has come to ban social media sites altogether to children.

We have kids living their lives online, glued to those damn phones. We have kids being bullied. We have kids being targeted by online perverts. We have kids developing mental illness because of the stress caused by peer pressure. We have kids watching porn.

What does the future hold?

Give kids a chance to have a childhood.

Mr H. Southport

Walking to the Liverpool Empire Theatre that same day, my mum stumbled and fell when leaving St Johns Gardens. Lots of kind people offered help, asking the children and my mum if they were all ok.

One very kind man who had just dropped his family off for the panto offered to take my mum home. He wouldn’t take payment and saw my mum into my dad’s care.

The same evening after leaving the panto and taking the children for their tea, we returned to the multi-storey car park and realised that my mum had the car park ticket. However, the lovely car park chap only charged me a nominal fee!

Liverpool is always fabulous in my eyes, but if one day could really show just random acts of kindness, then this was it - a date to remember for our family.

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Every year, around 41,700 people are diagnosed with cancer in the North West. Money raised through Unity Band donations will help fund more research, more treatments and more cures – ultimately helping to save more lives.

The £2 bands, which can be bought from the Cancer Research UK shops on Lord Street in Southport and Chapel Lane in Formby, feature a reef knot design to symbolise the strength of people coming together to unite against cancer.

The bands are available in three different colours – pink, navy and blue - and can be worn in memory of a loved one, to celebrate people who’ve overcome the disease or in support of those going through treatment.

World Cancer Day is designed to raise awareness of cancer and to promote its prevention, detection and treatment. One in two people born after 1960 in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime and although survival has doubled since the early 1970s, Cancer Research UK needs

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everyone to act right now to help speed up progress and see more people survive the disease. Jane Bullock from Cancer Research UK said: “World Cancer Day is a great opportunity for people in Southport to show solidarity with everyone whose life has been touched by cancer - from patients currently going through treatment, to survivors, to friends and family of those with the disease.

“It’s a way to show that, together, we are a powerful force against the disease.

“We want to give more good news to people with cancer and their families.

“More donations for more bands means more money to help fund research – so we hope everyone in Southport gets behind World Cancer Day and wears a Unity Band in support.”

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Report by Tom Martin HOLIDAYMAKERS are being targeted by claims companies urging them to lie and say they were sick during their trip abroad in order to pocket a compensation payout.

Figures released by the Association of British Travel Agents show that 1 in 5 travellers from Britain were contacted on their return home by firms who encourage them to make false claims.

Now, ABTA is calling on the government to crackdown on fake claims and bring in measures ahead of the 2018 holiday season.

Common claims made by holidaymakers are that they fell ill due to food they ate at the hotel.

But, say ABTA, making a false compensation claim for holiday sickness is an act of fraud and if prosecuted could result in a large fine, criminal record or jail term of up to three years.

However, a spokesperson said that many people are unaware of the seriousness of such claims.

The scale of holiday payouts is said to be costing the travel industry tens of millions of pounds with successful claimants, on average, receiving payouts of just over £2,000 each.

The figures, which come from a YouGov survey, reveal the most common way people are contacted is over the phone, text or email – with some even saying they have been approached in person when they arrive back at the airport.

The new figures have been released as part of ABTA’s ‘Stop Sickness Scams’ campaign which highlights the claims falsely being made.

ABTA is calling for the urgent closure of a loophole in the law, which enables claims management companies and legal firms to make more money in fees from sickness claims

Unscrupulous firms ‘encouraging’ people to pocket compensation payouts after their holidays abroad abroad, than they’re able to from personal injuries in the UK. Evidence from the travel industry and customers highlights that some claims management companies are contacting people out of the blue, encouraging them to make a false claim and often misleadingly saying there is a pot of money waiting to be claimed - but aren’t telling them the risks involved.

In October last year, a couple from Wallasey became the first people to be jailed for making bogus holiday sickness claims.

Deborah Briton was sentenced to nine months and her partner Paul Roberts was jailed for 15 months.

Since 2013, there has been a 500% rise in the number of compensation claims received by travel companies for holiday sickness - yet the number of sickness reports to hotels in resorts has remained the same.

Mark Tanzer, ABTA’s chief executive said: “Unscrupulous claims management companies are encouraging people to make a false sickness claim which could land them with a large fine or even a prison sentence.

“False claims don’t just make UK holidaymakers vulnerable to serious penalties - they’re also costing travel companies and hotel owners tens of millions of pounds and tarnishing the reputation of the British abroad.

“Closing the loophole in the law in time for the 2018 holiday season will make a big difference in tackling fraudulent sickness claims.”

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THE team from the Fylde Fish Bar in Southport will find out within weeks if they have won the Fish and Chip Shop of the Year crown in the 30th National Fish and Chip Awards.

Representatives from the nine finalists, including the Southport business, were welcomed to the Norwegian Seafood Council's western shores on a special trip in October to showcase two of the most popular species of fish used by British fish and chip shops, cod and haddock.

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The winner of the competition will be announced at the 30th anniversary National Fish & Chip Awards ceremony in London on Thursday, January 25.

Marcus Coleman, chief executive at Seafish said: “We’ve always known that Britain has a special place in its heart for fish and chips - they’re a national institution. Flaky, piping hot succulent fish covered in crispy batter with golden chips -it’s a duo

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“With previous winners covering the length and breadth of the country, it’s evident that fish and chips remain an integral part of British tradition, no matter what point you are on the compass.

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Report by Tom Martin A SEFTON leisure centre used by people from across the borough made a loss of nearly a quarter of a million pounds last year prompting claims that the Council are “wasting tax payers’ money.”

The local authority, however, say Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, which opened in 2010, is ‘an important community asset which is highly valued by local residents.’

Figures revealed following a Freedom of Information request, show that for the 2016/17 financial year, Crosby Lakeside generated £1,377,466 in revenue, but the costs were £1,623,979 resulting in a net deficit of £246,513, and it has led to some residents to question why the council opened the centre.

In the previous financial year of 2015/16, it made a loss of £274,010, and in 2014/15 this figure stood at £243,166.

It means that over the past three financial years, Crosby Lakeside, has accumulated a net deficit of £763,689.

Borough resident Brian Lockett said: “This is scandalous, as this was our money which could have been spent on much needed facilities for the elderly, sick and disabled in the community.”

Mr Lockett said the costs of running the venue also show the council should not go ahead with plans to build a new High Ropes Course next to Crosby Lakeside.

