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Report by Danielle Thompson Cllr Pugh said: “These (business rate reductions) could be a life-saver but I question the pace and speed of any expected changes.

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“Council budgets will be set by February and rely partly on business rates which would make it difficult for any new changes to be implemented for another 12 months, even if the government has worked out what a new scheme will look like.

“I am not sure every Lord Street retailer can wait that long.

“Ironically, one of the casualties of any new scheme will be the Council itself which purchased for £32million the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle. If business rates are slashed, this could knock a big hole in the money coming in from the Strand and make the purchase of the site with borrowed money look anything but prudent.”

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Rail passengers are hit with more price increases Report by Henry James RAIL travellers have been hit with yet more fare increases with Merseyrail announcing an average 2.8% hike, while elsewhere across the region, an average rise of 2.7% has been implemented.

Confirmation of the January 2 price rises came as the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, announced he is to strip beleaguered Northern Rail of its franchise.

Mr Shapps said a process was now underway to rid Northern of its operating licence after years of poor performance.

The minister said he intends to remove Northern from the franchise, saying: “It’s partially a legal process but frustrated commuters will not have to wait long.

“It’s been really bad. Since 2016 people have had a nightmare on that line.

“I was up there a lot during the election. I saw it first hand.

“I already announced to Parliament in the autumn that I have started the process called a request for proposals.

“That means it either will go to a direct award contract or to the Operator of Last Resort (OLR) to run.”

German-based Arriva holds the Northern franchise, which is due to run until March 2025.

Mick Cash, general secretary of transport union RMT was sceptical of the announcement made by Mr Shapps: “Grant Shapps is big on talk about Northern Rail but short on detail and this has all the hallmarks of a dead cat being slung on the table to distract from the fare rise scandal.

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Steve Rotherham, Mayor of Liverpool City Region commented that Grant Shapps’s announcement is unclear: “For 18 months Andy Burnham and I have been calling on the Government to get to grips with the chaos on the railways of the North and remove the franchise from Northern.

Action “The announcement from the Transport Secretary that he is belatedly going to take some action will be welcomed by passengers – however it is still unclear what this means in practice.”

Merseyrail say its ticket fares are still some of the lowest in the country.

Suzanne Grant, commercial director at Merseyrail, said: “While there is a rise in ticket prices, 98 per cent of fares are reinvested back into the railway, which allows us to improve the network and continue to provide our passengers with a reliable, high quality service.”

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MBE honour for teacher who set up children’s school in South Sudan A TEACHER from Southport who founded a charity to provide children in South Sudan with an education, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List.

Carolyn Murray, 63, from Meols Cop, was delighted to be given the accolade for her ‘services to education’ in recognition of her work setting up Immanuel Kindergarten, which teaches children aged four-seven years old. She launched the charity to improve educational opportunities for children after the civil war.

She also raises funds for the school to enable youngsters to learn to read, write and study maths, allowing them to get into upper primary and secondary schools and continue their education. By 2009, the charity had reached its target of £30,000 to erect a larger school to replace the original.

Since then, additional appeals have funded the building of a clean drinking water well, and an extra hall to provide dining and additional teaching space, which is available for local villagers to rent and use for meetings and events.

Originally teaching 50 youngsters, the school now boasts more than 350 students.

Before she completed her teacher training in 1977, she Carolyn Murray and a group of friends visited South Sudan due to the college’s links to the country – and once she had become a primary school teacher, she founded a school charity in Yei in South Sudan.

Carolyn also set up an early years training programme event for staff from 11 Yei schools who then delivered it to other teachers. She has raised funds by organising sponsored skydives, swims, marathons and ‘ bake’ sales.

She told the Champion: “I had just returned from a trip to Yei to celebrate 10 years since the ‘new ’ building was opened. A letter was in a pile of post waiting for me and as it was in the middle of the election campaign, most of it turned out to be letters from party leaders asking for my vote so I assumed this letter was also one of those!

“I was, to say the very least, surprised (at the con-

Thieves steal two cars from driveway on New Year’s Eve THIEVES decided to end the year on a low note when they stole two cars and a console from the drive of a house in Southport on New Year’s Eve. Merseyside Police detectives are appealing for witnesses after the incident shortly before 7am on Tuesday, December 31 on Cedar Street. The offenders forced entry into the property and took keys to the two cars, a grey Ford Focus and a dark grey Vauxhall Corsa, along with a Nintendo Switch console.

Officers attended the address and CCTV and witness enquiries are ongoing.

Detective Chief Inspector Gayle Rooney, of Merseyside Police, said: “I would urge anyone who may have witnessed suspicious behaviour, or have CCTV or dashcam footage from Cedar Street this

morning to please contact us.

“Any information provided could be vital to our investigation and I can assure people locally that we will take positive action on what you tell us.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or Crimestoppers UK anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Report by Danielle Thompson tents of the letter) and my initial reaction was it was my friends’ idea of a joke!

“As the news has started to sink in over the last month, I am more and more humbled by being given such an honour and see it as recognition of the dedication of the incredible staff team in Yei who have worked tirelessly to give hundreds of children the best possible start in life despite the

ongoing war and instability in the country.

“I had no idea that I had even been nominated so to be awarded an MBE was amazing and overwhelming.

“I go to the school every two years, paying for my own trips, to provide teacher training and I fundraise all year round to pay for the school’s costs. I will be accepting my MBE on behalf of the amazing community of Yei.” Carolyn, who works as a supply teacher, attended Norwood Road Primary School and Meols Cop Secondary Modern before undertaking teacher training at Sarum St Michael’s College in Salisbury.

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Tributes paid to TV psychic Derek Acorah Celebrity medium dies in Southport hospital, aged 69 where he made a name for himself by making psychic predictions. However, his big break came in 2002, when he appeared on Living TV’s Most Haunted, and he featured on the show for six seasons.

He departed as the show’s guest medium in 2005 over claims of fakery. It was claimed that Acorah was fed false information about spirits, including a dead South African jailer called Kreed Kafer – an anagram of ‘Derek Faker’, but the TV medium then claimed to be “possessed” by him.

Yvette Fielding - Acorah’s co host on The Most Haunted - issued a brief statement following his death. The presenter worked alongside Acorah before he was fired from the show - a move which resulted in a row between the two.

Report by Tom Martin TRIBUTES have been paid to TV psychic Derek Acorah, who died last weekend in Southport hospital.

The 69-year-old - real name Derek Johnson - was born in Bootle, but was a resident of Snape Green, Scarisbrick.

He passed away after a ‘very brief illness’ according to a statement released by his wife, Gwen Acorah on Saturday, (January 4).

Posting on Facebook, Mrs Acorah wrote: “Farewell my love! I will miss you forever! I’m devastated to announce that my beloved husband Derek has passed away after a very brief illness.

“Thank you so much to everybody who has supported me - I can never thank you enough.”

Other tributes came from friends and former colleagues, including Tessa Dunlop, who said: “I’m gutted to hear that Derek Acorah has died. RIP you wonderful generous man. All thoughts with your lovely family.”

His wife later confirmed that Acorah had been hospitalised with pneumonia and later contracted sepsis.

Friends and colleagues of Acorah took to Twitter to post their condolences.

Phil Whyman said: “Today I awoke to the news that my old pal Derek has passed away. I’m in total shock.

“I have so many great memories of working with him. Love and thoughts go to Gwen, family and friends. RIP Derek Acorah.”

Acorah was born Derek Johnson in Bootle, to Frederick Johnson, a merchant sailor, and his wife, Elizabeth. He said his psychic grandmother identified his gift for spiritualism when he was six and encountered her husband, who had died three years earlier, on her staircase.

He attended Warwick Bolam Secondary School (which became Bootle High School before changing to Litherland High) and had a talent for football, playing for Bootle Boys. He signed as an appren-

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tice-professional two years later with Liverpool, but never managed to break into the first team squad.

He played for teams in Australia before retiring and then he changed his surname to Acorah – he said it came from a Dutch ancestor – and started working as a medium.

He started to feature in regular segments on 1996 Granada TV show The Psychic Zone and became a contributor on spin-off show Psychic Livetime,

Bistro shuts down MEZZANINE in the town centre has closed.

A note was shared on social media from the owners of the Lord Street bistro and wine bar, ‘Janette and Glenys’ which stated they were ‘very sad’ that their last day of trading was Friday, January 3.

It read: “As regulars will be aware, town is not busy and we have regretfully decided that continuing with the bar is not feasible. We would like to thank all our customers for their constant support over the past 28 months.”

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At the time Yvette branded the spiritual medium fake. However, following the announcement that 69-year-old Derek Acorah had died on Friday, she released a statement through her agent, which simply read: “Our condolences are with Derek’s family at this time. Yvette and Karl.”

In 2009, he got media attention from around the world when he held a live seance for the late singer Michael Jackson.

Acorah toured across the country with his psychic show, Whispers from Heaven, where he attempted to ‘connect people with their loved ones in the spirit world’.

He appeared in Celebrity Big Brother two years ago, finishing fourth after making it all the way to the final day of the reality show.

Acorah was banned from driving for more than two years in 2014 when he admitted at Bootle Magistrates Court to careless driving and failing to provide a further breath test following a car crash at a roundabout on Scarisbrick Road.

In addition to a 28-month ban, Acorah received a £1,000 fine and had to pay a £100 victim surcharge.

The medium had performed regular live shows across the UK, with further tour dates planned for February and May, according to his website.

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Susannah Porter, chair of Southport Business Improvement (BID), who funded the tree for the town, urged people to call police if they spot any more vandalism taking place, even though the tree is due to be dismantled following the festive season.

She told the Champion: “Somebody cut the cables with wire cutters. They were very clean cuts so it appeared they knew what they are doing.

“We have suffered several incidents of serious vandalism on our tree. Our team worked hard to repair the lights so people in the town centre could enjoy them.

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“The damage has meant several call-outs from workers at IllumiDex at a cost of £90 per time which has been borne by Southport BID. “It is a frustrating waste of Southport BID levy payers’ money.

“You wonder what the motivation is of someone doing something like this. I don’t understand them.

Lots of this vandalism happened in the middle of the day, when lots of people were around.

“We are asking people to help stop this happening by calling police if you spot any vandalism being done.”

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Pensioner tricked out of thousands by gang pretending to be police officers A PENSIONER in her eighties was defrauded of thousands of pounds by a gang who pretended to be police officers.

Merseyside Police detectives are appealing for information after an 84year-old lady from Southport lost several thousands pounds in the scam.

The victim was contacted on the phone by a man posing as a police officer from London, who said he was investigating a fraud case and needed her assistance. He requested that the woman withdraw a significant amount of cash from her account and that someone would call for it later in the day. During the day the victim spoke to three different people on the phone - two men and a woman, who claimed to be working on the investigation.

Later in the day a man turned up at the pensioner’s home to collect the cash. He is described as a black male, around 18 to 19 years old, approximately 5ft 10in tall, dressed in a black bomber jacket and dark coloured jeans. He had an afro style hair cut that was around six inches in length.

Detective Chief Inspector Rachel Wilson, said: “Offenders are usually very plausible and can pose as a range of officials, not just police officers.

However, any genuine official would never call people over the phone and ask them to withdraw money from a bank account. If anyone does, never give out any personal details and never hand anything over.”

She added: “The offenders are extremely cunning and tell victims not to divulge why they want the money.

Being alert and getting to the bottom of these reasons could stop them becoming victims.”

Detectives are appealing for anyone who may have information which could help them with their inquiries to call them on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 (Ref 0927, December 20 2019).

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Colin Hughes (second left) with four generations of the Royal Family, a chef and three other veterans at the launch of the community initiative. Photography by Chris Jackson.

Business rates lifesaver?

From page 1 In response to Cllr Pugh’s comments, a spokesman for Sefton Council told the Champion: “As a Local Authority we have already supported almost 1,000 businesses in the borough with their business rates.

“This financial year alone, £2.3m has been provided to 950 retail outlets under a new Retail Discount scheme. We are delighted to be able to help so many businesses at a time when there is so much uncertainty surrounding our high streets and will continue to do so for the benefit of our

Firm fined for failing to license city properties A SOUTHPORT company has been labelled ‘foolish’ and ‘negligent’ by a judge and hit with a fine and costs totalling more than £11,000 for failing to license a huge portfolio of properties in Liverpool.

Roach Estates and Property Management Limited of Duke Street in Southport was charged with failing to license 29 properties as part of the city’s Landlord Licensing scheme, and found guilty in its absence in October.

During the sentencing hearing in December, District Judge Wendy Lloyd heard how the properties, located throughout the city, had remained unlicensed for substantial periods of time, meaning that the council’s role as

a regulator in ensuring minimum standards in terms of gas, fire and electrical safety was undermined and had potentially put the tenants at risk.

Judge Lloyd commented that the company’s culpability was ‘high’ and it had acted ‘foolishly ’ and ‘negligently ’ in failing in its duty to license the properties during the relevant offending periods and left tenants potentially vulnerable to adverse conditions.

They were fined £8,700, plus costs of £2,458.22 and a victim surcharge of £170.

Liverpool’s Landlord Licensing scheme began in 2015 with the aim of improving standards in the private rented sector, and so

far 49,000 licences have been issued.

Liverpool City Council’s Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for housing, Cllr Lynnie Hinnigan, said: “The vast majority of landlords are working positively with us, but some are still wilfully ignoring the law.

“Where we find evidence that landlords are blatantly ignoring the rules we will take them to court and, as in this case, they risk a hefty fine.”

Tenants and members of the public can check if a property has the required Landlord Licence at liverpool.gov.uk/landlordlicensing and report unlicensed properties to unlicensed.landlord@liverpool.gov.uk

entire borough. Further information on help available to businesses can be found on the Council’s website at sefton.gov.uk/business/businessrates/reliefs-and-exemptions or by calling the Business Rates team on 0151 934 4360.”

Meanwhile, signs have now been placed on the doors of Debenhams in Southport informing customers of the final closing date.

It is understood employees have been offered work in the Liverpool One Debenhams store, but not all have chosen to accept, citing ‘travel costs, added travel time and inconvenience’.

From now until the closure, the store will not be accepting any returns for non-faulty items, ‘change of minds’ or excluded items. The store will accept returns for items purchased online.

Once the store closes, faulty or misdescribed items covered under warranty may be returned to any other Debenhams store.

Report by Danielle Thompson A SOUTHPORT veteran was one of four Royal British Legion representatives from across the country who were invited to launch a community initiative with four generations of the Royal Family.

Colin Hughes, 72, who served in the 1st Battalion Queens Own Highlanders Regiment and the 4th Battalion Parachute Regiment (Liverpool), is the chairman of the Southport branch of the RBL. He was invited to Buckingham Palace last month to meet members of the Royal family and to launch the RBL’s charity’s ‘Together at Christmas’ campaign which is designed to provide extra support to the Armed Forces community at annual festive ‘get togethers’ across the charity’s network both at home and abroad.

Colin joined The Queen and the Legion’s Patron, who were accompanied by The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George who prepared special RBL Christmas puddings!

The family stirred four puddings together - which traditionally brings good luck - and each placed commemorative sixpences into the mixture, ready to be found by those attending the get-togethers next year. The special puddings will form part of the 99 puddings distributed across the Legion’s network in time for the Christmas 2020 get togethers, marking the charity’s 99th year.

‘It’s quite the boast’ The puddings will become the centrepieces of next year’s Legion Christmas get togethers. Starting in 2020, the annual events will be hosted at high street locations, care homes, membership branches and other outreach locations. The initiative will aim to combat the loneliness and isolation experienced by some members of the Armed Forces community at what can be a difficult time of year.

A new Royal British Legion recipe was created for the launch, with the Royal Family uniquely adding poppy seeds to the mixture, in a nod to the charity’s iconic symbol of Remembrance.

Colin told the Champion: “I was delighted and honoured to be invited but it was all top-secret! I had a few fears that I was going to be sent to the Tower of London – but then I realised that I had been given a return train ticket, phew!

“To say that you’ve created Christmas puddings with four generations of the Royal family is quite the boast! It was a wonderful day and what a treat to visit Buckingham Palace.

“I really hope that when the 99 puddings are given out across the country, that we get to eat one here in Southport!”

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Police officer accused of assault on arrested man FOUR police officers have appeared in court over the alleged assault of an arrested man.

Liverpool Crown Court heard PC Darren McIntyre was accused of an assault in Ainsdale in June 2019. The 45-year-old and fellow PCs Garrie Burke, 43, Laura Grant, 34 and Lauren Buchanan-Lloyd, 24, have also been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. The four are due to appear before the same court on February 3.

Merseyside Police have previously said the arrested man, who was held on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, was later released without charge.

Scientific Society talks!

A SERIES of illustrated talks have been pencilled in for January, February and March in a bid to entice more faces to try out the Southport Scientific Society.

