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2 February 2022
Vol 29 Issue 5
A WOMAN has died after a bungalow fire in Maghull. Firefighters were called to the blaze on Towers Avenue, Maghull, shortly before 5.30am on Monday, January 31, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said. When fire crews arrived they found smoke coming out of the building. Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the bungalow and began fighting the fire with hose reel jets while searching for occupants. As firefighters searched the bungalow they discovered the woman, unconscious and not breathing. Firefighters immediately provided emergency first aid, but despite their best efforts were unable to save the woman and she was pronounced dead at the scene. A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: “North West Ambulance Service and Merseyside Police were also in attendance at the incident. “A joint investigation into the cause of the fire is taking place between Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service and Merseyside Police.” Her next of kin have been informed.
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REVISED COASTAL PATH PLANS PUT FORWARD Council says it will provide alternative route to the Promenade which is often blocked by windblown sand Report by Tom Martin PLANS to create a new coastal path from Waterloo to Crosby have edged closer after Sefton Council submitted a planning application. The path, across ‘Crosby Coastal Park’, will start near the Lakeside Adventure Centre and end just past the leisure centre. The council say it will improve walking and cycling access, as well as boost climate change objectives. The proposal is opposed by some residents, however, and the Champion has reported how many fear it will lead to the decline of the existing The existing promenade path, main picture, which is often blocked by sand, and inset the proposed new route. promenade pathway. The current path, which runs alongside the beach, The council say the results of the consultation, car- ticularly within the budget constraints of Green is the only walkway that takes people along the coast, ried out last year, have been used to “amend and Sefton. The aim of this proposal is to provide a usable but it suffers due to large sand piles blocking access. and safe route for cyclists and pedestrians all year Seafront Residents’ Action Group has previously refine the proposals.” A council report states that creating a new cycling round, as an additional option for people, not as a raised concerns that a new path may mean the council would no longer bother clearing sand from the prom- and walking route through the coastal park “will replacement for the Promenade. provide an additional option to the Promenade route, “The challenge of addressing the issues of windenade. the use of which is significantly affected by windblown sand and the future of the promenade will be The council says that “the challenge of addressing subject to further consultation which is likely to be led the issues of wind-blown sand and the future of the blown sand.” It adds: “The proposals are intended to provide a by the Crosby Coastal Park Forum.” promenade will be subject to further consultation.” The report also shows how they believe it will create The plans will be discussed further at the council’s route that is suitable for people of all ages and abilities and for those with limited mobility. better links to the Lakeside Adventure Centre by makPublic Engagement and Consultation Panel on Friday, “The challenges of keeping the existing promenade ing it “accessible by active travel and improving interFebruary 4 when feedback will be provided from a route free from wind-blown sand are well known, par- connected travel options from Waterloo station.” recent consultation.
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