Important He said: “The council want to plough more money into building what amounts to be just an expensive climbing frame when they are closing day centres and facilities for the sick and the elderly.

“I’d rather the council concentrate on looking after what is already there, for example by keeping the pathways clear of sand so that disabled people and those with prams can actually reach the beach!”

A spokesperson for Sefton Council said: “Crosby Lakeside is an important community asset which is highly valued by local residents and visitors to the borough.

“Our communities told us through the 2030 Vision of the need for quality leisure facilities to help improve our general health and wellbeing and we strongly believe Crosby Lakeside provides that offer.

“Despite continued Government budget cuts, we continue to provide important leisure opportunities and if needed will provide a subsidy to ensure this happens while creating social value.

“We are always looking at ways to increase income opportunities and deliver operational efficiencies at all of our assets and this includes Crosby Lakeside.”

On the council's website, Crosby Lakeside is described as a “stunning water sports and visitor centre located in the heart of Crosby Coastal Park.”

Micro-pub plan for shop PLANS have been submitted to turn a computer repair shop in Southport into a micro-pub.

The applicant, Richard Parker, submitted a planning application to Sefton Council for the former Southport Computers store on Duke Street. A decision is expected to be made on the application in February.

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Sefton to remember Ellouise goes the Holocaust victims extra mile to raise £250 for charities SEFTON will remember victims of the Holocaust during a special memorial ceremony open to everyone.

This years’ service will be attended by the Mayor of Sefton, Cllr Dave Robinson and takes place on Sunday, January 28, at Christ Church, Lord Street, Southport at 1.30pm.

Partners including Sefton Council, the Association of Jewish Ex Service Men & Women, Sefton Equalities Partnership, Sefton Unison, students from local schools and colleges and Christ Church all help organise the annual service.

It will be the 18th tribute paid in Sefton as the ceremony is held on the nearest Sunday to Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).

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She collected sponsors and raised £247 which was split evenly.

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Beat the flu!

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HEALTH experts have revealed the most effective ways of avoiding the flu this winter.

Leading health figures from Sefton Council, NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Southport and Formby CCG have joined together to offer expert advice to residents on how they can best avoid catching the flu in the coming months.

Their advice comes at a time when NHS hospitals face intense pressure during the winter period.

Cllr Ian Moncur, Sefton Council's cabinet member for health and wellbeing said: “Flu can have really serious effects for many vulnerable people including the elderly, young children, pregnant women and those living with long term health conditions.

“For this reason the following advice also includes tips that will help residents to limit the spread of flu within their community.”

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4. Wash your hands - this will help you to prevent the spread of germs that can cause flu. Not only will this reduce the chances of you catching the flu yourself, but it will also help to limit the spread of flu across Sefton.

5. Be mindful of others - try to avoid having unnecessary contact with other people if you or they have symptoms of flu.

Remember that while many people can recover from flu themselves within about a week, it can become extremely serious for more vulnerable residents.

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Chance to take part in RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch THOUSANDS of people across Merseyside are expected to watch and count their garden birds for the upcoming RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2018.

The world’s largest garden wildlife survey, now in its 39th year, takes place on January 27, 28 and 29. The public are asked to spend just one hour watching and recording the birds in their garden or local green space, then send their results to the RSPB. Close to half-a-million people joined in the world’s largest garden wildlife survey in 2017, including almost 6,000 in Merseyside, counting more than eight million birds and providing valuable information about the wildlife using gardens in winter.

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“Species such as starlings and greenfinches have seen their numbers visiting gardens decline by 79 and 59 per cent retrospectively since the first Birdwatch in 1979.”

Daniel added: “The Big Garden Birdwatch is a great opportunity to get involved with helping our garden wildlife. By counting the birds that visit your outdoor space, you’ll be joining a team of over half-a-million people across the UK who are making a difference for nature. It only takes an hour so grab a cuppa, sit

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New year alarm call to residents!

Don’t just ‘fit and forget’ warning from firefighters Report by Tom Martin

Now at last I’m allowed to tell you that Portillo has been in town YOU will see elsewhere in this paper that Michael Portillo has visited the area as part of his Great British Railway Journeys series.

I’m not sure what I expected when I turned up at Maghull station on a rather murky morning last November to witness Michael’s arrival, but the almost ‘cloak and dagger’ attitude of the BBC production team did seem a bit over the top.

I mean, the arrival of a someone such as Michael Portillo on a train at Maghull was hardly likely to pass unnoticed by folk in general, nor his subsequent visit to the Hornby Heritage Centre in the library. So the dark threats of what would happen if we should break the embargo on mentioning the visit until it appeared in the TV listings seemed a trifle over the top.

I did try to interest them in the number of awards won by Maghull Station volunteers over the years but to no avail. Single minded they were - as, to be fair, I suppose they really have to be.

They knew what they needed for the programme, and set out to get it.

Michael himself though was charm personified when I told him of the restrictions being placed on us by the Beeb, he privately said I should ignore them.

Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing the programme tomorrow (Thursday) even though my friend Les French (who escorted Michael on his visit) told me that there was some three and a half hours worth of filming which would have to be condensed into four or five minutes of live television. Quite a lot of Maghull on the cutting room floor I fear.

Truth be told though, I was impressed with the professionalism not only of Portillo himself, but the entire small production crew as well. Perhaps they had done it all before do you think?

Anyway, Maghull is to have its five minutes of fame on national TV, which must be a good thing.

Whilst on the subject of railways to and through Maghull, there is to be a new station at Maghull North. Now I must confess that on a purely personal level, I don’t much like the prospect.

I reckon that with its large car park, Maghull North will fill its objective of attracting commuters away from the always full to overflowing car park at the existing Maghull station, which may well result in trains to Liverpool being well full, at peak periods anyway, before they reach the existing station which will still be the most convenient for me.

Perhaps when we get our promised bespoke new trains, with their increased passenger capacity, this will not matter so much anyway.

But in any case, it is surely pretty obvious that Maghull North is necessary, even if it does put my particular nose somewhat out of joint.

Whether I like it or not, the present situation with cars being parked in residential roads near the station is unsustainable - and can only get worse.

I might not like it, and I can understand that some folk living near the new station will not like it, but frankly I can see no viable alternative.

This really should be the age of the train - and bus and bike for that matter. I don't much like bikes either - but so long as nobody expects me to wobble about on one, I can see both the environmental and health benefits they bring.