Six guest speakers will attend starting tomorrow (January 9) with a talk on Wales, ‘Land of my Fathers’ followed by ‘The Bluebird K7 Story’ on Thursday, January 23.

On February 13, there will be a talk on ‘Natural and Human Controls on Dune

Evolution’ followed by ‘Telecommunications from Undertaker to Smart Phones’ on February 27. ‘The history of the Manchester Ship Canal and how it solved local inland navigation problems’ will be held on March 12.

The society’s vice president Ian Thompson said: “We meet at Greenbank High School on the second and fourth Thursday each month at 7.45pm. Everyone is welcome, talks cost £3 at the door.”

Pledged rail funding is a ‘window of opportunity’ to reinstate Burscough Curves, says councillor CALLS are being made for the Burscough Curves to be restored – along with Southport’s rail links to Preston.

Following the General Election and ‘promises from the government to reverse 1960s rail cuts’ Dukes Ward Cllr John Pugh is calling on Sefton Council to now get behind the push to restore the area’s rail connections.

He says the pledged funding could be a ‘window of opportunity for coastal towns like Southport.’

Campaign groups including the Ormskirk, Preston and Southport Travellers’ Association (OPSTA) have spent years fighting for the Curves to be reinstated. The Curves is the disused railway line that connects Ormskirk to the SouthportWigan line at Burscough.

Cllr Pugh said: “During the election the Conservatives pledged to set up a Beeching Reversal Fund of £500million and linking up the rail system in Burscough would improve Southport’s access to Preston and east Lancashire.

“For years, campaigners have fought to prioritise restoring the link but have failed to convince transport chiefs in the Liverpool City Region or in Lancashire. This is the first time a government has put up the cash for such projects.

“It’s dwarfed by the £88billion to be spent on the

Report by Danielle Thompson HS2, the planned high-speed railway in the UK, so we need locally to be at the top of the list.

“That means we must have full backing from the local Council and the City Region. Liverpool City Region backing got the Halton Curves restored, improving rail access to north Wales.

“Now is a key window of opportunity and a test of the government’s willingness to deliver for coastal towns like Southport.

“That window can close very quickly unless we get the right degree of co-operation between the key players and across political and party-political boundaries.

“We’ve got to get that going now and bid for the new Beeching Reversal fund before it vanishes. We need sharp elbows to get to the front of the queue.”

The Champion asked Sefton Council for a response.

Rose tribute to Maureen

Penny and her husband, Terry with the rose planted in memory of Maureen Baldwin.

HESKETH Bank Community Centre and Becconsall U3A have planted a rose in the village’s Queen Elizabeth II Community Garden to remember a parish councillor who died last year.

Maureen Baldwin was a Hesketh Bank councillor for eight years and was well known in the village for her voluntary work and U3A. She passed away last May, aged 75.

The rose, called ‘Ask Maureen’, was purchased by Hesketh Bank Community Centre and a commemorative plaque was donated by Jonathan Ball Signs of Chapel Road and Peter Watkinson Plumbing & Heating of Moss Lane.

Steve Kirby, chair of Hesketh Bank

Community Centre and founding member of Hesketh Bank U3A along with Maureen, said, “Maureen dedicated herself to our village, despite suffering ill health for some time, and she made Hesketh Bank a better place for us all.”

Maureen played a key role in the development of the Poor Marsh Allotments and the QEII Community Garden, and was awarded a Love Hesketh Bank pin badge for her service to the village in 2017 when she retired from those roles.

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by Maureen’s husband Terry, who was also involved in the community centre and U3A, and her sister Penny.

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Open Day to be held at St Teresa’s to discuss school’s ‘extra provision’ plans AN OPEN day is being held this Saturday (January 11) at St Teresa’s school in Birkdale to allow parents of potential pupils to ‘gain a feel of the 150 year old school’ and decide if they would like to enrol their children.

The Champion revealed in December that the Everton Road school will not close or merge with another school - but will instead increase its provision by offering an extra four ‘year groups’ and taking pupils up to 11 years old instead of seven.

In October, staff and parents at the Nursery and Infant School were shocked to discover in a council report that it could be set to close or merge with its sister school, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, which is also in Birkdale, on Grantham Road.

A statutory consultation on the future of the school has just finished, which has concluded that the school will now offer an ‘increased provision of education from Year Two to Year Six.’ Options suggested in the report for the school’s future had include both merging and continuing to operate from both sites; both merging with all pupils based at the OLOL site; or the outright closure of St Teresa’s.

The changes in provision are subject to any necessary consultation and require the agreement of Sefton Council. Though it is financially viable, parents and the wider community will need to support the school in its plan as it requires 15 new children to take up places in Reception each year to ensure it is fully subscribed.

Parents of children entering Reception in September 2020 have until January 15 to make their choices and apply for places.

The Open Day will run at the school, judged Good in its most

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recent Ofsted inspection (2018), from 11am-1pm so that parents can ‘see the school for themselves, meet teaching staff and governors, and feel the warmth and friendliness that has existed within its walls for the past 150 years.’

According to a spokesperson for the school, there are plans to re-launch the Friends of St Teresa’s Association (FOSTA) in the coming weeks to enable fundraising and enhance links with the local community who have rallied strongly since news of the school’s possible closure first broke, with some even making pledges of financial donations - ‘there is good reason for all to be optimistic about the school’s future direction’, said the school spokesperson.

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Man sentenced for rape offences A MAN from Birkdale has been jailed for seven years and nine months for the rape of a girl.

Paul Lawrence, 58, who is already a prisoner at HMP Wymott, was sentenced on Friday, January 3 after pleading guilty to two rape offences.

The sentence will be served consecutively to a six year and nine month sentence Lawrence is already serving in prison for previous sexual offences.

He was arrested in November 2018 following further allegations, and a full investigation was carried out.

Speaking after Lawrence's sentencing, Detective Constable Linda Duignan, from Merseyside Police Protecting Vulnerable People unit, said: “While no sen-

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tence can ever take away the psychological impact of these abhorrent crimes, we hope that Lawrence being in prison for a significant length of time provides some comfort as she continues her process of recovery.

“The victim in this case has been extremely brave in coming forward, and shown strength throughout the process. We treat all

Town ‘now a straight fight between us and the Tories’ says defeated Labour candidate SOUTHPORT proved to be one of the best performing constituencies for Labour in December ’s General Election - despite the party ’s defeat locally to the Conservative’s Damien Moore.

Reviewing Labour’s performance in the town, party activists say they are encouraged by the size of the vote for their candidate, Liz Savage (below) and they claim the Lib Dems in the town are a ‘spent force’.

Labour ’s vote rose considerably in the Southport constituency with Ms Savage making ‘significant gains’ and polling nearly 19,000 votes in total.

The strength of the Labour vote in Southport meant only two constituencies across the country did better in terms of both vote share gain and overall vote for Labour - Bradford West and Portsmouth South, both of which were already Labour held.

Buckingham also had a better vote share gain but against a far lower total number of votes polled, with less than 8,000, meaning the Southport result stands out nationally.

Despite the defeat, Ms Savage told the Champion she’s ‘immensely proud of the campaign fought and how far Labour support in the town has come in a short time’.

“We didn't quite get there this time but just four-and-a-half-years ago when I first stood here, the Labour vote in Southport was languishing at just over 4,000 and now it’s just under 19,000.

“At least it is abundantly clear to everyone now that the Lib Dems are a spent force here and that Southport is not even a three-way marginal any more but a straight contest between us and the Tories, as we have been saying for some time.

“It is the best ever vote for Labour in Southport and exceeded the winning vote for Damien Moore last time and John Pugh in two of his elections. We will move on from here.”

Southport Labour Chair Mhairi Doyle added: “It wasn't quite enough but the context is also very important. To have come so far since 2015 is remarkable for us and to have produced one of the best performances for Labour in the country in this election is very heartening.”

Damien Moore was re-elected as Southport MP with 22,914 votes - an increase from the previous general election in 2017 of 8.9%.

The Lib Dems came a poor third polling just 6,499 votes.

allegations of rape sensitively and with compassion, and our specially trained officers will ensure that victims are listened to, safeguarded and supported every step of the way.

“If anybody else is out there suffering in silence I want you to know that there is a lot of help and support available to you, both from Merseyside Police, and from reliable and trusted support groups who will support you from your initial report and for as long as you need.

“There is a great deal of support and advice out there and we can put measures in place to help victims from the point they make a report to the police right through to the court hearing.”

Anyone with information or anyone who wants to report a sexual offence allegation should call 101 to speak to specially trained officers or pass information to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Support for victims is also available through the registered charity the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre Cheshire and Merseyside, who can be contacted on 01925 221 546 or 0330 363 0063, or Rape and Sexual Assault Merseyside (RASA) on 0151 558 1801.

Number of homeless in town centre increases during the festive period But help is available for them, says the Light for Life charity Report by Danielle Thompson THE number of homeless people on the streets of Southport town centre has noticeably increased during the festive period.

But according to Southport-based charity Light for Life, all of the people seen sleeping rough in the town have been offered a range of options for housing.

In January 2019, the Champion launched its Help the Homeless awareness campaign, which looked at the various specialist services available to people who find themselves without permanent accommodation, one of which is Light for Life, a registered charity run by a team of dedicated professionals at Southport Housing Centre on Eastbank Street on behalf of Sefton Council.

Staff based at the centre deal with around 2,500 visits each year, from members of the public requiring advice and assistance and

by December had found accommodation for most of the resort’s rough sleepers.

But since the start of last month, the number of rough sleepers has gradually crept up again, prompting calls to the Champion from people who say they have noticed an increase in people bedding down in empty shop doorways in the town.

The Champion understands a lot of the rough sleepers presently in Southport have moved to the town from Liverpool.

Greta Fenney, chief executive of Light for Life, told the Champion that most of the people seen living rough in Southport are involved with the charity and are in the

Greta Fenney, chief executive of Light for Life

process of being helped - and that many who are seen on the streets during the day are already accommodated.

The housing centre gives advice and support for those who are homeless, have been served a notice, have tenancy problems, landlord issues, harassment, debt and budgeting and benefits issues - while their Rough Sleeper Service helps people who need access to accommodation, benefits advice, outreach support and advice on exploitation and changing circumstances.

Greta told the Champion: “We are also concerned for Southport’s rough sleepers, and are worried that they are outside as the temperatures continue to drop – and we will be continuing to do all we can to do our best to help them.

“They have been offered a range of options including hostels, supported living, private tenancies and, where more appropriate and temporarily, hotels. We have also provided them with access to inpatient mental health services and accom-

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“As new rough sleepers arrive in Southport, we try our best to help these too as best as we can. Many of the rough sleepers come from outside of the borough. Sefton’s services provide emergency accommodation for anyone which isn’t always the case elsewhere.

“All local authorities have a duty under the Homeless Reduction Act to house those who are homeless if they are from that area – and if they are not, we will always liaise with the appropriate local authority to help them, if they have a reason to have left their authority, such as leaving an abusive relationship.

“We have expanded our services this year, with new mental health and addiction services and we will always offer emergency help. We have also teamed up with a local surgery to offer a specialist clinic, offering vaccinations and regular full health assessments alongside opportunities to access secondary care services and dentistry.

“We urge anyone who has concerns about people on the streets to contact us on 01704 501256.”

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Sanctuary’s outreach programme selected for community fund scheme

Report by Danielle Thompson THE team at an animal shelter based in Holmeswood, West Lancashire, are ‘delighted’ that their Outreach Programme has been chosen to benefit from a national supermarket chain’s community fund.

Woodlands Animal Sanctuary on Sandy Lane, which cares for animals from across the area, has been chosen for the Co-op Local Community Fund, which allows members to select a charity to donate their ‘rewards’ to whenever they shop.

Sally McDerby, from Woodlands said: “At a time when funds for community groups and charitable organisations are becoming more difficult to access, we are delighted and incredibly grateful for this opportunity to make a real difference.

“We would like to extend and expand our outreach work in the community to engage with more people of all ages and backgrounds.

Our aim is to educate and inform both children and adults, about how to care for both pets and native wildlife. The team also visits care and nursing homes with a selection of their resident animals to provide stimulation and interest to patients, particularly those with dementia.

“We work with local special needs schools to offer volunteering opportunities to young people, such as students with autism. We also provide volunteering opportunities to people of all ages with mental health issues. While animal welfare is the prime purpose of Woodlands Animal Sanctuary, another important aim of ours is to engage with many different parts of the community to benefit both people and animals, including native wildlife, especially hedgehogs.

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CANNABIS plants with an estimated yield of more than £100million were seized across Merseyside during 2019.

Between January 1 and December 31, last year, Merseyside Police’s specialist cannabis dismantling team attended and dismantled 182 cannabis farms and seized and destroyed 25,516 cannabis plants – in total worth an estimated street value of £102,064,000.

In addition, cropped cannabis, known as green vegetable matter (GVM) valued at over £370,000, and more than £520,000 worth of electrical items were seized and destroyed from cannabis farms. It is estimated over £4.1m was also saved by electricity companies due to the disconnection of abstracted electricity.

Cannabis dismantling team manager Matt Brown said: “Criminal groups involved in the growing of cannabis are often involved in other serious organised crime. However, with the help of our communities, we can stop these groups, who are only interested in making money, from turning houses into potential death traps.

“Nobody wants to live or work next door to these places and we would ask that if you believe someone is using a property for this purpose, please tell us so we can take positive action and find those responsible for setting them up.

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Some of the signs that cannabis is being grown are: •Strange smells and sounds •Frequent and varied visitors to a property, often at unusual times •Gardening equipment being taken into a property, such as plant pots, fertiliser, fans and industrial lighting •Windows are sealed and covered or the curtains are permanently closed •Heat from an adjoining property •Birds gathering on a roof in cold weather Individually these activities may seem commonplace but together, they may indicate something more sinister. Anyone with information on suspected cannabis growing can call 101 or give information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Council wins national award for its ‘business friendly’ strategy SEFTON Council’s Economic Growth and Housing Service has won a national award for being business friendly’.

The local authority won the ‘Most Sustainable Outcome Award’ from the Institute of Economic Development - an independent body which represents economic development and regeneration practitioners in local and regional communities.

The award was given for the council’s ‘business friendly ’ strategy for supporting new sustainable development and maximising social, economic and environmental benefits.

At the forefront of its work is InvestSefton, which has developed a range of growth and investment projects including Mersey Reach, a £20million prime urban logistics development serving Sefton and the wider Liverpool City region area; and the related Planning Development Agreement which saw a requirement for the developer, ChanceryGate, to enter into an employment charter with the Council to ensure that local residents had the maximum opportunity to benefit from resulting employment and training opportunities through Sefton@ Work.

The council’s planning, InvestSefton and Sefton@Work teams worked collaboratively to deliver ‘maximum impact’ for the borough.

Stuart Barnes, head of economic growth and housing at Sefton Council, said: “We are delighted to win the IED Most Sustainable Outcome award for our ‘Business Friendly’ strategy and work on Mersey Reach.

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Police appeal after statue of Jesus damaged in Christmas Eve attack POLICE are appealing for information after a statue of Jesus outside a Tarleton church was damaged late Christmas Eve Ormskirk and Burscough Police posted the appeal on social media after two males were seen on CCTV to climb the statue belonging to Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic

Church on Hesketh Lane, leading to one of the statue’s hand being broken off.

The police post said: “On Christmas Eve at around 11.50pm four males were walking along Hesketh Lane towards Hesketh Bank. Two of the males approached the statue of Jesus at Our Lady Help of Christians Church.

“One male climbed behind the statue whilst the other swung on his right hand causing it to break, that will cost £500 to repair.

“If anyone has any information about the identity of these males or any further CCTV footage of them walking along Hesketh Lane please email 7176@lancashire.pnn.police. uk or call 101.”

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SEFTON Council says it currently has no plans to review the operator licence for Uber taxis after Transport for London (TfL) said it would not renew its licence in the capital due to ‘repeated safety failures’.

The London regulator said the app based company operating in London was not "fit and proper" as a licence holder, despite the company having made a number of positive changes to its operations.

Sefton Council said that Uber is a franchise, and the company was granted a licence to operate in Sefton as Uber Britannica.

Uber initially lost its licence in London in 2017 but was granted two extensions, the most recent of which expired at the end of November.

Transport for London said it had identified a ‘pattern of failures’ in London that placed passenger safety at risk.

These included a change to Uber’s systems which allowed unauthorised drivers to upload their photos to other Uber driver accounts.

It meant there were at least 14,000 fraudulent trips in London in late 2018 and early 2019, TfL said.

The regulator also found dismissed or suspended drivers had been able to create Uber accounts and carry passengers.

Uber in London has appealed TfL’s decision, saying that it was ‘extraordinary and wrong’. The company’s boss, Dara Khosrowshahi, said on Twitter: “We understand we're held to a high bar, as we should be. But this TfL decision is just wrong. Over the last two years we have fundamentally changed how we operate in London.”

