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Vol 27 Issue 24
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OUR BUSINESS IS PICKING UP
Farewell to Dejan takes One Man and aim at beach His Dog, Jim litter louts We’ve missed you... but, as the Champion returns, the message to all our readers and advertisers is... INSIDE THIS WEEK:
IT’S GREAT TO BE BACK!
IT FEELS just great to be back... For the first time since March 18 - the last publication of Champion Newspapers before lockdown - our print titles are being published and delivered to households across Sefton and West Lancashire. We’ve missed you, and we hope you’ve missed us. It was a tough call to suspend publication of the Champion but we were left with simply no choice once lockdown measures were introduced across the country to help the nation deal with the immense coronavirus threat. The Champion, however, did not disappear completely. We have strived to keep our communities well informed during the Covid 19 crisis by putting local news and information on our website at champnews.com and on the Champion’s Facebook page. Now, with the easing of some of those lockdown restrictions, the Champion is able to return to what it does best and what our staff are truly passionate about l YOU may have noticed our help us through the past few draw a Champion masthead in of many sent in to us by young- delivering award-winning newspapers straight new masthead - it’s a one-off weeks of the coronavirus crisis. honour of the people who have sters - a selection of which you to your door. which has been designed to It was designed by 10-year-old kept the nation going as we can see in this week’s ChamIt’s great news for us and it’s great news for our mark the Champion’s return. Olivia Wallace (left), who won battled the disease that has pion. The rainbow is a symbol readers and loyal advertisers. of thanks to all key workers The masthead is a special nod a competition held via our Face- claimed so many lives. We’d like it to be ‘business as normal’ as we to all those wonderful key work- book page for youngsters in Olivia’s design, which won who are assisting the country at strive to get up and running again but we know ers who have done so much to Sefton and West Lancashire to her a £25 book token, was one this difficult time only too well, like so many other businesses out there, that the road ahead will be a bumpy one. company is, we want to work with you to get our prosperous future where we all look out for each ite weekly read. Of course, while we have been other with kindness and consideration to the fore. away there’s been so much happening in all our There simply is no ‘normal’ just yet and the situ- two boroughs working once more. We understand how difficult things are. But we Rest assured, the Champion will be with you areas, so many kind, community-spirited acts that ation could continue for some time as the nation know our advertisers and readers share with us a every step of the way, doing our bit to help our we want to highlight in this week’s Champion. eases itself back to full throttle. So, grab a cuppa, take a comfy seat and reacBut our message to the hundreds of firms in desire and a burning ambition to ‘get things going’ communities thrive going forward. It really is great to be back, so please do send us quaint yourself with an old friend dropping in Sefton and West Lancashire is this... the Cham- again and to see our businesses, our towns and vilpion is back to help you on the difficult road to lages, our parishes, and residents across Sefton your news, your views, your pictures... and all the again... it’s great to be back! Champion Newspapers recovery. No matter how small or how big your and West Lancashire, look forward to a healthy, things that go to make the Champion your favour-
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