Smoke alarms should be tested every month, warns fire service

FIREFIGHTERS are urging Sefton homeowners to carry out regular smoke alarm tests... and potentially help save lives.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue has used the start of the new year to remind locals to check their alarms are in working order once a month.

A smoke alarm going off can give someone the extra time they need to escape in a fire and despite the majority of homes across the

country now having an alarm fitted, most people are not aware that the average alarm has a lifespan of ten years before it needs replacing.

Mark Thomas, prevention group manager for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, said: “At this time of year, many people will take the opportunity to make a fresh start and think about how they can improve their health and wellbeing and their homes.

“Smoke alarms offer vital protection for you and your loved ones, but most people simply fit and forget so they won’t know if an alarm might be coming to the end of its lifespan or not working at all.

“We are asking people to make sure that their alarms are up-to-date and up to the job.

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Portillo’s Great British Railway journey takes him to Sefton Report by Jim Sharpe TV rail buff and former Tory Cabinet Minister, Michael Portillo, stopped off in Sefton to record an episode of his popular Great British Railway Journeys series.

He visited the area to find out about Frank Hornby, creator of Hornby model trains as well as Meccano and Dinky Toys, who lived in Maghull for many years.

The former politician was met at the railway station by Les French, chairman of the Frank Hornby Trust which runs the heritage centre at the Meadows Leisure Centre in Maghull.

They did a whistle-stop tour, taking in Frank Hornby’s former house The Hollies’ on Station Road and the heritage centre.

The presenter was fascinated by an extensive ‘0O gauge’ Hornby train layout and the trust's extensive collection of other Hornby memorabilia, including early Meccano.

Les told the Champion: “Michael is a consummate professional and we got on very well together. After his visit to the Heritage Centre he went to St Andrew's Parish Church and viewed the Hornby family grave.”

If you enjoy the programme, Les is organising an open day at

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Michael Portillo clutching his famous Bradshaw's Guide arrives at Maghull Station with a BBC camera crew

the Meadows Heritage Centre on Sunday (January 21) from 11.30am - 5pm, where he hopes to have a working model train layout as well as the ‘resident’ collection of Hornby trains, Meccano and Dinky Toys.

Les and other trustees will be on hand, and he said: “We'll be happy to talk about Michael’s visit, Hornby trains, Meccano, anything really!

And of course, we are always on the lookout for further Hornby

memorabilia, and we really need more Dinky Toys as well as ‘00 gauge’ Hornby Dublo locomotives and rolling stock if anybody can help.”

The programme, in which Portillo travels from Liverpool to Dolgarrou, will be shown tomorrow evening (Thursday, January 18) at 6.30pm on BBC2. l Jim Sharpe’s One Man and His Dog - p.29

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She said: “In December in store we raised the staggering amount of £11,837 for local charities and Tesco Charity Partnership.

“I just want to say a big thank you for all the support from customers.”

Report by Danielle Thompson SEFTON Council staff have cleared up the mystery of why the open water features in Southport have turned blue!

Champion reader David Hart contacted us to ask why the water in the fountains along Lord Street had turned a shade of navy.

He said: “I was walking past the lovely little fountain outside Sainsbury's the other day and spotted that the water was navy! I spoke to friends about it and they said it had been like that for around a month - and when I walked along Lord Street, I spotted that the water features were all blue!”

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Metro mayor hires team to help create his digital dream LIVERPOOL City Region Combined Authority has appointed a special team to help deliver an action plan to make the city region the “most digitally connected in the UK”.

The Digital Infrastructure Plan will map the existing infrastructure assets, identify opportunities to best use those assets and suggest potential operating models for the city region’s digital infrastructure.

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Beauty and the Beast All Souls Dramatic Club The Atkinson, Southport Review by Ellen Campbell ALL Souls Dramatic Club are renowned in Southport for their superb pantomimes.

Written and directed once again by Cliff Gillies, Beauty and the Beast had all the makings of a professional show.

With the French flags flying high and the dancing troupe in red white and blue the audience was transported to a little village in France for the tale of Beauty and the Beast.

Comedy was in plentiful supply with Cliff Gillies reprising his role as panto dame, this time as Dame Doralee.

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Leading lady, the beautiful Belle, was played by Chloe Hughes, another hugely talented performer who sang and danced her way through the panto magnificently.

Belle fell in love with Prince Adam (Chris Seery) but he was engaged to the ‘wicked witch’ of the show, Celine (Lucy Brindle), leader of a squad of troublemakers, Schnapps, Kahlua and Tequila (Mia Scott, Joanne Wasilew and Gabbi Haddock), who represented the teenagers of the day with their non-stop selfies and updates to social media.

Furious at rejection, Celine turned Adam into The Beast, Ian Lawson in good voice as Adam’s ferocious alter ego.

Chauvon (Neil Woods), epitomised the self-centred delusional hero everyone loves to loathe while Helen Gillies was Prince Adam’s valet, Mondiane.

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In fact, with 19 numbers in the show, this was more of a musical than a children’s panto, and one with a clear message to the young people in the audience, and especially the young females, namely to grow up knowing you can achieve anything you wish and never to let anyone underestimate you.

With sparkling costumes, exhilarating dance routines and rousing music, Chris Gillies and his production team of Matthew Hughes, Katie Palfrey and Chloe Hughes, along with the whole cast and backstage staff, well deserved their enthusiastic applause.

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Ray thrilled to come back home for starring role in Jack and the Beanstalk FE-fi-fo-fum - get ready for some panto fun!

As LHK Productions announce that leading the all-star cast for their Easter panto, Jack and The Beanstalk, will be Liverpool’s own Ray Quinn.

This egg-cellent production will be scaling new heights at The Epstein Theatre from Thursday, March 29 to Sunday, April 8 and tickets are on sale now.

Multi-talented singer, dancer and actor, Ray first came to attention in 2000 playing Anthony Murray on Channel 4’s Brookside, and won the hearts of the nation in 2006 on ITV’s The X Factor where he went all the way to the final, finishing runner-up.

Following the success of The X Factor, Ray’s debut album Doing It My Way entered the charts at number one, selling over 300,000 copies without even releasing a single.

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No stranger to the theatre stage, Ray has appeared in some of the biggest hit shows including Grease, Dirty Dancing and Legally Blonde and most recent, in the UK tour of the smash musical The Wedding Singer starring as Glen.