A spokesperson for Sefton Council said that Uber Britannica was initially granted a one year licence in 2015 on a trial basis. It was then granted a five year licence in 2016.

Stressing that Uber Britannica is a franchise and separate to Uber in London, the authority says it currently has no plans to review Uber’s licence in Sefton borough and it has received no complaints about fraudulent drivers.

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SOUTHPORT MP Damien Moore was the VIP guest at a children’s pantomime in Ainsdale.

Members of St Vincent de Paul Society hosted Beauty and the Beast at St John Stone Parish Club for 150 children including disadvantaged and disabled youngsters. The pantomime was also attended by the Mayor of Sefton, Councillor June Burns.

The society hosted a series of fundraisers to reach their target of £1,210 to host the event, which included raffles and donations.

Kay Slater, one of the organisers, said: “The pantomime was wonderful and the guest of honour was Southport MP, Damien Moore, who took a train from London – and back the same day - just to come and attend, as he promised.

“The children were delighted to meet him.”

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A SIX week bicycle maintenance course will be held in Ainsdale, starting on Tuesday, January 21.

Members of the Woodvale and Ainsdale Community Association are holding the sessions from 6.30pm-8.30pm on Tuesday nights at their Recreation Centre off Orchard Lane for young people aged 12-19. The course costs £12 per person and covers how your bike works, how to mend a puncture, including removing wheels, repairing a snapped chain, setting up and indexing gears.

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Now they have revealed the following dates: l Southport Food and Drink Festival (May 29-31); l Southport Air Show (September 11-13) l British Musical Fireworks Championship (September 25-27).

Alongside Sefton’s annual tourism calendar, a number of ‘unique community events’, talks

and displays will be taking place as part of the Borough Of Culture 2020 celebrations. Sefton will be Liverpool City Region’s Borough Of Culture for 2020 and the year will focus on celebrating local history and the environment.

Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and skills said: “Every year we host an incredible line up of events and 2020 is set to be even bigger than ever before thanks to our Borough of Culture status.

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LETTERS to the Editor

Send your letters to: The Editor, Champion Newspapers, Clare House, 166 Lord Street, Southport PR9 0QA tel 01704 392 400 email editor@champnews.com

‘Happy ’ town makes me sad

Deficiencies in voting system

With reference to the article in the Champion ‘Southport in Top 10 of happiest places to live in the UK’.

You only have to look at the other articles in the Champion which provides a more realistic impression of what Southport really has to offer such as ‘Fears for survival of Central 12 shopping centre’ and ‘Five injured - two stabbed - in town centre fight’ shown on the front page.

Inside the Champion, articles on ‘Weapons seized across the region in four day police operation’, ‘Well known restaurant Casa Italia closes down’, ‘Support food bank in December’, ‘Increase in the number of drink drivers’, ‘Laptops and TV’s stolen in Curry’s Kew

Millions of voters are denied representation by our Victorian voting system The General Election results show that the votes of thousands of Champion readers counted for nothing, thanks to continued use of our antiquated “first-past-the-post” voting system.

Signing away your democratic rights with the mark of illiteracy in single member constituencies enables MPs to be elected on a small fraction of the vote. As a consequence, seats won by a party do not necessarily reflect the level of support nationwide for that party, nor are outcomes consistent or certain.

Boris Johnson's so-called landslide was achieved on just 44% of the vote; 56% of those who voted did not support his party.

Moreover, in Scotland, the Nationalists

store’ and ‘Miserable show of Christmas lights’ give a further indication of what Southport really has to offer.

The comments regarding ‘fantastic beaches, best theatres, restaurants, stores, bars and hotels’ are way off the mark.

I think these people must have been at the Christmas sherry by suggesting that Lord Street inspired the tree-lined boulevards of Paris!

Get real and take off your rosetinted glasses, Southport is becoming a dump if it is not already - which makes me very sad.

Terry Gowland, Southport

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took 81% of the seats for just 45% of the vote while in Northern Ireland, Unionists were awarded fewer seats than the Nationalists, even though they had polled more votes.

As the Labour Party’s Secretary of the time observed as long ago as 1936: “There is no greater gamble on earth than a British general election”. You might as well throw dice. www.knackered.org.uk sets out the deficiencies of our current voting system and advocates its replacement with the Single Transferable Vote, a British invention which is used for some elections in Northern Ireland and Scotland. It is high time it was introduced for all elections in the UK. David Green, Southport

After Brexit comes ‘Sexit’ Southport’s Conservative MP suggested immediately after his re-election that Brexit could be followed by ‘Sexit’ which was described as our town leaving the Sefton Council area.

One can only assume he was tired after the campaign given some of the consequences of this suggestion, such as: • loss of concessionary fares by no longer being in the Merseytravel area; • closure of our town hall (Lancashire would

have no need for another costly administrative centre); • increase in council tax to pay for an expensive reorganisation of bureaucracy; • risk to continuity of provision of essential services during a transfer of council functions.

It surely wouldn't be the case that our MP got carried away and was saying the first popularist thought that occurred to him?

Ged Wright, Southport

Now sort out the national disgrace of homelessness A former neighbour who was very wise told me the job of a politician was to ensure that when somebody went to the village pump, they were sure to get a pail of water.

Now we have the possibility of a working government, we expect our local MP to attend to local matters.

Damien Moore stated that he had secured £25 million to revitalise our high street - does he not mean that we can apply for a share of this national pot or will he make it clear to us how waving a wad of money will prevent big names closing down.

How will waving even greater wads of money make thousands of nurses and hospital doctors suddenly appear by magic.

What he and the Conservative Government can do is solve the national disgrace of the necessity for food banks and people sleeping on the streets. The first step is to admit that their decade of austerity caused this.

20,000 more police officers and similar increases in firefighters and paramedics will only take us back to 2010 levels and therefore it is not an increase.

We now need to see a more pro-active performance from Mr Moore.

James Doyle, Ainsdale

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Climate Change Act is cleaning up the mess we leave

haps this change is just natural variation.

Unfortunately for this theory such changes take much longer than a hundred years.

For example it took more than 10,000 years for the global temperature to rise three degrees after the last ice age.

In other words we have a mechanism for human intervention causing climate change and no viable alternative natural process that could be causing the change.

Surely the biggest economic suicide note ever written was by Terry Durrance in Champion Letters the one you, Terry, and your UKIP mates have foisted upon us... namely, Article 50 and withdrawing us from the EU. UK economic growth is the slowest in almost a decade and that’s just the fear of what’s to come – we haven’t actually left yet!

The Climate Change Act on the other hand is not only cleaning up the undoubted mess that we all leave (just walk along Ainsdale beach, mate!) but creating new wealth and economic opportunity.

Led by the Departments of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Act is a great example of Britain taking a global lead and the results are everywhere from the windfarms in Liverpool Bay to low energy LED lighting on our streets and flood defences to save us from the awful plight of many we see elsewhere in the North.

Toxic emissions are down by more than 40% since 1990 while the UK economy has grown by 65%, the best of any G7 nation. UK’s low carbon economy is now worth £122 billion and supports nearly half a million jobs in the North West alone.

Far from stifling business, this Act, envied the world over, is an engine for technological change, driving emerging industries in electricity and heat, waste and recycling, energy efficiency products, and low carbon vehicles.

Terry may be stuck in the coal and steam engine age but a cursory look at the facts shows that Britain thankfully is not.

Frank Bradley, Southport

Gareth Hollyman, Birkdale

Champion reader, Andy Rawsthorne, took this atmospheric picture of Fairy Glen - a popular beauty spot between Parbold and Appley Bridge in rural West Lancashire. If you have a Picture of the Week you would like to be considered by the Champion for our Picture of the Week slot, simply forward your picture to us at editorial@champnews.com Don’t forget to include a brief description of your photograph, your name and the area you live.

Stranger ’s generosity blew us all away A group of six friends (myself included) met up for a coffee and a slice of cake at Tapper’s Cafe on Union Street in Southport.

We are all pensioners and had a lovely time. There was another customer in at the same time as us, a man who smiled at us, which was nice. He left before us and when we went to settle up we got a shock – he had paid the entire bill for all of us as a treat!

What a surprise and what a genuinely heartwarming gesture.

We left him a Christmas card, should he go back in, to say a real thank you. What a sweet gesture - it was really, really appreciated and blew us away.

Community spirit and kindness are alive and well!

Utterly charmed, Southport

Where’s your evidence, Mr Durrance?

I read the polemic on climate change by Mr Durrance with incredulity.

It is a surprise to me that such an erudite climate scientist hasn’t yet been knighted by the Queen for his work in the field.

Mr Durrance gives no facts or, indeed, any basis for his assertions.

Firstly, there are not thousands of climate scientists who disagree with the consensus view which is supported by over 97% of climate scientists.

Since 1880 when global temperatures were first accurately measured the global temperature has increased by

approximately 1.2 degrees Celsius and the 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 2005.

Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have increased year on year in line with the amount we discharge into the atmosphere.

Other greenhouse gases have increased likewise.

In other words there is a direct correlation. If Mr. Durrance knows of another mechanism by which this increase could have occurred, then he should cite his evidence.

Mr. Durrance states that per-

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Champion staff donate goods to food bank STAFF at Champion newspapers have donated much-needed items to Skelmersdale Food Bank.

Employees donated a range of goods, such as: sugar; cup-a-soups; custard; pot noodles; pasta sauces; and tinned carrots.

The Skelmersdale Food Bank, which is part of the Trussell Trust, has distribution centres in the town at the Ecumenical Centre; Trinity Methodist church; and at the Oaks church.

Tim Bleazard, who is the project manager at the centre, said: “The Trussell Trust has been inundated with requests and has seen a 19% increase in people requiring emergency three day food parcels in the last year. We are not expecting that increase to stop or reverse.

“It is quite incredible the generosity of some people. However there is a real need in Skelmersdale for a Food Bank.

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“We are so grateful for the donation from the Champion. It will be put to good use. All donations make a real difference to people’s lives.

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Water bills to be cut WATER bills for Sefton residents will be cut after firms were ordered to reduce the average customer bill by £50 over the next five years.

Regulator Ofwat has placed tougher restrictions on water companies in England and Wales, meaning local households could save some money on their bills.

Water firms in England and Wales are facing the toughest restrictions on investor payouts since privatisation 30 years ago, the regulator has said.

Ofwat is also forcing firms to invest billions of pounds to improve their performance and reduce leaks.

The chief executive of the regulator, Rachel Fletcher, said: “We’re firing the starting gun on

Ofwat gets tough with firms and residents should see the benefits the transformation of the water industry backed by a major investment programme to deliver new, improved services for customers and the environment and resilience for generations to come. Now water companies need to crack on, turn this into a reality and transform their performance for everyone.”

A review of water companies' performance carried out last January found only three out of 17 water firms in England and Wales were of an acceptable standard.

Ofwat's five-year plan, which comes into effect on April 1, 2020, will enforce a tougher stance on the return on capital - a measure of the returns that can be paid to investors - in part because of lower interest rates which makes it cheaper for companies to borrow to invest.

There are also plans to cut down on leaks, to help two million more customers in need with support and to spend £1 billion to protect communities at risk of flooding.

Ofwat also outlined plans to cut pollution into rivers and streams by almost a third and provide £450 million to explore new water resources such as reservoirs or moving water from to places with less in the event of dry weather.

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Horticultural society to hold talk on Liverpool Overhead Railway MEMBERS of the Ainsdale Horticultural Society are hosting a talk on the Liverpool Overhead Railway on Thursday (January 9).

Guest speaker Keith Hicks will host the talk at 7.30pm at Sacred Heart Church Hall on Liverpool Road in Ainsdale.

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EVERTON fans will get a unique opportunity to spend a night sleeping at their stadium as the annual Goodison Sleepout event returns.

Taking place on Friday, March 6, it is aimed at raising money for Everton in the Community’s ‘Home Is Where The Heart Is’ project, which supports young adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Once again Everton Under-23s manager David Unsworth and his entire squad of players and backroom staff will join supporters in braving the elements.

Last season's sleepout raised £40,000 for the cause, which was used to purchase and operate a house close to Goodison Park for 16 to 23-year-olds who have fallen on hard times.

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teers to assist with many different areas, such as fundraising. There is a wide range of roles available to suit people’s varied skills - from taking calls, to providing administrative, IT support or fundraising for the branch. By working together to support people, our branch is a rewarding place to spend your time.�

The next information evening will be held at 5pm this Sunday (January 12) at 32 Union Street. It lasts about an hour and is very informal – people can ask any questions they may have about becoming a listening volunteer and individuals are welcome to bring a friend along with them. Contact southportsamaritans@gmail.com if you have any queries.

Coroner ’s office looking to trace next of kin AN appeal has been launched to trace the next of kin of a Southport woman who passed away.

Sefton, St Helens and Knowsley Coroner’s Office is appealing to find the family of Barbara Harvey, aged 70, of Scarisbrick Street, who

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SO, we have reached 2020, and we, at Citizens Advice Sefton wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Looking back to 2000, do you remember all the noise around the world telling us that the change from 20th to 21st century would see the collapse of our computer systems?

I can remember the way we waited with trepidation as we logged on to our desktops and laptops for the first time on January 1, 2000, and the sighs of relief as nothing untoward happened. Now we have reached 2020, our computer systems continue to take control of our lives.

At home it has been a quiet few days with no phone calls threatening us with Amazon Prime subscription increases and computer and broadband repairs.

However I have heard from a local resident about a number of text invitations on her mobile phone to take part in a Citizens Advice Satisfaction Survey.

Our national Citizens Advice Service and our local Sefton Advice Service do not carry out such online surveys.

Locally, if you are a client at one of our advice centres we may occasionally ask you after an interview with one of our advisors, for your views on our service for yourself, but this will be a short paper questionnaire to complete and hand back to our receptionist before you leave..

Phone calls offering a ‘fix’ for your computer over the internet are frauds. Do not give access to your computer to anyone who cold calls you and never give your personal details or send money to people you do not know.

I recently heard of a phishing fraud involving EE mobile service and Monzo, the online bank. The fraudster managed to text a message to the victim apparently from EE saying that their monthly payment had not been received, and giving a

link to enter his Monzo card details, which he did. The next day Monzo contacted him to state that his account had been compromised. The person asked me if he had been asked for my bank details recently and he told Monzo about the message from EE. It soon emerged that someone had made a £214 payment to a company he had never heard of – Bunq. He was seemingly the a victim of a ‘phishing’ scam in which the fraudster impersonated both EE and Monzo. After investigations, Monzo credited the victim with the £214 that he had lost.

Finally, Merseyside Police have recently shared a warning with the public, after an elderly woman was tricked into handing over several thousands of pounds in cash, following a phone call with a man who claimed to be a police officer. The pensioner, from Southport, was first contacted over the phone by a man who said he was a police officer from London who was investigating a fraud case and needed her assistance.

Advice The man went on to ask the woman to withdraw a significant amount of money from her account and told her that someone would call for it later that day.

She did so, and following this, then spoke to three different people on the phone two men and a woman, who claimed to be working on the investigation.

And later in the day, a man aged 18-19 years old, dressed in a black bomber jacket and dark coloured jeans, turned up at the pensioner's home to collect the cash.

He is described as a black male, 5ft 10in tall, with an afro style hair cut around six inches in length.

Merseyside Police have also issued advice on what to do if someone turns up

at your door, including those who pose as officials.

The force say that taking the following simple steps could prevent you, or your family, becoming victims: • Remember to close and lock the back door before answering the front door • Always ask to see the identification of the person calling • If you are in any doubt about the identification shown, phone the company they claim to represent and check - don’t use the phone number they give you, look in the phone book for it • Ask the person to wait outside while you check and never leave your front door open while you do so • If the caller claims to be from an electricity, gas or water company, ask them to quote your customer reference number. A genuine caller from these utility companies will have that information • If the caller claims to be from the police he/she should have a warrant card and this can be checked by calling Merseyside Police on 101 • If the caller leaves and you are still unsure about their credibility, write down the details of the person and the registration number and type and colour of vehicle if you know it and contact us on 101 • For extra security and peace of mind, fit a viewer or spy hole and a strong chain to your door Citizens Advice Sefton has a general telephone service on 0344 493 0012, or you can visit either of the local advice centres. Opening days and times are shown on the website http://seftoncab.org.uk/our-services.html You can also report to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or online at www.actionfraud.police.uk

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Bring your unwanted gifts to us, says BHF

Report by Henry James THE BHF is appealing to people left disappointed by Santa’s offerings to donate unwanted gifts to them - ‘to help beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases’.

While it’s the thought that counts, it wouldn’t be Christmas without some gifts that miss the mark.

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All change at All Saints From the New Year, times will be changing for the Slimming World groups held at All Saints Church on Park Road.

