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21 November 2018

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Vol 25 ● Issue 47

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COURT DEFEAT OVER TUNNEL BUT RIMROSE ROAD FIGHT GOES ON Peter Roche of Maghull Radio with Foodbank co-ordinator Debbie Shelley and some of the items collected by station volunteers.

Foodbank plea takes to airways Report by Jim Sharpe MAGHULL is thought of as one of the most prosperous areas of Sefton - yet last year more than 7,000 people from in and around Maghull were helped by the Food Bank. Last week, Debbie Shelley, who is the manager in charge of Sefton’s Food Banks, based at St Leonard’s Community Centre in Waterloo, was the guest at Dave Hughes’ lunchtime show on Maghull Radio, and emphasised the vital contribution made through donations of food, ranging from individual donations to collections made in schools. Continued inside

Established 41 Years

Campaign group vow to carry on after council lose judicial review case

also assessing our options and are extremely heartened by Sefton Council’s public commitment to continue to oppose these plans going forward. “Above all, the ruling does not signify the end of our campaign - far from it. “It simply strengthens our resolve to fight Highways England every Report by Tom Martin step of the way to safeguard our health and our children’s health, not to mention our precious green SAVE Rimrose Valley group have vowed space. to fight on after a High Court judge ruled “We are calling on everyone to against Sefton Council's legal challenge back our fight in seeking justice for against Highways England. local communities and to help us A judgement was issued by Mr Justice defeat the Highways England jugKerr on Friday, November 16 that said the gernaut before it’s too late and our government agency was not required to green space and clean air is lost Protesters at Rimrose Valley Country Park at a recent demonstration. present a tunnel option to the public as part forever. We will be holding more of its consultation on proposed solutions to imrbudget for its projects, which is the main reason we protests to highlight our cause. Our campaign pove transport links to the expanding Port of already has the support of our MPs and Sefton find ourselves in this position. Liverpool. “The scheme has been given a paltry budget com- Council, but we are calling on ALL politicians from The case was brought by Sefton Council after the region to step up. pared to those in the south. Highways England decided to build a dual carriage“In particular, we demand that Metro Mayor, “We feel the judgement makes it clear that the way through Rimrose Valley Country Park as a link government must change its cost-benefit measures Steve Rotheram, break his silence on this issue and between Switch Island and the docks. and commit to more money for projects where so establishes a working group to examine all options, Stuart Bennett of the Save Rimrose Valley Camin which we want to be represented.” many lives are affected. paign said: “ We believe the council only lost in “The result was not entirely unexpected; as such court because of the skewed assessment criteria l Council leader blasts decision by cases are extremely difficult to win. that Highways England uses when defining the Highways England - see inside “We want to reassure our supporters that we are

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