On joining the cast, Ray Quinn said: “I am absolutely thrilled to be coming home to Liverpool and appearing on The Epstein stage. There is no better feeling

than playing to an audience in your home town! Panto is great fun, I always have a great time and I can’t wait to be back. I’ll see you at Easter Liverpool!”

LHK Productions Managing Director Lee Kelly added: “We are delighted to have cast Ray as Jack for our Easter panto. He is a local lad, audiences from Liverpool know and love him! He is a true professional, and has appeared in some of the UK’s biggest stage shows, so I know he will be a great addition to the show!”

Jack and the Beanstalk is the tallest of gloriously tall panto tales, telling the story of hapless hero Jack who swaps the family cow for a bag of beans.

With a beanstalk reaching the heavens, golden geese and hungry giants, this show really is too big to miss.

The full cast who will be joining Ray tell this epic tale will be announced in the coming months, so watch this space!

Adult tickets are £16.50, concession are £15.50 and a family ticket is £54.

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Comedian set for return to the stage FOLLOWING a massive 110 date tour of his show 'Schmuck for a Night' earlier in the year, Omid Djalili will be performing at The Atkinson.

After a break from touring this summer to take a starring role in Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of Fiddler on the Roof, Omid will be returning to stand up with 36 new dates announced across the UK. Of trying to make sense of the world around him in Schmuck For A Night, Omid said: “It’ll be so current sometimes audiences won’t laugh until they get home and turn on the TV.” As a stand-up and acclaimed actor, Omid’s credits range from Hollywood movies and television to live productions on the West End stage. He has appeared on UK and US TV, and starred in films such as the Golden Globe and Oscar nominated Shaun the Sheep Movie, Mr Nice, Gladiator, Sex And The City 2, The Mummy and The Infidel.

In 2016 Omid was filming for Disney’s new live-action production of The Nutcracker, in his role as Cavalier. This is set for its theatrical release in 2018.

On TV, Omid has been most recently seen in the BBC Four series Going Forward with Jo Brand, as well as making appearances in Dickensian for BBC1 and Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for SKY1.

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In August 2016, Omid produced an Edinburgh Fringe show called Iraq Out & Loud, which saw almost 1,500 comedians and members of the public read the entirety of the Chilcot Report for 24 hours a day, over 12 days. This memorable production was awarded the prestigious Panel Prize at Edinburgh Comedy Awards, and later TV Bomb’s Zeitgeist Award.

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MAHOGANY BOOKCASE 6ft high X 3ft wide,with 4 adjustable shelves,good quality and condition. ÂŁ50 01704 530137

3 SEATER COUCH black italian leather. Must be collected. Will accept ÂŁ170. Bargain! Bridal area 07821479891

CREAM CARPET wool mix 13ft 10in by 12ft 7in excellent condition including underlay ÂŁ125 01695 576078

COFFEE TABLE Marble cream, good condition, 2 mtrs x 1 mtr.

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DINING SET Extending teak table with four dark brown leather chairs. H72in W59-78in D32in ÂŁ120 ono 0151 9321725

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GRANDMOTHER CLOCK beautiful 6ft clock in mahogany.

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LLADRO FIGURE Very large beautiful piece of Lladro, make great present, perfect condition, ÂŁ150 01704 573121

WALL LIGHTS 4 double lights ornate metal lights in grey difficult to describe. Excellent condition ÂŁ40 01704220356

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CERAMIC VASE wrapped in raffata. hight 22â&#x20AC;? width at widest part 37â&#x20AC;? no damage bargain ÂŁ5 01704220356

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SUITE 3 & 2 seat sofa, silver grey & black crush velvet, excellent condition. Only 12 month old, barely used ÂŁ3 pair bargain 0151 2818247 TEAPOT Silver plated milk jug & sugar basin set. Lovely condition ÂŁ35. Also silver plated cruet salt pepper mustard on stand ÂŁ7 01704 570374 SLIDING SHOWER Glass screen to fit 1115cm wide 183cm high one fixed glass panel plus one sliding glass door free for collection 01695 422171 LANTERN STYLE Pendant light fitting. Requires one light, 6 bevelled glass panels, brass plated, ideal for hall, unused ÂŁ35 ono 07709 568521 HALL MIRROR Victorian with coat hooks panelled oak ÂŁ45.

New white toilet no cistern ÂŁ8.

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CERAMIC HOB Hotpoint electric hob, 4 ring, smoked glass top.

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ELECTRIC FIRE fits flat to wall Chrome with white pebbles or coals. H26in W24in D9in. New ÂŁ249 good as new ÂŁ100 ono 0151 9321725

ICECREAM MAKER by Duronic 15 to 20 minutes to make either sorbet/ice cream. New Boxed with accessories/instruction booklet unwanted gift ÂŁ20 01704220356

HALL TABLES 2 Number Matching Hall Tables with Detail Glass Inset Tops, Light Oak Finish, Any Reasonable Offer Considered Buyer to Collect 0151 2341794 SHOWER SCREENS Atlas walk in shower screen clean plus glass screens with return, fits 1400-1700 tray costs ÂŁ500, new boxed ÂŁ120 01704 573121

niture, 1 large antique wardrobe, 2 bedside cabinets, 1 Chest of drawers and floor standing mirror. ÂŁ600. Can deliver 01704 822054 CORNER COUCHES Modern, newish ÂŁ450. Fridge freezer, newish ÂŁ400 with ice compartment. Nice modern fish tank with stand, newish with accessories Place ÂŁ200onoyour 01695FREE 356122 advert online at3 drawCHEST DRAWERS ers cream 25â&#x20AC;? wide 30â&#x20AC;? high champnews.com 18â&#x20AC;? deep, excellent condition ÂŁ35. Green satin curtains, new 90â&#x20AC;? drop 66â&#x20AC;? wide ÂŁ30 07977 344241 DINING CHAIRS 4 High back upholstered dining chairs. Black.

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VICTORIAN SCROLL internal brass door handles six also three bathroom style and one lock style will sell separately 01515263851

INSTANT WATER Boiler, stainless steel and gloss black, 4Lt tank, touch screen LCD panel, with replaceable water filter. New Coopers Catalogue, cost ÂŁ64.99 will sell for ÂŁ45 01704 530137 BATHROOM ACCESSORIES Gold plated. Towel rail, toothbrush holder/glass, 2 soap dishes, shower dish, glass shelf.