From Tuesday 24th December there will be a brand new Tuesday morning group! Running each week at 9.30am.

Steff, who will be running the group along with the existing Monday evening group, says “It’s such an exciting time! Having a new group time for members is great especially in January!”

“January is such a popular time for people to look to lose weight” Steff continues, “And whilst we won’t be running the Thursday sessions any longer, members will still have the Monday evening group at 5pm and 7pm and now the Tuesday morning session at

9.30am to chose from, so there is something for everyone!’

“The group support is so important,” says Steff.

“Each week in group our members share ideas, hints, tips and recipes to help them achieve their weight loss dreams. It’s lovely being part of a group of like minded people who all understand what it’s like to be on a weight loss journey - it’s so reassuring not doing this in your own!” smiles Steff.

“It’s knowing that this support is there for everyone, every week, that really helps our members stay on track and lose weight beautifully each week.”

So if you are planning a slimmer you in the New Year come along and see Steff, or come along to any of our warm and friendly groups listed below. A warm welcome awaits you!

save unwanted items from landfill.

“We love the gifts you don’t!” said Allison Swaine-Hughes, retail director at the British Heart Foundation.

“This year, our shops were open from December 27 following Christmas. We welcome everything from good quality clothes, shoes, handbags and jewellery to DVDs, CDs, books and children’s toys. Electrical items can also be donated to one of our 180 furniture and electrical stores, so think of us when re-gifting that blender or coffee machine.

“If you want to donate a gift or cut down the clutter after the festive season, then just drop your donations in at your local BHF shop or take advantage of our free collection service. Your quality items will be saved from landfill and help us raise funds for vital research into heart and circulatory diseases.”

As the UK’s largest charity retailer, each year the BHF’s 740 shops help raise £30m for life-saving research.

Without the public’s generous support the BHF could not continue to turn bargains into scientific breakthroughs.

From the clothes and shoes that don’t fit to the accessories not to your taste, and the books you’ve already read, BHF volunteers and shop staff can transform unwanted gifts into money for heart research and help the environment.

If you’ve had an upgrade, the BHF can also take old speakers, clothes or anything that’s been replaced by Christmas gifts.

Last year alone, the BHF claimed it saved more than 74,000 tonnes of items from landfill, which helped prevent 53,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from being released into the atmosphere. This included 15,000 tonnes of pre-loved clothes and an incredible 180,000

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sofas. Each year, 20,000 people in the North West lose their life to heart and circulatory diseases and currently 930,000 people are living with these devastating conditions across the region. Donating unwanted items is an easy way to help support the charity’s vital work, so it can accelerate research into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat heart and circulatory diseases.

To donate head down to the local shop or go online to arrange a home collection free of charge.

To find out more about how to donate to their shops or to arrange a free collection, visit: bhf.org.uk/donate

PARENTS and toddlers enjoyed some ‘heart-warming’ interactive sessions at a retirement home, to ‘span the generations’.

Katrina Reid, who runs Rhythm Time Sessions, which are music classes and groups for babies, toddlers and preschool children, has been holding free monthly sessions at Cherry Tree Lodge Retirement Home on Knowsley Road in Southport since June.

She said: “We visit every four weeks and I take a group of parents with babies and toddlers.

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Council up for award for supporting people with learning disabilities SEFTON’S Supported Living Service is a finalist for a health and social care award.

The service has been shortlisted in the 2019 Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards for its Individual Service Fund (ISF) Model, which has given local people with learning disabilities more control over their own lives and a greater choice of how they’d like to receive their care.

Deborah Butcher, Sefton Council’s Interim Director for Adult Social Care, said: “The ISF Model has really revolutionised how we offer care to people with learning disabilities in Sefton.

“This will enable more people to live better lives for longer and give them greater control over how they’d like to be supported.”

The ISF model was developed by Sefton Council in partnership with NHS South

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This came as a result of a review undertaken by the council, the CCGs and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust which explored how services that provided housing and support provisions for people with learning disabilities could be improved.

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X Factor star helps care home residents ‘express themselves’ through dance Report by Danielle Thompson SINGER and former X Factor contestant Ray Quinn visited care home residents to help residents with dementia to ‘express themselves through singing and dancing.’

Ray Quinn, who is also an actor and dancer and who recently appeared as Aladdin in panto in Bolton, joined his partner, Emily Fletcher, who is the music and movement dance teacher for Athena Health Care Group’s homes across Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.

Emily also runs her own dance academy, Star Performing Arts Academy, in Formby.

The couple hosted a fun session for residents at Hesketh Park Lodge on Albert Road in Southport.

Lesley Malone, events organiser for the care group said: “Athena Health Care Group promote a programme of innovative activities for all residents in all of our lodges.

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Walking group appeals for more members THE Liverpool Catholic Ramblers’ Association is welcoming members to join them for Sunday rambles with walks to suit all abilities.

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Concerns after Trust moves hospital services in a bid to tackle ‘winter pressures’ Report by Danielle Thompson A PHYSIOTHERAPY patient has flagged up concerns that services have been moved from Southport Hospital to Ormskirk Hospital due to ‘winter demands’ - but the NHS have responded, saying that they are ‘freeing up space’ at the ‘most challenging of times.’

Andy Steel, from Churchtown, recently suffered a shoulder injury and was referred for sessions earlier this month at Southport Hospital's Physiotherapy Unit. But on Friday, December 6, he was called by the Trust who said that all appointments previously assigned to Southport had been transferred across.

He said: “When I was being seen to by the physiotherapist, I asked for the reason of the transfer of services. They told me that, in anticipation of ‘winter demand’ that they were turning Southport Physiotherapy Unit into a ward. I asked, as it was for the seasonal demand, whether it would return back to its original purpose in the New Year. They told me that it was permanent - so now Southport Hospital has no Physiotherapy Unit.

“I am fortunate as I have a car; however, public transport to Ormskirk Hospital is not easy for many people; especially those with problems needing physiotherapy. I am annoyed that the Trust can make these decisions without public or employee consultation!”

A spokesperson for Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust responded: “In common with other hospitals, attendances at A&E and admissions into hospital are up 10% since last year. This is affecting the experience of patients and the ability of staff to work effectively as the Trust tries to accommodate more beds in increasingly limited space at Southport and Formby District General Hospital “At the same time, the Trust has empty and underused wards at Ormskirk District General Hospital.

The outpatient physiotherapy team has moved from Southport Hospital to Ormskirk Hospital (shown) to free up space for patients who are waiting to go home

“To free up space at Southport Hospital, the outpatient physiotherapy team temporarily began working out of Ormskirk Hospital on December 7.

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“The Trust also plans to reopen E Ward at Ormskirk in January for use by inpatients who need orthopaedic rehabilitation. This will make up to 16 more beds available at Southport.”

Steve Christian, chief operating officer added: “We have not taken these decisions lightly but they are essential to avoid lengthy delays at admission, and keep patients moving safely and in as timely way as possible to going home. I want to thank every one of our staff whose commitment and dedication to patients, and support for each other, has been at the heart of the great care we give even at the most challenging of times.”

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Out&About with the De-clutter, says church elder MEMBERS of the Southport Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints enjoyed a VIP visit from Elder Roy Tunicliffe and his wife Vanessa, who have responsibility for the whole of the European area of the church.

Elder Tunnicliffe said: “We were so grateful for the warm welcome we received from the Southport Church members.

Bishop Scott Fullwood added: ‘The Tunnicliffes both spoke during our Sunday morning meetings on the theme of letting go of our burdens. They advised us to declutter our lives to help us become happier.

Sound advice, especially as Christmas approaches and we can easily Elder Roy Tunicliffe, Vanessa get stressed with all the things Tunicliffe and Bishop Scott we feel we should be doing.”

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Dancer raises £3,000 in memory of her best pal with salsa-themed party and headshave

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Kasha Novecka, from Southport, who works at the Home Office in Liverpool, held a special daylong dance event recently at Medhito Cuban Latin New Headers.indd 2 25/01/2019 10:25 Lounge on Coronation Walk, which ended with the hair-shave.

She held the event in memory of her ‘best friend’ Steve Hutton, from Southport, who passed away in January 2019 aged 74 after battling cancer.

The event was themed around dance as Kasha Kasha after her headshave and Steve met through a shared love of salsa. The ferers who have lost theirs due to treatment.” fundraiser featured an introduction to Latin DanLisa Mendi, who co-owns Medhito Cuban Latin cing and Argentinian Tango, followed by a cake sale Lounge added: “We had a fantastic day and night and a party with DJs. with salsa, Argentinian Tango and rock and roll Kasha said: “As a 40th birthday present to myself, dance workshops with both amazing dance I decided to raise funds for Cancer Research, as I instructors John Peillow and Paris Allen. It was follost my best friend Steve in January. Lots of my lowed by a salsa party, face painting by Emma other friends and family members either have gone Hughes, a raffle and, of course, Kasha’s head shave. through cancer and won, sadly lost, or are still Everyone was so generous and the support was fighting. incredible.

“I organised a charity event as salsa was an activ“Kasha lost her best friend this time last year and ity that brought Steve and I together and I also has been passionate about raising money to help shaved my hair off to support all of the cancer suf- other sufferers.”

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Champion News Desk - 01704 392400 My mum had one answer to the mystery of ‘the hum’ GARAGE DOORS ELECTRIC REMOTE CONTROLLED INSULATED

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Having finished a library book the other day I came across a book I didn’t even realise I had entitled ‘Mysteries of the Mersey Valley.’

I was not overly impressed by many of the tales of ghostly appearances or odd UFO sightings, but one story did ring a bell from way back.

The story concerned a ‘hum’ that started in a woman’s home at about 2am each night and became so bad she could not sleep because of it.

Eventually it went away but apparently the hum, or buzz, dates back to the early 18th century when it featured in the Manchester papers and named ‘hummadruzz’ apparently because it seemed to be a combination of humming, droning and buzzing.

And more recently another outbreak of the ‘hum’ in Britain led to a Government investigation into it in 1960 and there was another ‘hum attack’ in Alabama in the USA. My interest in the hum though was the memory of my dad in the early 60s, who was at the time working a three-shift job, complained that trying to sleep during the day he was being kept awake by a ‘hum.’

My mother though soon set him straight because there was a sewage farm about a quarter of a mile away from where we lived and she said the noise must come from there, and I think dad accepted this, though reluctantly.

So now I wonder. As far as I know there were never any complaints about a humming noise from the sewage works - only about the kind of hum you get if the wind happened to be in the wrong direction and it could be a trifle whiffy if you know what I mean.

At that time mum and dad shared the front ‘master’ bedroom - the room now occupied by myself.

And I can honesty say that from time to time I have thought there was a humming noise - though since my hearing isn’t perhaps as sharp as once it was I put it down to a mild tinnitus, which well it could be.

But perhaps not. Perhaps (and I mean this sincerely folks) there really is a ‘hum’ of some sort that affects different areas at different times and to which no-one has as yet found the cause.

‘Lapdog’ After all, “There are more things in heaven and earth” as the Immortal Bard once put it.

In my case, this very laptop upon which I am composing this piece has a mind of its own - and an evil one at that. Now I am, as you know, computer illiterate and it’s far more likely that whatever odd things the laptop does are all the result of me inadvertently pressing a wrong key.

On the other hand, maybe not. A very good friend of mine, now unhappily no longer with us, really thought for a long time that a machine such as that I am presently using was in fact called a ‘lapdog’ - and we all know that dogs of any kind can be prone to eccentricities from time to time.

Anyway, life would be that much less interesting if we understood the cause and effect of everything we saw and did wouldn’t it?

On a totally different tack, if you use the bus to travel to Southport, you will know that at many of the bus stops there are ‘real time’ displays showing when the next bus is due.

Very handy and reassuring they are too.

Except that on New Year’s Eve I was in Southport and ended up at the bus stop near Arriva’s office.

And the display gave the information that a special timetable was in operation over the Christmas and New Year period - and details could be found on the Merseytravel website.

How, on a chilly New Year’s Eve in a street in Southport, was anyone, let alone computer illiterate me, supposed to do that?

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Demolition of listed inn recommended to make way for an Aldi Report by Danielle Thompson PLANS for a new Aldi and offices in Tarleton have been recommended for approval despite harm to Green Belt and objections from West Lancashire Heritage that it would lead to the loss of a locally listed building.

An application, on behalf of German supermarket giant Aldi and GBA Services Ltd, has been submitted to demolish the now derelict Bay Leaf restaurant on Liverpool Road, south of Tarleton village, and build retail space, a car park and two storey offices.

GBA Services Ltd, which will occupy the office space, is a local company currently operating from Moss Lane in Tarleton.

Parts of the Bay Leaf restaurant, formerly the Rams Head Inn, date back to the 17th Century (it has a datestone of 1640). The building is included in West Lancs council’s list of buildings of local architectural or historic interest and entered on Historic England’s Pastscape online resource as a ‘Post Medieval Inn’.

Objecting to the plans, West Lancashire Conservation Area Advisory Panel said that rather than be demolished the applicants should renovate and reuse the historic building instead.

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Jason Manford to star in Curtains at Empire theatre THE UK tour of the Tony award winning musical Curtains which stars Jason Manford as Detective Frank Cioffi will be at the Liverpool Empire from Tuesday, January 28 until Saturday, February 1.

Joining Jason will be television presenter and Strictly Come Dancing’ star Ore Oduba who will play Aaron Fox in selected venues.

Completing the cast is musical theatre actress Carley Stenson as Georgia Hendriks, Rebecca Lock as Carmen, Samuel Holmes as Christopher Belling, Leah West as Niki Harris and Alan Burkitt as Bobby.

Ore is best known for winning the 14th series of BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing and has now become a familiar face on primetime and daytime television.

Carley has starred as Fantine in Les Misérables, at the Queens Theatre in London’s West End. Her other West End credits include Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at The Savoy Theatre, Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane and Lady of the Lake in Spamalot at The Playhouse Theatre.

Rebecca Lock most recently starred in Heathers The Musical at the Haymarket Theatre in London. Her other West End credits include MAMMA MIA! at The Novello Theatre, The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty ’s Theatre, and Cats at New London Theatre. Rebecca also starred as Mrs Banks in the national tour of Mary Poppins.

Samuel Holmes most recently starred in the UK tour of The Wedding Singer. Samuel’s West End credits include Mrs Henderson Presents at Noël Coward

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Leah West previously starred in Disney's Film Beauty and the Beast and ITV drama Unforgotten. Her previous theatre credits include Grand Hotel and Allegro both at Southwark Playhouse and the UK Tour of The Smallest Show On Earth.

Alan Burkitt was in the original West End cast of Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre and then went on to play the lead role of Jerry in the UK national tour. Alan’s other theatre credits include, We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre Singin' in the Rain and 42nd Street, both at Chichester Festival Theatre.

From the Tony Award-winning creators of Cabaret and Chicago, this production tells the story of Jessica Cranshaw, star of the new Broadwaybound musical Robin Hood, who has been murdered on stage on opening night! The entire cast and crew are suspects. Time to call in the local detective, Frank Cioffi, who just happens to be a huge musical theatre fan. With a nose for crime and an ear for music, Frank has his work cut out trying to find the killer while giving the show a lifeline.

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Cinema celebrates 10th week of opening AFTER 10 weeks of opening, Southport Bijou Cinema at 8 Post Office Avenue continues its January films with Tolkien (12A), at 2.30pm on Thursday 9, about the early years of the writer of The Lord of the Rings and filmed in Cheshire, Manchester and St George's Hall in Liverpool.

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Epstein seeing in new year with live music, tributes and comedy LIVERPOOL’S Epstein Theatre is seeing in the new year with an action-packed month of theatre entertainment, live music, tributes and classic comedy, including live acoustic music from Turin Brakes, a celebration of the musical talents of The Carpenters, The Eagles, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and Elvis and the return of Phoenix Nights’ paranormal sensation Clinton Baptiste!

On Sun, Jan 19, Tread Theatre presents their annual family pantomime Dick Whittington, written by former Hollyoaks actor Helen Noble and directed and choreographed by former West End Star, Graham Tudor.

January brings an eclectic mix of music, starting on Thu, Jan 16 when London fourpiece indie band Turin Brakes hit The Epstein Theatre as part of their UK acoustic tour. celebrating 20 years, seven top 40 singles and six top 40 albums.

The following evening – Fri, Jan 17 - Soul Train steams into Liverpool with a fine feast of soulful gems, harking back to the days when the dance floor was king.

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Desperado: History of The Eagles brings the musical highlights of The Eagles on Sat, Jan 25. The show features songs from their beginnings to their final album, including Long

Limerance to play at Community Arts Centre THE next concert at EDDA Community Arts Centre and Library in Ainsdale features Limerance, an acoustic Americana duo playing original songs with heartfelt optimistic, interesting lyrics and great harmonies.