Good quality. Used but excellent condition. ÂŁ50 07759374064 SHOWER SCREEN Over-bath, satin gold finish, folding Shower Screen. 130cm high x 100cm wide. Good quality. Used but excellent condition. ÂŁ20 07759374064 GOOD QUALITY Matching Solid Mahogany TV Unit, Coffee Table & Sideboard High Polish Finish, Originally Paid ÂŁ1500 will accept ÂŁ400 Buyer to Collect 0151 2341794

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COFFEE MACHINE Nescafe Dolce Gusto model Melody Automatic cost over ÂŁ100 used twice bargain for quick sale ÂŁ40 01704220356

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Proposed development at: Land LISTED BUILDING to the north of Brackenway, Application No: 2017/1330/FUL Erection of performing arts centre Formby. (teaching block and auditorium) with associated landscaping, external I give notice that: works and substation at Scarisbrick Hall School, Southport Road, Taylor Wimpey UK Limited Scarisbrick. is applying to: Sefton Council Application No: 2017/1332/FUL Conversion of former reservoir to For: Demolition of all existing swimming pool (ancillary domestic use) including external alterations at structures and outline planning application proposing a Stand Farm, Spa Lane, Lathom. residential development for up Application No: 2018/0005/FUL Retrospective planning application for a to 286 dwellings with flood single summer house / sun shelter within the garden of Old Oak Barn, alleviation measures including Sanderson Lane, Hilldale, Heskin.

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RIMMER VERA (NEE FOSTER) January 1st 2018

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EDDEN CATHERINE 9th January 2018 Peacefully at Clatterbridge Hospital aged 63 years of Skelmersdale The dearly loved Wife of Mike. She will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. Funeral service at St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, Skelmersdale on Friday 19th January 2018 at 1.15pm followed by cremation at West Lancashire Crematorium, Burscough. Family flowers only please, donations if desired for Queenscourt Hospice or Clatterbridge Hospital.

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After a long illness peacefully in Hospital on 10th January 2018 Aged 84 years Much loved Husband of the late Audrey. Dear Dad of Kerrie and Sue. Dear Father-In-Law of David and David. Dear Grandpa and Grandad to Molly, Eleanor, Alex and Emily. Bill will be sadly missed by all his family, many friends and all who knew him.

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THOMAS BARBARA January 12th 2018 Aged 74 Years Peacefully in Queenscourt Hospice.

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Aged 86 years

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9th January 2018

Peacefully in Anglesey after a short illness Aged 98 years

Much loved Wife of the late Kenneth. Devoted Mum of Peter, Anne and the late Katherine, Mother-In-Law of Judith and Chris, loving Grandma of Fred, Mez, Alfie and Eddie, generous Sister of Georgina (Liz) and the late John.

Service at Southport Crematorium on Monday 22nd January at 12:40pm.

Donations are being gratefully received in lieu of flowers for Queenscourt Hospice.

Donations and enquiries to Howard’s Funeral Directors, 1-5 Roe Lane, Southport, PR9 9DR. Telephone: 01704 500086.

The precious and beloved Mother of Jen,Jim,John and Jeff, loving Mother-In-Law of Elwyn,Judy,Caroline and Jill, caring Nannie to all her Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren.

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Passed away peacefully on 7th January 2018 aged 94 years of Ormskirk Dear Husband of the late June, Much loved Dad of Ian, Loved and missed by all his family and friends.

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Peacefully in Hospital aged 87 years Much loved and will be sadly missed by his Wife Shirley and family, John, Sonia, Elizabeth, Richard and Gaby.

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29th December 2017

Passed away peacefully Aged 88 years of Aughton Devoted Wife of John.

Requiem Mass at St. Mary’s Church, Aughton, on Monday 22nd January at 3:00pm.

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5th January 2018 Aged 85 years Died peacefully at Good Companions Care Home Beloved Wife of the late Fred Murdock. Devoted Mum of Ian and Janet, dear Mother-In-Law of Vikki. Much loved Grandma of Emma, Harvey, Rebecca, Holly and Maisie. Jennie will be greatly missed by family and friends, and loved, always.

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Dearly beloved Husband He touched more lives of Doris. Much loved than he realised and will be Father of Neil and Shirley greatly missed. and a much loved Grandad to Rebecca and Funeral service at Jessica. Tom will be sadly West Lancashire missed by all his family Crematorium, Burscough and friends. on Friday 19th January at Funeral Service and 12.15pm. Family flowers Committal will take place only please; donations if at Southport Crematorium preferred to on Friday 19th January Queenscourt Hospice. SOMETHING TO Flowers 2018 at 9:20am.

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Funeral service at St. Luke’s Church, Formby on Friday 19th January 2018 at 2.00pm followed by burial at Birkdale Cemetery, Liverpool Road, Ainsdale.

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Take the 06 Road to

WORRY-FREE MOTORING THIS NEW YEAR!

At 06 Vauxhall we give you complete peace of mind when you buy any one of our high quality used cars - all at a great price!

ORMSKIRK - USED - TO GO Cash Price £3,499

NO

07 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.4i 16v Club A/C Auto 5dr • Silver • 56000 Miles

DEPOSIT T &

£69 NO

59 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i 16V Active 5dr

• Ultra Blue • 50000 Mile Miles

&

£79

&

&

£49

12 Reg Fiat Punto Easy Auto 5dr

Cash Price £5,499

NO

Cash Price £4,499 4,499

NO O

• Black • 24085 Miles

DEPOSIT &

65 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 70ps SE 5dr • White • 36584 Miles

DEPOSIT T &

£139

NO

Cash Price £5,996

NO

&

14 Reg Citroen C1 Feel 1.0 3dr

• Blue • 12925 Miles

&

£119

£139

Cash Price £4,996

NO

64 Reg Suzuki Alto SZ 1.0 5dr • Silver • 12,115 12,1 Mile Miles

DEPOSIT &

£99

PER MONTH P

DEPOSIT T

• Olympic White • 20548 Miles

Cash Price £6,999

NO

63 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 SXi A/C 3dr

• Black • 6452 Miles

DEPOSIT &

£139

PER MONTH H

Plus, a HUGE SEL ECTION of used cars from £75 per month 09 REG FORD FUSION ZETEC CLIMATE TDCI, SILVER 62643 MILES ......................................... £3999 61 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 3DR 1.2I VVT EXCITE A/C, ORIENTAL BLUE 49000 MILES .................................................................................................................................................... £4499 63 REG VAUXHALL ADAM 3DR 1.4 87PS JAM, PUMP UP THE BLUE 48985 MILES £5999 63 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 5DR 1.2 SE A/C, RED 35896 MILES ....................................................... £6499 17 REG VAUXHALL CORSAVAN 1.3 CDTI 95PS ECOFLEX S/S, GLACIER WHITE 6897 MILES .......................................................................................................................................................... £6996 64 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA 5DR 1.4I VVT 100PS EXCITE, GREY 21756 MILES ................. £7499 64 REG PEUGEOT 2008 ACTIVE, WHITE 26412 MILES ................................................................................... £7996 62 REG VAUXHALL ANTARA 5DR 2.2CDTI 16V 163 EXCLUSIV S/S, BLACK 40421 MILES .................................................................................................................................................................................... £7999 65 REG VAUXHALL VIVA 5DR 1.0I 75PS SL, GREY 2698 MILES .......................................................... £7999 66 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 3DR 1.4 90PS ENERGY A/C, FLAME RED 9986 MILES £8690 63 REG VAUXHALL MOKKA 5DR 1.6 115PS EXCLUSIV S/S, BLUE 29009 MILES ......... £8896 67 REG VAUXHALL VIVA 5DR 1.0I 75PS SE A/C, ABSOLUTE RED ................................................ £8999 64 REG RENAULT CAPTURD-QUE S M-NAV NRG D, BLUE 30025 MILES ............................ £8999 64 REG NISSAN NOTE ACENTA PREMIUM DIG-S, BLUE 7557 MILES ........................................ £8999 64 REG VAUXHALL MERIVA 1.4I 100PS SE A/C, WHITE 2530 MILES ........................................ £8999 15 REG VAUXHALL ADAM 1.4 100PS GLAM TECHNICAL PACK, PUMP UP THE BLUE 3276 MILES .............................................................................................................................................. £8999 14 REG VAUXHALL ZAFIRA TOURER 2.0 CDTI 165 ELITE, ASTEROID GREY 55727 MILES ..................................................................................................................................................... £9499 66 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 3DR 1.4 90PS LIMITED EDITION, CARBON FLASH 5896 MILES ........................................................................................................................................................ £9990 64 REG MINI COOPER COOPER, RED 3995 MILES ............................................................................................ £9996 14 REG VAUXHALL MOKKA 5DR 1.4 140 TURBO EXCLUSIV S/S, BORACAY BLUE 36047 MILES ...................................................................................................................................................... £9999 17 REG VAUXHALL ADAM 1.2 70PS ENERGISED, I’LL BE BLACK 5469 MILES ............. £10490 64 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA SP/TR 1.6I 16V VVT 115PS ELITE, WHITE 8185 MILES . £10499 16 REG VAUXHALL INSIGNIA 1.6CDTI 136 SRI NAV S/S, BLACK 42318 MILES .............. £10699

• Flame Red • 53847 Miles

£89 9

PER MONTH H

PER MONTH H

10 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 CDTi 75 Energy 5dr

PER MONTH NTH

DEPOSIT T

• Grey • 56000 Miles

DEPOSIT

£49

&

13 Reg Vauxhall Zafira 1.6i 16V Exclusiv 5dr

Cash Price £6,996

NO

08 Reg Fiat Punto 1.2 Active 3dr

PER MONTH

DEPOSIT SIT

PER MONTH

Cash Price £2,499

&

PER MONTH H

£109

PER MONTH H

NO

NO

• Grey • 52679 Miles

DEPOSIT T

PER MONTH

DEPOSIT T

Cash Price £6,890

NO

DEPOSIT

57 Reg Kia Rio 1.4 Ice 5dr

Cash Price £2,499

• White • 54159 Miles

£79

PER MONTH H Cash Price £3,999

10 Reg Ford Ka Studio

Cash Price £3,999

PER MONTH H

Plus, a HUGE SEL ECTION of used cars from £69 per month

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65 REG VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN 1.2 3DR, BLACK 28220 MILES ............................................. £6999 14 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA 5DR 2.0CDTI 165PS SRI ECOFLEX S/S, BLACK 35851 MILES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... £7996 66 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 3DR 1.4 90PS SRI ECOFLEX, RED 7058 MILES ...................... £7999 65 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 5DR 1.2 70PS SRI, WHITE 30794 MILES ........................................... £7999 64 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA SPORT TOURER 2.0CDTI 165PS SRI S/S, WHITE 56685 MILES .................................................................................................................................................................................... £7999 64 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA GTC CPE 2.0CDTI 165PS SRI AUTO, BLACK 44495 MILES ................................................................................................................................................................................... £7999 65 REG VAUXHALL VIVA 5DR 1.0I 75PS SL, BLUE 15411 MILES ............................................................ £7999 64 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA DESIGN 1.4 5DR, BLACK 22535 MILES ............................................... £7999 65 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 3DR 1.4 90PS SRI VX-LINE, WHITE 32863 MILES ............... £7999 64 REG VAUXHALL MERIVA 1.4I 100PS TECH LINE A/C, BLUE 8079 MILES .................... £8299 64 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA 5DR 1.6I VVT 115PS DESIGN AUTO, BROWN 3170 MILES .................................................................................................................................................................................... £8499 64 REG VAUXHALL MERIVA 1.4I 100PS SE A/C, BLUE 6140 MILES ............................................. £8499 64 REG CITROEN DS3 DSTYLE + E-HDI, SILVER 16900 MILES ............................................................ £8696 13 REG VAUXHALL CASCADA 2DR CONVERTIBLE 2.0CDTI 165 SE S/S, GREY 44572 MILES ...................................................................................................................................................................................... £8996 64 REG VAUXHALL INSIGNIA 2.0CDTI 140 DSGN NAV ECOFLEX, WHITE 23384 MILES ................................................................................................................................................................................... £8996 64 REG VAUXHALL ZAFIRA TOURER 2.0 CDTI 130 SRI, BROWN 31430 MILES ............ £8996 64 REG VAUXHALL ZAFIRA TOURER 2.0 CDTI 165 SRI, BLUE 30699 MILES .................... £8999 65 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA 5DR 1.6I VVT 115PS TECH LINE GT, SILVER 28894 MILES ................................................................................................................................................................................. £8999 14 REG VAUXHALL MOKKA 5DR 1.6 115PS SE S/S, BLUE 26605 MILES .................................. £9699