They have built up a considerable reputation around the North West.

Also playing at the concert are local band The Silver Freds playing Folk and Americana music and song, guitars, banjo, percussion and bass.

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For comedy fans there is Phoenix Nights comedy treasure Clinton Baptiste in The Paranormalist Returns on Thu, Jan 23. Starring Alex Lowe, join paranormal sensation Clinton on a journey through his life, out the other side and beyond the Celestial Curtains.

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FOUNTAIN PEN vintage arker uofold k gold nib si e black body total length cm working order excellent condition £47 01704 874084

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STAMPS complete used collection commemoratives to 1980 plus three min sheets stamps ono

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POWER RECLINER chair, grey leather, excellent condition, was £600, bargain price £350 ono 01704 564708 STOKERS LEATHER CHAIR recliner chair, quality soft leather in rich chestnut, superb condition £175 07912 215497 OAK SHELVES Two oak effect floating shelves, with hidden brackets. Size 31.5 inches long, like new £13 07387439004 SMALL TV Black Gold Star 19” TV on a stand with wheels, in very good condition. Requires a freeview box. £20 07387439004 BEKO DISHWASHER full size dishwasher good working order can deliver locally £80 01704224309 BEKO GAS COOKER 4 burner Grill and Oven complete with connection hose. can deliver locally £40 01704224309 WASHING MACHINE C510WN14 washing machine good working order complete with hose £40 01704224309 FRIDGE UNDERCOUNTER A rated Daewoo nice clean looking only selling due to house alterations so no longer needed£35 07741206449 PEDESTAL SINK bathroom sink 20” X 21”small splash back built in includes pedestal chrome taps/waste/plug £35 01704220356 WALL LIGHTS four double wall lights grey metal in excellent condition includes fittings ornate difficult to describe £20 01704220356 VACUUM CLEANER Bissell easyvac lightweight bagless vacuum and Phillips corded vacuum cleaner £15 each Ormskirk 01695574988 CURTAINS 2 pair fully lined ready to hang curtains in blue with gold patterned thread size 108”x84” drop.Might separate. £35. 07702997311 MASSAGE TABLE Portable folding table with green top and cut out face hole 74” long by 25” high by 27” wide £40 07756229527 CD/DVD TWISTER Mahogany cupboard style holds 144 cds or dvds 29” high x 16” wide x 17” deep excellent condition £60 07756229527 DINING SET Mahogany round extenable table with 4 chairs & matching display unit with lights & cut glass £200 the lot 07756229527 SIDE TABLE Oak furnitureland, Alto, natural solid oak, excellent condition, like new 50cm x 50cm. Formby, £50 01704 833268 HALL TABLE 2 Tier nice inlaid wooden hall table with fine edging. Height 64 x Width 55.8 x Depth 35.2 cm. £40 01704560150 COFFEE TABLE Hard wood with 2 drawers Lovely table VGC Width 120 x Depth 60 x Height 17.5 cm May deliver£75 01704560150 IKEA SOFA BED Metal action double futon sofa bed with 2 matching mainly blue patterned pillows. Foam mattress. VGC. May deliver £40 01704560150 CLOTHES DRYER Tripod (like a coat stand) dryer from Aldi. Folds up for easy storage with instruction book. £10 07931561650 BEKO SCHLOTT HOB 4 burner halogen hob, one burner has a dual purpose - you can just use the centre, hence saving money £30 0151 3783627 DAR ARUBA 5 arm chrome light fitting with white opal glass shades, brand new boxed, was £125, will accept £75 07912 215497 IKEA BEDS 2 single Ikea beds,white, Malm range, as new, £40 each. White baby cot, complete, lovely condition £10 07824 475238 MARBLE FIREPLACE one plain, other fitted gas fire £20 each.

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FLOATING SHELVES Two oak effect floating shelves, with hidden brackets. Size 31.5 inches long.

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NOKIA 7373 swivel camera mobile phone (not smart phone) brown/gold locked to orange excellent condition £15 01704220356

SIDE TABLES Two Swedish design small tables, one still in box. Two tiered with beach effect wood, H40cm 34cm square £20 07387439004

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SIDE TABLES Two Swedish design small tables, one still in box. Two tiered with beach effect wood, H40cm 34cm square £20 07387439004

GOLD CHAIN T bar Figaro 9ct gold, 19inch, 5mm wide, 8 grams, stunning jewellery piece, would make lovely present £200 01704831977

SIDE TABLES Two Swedish design small tables, one still in box. Two tiered with beach effect wood, H40cm 34cm square £20 07387439004 JOHN LEWIS Antique brass jane head & footboard only. New in box, never used. Just bolts to standard metal bed, RRP£499! £85. 07980 162415 LADIES HAIR STRAIGHTENERS with brush attached, easy to use heats up quickly, swivel cord, brand new in box £15 07980 162415 DINING TABLE 60” extends 84”/44” wide 8 upholstered chairs sideboard 52” x 21” 5 draws/2 cupboards solid wood excellent condition £1150 01704220356 CURTAINS teal/brown colour lined curtains with satin finish includes tie backs heavy weight measures 66” wide/72” drop excellent condition bargain £20 01704220356 TABLE AND CHAIRS Round extending pine single pedestal dining table and 4 matching spindle back chairs. 45 inches diameter.

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LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (U477 DEANS LANE, NEWBURGH, WEST LANCASHIRE BOROUGH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER 2019

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lancashire County Council intend to make an Order under Section 14(1) (a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit traffic on the roads set out in this notice.

1. No person shall cause any motor vehicle or cycle to proceed over that length of Deans Lane, Newburgh from a point approximately 490m from its junction with Frog Lane, Lathom for a distance of approximately 40m in a Southerly direction.

Temporary Closure of Kings Hey Drive, Southport Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, not less than seven days from the publication of this Notice, intend to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991, to close Kings Hey Drive, Southport for the following reason: Replace a cover and frame in the carriageway.

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The temporary prohibition is necessary to allow level crossing service and general maintenance works to be carried out by Centurion Site Services on behalf of Network Rail.

Authority given for this Order to be made: Peter Bell, Regulation and Enforcement Manager Highways and Transport, 0300 123 6780 [Ref: HRiT/20820/EW]

www.lancashire.gov.uk LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (MEADOW LANE, LATHOM, WEST LANCASHIRE BOROUGH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lancashire County Council intend to make an Order under Section 14(1) (a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit traffic on the roads set out in this notice.

1. No person shall cause any motor vehicle or cycle to proceed over that length of Meadow Lane, Lathom from Daisy Lane, Lathom to Bleak Lane, Lathom.

2. Nothing in this order shall apply to persons engaged in the carrying out of the works.

3. The prohibition will be operative from 0005 hours until 0530 hours on Wednesday 22nd January 2020 or until completion of the works within this period.

4. An alternative route for vehicular traffic affected by the closure is via:-

Alternative Route The diversion route for all traffic will be via: Beresford Drive, Bibby Road, Churchgate and vice versa.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SEFTON ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT, 1984, SECTION 14(1) AS AMENDED BY THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991 Temporary Closure of Liverpool Road, Ainsdale Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, not less than seven days from the publication of this Notice, intend to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991, to close Liverpool Road, Ainsdale (between Coastal Road and Woodvale Road) for the following reason: To undertake remedial works in the carriageway.

The proposed Order will continue in force for a maximum period of 21 days or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

Work will take place on 19th January 2020.

Access will be maintained for the Emergency Services and where possible for residents.

Alternative Route The diversion route for all traffic will be via: Kenilworth Road, Shore Road, Coastal Road and vice versa.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SEFTON ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT, 1984, SECTION 14(1) AS AMENDED BY THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991 Temporary Closure of Salford Road, Ainsdale Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, not less than seven days from the publication of this Notice, intend to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991, to close Salford Road, Ainsdale for the following reason: Undertake remedial works in the carriageway.

Bleak Lane, Lathom - Wood Lane, Lathom - Hoscar Moss Road, Ivy House Farm, Lathom - Ring O Bells Lane, Lathom - Carr Lane, Lathom - Daisy Lane, Lathom and vice versa.

The proposed Order will continue in force for a maximum period of 21 days or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

The temporary prohibition is necessary to allow level crossing servicing works to be carried out by Centurion Site Services on behalf of Network Rail.

Work will commence on 15th January, 2020 and be completed by 16th January 2020.

Authority given for this Order to be made: Michael White, Network Regulation Manager Highways and Transport, 0300 123 6780

Access will be maintained for the Emergency Services and where possible for residents.

[Ref: HRiT/20912/EW]

Alternative Route The diversion route for all traffic will be via: Leamington Road, Station Road, Halifax Road and vice versa.

D. Marrin, Highway Management Manager, Magdalen House, 30 Trinity Road, Bootle L20 3N

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CLARKE WILLIAM (BILLY) Died suddenly on 11th December 2019 Chris and family would like to thank friends and neighbours for their kind words, cards and flowers Special thanks to the doctor and paramedics who fought so hard to save him, also all the people in Church Walks, Ormskirk who came to help.

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MARTIN JOE 2nd January 2020 Suddenly but peacefully at Queenscourt Hospice aged 82 years of Skelmersdale The dearly loved Husband of Irene.

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FERNANDES ANGELA JUNE After a short illness, peacefully in hospital on 25th December 2019, aged 79 years.

Dearly beloved Wife of Elidio for 46 years.

Much loved and fantastic Mum to Richard, Jayne, Karen and Kim. Wonderful Mother-in-law of Sharon, Tony and Peter. Devoted Nan and Great Nan to all of her grandchildren.

‘June has left such a big hole in all of our lives, and will be missed by all who knew her.’

Funeral Service will take place at Southport Crematorium at 2.40pm on Monday 13th January 2020.

Family flowers only by request please, but the family are gratefully receiving donations for Claire House.

Special thanks to the HDU Unit of Southport Hospital for their care and respect for June throughout her illness.

Further enquiries please to: Porters Funeral Directors, 111a Bispham Road, Southport PR9 7BJ. Tel 01704 212714

SINGLETON BILL

30th December 2019

peacefully in hospital aged 99 1/2 years of Skelmersdale.

The Dearly loved husband of the late Enid, a loving Dad, Grandad and Great Grandad and a much loved companion and neighbour. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Funeral service and interment at St Paul’s Church, Skelmersdale on Friday 10th January 2020 at 10.30am. All enquiries to Melanie Hardman at H Hardman & Co., Independent Family Funeral Directors Tel: 01695 722122/720012

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CRONIN DEREK JAMES 29th December 2019 Peacefully in hospital, aged 76 years Much loved Dad of David. Dear Father-inlaw of Helen. Loving Grandad of Dylan, Adam and Nathan.

Dear Brother of Linda.

Loving Partner of Linda. Derek will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

Funeral Service and Committal will take place at Southport Crematorium on Friday 10th January 2020 at 12.40pm.

Further enquiries please to Co-operative Funeralcare, 254 Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4PD. Tel: 01704 550011.

SHAW RONALD WILLIAM

On 31st December 2019 After a long illness died in hospital Aged 82 years.

Much loved Husband of Babs. Much loved Dad of Susan Elizabeth. Dear Brother of Derek and the late Cyril. A much loved Uncle of Carol, the late Peter, Eugene, Mark, Janet, Steven, Catherine, John, Sean and Lee. Will be sadly missed by his family, friends and all who knew him.

Funeral service and committal to take place at West Lancashire Crematorium, Pippin Street, Burscough. L40 7SP on 16th January 2020 at 3pm.

Family flowers only by request please but the family are gratefully receiving donations for The Alzheimer’s Society Further enquiries please to W H Hull Funeral Directors, 81 Church Road, Tarleton PR4 6UP 01772 812409

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COUTTS MARY HANNAH GORMAN On 29th December 2019 Aged 67 years R.I.P. Beloved Wife of Graham, loving Mum of David and Graham, dear Mother in law of Karen and Joanne, devoted Grandma of Eleanor and Zoe, and dear Sister of Patricia and Linda. Requiem Mass will take place on Wednesday 15th January at 2:00pm, followed by the committal at Southport Crematorium. Family flowers only y request donations if so desired for Save the Children.

Donations and further enquiries please to M. Rushton Funeral Directors, 100 Marshside Road, Southport, PR9 9TG. Tel: 01704 214118.

BISHOP MARGARET JOAN December 16th 2019 Aged 82 years.

Margaret will be sadly missed by all her loving family and friends. Funeral service to take place at St John’s Church, Birkdale on Friday 10th January at 12.15pm followed by interment at Duke Street Cemetery.

Family flowers only please, but if desired donations to British Heart Foundation c/o Broadbent and Seddon Funeral Directors, 33 Liverpool Road, Southport PR8 4AG. Tel 01704 550055.

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HUNTON BARRY ROBERT KIRK 28th December 2019 Sadly passed away aged 86 years Loving Husband to Maureen, Father to Carolyn and John, Father-in-Law to Henry and Karen, Grandpa to Jennifer, Stephanie, Sally, Robert and Andrew and Great Grandpa to Max and Ellis. (Very much loved and missed).

Barry’s funeral service will take place at St Michael’s Church, Blundellsands on Friday 10th January at 1:15pm followed by burial at Thornton Garden of Rest.

Family flowers only please, donations if desired to Age Concern Liverpool and Sefton, c/o Barrington’s Funeral Services, 28 Crosby Road North, Waterloo, L22 4QF Tel: 0151 928 1625

GRAY PETER HENRY 24th December 2019 aged 79 years Much loved Father of Charles and Brother of Lynne and Jill.

Loving Husband of Carol (deceased) and Theresa (deceased).

Funeral service at St. Michaels Church, Aughton, on Monday 6th January 2020 at 12.00 noon, to be followed by a private cremation. o flowers lease donations, if desired, to Kidney Research UK. c/o Cravens Funeral Service, 16 Derby Street West, Ormskirk Tel: 01695 577200

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SHEPHERD MARGARET ELAINE 26th December 2019 Aged 89 years Died peacefully after a short illness. Loving Wife of the late Roy. Margaret will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Service at St. John’s Parish Church, Crossens on Monday 20th January 2020 at 10:00am followed by committal at Southport Crematorium.

Family flowers only please but if desired donations are being collected for Guide Dogs.

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

ROSSER PATRICIA MARGARET

23rd December 2019 Aged 91 Years Passed peacefully at Southport Hospital.

Devoted Wife of the late Douglas and much loved Mother to Janet and Sister to Jennifer. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday 15th January at Southport Crematorium at 12:00pm.

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

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December 12th 2019 Aged 80 years, passed away at home.

Mother to Michael and Robert, Sister to Eleanor, and Grandmother to David, Lucia, and Isabel.

Memorial service to take place on Monday 13 January at 10am at Thornton Garden of Rest.

All enquiries to The Co-operative Funeralcare, 50-52 Liverpool Road, Crosby, L23 5SG. Tel: 0151 924 9530

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McWILLIAMS LOUIE ‘BABS’ Passed away peacefully on 24th December 2019 at Peacehaven Rest Home, aged 89 years Dearly beloved Wife of the late Jim. Much loved Mum of Diane and Jeanette.

Dear Mother-In-Law of Philip and Owen.

Loving Grandma of Craig, Joanne and Rachael, and Great Grandma to Lilly.

Babs will be sadly missed by all her family and friends and all who knew her.

Funeral Service and Committal will take place at Southport Crematorium on Tuesday 14th January 2020 at 2pm.

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LOUGHLIN PETER JAMES After a short illness peacefully in Hospital on 31st December 2019, aged 87 years Dearly loved Husband of Sheila. Loving Father of Martin, Stephen and Andrew.

Dear Father-In-Law of Brenda, Louise and Maureen. Much loved Grandad of Daniel, Karen, James and Sam and Great-Grandad to Lily.

Peter will be sadly missed by all his family and friends.

Funeral Service will take place at Southport Crematorium on Monday 13th January 2020 at 12.40pm.

Family flowers only by request please, but donations are being gratefully received by the family for Parkinsons UK. Further enquiries please to Coop Funeralcare, 254 Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 4PD. Telephone: 01704 550011.

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OLVERSON FRED ( George Frederick ) of Scarisbrick.

Passed away 21st December 2019 aged 78 years Much loved Husband of Sheila and dearly loved Dad of Kathy.

Funeral service at West Lancashire Crematorium Burscough on Friday 10th January at 12 noon.

Family flowers only please but donations if so desired for Queenscourt Hospice.

Donations and further enquiries please to Sally Hunter.

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MELLOR WILLIAM H (BILL) (DR. MELLOR) Passed away peacefully in hospital 18th December 2019 aged 86 years Dearly loved Husband of the late Moira.

Much loved Father of Ann, Catriona, Janet and Neil, and Brother of Julie.

Loving Grandpa of Kirsty, Hamish, Nicola, Daniel, Isabelle, Jamie, Zoe, Freya, Niamh, Erin and Imogen.