14 REG VAUXHALL MOKKA 5DR 1.6 115PS TECH LINE S/S, WHITE 39441 MILES ....... £9996 64 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 5DR 1.4 SE A/C AUTO, GREY 23143 MILES ................................. £9999 64 REG VAUXHALL MOKKA 5DR 1.6 115PS SE S/S, RED 26302 MILES ..................................... £9999 16 REG VAUXHALL INSIGNIA 5DR 1.8I SRI NAV, RED 31697 MILES ............................................. £10499 15 REG VAUXHALL MOKKA 5DR 1.4 140PS TURBO SE S/S, BLACK 30694 MILES ............................................................................................................................................................................... £10696 64 REG VAUXHALL MOKKA 5DR 1.7 CDTI SE 130PS AUTO, ORANGE 30945 MILES ........................................................................................................................................................................ £10899 17 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA 5DR 1.0T 105PS SRI NAV ECOFLEX S/S, GREY 21161 MILES ........................................................................................................................................................................................ £10996 67 REG VAUXHALL CORSA 3DR 1.4 75PS LIMITED EDTN ECOFLEX, PERSIAN BLUE 1000 MILES .......................................................................................................................................................... £10996 16 REG VAUXHALL INSIGNIA 1.6CDTI 136 SRI ECOFLEX S/S, GREY 34857 MILES ................................................................................................................................................................................... £10999 17 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA GTC COUPE 1.4I TURBO 120PS SRI S/S, WHITE 11042 MILES .................................................................................................................................................................................... £11499 66 REG VAUXHALL ASTRA SRI NAV ECOFLEX S/S, WHITE 21232 MILES ......................... £11999 66 REG VAUXHALL ZAFIRA TOURER 1.4T 140 DESIGN, DARK SEA BLUE 4264 MILES ...................................................................................................................................................... £12880 17 REG VAUXHALL INSIGNIA 1.6CDTI 136 LIMITED EDITION ECOFLEX, SUMMIT WHITE 10669 MILES ...................................................................................................................................................... £14695 17 REG VAUXHALL MOKKA X 1.6 CDTI 136 ELITE NAV 4X4 S/S, GREY 16868 MILES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... £15996 67 REG VAUXHALL INSIGNIA SPORT TOURER 2.0CDTI 170 ELITE NAV, DARK MOON BLUE 6500 MILES ............................................................................................................................................. £23999

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TOYOTA seems to have forgotten that it’s a car maker. Or at least that’s the impression you’d be entirely right for getting if its latest offering is anything to go by.

Just when I was readying myself to find out what it’ll be unveiling at this week’s Detroit Motor Show – a successor to the Supra, perhaps, or a long overdue rework of the C-HR’s rear end – it turns out that it’s gone to the Consumer Electronics Show instead, which is a sort of American tech-fest where everyone excitedly looks at laptops and smartphones.

Obviously it couldn’t unveil a car because that’s old hat, 20th century tech – a box on wheels, if you like. So the world’s biggest automotive giant decided to unveil just that. A box on wheels –and Toyota will thank me for calling it that.

The e-Pallette might look like something you’d attack with an Allen key after a weekend visit to IKEA but that’s exactly the point; it’s meant to be empty, and already there are various big names who are touting this autonomous cube as ideal tools for their business.

Amazon likes it because it can be used as an autonomous delivery drone, and Pizza Hut reckon you could fill it up with chefs and ovens and dispatch it to wherever there’s a party packed with peckish students.

Uber reckon it’ll take off because you can pack it with people (and not have to pay a driver to take them anywhere), and if you stretch the wheelbase it can even perform the sort of work long-distance lorry drivers are paid to do.

But whether I sign up as a fan depends entirely on whether it can be fitted with a towbar, should it ever make production.

Toyota has touted the idea of the e-Pallette being used as a hotel room on wheels too, but I’d be much more interested in sticking my MGB GT on a trailer, hitching it to the back and then using it as a sort of autonomous motorhome that transports me and my wheels on petrolhead holidays.

I’d love the idea of taking my pride and joy to, say, the Scottish Highlands without having to spend the first day of my holiday resting because driving up there in a 45-year-old sports car is so tiring. Or opening the door of my autonomously-driven luxury suite to discover I’m in the Alps or some sun-drenched bit of Spain or Italy.

I love driving, but I’m sure even the most ardent petrolhead would happily let a machine take care of the M6 on a congested Friday night.

Toyota might actually be onto something with a car that’s a glorified box on wheels. The challenge now is to make sure we’re still allowed to drive all those wonderful cars that aren’t.

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Dion Charles in action against Leamington on Saturday.

SOUTHPORT completed three signings last week.

Dion Charles, 22, joined from League One club Fleetwood Town. Initially a trainee at Blackpool, the two footed goalscoring winger has played for Fylde and Halifax where he was latterly on loan.

Also joining from Fleetwood is 21 year old midfielder Elliot Osbourne. He has made 13 appearance in the league for Morecambe where he recently ended a loan spell after Fleetwood secures his services after impressive goalscoring exploits for Nantwich and Newcastle Town.

The signing of Jordan Richards, 24, ended Southport long running search for a conventional right back.

Richards made 65 appearances for Hartlepool United, but is no stranger to the National League North after spells with Darlington and Alfreton.

Richards joins from AFC Fylde where he had forced his way into the side of National League side.

Jason Gilchrist’s shot comes back off the foot of the post. Pictures by Julia Urwin.

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SOUTHPORT recorded back to back home victories for the first time in two years but perhaps the more telling statistic was that the team had shipped just one goal in four matches.

Following a trio of transfers, the Sandgrounders were able to call upon new signings Dion Charles and Jordan Richards, but not Elliot Osbourne whose move was not completed in time.

The home side got out the traps quickly and it was Jack Sampson who was able to convert an Adam Dawson cross to give Southport the lead.

Dion Charles had a lively debut and had a couple of efforts saved, though Charles was withdrawn in the second half as a precautionary measure.

The re-shuffle gave the Brakes an opportunity to apply pressure to the hosts but just as it seemed Leamington were in the ascendency, Jason Gilchrist wrong footed Breeden in the opposite goal to give Southport a decisive second goal.

The goal had evaded him all afternoon so it was a perfect tonic for the recent record signing, who hadn’t scored for four matches since his initial freescoring exploits.

Jack Sampson puts Southport in front.

A new chief executive, new training match as, “A near perfect performance.” facilities at Skelmersdale United’s former residThree clean sheets in four matches and two ence Stormy Corner and three exciting young home victories will give the Sandgrounders signings all of which were plying their trade at plenty of confidence when they renew a higher level is a signal of intent that exciting acquaintances with Stockport County who things may lie ahead. they ’ve lost to heavily on two occasions in Southport under new leadership, are showing recent months.” signs of emerging from a disastrous period in Saturday ’s league fixture at the Merseyrail their history.

Community Stadium will be a marker of how Kevin Davies was delighted, describing the much Southport have progressed.

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Aspire - Thrive - Succeed

Birkdale High students outperform boys in other schools Graded “GOOD” by Ofsted (November 2013 and October 2017)

GCSE 2017 (new government headlines) Highest percentage of boys achieving a grade 5 in Maths and English of any local school Highest Progress 8 figure for boys of any local school Highest Attainment 8 figure for boys of any local school Top 18% of all schools nationally for progress “Both boys and staff have their sights, expectations and ambitions set high.” (Ofsted)

Limited places still available for September 2018

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Ring Sefton Admissions on 0151 934 3131 to secure a place

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LEADERS IN THE EDUCATION OF BOYS

As the father of two boys myself, I know only too well the importance of choosing the right school for my sons. As parents, we all want our children to be part of a good school; one that is going to challenge them academically regardless of their ability, and support them pastorally whatever their needs. We are all looking for a school that will offer them a range of exciting opportunities, a varied and purposeful curriculum,

and a strong set of core values that will set them on the right path long after their school days are over.

As parents of boys, however, we have an added responsibility when choosing a school. At a time when boys nationally are significantly underperforming at GCSE, we want our sons to go to a school that bucks the trend, a school that specialises in engaging, stretching and challenging boys, a school that consistently shows that boys can even outperform girls given the right support. We are that school.

As the only all-boys school in Sefton, we are in the privileged position of being able to offer your son the ideal environment for him to aspire, thrive and succeed. Our examinations results show that not only do our boys consistently achieve high grades across the board, they also make more progress than in mixed schools.

We pride ourselves on having high aspirations for each and every one of the boys in the school and to deliver these aspirations we have unashamedly high expectations in every area of school life. Our boys benefit from outstanding pastoral care and a full and varied programme of extra-curricular activities to enhance and enrich their personal development.

Most of all, with our specific knowledge and experience, we provide them with a unique environment built around their needs and a teaching and learning experience solely focused on developing boys.

Gil Bourgade (Headteacher)

RAISING STANDARDS FOR ALL BOYS 25% of all grades awarded at A*-A or 7+ 17% of the boys left Birkdale with 8 or more A*-A or 7+ grades

ENGLISH

24% of boys achieved a 7+ (A*-A) grade 87% of boys achieved a 4+ (A*-C) grade

75% achieved the Basics 4+ (C+) in English and Maths, well above the national average for boys of 60%

Progress at +0.16 is significantly above the boys national average of -0.43

53% achieved the Basics 5+ in English and Maths, significantly above the national average for boys of 39%

21% of boys achieved a 7+ (A*-A) grade

Our Progress 8 score of +0.31, is significantly above the boys national of -0.24 and even above the girls national at +0.18 Over 20% of grades were A*/A or 7+ in Biology, Sport, Chemistry, Drama, English, French, Geography, ICT, Maths, PE, RE, Spanish and Statistics Over 80% of grades were A*-C or 4+ in Biology, Sport, Catering, Chemistry, English, French, ICT, PE, Physics, RE, Spanish and Statistics

MATHS

78% of boys achieved a 4+ (A*-C) grade Progress at +0.14 is above the boys national average at + 0.03

SCIENCE

21% of boys achieved 2 or more A*-A grades in Science 75% of boys achieved 2 or more A*-C grades in Science Progress at +0.46 is significantly above the boys national average at -0.09

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NURTURING POTENTIAL • Years 7, 8, 9 Sefton Schools Basketball Champions League winners and Year 10 runners-up (2016, 2017) • Junior Freestyle and Medley National Schools Swimming Finalists (2015, 2016) • U16 and U18 Water Polo National finalists (2015, 2016, 2017) • Year 7 (2016) and Years 8/9 Sefton Schools Cross-country winners

• Years 8 and 9 Merseyside Basketball Games Bronze medallists (2016) and Year 10 runners-up (2017) • U16 Badminton North West Champions and National Finalists (2017) • U16 Rugby Lancashire Plate winners (2015, 2017) and finalists (2016) • Overall Sefton Schools Division Athletics Champions (2015, 2016 & 2017)

INSPIRING EXCELLENCE “Each and every member of the school has helped [my son] grow more than we ever imagined, you all listened to him, you all treated him with respect.”

Y7 parent - 2017

“We would like to express our appreciation to you all regarding the wonderful experience that our son had on the trip to Paris last week. He enjoyed every part of it thoroughly and those memories will stay with him for a long time to come. Over the weekend he regaled us with many stories!”

Y9 parent - 2017

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ENRICHING LIVES

• Outdoors residential in Year 7

• Most Able Scholars Programme

• Annual visits to France and Spain

• Dedicated library and Accelerated Reader Programme

• Animal and Science club every lunchtime • Jazz Band • Dedicated Learning Support Centre • Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards

• STONEWALL Champion Bronze Award • STEM, Robotics, Cookery, Computing, Science-Fiction, Debating, Reading and many more lunchtime and after school activities

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Pupils are proud of their school, behave well and respect the environment.

(Ofsted 2017)

Parents have confidence in the school’s systems and processes.

(Ofsted 2017)

Effective leadership at all levels.

(Ofsted 2017)

Provision in the SEND area is very strong.

(Ofsted 2017)

I have seen my son develop a love of learning, intellectual curiosity and mature into a responsible young man. He has been inspired to not only understand the world around him but to go out and improve it.

(Year 11 parent – 2017)

A typical comment from a Year 7 pupil was: “I was frightened of coming to secondary school but it’s fantastic.”

(Ofsted 2017)

Leaders and teachers use accurate assessment information well to plan early intervention.

(Ofsted 2017)

As our son begins his second term, we thought we should let you know how pleased we are that he chose Birkdale. He is working hard and is enthusiastic about the school, and we can see a boost in his confidence. Our thanks to you and your staff for all your care and effort.

(Year 7 parent - 2017)

Pupils and parents speak very highly of the quality of care and welfare in the school.

(Ofsted 2017)