Greatly missed by all his family and friends.

Funeral Service at West Lancs Crematorium on Friday 17th January 2020 at 11.00am.

Family flowers only please by request, however donations are gratefully received for The British Heart Foundation.

Donations and further enquiries please to Lisa Hunter MLS Independent Funeral Directors, 20, Moss Delph Lane, Aughton, Lancashire.

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RODHAM JAMES GEORGE (JIM) 24th December 2019

Peacefully in hospital Aged 85 years Dear Father of Dawn, Lynne and Jane.

Loving Grandad of Rachel, Daniel, Ana, Ellie and Amy. Great-Grandfather to Samuel and Daniel Jnr. Jim will be sadly missed by all his family and friends.

Funeral service and Committal will take place at Southport Crematorium on Friday 10th January 2020 at 11.20am.

Family flowers only y request please but the family are gratefully receiving donations for Dementia UK. Further enquiries please to roo el s Funeralcare, 73-75 Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AJ. Tel No: 01704 532106

BARCLAY JOAN Passed away peacefully at Arranmore Park Care Home, Burscough 24th December 2019 aged 87 years Funeral Service at West Lancashire Crematorium, Burscough on Wednesday 15th January at 12noon.

Flowers and further enquiries please to Sally Hunter MLS Independent Funeral Directors.

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STEPHENS VALERIE 27th December Sister of Brenda and Tommy. Sister in Law of Tony and Pam. Aunt to Stuart, Gary and Rachel.

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Great Grandad to Cameron, Ollie, Scarlett, Harley, Harrison, Eva, Chloe, Bradley and Lily.

Paul will be sadly missed by all his family, friends and all who knew him.

Funeral Service to take place at West Lancashire Crematorium Burscough L40 7SP Friday 17th January 2020 at 10am.

The family are gratefully receiving donations in lieu of flowers for The British Lung Foundation and RSPCA. Further enquiries please to Cookson Tyrer Funeral Directors, 2 Smithy Walk, Burscough, Lancashire L40 5UU Tel 01704 897770.

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£30 road tax ��������������������£6,995 * CORSA 1.4 ECOFLEX 90 5 DR REG 9,000 miles in asteroid grey metallic, alloys, front & X digital radio, auto lights, Bluetooth, heated rear park assist, heated front seatsMOKKA & steering wheel, aircon - FSH &AUTO £30 road tax18 � � � REG � � � � � 2,000 � � � � � � �miles � � � � � in � � �Boracay � � � � � � � � blue � � � � �metallic, � �£8,295 * MOKKA Xwindscreen, 1.4 TURBO ACTIVE 5 DR * CORSA 1.4 SE ECOFLEX 90 5 DR 15 REG 12,000 &miles metallic, front &FSH rear IntelliLink, Bluetooth, alloys, cruise, DAB radio, front rearin waterworld park assist, climate, park assist, alloys, DAB radio, heated front seats & steering wheel, cruise, Bluetooth, heated ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������£13,850 aircon - FSH & £30 road tax, 12 months MOT � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � £8,100 * MOKKA windscreen, X 1.4 TURBO ACTIVE 5 DR 68 REG 9,000 miles in Boracay blue metallic, CORSA 1.4 SE ECOFLEX 90 5 DR 15 REG 18,000 miles in pepperdust metallic, front & rear IntelliLink, Bluetooth, alloys, cruise, DAB radio, front & rear park assist, climate park assist, alloys, DAB radio, heated front seats & steering wheel, cruise, Bluetooth, heated ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� £12,395 windscreen, aircon - 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FSH & supplied by us � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£10,695 * AUDI Q3 1.4 SE 5 DR 66 REG 13,000 miles in grey metallic, Bluetooth, alloys, DAB * MOKKA 1.6 SE 5 DR 65 REG 20,000 miles in glacier white, Bluetooth, full leather, heated front radio, climate, rear park assist - FSH ���������������������������������������������������������������£16,395 seats & steering wheel, front & rear park assist, cruise, aircon, alloys - FSH � � � � � � � � � � �£9,995 * BMW X1 2.0 18d xLINE sDRIVE 5 DR 16 REG 21,000 miles in white with cream NOWfront OPEN ONSAT SUNDAYS FOR CAR SALES - 12 NOON leather & heated seats, NAV, Bluetooth, alloys, aircon,10AM DAB radio, rear park assist - FSH, £20 road tax �������������������������������������������������������������������������������£16,150 RANGE ROVER/LANDROVER * BMW 2 SERIES LUXURY 2.0SD TDV6(DIESEL) AUTO 15,000 in * RANGE218d ROVER SPORT 3.0 HSE AUTO 4x4 5 S/SDR5 67 DR REG 63 REG (NEW miles SHAPE) grey metallic, SATmiles NAV,in cream leather, Bluetooth, DAB park assist, 58,000 Firenze red metallic black leather withradio, heatedalloys, front & rear rear seats, memory aircon drivers seat, Bluetooth, SAT BMW NAV, 20” alloys front parking aid & rear view camera, climate, xenons, – FSH and balance of 3 year warranty �����������������������������������������������������������£15,995 privacy spare car with FSH in at main � � � � � � alloys, � � � � � � �£30,495 * AUDI A4cruise, 1.4 SE TFSiglass, 4 DR 67wheel REGlocal 17,000 miles white,dealers Bluetooth, cruise, climate, front & rear park assist – balance of 3 yr Audi warranty ����������������������������£15,695 Looking for an alternative to your Vauxhall main dealer? * HYUNDAI TUCSON 1.6 SE NAV GDi (PETROL) 5 DR 18 REG 5,000 miles in grey overalloys, 30 years, wecruise, sell nearly new Vauxhalls andpark metallic, SAT Established NAV, Bluetooth, climate, heated front seats, rear provide after-sales and repairs. have courtesy cars assist & camera - FSH & balanceservicing of 5 yr Hyundai warranty We ��������������������������� £14,995 * HYUNDAI TUCSON 1.6available SE NAV or GDiwe(PETROL) 5 DRcollection.

18 REG 14,000 miles in can arrange cherry red metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, alloys, climate, cruise, heated front seats, OTHER MAKES rear park assist & camera - FSH & balance of 5 yr Hyundai warranty ������������ £13,995

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* RENAULT KADJAR 1.5 DCi ENERGY SIGNATURE NAV 5 DR 18 REG 10,000 miles in titanium grey metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, DAB radio, front & rear park assist, panoramic roof, LED headlights, alloys, BOSE stereo system, balance of 3 yr Renault warranty� � � � � � � �£16,100

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66/17/67/18 VAUXHALLS 17/67/18/68/19 VAUXHALLS 1 OWNER ~ BALANCE OF 3YR WARRANTY *DENOTES ONE OWNER * RENAULT KADJAR 1.3 TCE (PETROL) ENERGY DYNAMIQUE S NAV 5 DR 68 REG 13,000 miles in mercury silver metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, front & rear park assist, DAB radio, alloys, cruise, balance of 3 year Renault warranty ���������������������������������������� £13,695 * HYUNDAI TUCSON 1.7 SE NAV CRDi 5 DR 66 REG 22,000 miles in inca beach metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, climate, cruise, DAB radio, alloys, heated front seats, reverse

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camera – balance of 5 yr Hyundai warranty, FSH & £30 road tax and 12 months MOT ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������£12,795 * PEUGEOT 2008 1.1 ALLURE PREMIUM 5 DR 19 REG 10,000 miles in grey metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, alloys, aircon, panoramic roof, cruise, DAB radio, rear park assist &

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camera – balance of 3 yr Peugeot warranty ������������������������������������������������������������£12,795

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HYUNDAI TUCSON 1.7 SE NAV CRDi 5 DR 66 REG 29,000 miles in grey metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, alloys, climate, cruise, heated front seats, rear park assist & camera - £30

VAUXHALLS road tax66/17/67/18 – FSH & balance of 5 yr Hyundai warranty ������������������������������������������������£12,395

* RENAULT CAPTUR 0.9 TCe ICONIC DR 68 REG 9,000 miles 1 OWNER ~ 5BALANCE OFin flame red metallic

The new VW Golf has impressed the safety experts at Euro NCAP

wheel – balance of 3*DENOTES yr Renault warranty ����������������������������������������������������������������£11,495 ONE OWNER

Three cars scored top marks in latest round of crash tests

WARRANTY with black roof, SAT NAV,3YR Bluetooth, alloys, rear park assist, climate, cruise, space saver * AUDI A1 1.0 SPORT TFSi 5 DR 66 REG 26,000 miles in white, Bluetooth, DAB

* VW TIGUAN 2.0 MATCH TDi DSG AUTO BLUEMOTION 4MOTION 15 REG radio, aircon – FSH, 12 months MOT & £0 road tax ��������������������������������������� £11,295 30,000 miles in platinum metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, front & rear park assist, climate, alloys * RENAULT KADJAR 1.2 TCe DYNAMIQUE NAV 5 DR 66 REG 11,000 miles in mercury FSH & 12 months MOT � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£13,695

silver metallic, NAV, ECOBOOST Bluetooth, alloys, climate, FSH(NEW & August MOT ��£11,250 * FORD FIESTA 1.0SAT TURBO TITANIUM 100 5cruise DR 67–REG SHAPE) * KIA 1 1.7 CRDiBluetooth, 5 DR 66alloys, REGaircon, 26,000 miles white, alloys, 6,000 milesSPORTAGE in magnetic grey metallic, cruise, DABinradio, SAT Bluetooth, NAV, heated windscreen, 3 yr FordMOT, warranty� � � � �&� � balance � � � � � � � � �£12,995 aircon, cruise,privacy DAB glass radio- balance – FSH, ofOctober £30� tax of 7 yr Kia warranty * MAZDA 6 2.0 SKYACTIV-G SE NAV (PETROL) 4 DR 65 REG 14,000 miles in velvet red ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� £11,150 metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, alloys, cruise, aircon - FSH� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£12,250

NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5 DCi TEKNA 5 DR 65 REG 50,000 miles in ink blue metallic, SAT

* KIA SPORTAGE 1 1.6 GDi (PETROL) 5 DR 65 REG 16,000 miles in white, alloys, aircon, cruise, NAV, Bluetooth, leather, heated front seats, parking camera, alloys, cruise, DAB radio – FSH Bluetooth, full sized spare wheel - FSH & balance of 7 yr Kia warranty� � � � � � � � � � � � �£11,495

with Nissan, £20 road tax & Oct 2020 MOT ������������������������������������������������������������£10,495

* FORD FIESTA 1.1 ZETEC NAV 85 5 DR 67 REG (NEW SHAPE) 6,000 miles in magnetic grey JEEPSAT RENEGADE T LIMITED DR 65 REG 35,000 miles in bright red,ofleather, heated metallic, NAV, alloys,1.4 aircon, DAB radio,5bluetooth & heated rear windscreen - balance SAT 3 yrfront Fordseats, warranty � � �NAV, � � � � �Bluetooth, � � � � � � � � � � �cruise, � � � � � � �front � � � � �& � � �rear � � � � park � � � � � assist � � � � � � �–� �service � �£11,495history & Sept

MOT ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� £9,995 HONDA CIVIC 1.6 SR NAVI I-DTEC 5 DR 65 REG 23,000 miles in red metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, leather, 2008 alloys, 1.2 rear parking camera, park assist, frontBluetooth, seats, * PEUGEOT ALLURE 5 DRrear 66front REG& rear 23,000 milesheated in white, rear park climate, cruise, DAB radio - FSH & zero road tax � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£11,395 assist, cruise, DAB radio, climate, alloys – FSH and July MOT - £30 road tax �������� £9,195

* DACIA DUSTER 1.5 NAV+ DCi 110 5 DR 67 REG 17,000 miles in slate grey metallic, SAT NAV, SEAT LEON 1.4 FR TSi with TECH PACK 5 DR 15 REG 48,000 miles in black metallic, cruise, DAB radio, Bluetooth, aircon, rear parking sensors & camera, alloys - balance of 3 yr SAT NAV, Bluetooth, DAB radio, front & rear park assist, alloys – FSH, 12 months MOT Dacia warranty � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£11,295

& £20 tax ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������£8,995 * VW GOLFroad 1.6 MATCH TDi BLUEMOTION TECH 5 DR 65 REG 30,000 miles in tungsten silver NISSAN QASHQAI 1.5alloys, DCi aircon, ACENTA PREMIUM DR& rear 64 REG 52,000 metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, cruise, DAB radio, 5 front park assist - FSHmiles & in ink blue £0 metallic, road tax� �SAT � � � � NAV, � � � � � �alloys, � � � � � � Bluetooth, � � � � � � � � � � �DAB � � � � �radio, � � � � � �cruise, � � � � � � � panoramic � � � � � � � � � � � roof, � � �£10,995 privacy glass, rear

BMW 1 SERIES 125 2.0 I M months SPORT SPORTS HATCH DR& 62FSH REG���������������������������������������������� 24,000 miles in Estoril blue parking camera - 12 MOT, £0 road3tax £8,995 metallic with red leather alloys, Bluetooth NAV - FSH�TCE � � � � 90 � � � �5� �DR � � � �18 � � � REG � � � � � 8,000 � � � �£10,795 * RENAULT CLIOseats, 0.9 DYNAMIQUE miles in diamond * SKODA YETI 1.6 TDi OUTDOOR SE GREENLINE II 5 DR 15 REG 26,000 miles in brilliant black metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, DAB radio, alloys, aircon, cruise - balance of 3 yr silver metallic, Bluetooth , rear park assist, alloys, cruise, aircon - FSH, 12 months MOT & £30 Renault warranty ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� £8,795 road tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£10,495

* HYUNDAI 1.4 SE (PETROL) 5 DR8,000 66 miles REG in31,000 * RENAULT CLIO I30 0.9 DYNAMIQUE NAV TCEBLUE 90 5 DRIVE DR 18 REG diamondmiles in silver metallic, alloys, cruise, rear alloys, park assist FSH- & balance black metallic,Bluetooth, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, DAB radio, aircon, –cruise balance of 3ofyr5 yr Hyundai Renault warranty � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£10,450 warranty ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� £8,295 * NISSAN MICRA 1.0 ACENTA (VISION PACK) 5 DR miles 67 REGin 9,000 in echo greyroof & bonnet MINI 1.6 COOPER S 3 DR 12 REG 56,000 chilli miles red with black metallic, SAT17” NAV,alloys, Bluetooth, rear parkBluetooth, assist & camera, alloys,–aircon, cruise& -serviced balance of stripes, ½ leather, DAB radio supplied by ourselves & 3 yr Nissan warranty� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£10,250

BMW, local owners, FSH & 12 months MOT ������������������������������������������������������������ £6,295

* RENAULT CLIO 1.2 DYNAMIQUE NAV 75 5 DR 18 REG 9,000 miles in titanium VAUXHALL MERIVA 1.4 EXCLUSIV AUTO 5 DR 65 REG 24,000 miles in waterworld blue metallic, SAT NAV, Bluetooth, DAB radio, alloys, aircon, cruise - balance of Bluetooth,� � cruise, £5,995 3 yrmetallic, Renault warranty� � � � � � � � front � � � � � �&� �rear � � � � park � � � � �assist � � � � � � –� � October � � � � � � � � �MOT � � � � ��������������������������� � � � �£9,995 * PEUGEOT 208 1.2 ALLURE 81 5 DR 18 REG from 9,000 miles in aluminium MERCEDES SL280 AUTO CONVERTIBLE M REG 1994 90,000 miles in Silver with Grey silver or nimbus grey metallic, Bluetooth, alloys, rear park assist, DAB radio, cruise, leather, rearofseats, detachable hard aircon - balance 3 yr Peugeot warranty � � �top � � � (with � � � � � �stand) � � � � � � �–� �June � � � � �MOT � � � � � �-�Owned � � �£9,895by a friend of

mine for i20 the last years5 (always withsparkling full service history ����£5,750 * HYUNDAI 1.2 14 S AIR DR 18 garaged) REG 7,000- Lovely miles incaraqua metallic, aircon, bluetooth - balance of 5 yr Hyundai warranty� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£8,795 * KIA SOUL 1.6 CRDi (DIESEL)3 5DR DR15 15REG REG 49,000 29,000 miles CITROEN DS3 1.6CONNECT DSTYLE E-HDi milesin ininferno blackred, with white roof, alloys, aircon, cruise, history rear park&assist, Bluetooth, DAB radio space saver spare wheel - FSH, alloys – service £0 road tax - local car ������������������������������������������������������� £5,150 12 months MOT & balance of 7 yr Kia warranty � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£8,295

QUALITY PART EXCHANGES

THE new VW Golf, secondgeneration Nissan Juke and revived Ford Puma have all scored top marks in Euro NCAP’s latest round of crash tests.

The MG ZS, MG HS and

Audi Q8 also picked up the safety organisation’s top fivestar rating, but it was less impressed with the facelifted versions of the VW Up, Skoda Citigo and SEAT Mii, which were given three star

ratings. The all-electric Aiways U5, a Chinese offroader due to go on sale here next spring, was also given three stars.

Go to euroncap.com to find out how your car got on.

New, more powerful engines PEUGEOT’S new 2008 – and its allelectric cousin – is available to order now, with prices starting at £20,150.

For that you’ll get the 1.2-litre petrol model in Active trim with a sixspeed manual gearbox, although there are also more powerful versions of this engine, a turbodiesel and an eight-speed automatic available.

The zero emissions electric version of the five-door crossover, the e2008, starts at £28,150.

Visit peugeot.co.uk for more information about the full range.

* HONDA CIVIC 1.4 S 5 DR 15 REG 35,000 miles in alabaster silver metallic, Bluetooth, alloys, PEUGEOT 208 1.0 ACTIVE VTi 5 DR 62 REG 49,000 miles in black, alloys, Bluetooth, climate, DAB radio - FSH � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � £8,195

cruise - £0 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� £3,995 * HYUNDAI iX20road 1.4 tax ACTIVE 5 DR 15 REG 12,000 miles in light blue metallic, Bluetooth, VAUXHALL CORSA 1.2 ENERGY 10 REG 56,000 miles inofred, alloys – service alloys, aircon, rear park assist - FSH & 312DR months warranty - balance 5 year Hyundai � � � � � � � �MOT � � � � �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£7,595 historywarranty & 12 months £2,695

Right: The new Peugeot 2008 is also available in all-electric form

* FORD FOCUS 1.6TIGRA TDCi TITANIUM NAVIGATOR 5 2 DRDR 14 REG 43,000just miles16,000 in silver metallic, VAUXHALL 1.4 CONVERTIBLE 09 REG miles & spotless in SATbright NAV, alloys, & rear park assist, cruise - £20 road tax� � � � � � � � � � � � �£7,495 blue bluetooth, metallic,front alloys �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� £2,695

FORD FOCUS 1.0 SCTi ECOBOOST ZETEC NAVIGATOR 5 DR 14 REG 43,000 miles in white, VAUXHALL AGILA 1.2 SE 5 DR 11 REG 79,000 miles in aegean blue metallic, alloys – SAT NAV, alloys, Bluetooth, rear park assist – FSH & 12 months MOT, £30 road tax � � � �£7,150

supplied & serviced by ourselves, local owner & August MOT ��������������������������������� £2,595

MERCEDES C CLASS 2.1 C200 CDi SPORT AUTO 4 DR 58 REG 65,000 miles in silver metallic, MAZDA 2 1.3 TS2 history 5 DR &09September REG 72,000 alloys, ½ leather - service MOT� �miles � � � � � � in � � � silver � � � � � � metallic, � � � � � � � � � �alloys �£6,250 - 12 months

������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������£2,495 VWMOT SCIROCCO 2.0 GT TDi 2 DR 59 REG 104,000 miles in blue metallic with black leather, PASSAT 2.0local TDicar,4 local DR servicing 08 REG&146,000 miles alloys - spotless had cambelt� � � � � �in� � grey, � � � � � � alloys � � � � � � � –� � service �£5,595 history, 12

Hyundai is bringing its new i10 to the UK this month

MINI 1.6 COOPER COUPEcambelt 2 DR 61 &REG 33,000 miles in black with silver roof, alloys, months MOT, recent turbo ��������������������������������������������������������������� £1,995 full*leather history June MOT� � � �08 � � � REG � � � � � 81,000 � � � � � � � � miles � � � � � � in � � �black � � � � �– � �1 � �£5,195 FORD- service FIESTA 1.25&ZETEC 3 DR owner & supplying FIAT 500C FSH ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 1.2 LOUNGE CONVERTIBLE 11 REG 32,000 miles in white, alloys, Bluetooth - local dealer, £1,950 car, full Fiat service history, 12 months MOT, £30 Road Tax � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£4,995

SEAT ALTEA 1.9 TDi STYLANCE 5 DR 58 REG 109,000 miles in black, alloys – nice

RENAULT SCENIC 1.2 TCE DYNAMIQUE TOM-TOM 5 DR 62 REG 68,000 miles in rioja red clean car, 12 months MOT, service history with ourselves & recent cambelt ����£1,850 metallic, SAT NAV, alloys, rear park assist - FSH & August MOT � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£4,850

VAUXHALL CORSA 1.4 CLUB 5 DR 57 REG 105,000 miles in black – FSH & 12 months

SOME CARS&STORED SITE– -drives PLEASE RING TO VIEW MOT, supplied serviced byOFF ourselves nice ������������������������������������������������ £1,650 SKODA SUPERB 2.5 V6PART-EX TDi AUTOCLEARANCE 4 DR 07 REG 96,000 miles in titan grey metallic, alloys & leather – retired owner, service history & 12 months MOT – drives lovely ������������ £1,595

THESE CARS HAVE TO GO. ALL GOOD CARS WITH LONG MOTS (SOME 12 MONTHS). WILL GO THROUGH but drives well & 12 months MOT ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� £895 MY WORKSHOP BEFORE COLLECTION SOME CARS STORED OFF SITE - PLEASE RING TO VIEW ALL STORED OFF SITE

IGNIS 1.3 GL 5 DR 53 REG 99,000 miles in silver metallic - couple of scratches on body

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VAUXHALL ZAFIRA 1.6 CLUB 5 DR 55 REG 88,000 miles in silver metallic – 12 months MOT * VAUXHALL VIVARO 1.6 CDTi SPORTIVE L2 H1 68 REG 11,000 miles in platinum � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � DUE IN £1,495

silverFIESTA metallic, rear55 park air con, balance of -3Oct yearMOT Vauxhall warranty FORD 1.25 bluetooth, ZETEC 5 DR REG assist, 98,000 miles in silver metallic & ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������£12,995+VAT service history� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£1,395 * CITROEN RELAY 2.2 35 3L3DRHDi REG 103,000 miles with white VAUXHALL CORSA 1.2 ENERGY 04 CURTAIN REG 74,000SIDER miles in15 silver lightning metallic, alloys months MOT � �&� � tail � � � �lift, � � �DAB � � � � � radio, � � � � � � Bluetooth � � � � � � � � � � –� � Full � � � � service � � � � � � � �history � � � � �£1,295 cab,- 12green curtains at Citroen & May VAUXHALL VECTRA local 1.8 DESIGN 5 DRlight 06 use �����������������������������������������������������£9,000 REG 114,000 miles in star silver metallic, MOT – Spotless truck, only + VAT SAT NAV, alloys - FSH & supplied by ourselves � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£1,095

FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 1.8 L 200 TD SWB VAN 06 REG 51,000 miles in white,

AUDI A4 1.9 TDi 4 DR X REG 182,000 miles in silver - retired owner since 2003, you will not towbar, roof rack – June MOT & FSH, local van serviced by ourselves for retired craftsman believe the condition – drives lovely with 12 months MOT� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � £995

– this van is immaculate, looks & drives like a new van ������������������������������� £3,450 no VAT

VANS

CITROEN BERLINGO 1.6 HDi X 75 VAN 57 REG 97,000 miles in white - July MOT � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �£1,595 NO VAT

Looking for X-TRAIL an alternative dealer? * NISSAN 1.6 DCi ACENTAto withyour SMARTVauxhall VISION PACK 5main DR 67 REG (2018) Established over 35 years, we sell nearly new Vauxhalls BERLINGO 1.6 HDi ENTER 75 VANor 07 REG in white - Sept MOT & and14,000 provide after-sales servicing andcruise, repairs. have CITROEN courtesy cars available we104,000 canmiles arrange collection. miles in sapphire blue metallic, sunroof, alloys, Bluetooth, front & rearWe park assist, DAB radio, aircon - balance of 3 yr Nissan warranty & spare wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£15,795

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FSH with Citroen� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � £1,595 NO VAT

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Hyundai’s i10 replacement will go on sale across the North West later this month AN ALL-NEW replacement for Hyundai’s i10 will go on sale across the North West on Saturday, January 18.

The third-generation supermini will be available with either a one-litre or a 1.2-litre petrol engine and with two trim levels, SE Connect or

Premium, as the entry-level ‘S’ model has been axed.

Prices for the new i10 start at £12,495 for the entry-level 1.0 SE Connect version, with all models coming with a five-year, unlimited mileage warranty as standard.

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BRAND NEW VAUXHALL CORSA SE 1.2 75PS INCLUDES 3 YEARS FREE SERVICING!

PCP Duration: 48 Months 47 Monthly Payments: £189.94 Optional Final Payment: £5,966.00 Cash Price: £14,601.80 Cash Deposit: £999.00 Deposit Allowance: £550.00 Amount of Credit: £13,052.80 Total Charge for Credit: £1,840.38 Total Amount Payable: £15,892.18 APR: 4.9% Annual Mileage: 5,000 Excess Mileage: £0.09p/mile

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Specification includes: • Multimedia– 7-inch colour touchscreen • AM/FM/DAB digital radio • Bluetooth® audio streaming • Bluetooth® mobile phone portal • Apple CarPlay™/Android Auto™ • USB audio connection • Air conditioning • Flat-bottomed leather-covered steering wheel • LED headlights • Cruise control with intelligent speed limiter • High beam assist • Speed-sensitive power-assisted steering • Remote control central locking • Steering wheel audio/phone/cruise controls • Electric front windows • 16-inch silver 4-twinspoke alloy wheels • Speed sign recognition • Electrically adjustable/heated door mirrors • Trip computer • Lane departure warning with lane assist • Hill start assist • Automatic emergency city braking • ISOFIX child seat fixings on outer rear seats

BRAND NEW VAUXHALL CORSA SE 1.2 100PS TURBO

BRAND NEW VAUXHALL CORSA SRi 1.2 100PS TURBO

PCP Duration: 48 Months 47 Monthly Payments: £219.33 Optional Final Payment: £6,305.00 Cash Price: £15,638.86 Cash Deposit: £499.00 Deposit Allowance: £550.00 Amount of Credit: £14,589.86 Total Charge for Credit: £2,023.65 Total Amount Payable: £17,662.51 APR: 4.9% Annual Mileage: 5,000 Excess Mileage: £0.09p/mile

PCP Duration: 48 Months 47 Monthly Payments: £229.94 Optional Final Payment: £7,033.00 Cash Price: £17,893.94 Cash Deposit: £999.00 Deposit Allowance: £1,250.00 Amount of Credit: £15,644.94 Total Charge for Credit: £2,195.24 Total Amount Payable: £18,839.18 APR: 4.9% Annual Mileage: 5,000 Excess Mileage: £0.09p/mile

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BRAND NEW VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.2 145PS SRi 5DR

BRAND NEW VAUXHALL CROSSLAND X 1.2 83PS SPORT

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PCP Duration: 47 Monthly Payments: Optional Final Payment: Cash Price: Cash Deposit: Deposit Allowance:

PCP Duration: 48 Months 47 Monthly Payments: £299.98 Optional Final Payment: £10,021.00 Cash Price: £26,408.09 Cash Deposit: £299.00 Deposit Allowance: £5,000.00

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Official Government Test Environmental Data. Fuel consumption figures mpg (litres/100km) and CO2 emissions (g/km). Vauxhall range: Urban: 12.7 (22.3) – 74.3 (3.8), Extra-urban: 23.9 (11.8) – 91.1 (3.1), Combined: 18.0 (15.7) – 85.6 (3.3). CO2 emissions: 373 – 88g/km. Fuel consumption information is official government environmental data, tested in accordance with the relevant EU directive.

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Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) : 24-48 month term available. At the end of the PCP agreement there are three options: i) Pay the optional final payment to own the vehicle, ii) Return the vehicle, or iii) Replace: Part Exchange the vehicle where equity is available. Offers subject to availability on selected models at Participating Retailers only. Finance subject to status. Ts&Cs apply. Applicants must be 18+. Finance by Vauxhall Finance. CF15 7YT. Offers apply to private individuals, Vauxhall Partners and small businesses 1-24 units. Orders or registrations from 01/10/19 to 31/12/19.

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According to David Simister, we might have 'laughed at the Cygnet in 2010, but it now costs more than it did brand new'

TEN year challenges are all the rage at the moment. You don’t have to venture far online before you spot a freshfaced snap of one of your mates, circa 2010, presumably just before they were about to pop to the cinema to watch Inception.

I tried it with cars the other day. A decade ago I wrote a piece for The Champion about what were then the freshest, most happening motors of the lot, and it’s amazing how far virtually all of them have fallen from showroom fresh grace. The Honda CR-Z – a sort of latter day successor to the tiny CRX coupe of the Eighties – stood out for me because it was the first hybrid I’d ever driven with a want-one factor, and I’d happily forgo the rear legroom for its pert looks and entertaining handling. I vividly remember driving one of Peugeot’s first RCZs too, and it distracting every other driver for miles around – it was a

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cheaper, smarter Audi TT, but with a Zagato-style ‘double bubble’ roof for added zest.

Yet you can buy both now for a fraction of their original prices and if you do, not a single person will bat an eyelid.

Same goes for the MINI Countryman, the third-generation Ford Focus and – if we up the stakes a bit – a restyled Jaguar XJ which no longer looks the remotest bit controversial. No big surprises, then. Or at least there wouldn’t be if it weren’t for 2010’s most ridiculed new arrival now attracting some equally eye-opening prices secondhand.

If I could somehow nip back to 2010 and tell you that an overpriced, rebadged version of Toyota’s IQ would now be selling for MORE than the £30,995 it did brand new, you’d tell me to lay off the Smirnoff Ices. But not only are people now asking upwards of £35k for secondhand Aston Martin Cygnets, but I’ve actually seen DB9s – as in proper, V12-engined Astons, albeit high mileage ones – being advertised Family Run Business for less.

Specialists In Used Cars I suspect that’s got a little bit to do with that 007approved badge on the bonnet and rather a lot to do with it being rare – there are nearly 18,000 SKODA SUPERB 2.0 L&K TDI DSG 5D AUTO Grey metallic, F.S.H, Sat Nav, leather, parking sensors, 8k ................£19,995 Toyota IQs still on our roads, but just 137 Cygnets.

AUDI A4 2.0 AVANT TDI QUATTRO S LINE 5D AUTO F.S.H, Sat Nav, Half Leather, 27k............................................£19,475 Ironically, being a bit of a flop back in 2010 has virtually fast-tracked it to classic car status.

KIA SORENTO 2.2 CRDI KX-2 4WD 7 seat, 1 owner, FSH, 31k ..................................................................................£17,995 I reckon it was ahead of its time, too; the Cygnet BMW 3 SERIES 2.0 320D M SPORT immaculate, black leather, sat nav, 1 owner, FSH, 27k ....................................£17,395 might not have made much sense then, but then FORD FOCUS 2.0 ST-3 TDCI 5D AUTO F.S.H, leather, parking sensors, reversing camera, Sat Nav, 30k..................£16,975 nobody had heard of Greta Thunberg either and a HONDA CR-V 1.6 I-DTEC EX 5D 1 owner. F.S.H, panoramic roof, Sat Nav, black leather, 38k ...................................£14,375 leather-lined city car seems a lot more on-message TOYOTA VERSO 1.8 VALVEMATIC TREND 5D AUTO 1 owner, Sat Nav, 7 seats, F.S.H, 11k .....................................£13,995 now than a V12-engined GT car.

SKODA YETI 2.0 OUTDOOR SE DRIVE 4X4 1 owner, F.S.H, huge spec inc sat nav, heated seats etc, 24k ..............£13,995 So the Cygnet wasn’t such an ugly duckling after MINI HATCH COOPER 2.0 COOPER S 5D 1 owner, F.S.H, Sat Nav, half leather, 16k..................................................£13,675 all.

MITSUBISHI ASX 1.6 DI-D 5 4WD 5D 1 owner, F.S.H, cream leather, Sat Nav, pan roof, 16k ...................................£13,495 DACIA DUSTER 1.5 BLUE EDITION COMFORT DCi, 5D Sat Nav, reversing cam, 35k ..............................................£12,495 SKODA YETI 2.0 OUTDOOR L&K 4x4 F.S.H, leather seats, Sat Nav, panoramic roof, 55k.........................................£11,995 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TITANIUM 1 owner, F.S.H, immaculate, high spec inc sat nav, heated seats etc, 47k...............£11,975 SEAT LEON 1.8 TSI, 1 owner, FSH, Sat Nav, Half Leather 28k.....................................................................................£11,975 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO 2.0 R LINE TDI DSG 2D AUTO F.S.H, Sat Nav, full leather, pan roof, 37k.......................£11,975 HONDA CR-V 2.2 I-DTEC SR 5D F.S.H, reversing cameras, 26k.................................................................................£11,775 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.6 GT EDITION TDi 1 owner, F.S.H, Sat Nav, pan roof, immaculate, 46k...............................£11,569 MAZDA MX-5 1.8 I ROADSTER SPORT VENTURE 2D Sat Nav, cream leather 23k...................................................£10,995 MAZDA 3 2.0 SPORT NAV 4D 1 owner, F.S.H, huge spec inc sat nav, heated seats etc, 30k ......................................£9,995 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.2 SE AUTOMATIC, FSH, immaculate, huge spec, 24k ..................................................................£9,995 AUDI A3 1.2 TFSi 1 owner, F.S.H, huge spec inc sat nav etc, 71k.................................................................................£9,975 CITROEN C4 PICASSO 1.6 BLUE HDi EXCLUSIVE F.S.H, Sat Nav, 17k........................................................................£9,975 SKODA OCTAVIA 1.6 SE L TDi F.S.H, Sat Nav, huge spec, 52k.....................................................................................£9,595 TOYOTA AURIS 1.8 EXCEL VVT-1 5D AUTO, F.S.H, Sat Nav, half leather, 59k ............................................................. £9,475 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.6 ELITE NAV CDTi 1 owner, F.S.H, Sat Nav, full black leather, 45k .............................................£9,349 FIAT 500X 2.0 MULTIJET CROSS 4WD 5D F.S.H, climate, half leather, alloys, 29k......................................................£9,195 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDi 1 owner, F.S.H, huge spec inc sat nav, Alcantara interior, 61k.................................£8,975 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.2 MATCH 1 owner, FSH, huge spec, 37k................................................................................£8,495 SKODA YETI 2.0 OUTDOOR SE 4X4 F.S.H, climate, bluetooth, 60k..............................................................................£8,395 NISSAN JUKE 1.6 TEKNA 5D, 1 owner, F.S.H, Sat Nav, full leather, 33k....................................................................... £6,375 FIAT DOBLO 1.6 MULTIJET ELEGANZA 5D F.S.H, twin sliding doors, 89k ..................................................................£4,495 CITROEN C4 1.6 VTR PLUS HDi 5D F.S.H, huge spec ..................................................................................................£2,995

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Both the bodywork and the dashboard trim have been reworked to give the five-door hatchback a fresher look, and the 1.5-litre petrol engine is now hooked up to what Mazda calls a “mild hybrid” system, using an electric generator that charges when the brakes are used and then uses that power to save fuel when starting the engine up.

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61 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.0 5 DR, in white, 2 owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £2195 13 MERCEDES ML 350 CDi BLUEMOTION, in black, full spec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £11995 57 AUDI A6 AVANT ALL ROAD DIESEL AUTOMATIC, with full spec, grey met, full leather, sat nav, electric heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4750 60 SEAT EXEO 2.0 TDI SALOON, silver, full service history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4695 62 FORD FIESTA DIESEL 5 DR, in silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4250 10 MINI COOPER CABRIOLET, white with black hood, 63k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4250 57 BMW X3 TD M SPORT AUTO, in silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4250 08 NISSAN QASHQAI TEKNA DIESEL, in silver, leather, panoramic roof, FSH. . . . . . . .£3495 11 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.4 SXI 5DR, silver, alloys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3495 61 HYUNDAI i10 5DR , in silver, only 50,000 miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3395 59 ALFA ROMEO MITO LUSSO 3-dr, black metallic, 61k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3295 09 MINI ONE 1.4 PETROL in white F.S.H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2995 PP MERCEDES- BENZ CL500 COUPE silver, black leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2995 57 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 2.5 TDSE TROJAN, in silver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2995 60 MITSUBISHI LANCER DIESEL, 5dr in silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2995 53 AUDI TT COUPE, manual, silver/blue with cream leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2750 08 FORD FOCUS ZETEC 5DR, in silver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2695 08 MINI ONE 1.4, in black with pepper pack, 2 owners, FSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £2695

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10 Reg MINI Cooper • Red • 50420 Miles

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57 SSANGYONG RODIUS DIESEL 7 seats in black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2995

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14 Reg Vauxhall Mokka 1.6 115ps Exclusiv

• Red n Roll • 29231 Miles

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£145

PER MONTH

• Boracay Blue • 54173 Miles

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£6,999

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£4,499

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£99

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VOLVO ESTATE V70 2.4 MANUAL ESTATE, metallic red, leather FORD KA, silver, only 44,000 miles, silver, full MoT, new clutch VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE 1.2, in silver, 61,000 miles NISSAN ALMERA, in silver, 5dr SEAT IBIZA, in red

£179

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OR

£149

PER MONTH

17 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 75ps Energy A/C 3dr

ONLY

£7,450

OR

ONLY

OR

£189

PER MONTH

£159

PER MONTH 16 Reg Suzuki Vitara SZ4

• White • 39949 Miles

£8,499

16 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 90ps SRi 3dr

• Summit White • 18721 Miles

64 Reg Vauxhall Astra GTC 2.0 CDTi 165ps

• Red • 12503 Miles

OR

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09 VAUXHALL AGILA 1.2 5 door in blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2495 61 HYUNDAI i20 COMFORT 1.3cc, 3 door in black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £2295 59 FIAT GRANDE PUNTO in white, 3 door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £1995 2007 PEUGEOT 207 1.4 3dr, 61k, in blue metallic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1795 07 FORD FIESTA DIESEL 5 DR, in silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £1795 57 FORD C-MAX DIESEL, in light blue metallic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1795 53 VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN DIESEL, in silver, FSH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1795 53 VOLVO V70 DIESEL Auto Estate FSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1695 2007 HYUNDAI MATRIX 1.6 5dr in silver, 60k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £1695 55 FORD FOCUS 1.6 DIESEL 5DR, manual, in light blue metallic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1595 06 VOLVO S40 1.8 SALOON, MANUAL in silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1595 57 MAZDA 5 2.0 DIESEL SALOON, in blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1500 2002 AUDI A6 AVANT MANUAL 1.9 DIESEL in blue, F.S.H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £1495 55 VAUXHALL TIGRA SPORT 1.4 CC CABRIOLET in black 56,000 miles . . . . . . . . . . .£1495 59 RENAULT CLIO 1.2 DYNAMIQUE in blue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1495 57 VAUXHALL CORSA DIESEL in silver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1495 05 VAUXHALL CORSA 1.2 BREEZE in silver only 38,000 miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1495 05 VAUXHALL MERIVA 1.7 DIESEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1295

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VAUXHALL CORSA 1.2 SXI, in silver MERCEDES C220 CDI, manual saloon, in silver FORD FOCUS DIESEL TDCI ZETEC 5DR, blue SUZUKI ALTO 1.1 5DR, blue, 70,000 miles FORD KA 1.3 3DR, red 56,000 miles VAUXHALL CORSA DIESEL, 5-DR in blue, full MOT

16 Reg Vauxhall Adam 1.2 70ps Jam

£3,990

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NISSAN MICRA AUTOMATIC in blue, only 34,000 miles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £1495 MERCEDES ML 320 CDi 4 MATIC AUTO, in silver / gold, full spec . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6995 MERCEDES BENZ S320 DIESEL, AUTO SALOON, silver / gold, every extra . . . . . .£6995 NISSAN QASHQAI TEKNA 2.0 AUTO PETROL full leather 70k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6495 NISSAN NOTE 1.6 N-TEC PLUS AUTO, 2 owners, with history in white . . . . . . . £4995 MINI COOPER CABRIOLET AUTO in red, half leather & powerhood, 60k. . . . . . . . .£4495 FOCUS 2.0 ZETEC AUTO in white. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4495 BMW 320 SE AUTO SALOON petrol, black, black leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2995 VW JETTA 1.9 DIESEL AUTO, saloon, silver, 79,000 miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2495 VW PASSAT 2.0 TDI AUTO Highline, Black, Leather, Sat Nav . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2250 HYUNDAI GETZ 1.4 AUTO in grey, 5dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1595 VW GOLF AUTO ESTATE 35,000 miles, in silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1495 BMW 525 DIESEL AUTO, blue metallic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1495 TOYOTA YARIS AUTO Only 30,000 miles, 2 owners, full history in blue. . . . . . . . . . .£1495

VANS

59 VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE EXECUTIVE 2.5 Diesel DSG Automatic in burgundy with full leather, 6 seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £14495 14 CITROEN RELAY VAN 2.2 DIESEL, in white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5695 NO VAT 14 CITROEN RELAY, in silver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5250 NO VAT 08 CITROEN RELAY, long wheel base van in white. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4000 NO VAT 06 RENAULT MASTER VAN, grey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3695 NO VAT 57 NISSAN CABSTAR PICKUP, short wheel base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3650 NO VAT 06 IVECO DAILY 2.3 HPi, 66k, in white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3500 NO VAT 59 PEUGEOT PARTNER DIESEL, in red. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £2995 NO VAT

• White • 27795 Miles

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£8,999

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£199

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• Red • 28984 Miles

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£7,499

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£159

PER MONTH

68 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 90ps Energy A/C 3dr • Lava Red • 7615 Miles

ONLY

£9,499

OR

£209

PER MONTH

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VAUXHALL SELECTION 16 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 5dr Hat 1.4 90ps Sri Ecoflex, White, 33016 Miles ....................................................................... £7499 17 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 3dr Hat 1.4 90ps Energy A/c, Flame Red, 18024 Miles ...................................................£7999 17 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 5dr Hat 1.4 90ps Sri Vx-line Efx, Quantum Grey, 30503 Miles ......................................... £8499 18 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 5dr Hat 1.4 90ps Sri Nav, Mineral Black, 9838 Miles ...........................................................................£8990 19 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 3dr Hat 1.4 90ps Energy, Summit White, 5487 Miles ........................................................................ £9290 16 Reg Vauxhall ASTRA 5dr 1.0t 105ps Sri Nav Efx St/sp, White, 32537 Miles ..................................................................£9499 19 Reg Vauxhall ADAM Hat 1.2 70ps Griffin, Red N Roll, 1500 Miles ................................................................................£10499 17 Reg Vauxhall MOKKA X Hat 1.6 Cdti 136 Active S/s, Sovereign Silvr, 37042 Miles ........................................ £10499 66 Reg Vauxhall ASTRA 5dr 1.4t 150ps Sri Nav, Red, 6087 Miles ............................................................................ £10499 68 Reg Vauxhall CROSSLAND X 1.2 83ps SE, Sovereign Silver, 5709 Miles .......................................................... £10999 69 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 3dr Hat 1.4 75ps Griffin, Sovereign Silvr, 2587 Miles ........................................................................£11499 18 Reg Vauxhall CROSSLAND X 1.6t Diesel Ecot 99 SE Nv Ss, Sovereign Silver, 11724 Miles ..........................£11499

17 Reg Vauxhall ASTRA Gtc Cpe 1.4i Turbo 140ps Ld/ed S/s, White, 25480 Miles ................................................£11499 68 Reg Vauxhall ASTRA 5dr 1.6cdti 136ps Sri Nav St/sp, Flip Chip Silver, 21103 Miles ..................................... £11999 68 Reg Vauxhall ASTRA 5dr 1.0t 105ps Sri Ecotec S/s, Mineral Black, 13174 Miles ............................................... £11999 19 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 5dr Hat 1.4 90ps S E Nav Au, White, 6918 Miles .....................................................................£11999 19 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 3dr Hat 1.4 90ps Energy A/c, Persian Blue, 0 Miles ........................................................£12499 66 Reg Vauxhall MOKKA X Hat 1.4t 140ps Active Au, Boracay Blue, 18982 Miles ............................................... £12499 17 Reg Vauxhall MOKKA X Hat 1.4t 140ps Elite S/s, Amber Orange, 12559 Miles ............................................... £12499 67 Reg Vauxhall INSIGNIA G/sp 1.5t 165 Design, Dark Moon Blue, 12274 Miles ................................................ £12499 17 Reg Vauxhall ZAFIRA Tourer 1.4i Vvt 140 Turbo Sri, Flip Chip Silver, 10039 Miles ...................................£12799 69 Reg Vauxhall ADAM Hat 1.2 70ps Griffin, Let It Blue, 0 Miles ..........................................................................................£12999 69 Reg Vauxhall Corsa 3dr Hat 1.4 90ps Griffin S/s, Sovereign Silv, 2584 Miles ..............................................£12999 67 Reg Vauxhall INSIGNIA G/sp 2.0 Tbo D 170 Techline Nav, Mineral Black, 23662 Miles ........................................ £13499 18 Reg Vauxhall MOKKA X Hat 1.4t 140ps Active Ecotec S/s, Coppertino, 6267 Miles ...............................................................................£13499

67 Reg Vauxhall INSIGNIA G/sp 1.5t 165 Sri Vxln Nav, Sovereign Silver, 18955 Miles .......................................... £14499 69 Reg Vauxhall ASTRA 5dr 1.6cdti 136ps Sri St/sp, Lava Red, 7 Miles ......................................................................£15499 19 Reg Vauxhall COMBO Life 5dr 1.5 Cdti 100ps Energy 7s, Quartz Grey, 8551 Miles ......................................£16799 68 Reg Vauxhall GRANDLAND X 1.2t 130ps Sport Nav, White Jade, 16099 Miles ...................................................£16799 68 Reg Vauxhall GRANDLAND X 1.2t 130ps Sport Nav, Quartz Grey, 22672 Miles ..................................................£17499 19 Reg Vauxhall GRANDLAND X 1.2t 130ps Tech Line Nav, Dark Ruby Red, 1304 Miles .....................................£17499 69 Reg Vauxhall CROSSLAND X 1.5td Etc 102 Elite 6sp S/s, Lava Red, 0 Miles ....................................................£17999 69 Reg Vauxhall GRANDLAND X 1.5 Turbo D 130 Sport Nav Au, Diamond Black, 5230 Miles ..........................£23999 OTHER BRANDS SELECTION 18 Reg Peugeot Partner Se L1 Blue Hdi, White, 17573 Miles .. £8499 67 Reg Ford Fiesta Zetec Turbo, White, 20942 Miles .............. £9490 67 Reg Renault Megane Dynamique Nav Dci, Silver, 25522 Miles ........................................................................................... £10999 15 Reg Nissan Qashqai N-Tec + Dci Cvt, Grey, 44929 Miles ...£11499 69 Reg Mitsubishi Outlander 5dr 2.4 Phev Dynamic Au, Ruby Black, 3125 Miles ................................................£30990

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The FA Trophy tie will be the first time Southport have played at AFC Fylde’s Mill Farm stadium.

Trophy offers respite from league woes SOUTHPORT have a respite from their current league woes on Saturday when they visit National League outfit AFC Fylde in an FA Trophy second round tie.

The Coasters, who were formed by the amalgamation of Kirkham Town and Wesham in 1988, have risen through the divisions, since starting off in the North West Counties Division by-passing Southport when they won the National League North in 2017, the same time as Port were relegated from the National League.

This will be Southport’s first visit to the Mill Farm complex, a modern purpose built stadium bankrolled by millionaire David Haythornthwaite who has made it his ambition to take the club to the Football League by 2022.

AFC Fylde are the current holders of the FA Trophy beating Leyton Orient 1-0

in the final at Wembley.

It was their second appearance at Wembley as the previous weekend made the National League promotion play-off final when they were beaten 3-0 by Salford City.

The Coasters have struggled in the National League this season, however, and long standing manager Dave Challinor was sacked in October after a poor start to the season.

He was replaced by Jim Bentley who made the move from the hot seat at League Two side Morecame.

Fylde have still struggled to pick up points in the league and are currently in the relegation zone but they put up a good performance against Premier League team Sheffield United in the FA Cup third round last Sunday, going down to a narrow 2-1 defeat at Bramhall Lane.

Newell called back after loan spell at Mariners GEORGE Newell has been recalled from his loan spell at Marine.

The 22-year-old, pictured, scored five goals in his seven games while with the Mariners.

He played his first game back at Southport against York City on Saturday.

Jack Sampson heads the ball back to George Newell (far right) whose effort was cleared off the line by former Port player Sean Newton who is stood on the goal line. Pictures by Julia Urwin.

Port made to pay again for missed chances in defeat Report by Jonathan O’Byrne

Southport 0 York City 2 DESPITE an improved performance, Southport succumbed to defeat making it four straight losses and a dismal start to the new year.

The difference between the two sides was ultimately about taking advantage of scoring opportunities when they arose.

Southport looked the more threatening side early on and had a number of chances, the best of which saw Zehn Mohammed blaze his effort over the bar from a set piece.

On 34 minutes the Minstermen took the lead when an inswinging corner was fired home by ‘Port bogey man Jordan Burrow.

York could have doubled their lead but Charlie Albinson made a great save to deny Kallum Kempster.

Southport started the second half strongly and, Raul Correia missed a gilt edged opportunity to equalise from close range when he failed to connect with an accurate cross.

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