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Behind the 
Government's support headlines are the Excluded UK
A shocking fact is that millions of people have been shut out of any 
meaningful financial help by the UK Government, who bang on about how important 
small businesses are to the UK’s economic future, but then pull the rug from 
under them. The media has been highlighting the "clear unfairness" 
of the exclusions of many of our nation’s small businesses and of the self 
employed. Often over the last year, the spotlight has been focused on the 
hospitality and retail industry, but yet again, very little thought has been 
given to the Arts and Media, apart from high profile groups, such as the 
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Applications for the Royal 
Veterinary College Summer Schools are now open
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APPLICATIONS for the Royal 
Veterinary College (RVC) 2021 Summer Schools, including the RVC Sutton Trust 
Summer School, are now open for... 
			
			
			
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Give your street a health 
check 
Photograph by Denis Oates...
  
WILL your street pass the health test? Are there safe 
crossing areas? Is the pavement wide enough for people and buggies to pass with 
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Sefton Council has installed 
new emergency equipment close to the lake at Southport's Hesketh Park
  
HOUSED securely next to the lake 
and accessible using a code that can be obtained by calling:- 999, the throw 
line can be used to help someone... 
			
			
			
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The cooking 
doesn't stop for Hospitality and Catering students at Hugh Baird 14 to 16 
College
    
  
STUDENTS studying the Hospitality and Catering 
vocational pathway at Hugh Baird 14 to 16 College have... 
			
			
			
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Liverpool City Region 
Actress Eithne Browne to host 2020 Culture and Creativity Awards
  
CRITICALLY acclaimed Actress Eithne 
Browne is set to present the 2020 Liverpool City... 
			
			
			
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New  jobs  board  showcases 
opportunities to work on HS2
  
HS2 Ltd, the company leading the 
delivery of Britain's new high speed low carbon railway,  has launched 
a... 
			
			
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Patients raise concerns over 
Hospital discharge 
 
 
A national Health Watch report 
(which includes local insight from Sefton), highlights how patients are grateful 
to hard working Doctors, Nurses and... 
			
			
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Christine Walkden along with 
Mr Plant Geek to appear at this year's Southport Flower Show 2021
  
RENOWNED horticulturist Christine 
Walkden is to return to the Southport Flower Show... 
			
			
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Meeting with Minister to 
explore alternatives to controversial road
THE Bootle MP, Peter Dowd, has 
secured a meeting with a Transport Minister over Highways England's 
controversial Port of Liverpool Access road proposal.  The topic was raised in 
Parliament, on Thursday, 28 January 2021, during a session in which both Peter
Dowd  and Sefton Central MP, Bill Esterson, asked the Government to explore 
alternatives to Highways... 
			
			
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Local 
businesses rally around charity, Nugent, to refurbish its shop to mark 140th 
Anniversary
  
		
NUGENT, the Liverpool based 
charity which cares for, educates and protects vulnerable people, has been 
inundated with local businesses offering their... 
			
			
			
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Infamous 
Liverpool Soldier Banastre Tarleton to be re-examined in a new biography and 
film
  
MOST people only know Banastre 
Tarleton as the villainous anti hero played by fellow Liverpudlian Actor... 
			
			
			
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New proposals could lead to 
mass sell off of privately rented rural homes
THE CLA is warning that new 
proposals aimed at improving the energy efficiency of homes could inadvertently 
lead to a mass sell off of over 50,000 privately rented homes in the 
countryside; pushing up rent prices and intensifying the rural housing crisis. 
In September 2020, the Government proposed to increase the minimum energy 
efficiency rating from Band E... 
			
			
			
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Public Services 
student wins 'People of Peace' award
  
HUGH Baird College Public 
Services student, Alex Smith, recently won the Strawberry Field's young persons
'People of Peace' award for his... 
			
			
			
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Video expert inspired by 
Dad's tragic death to launch tributes for people's loved ones 
 
 
A videographer from Southport has been inspired by his 
Dad's tragic recent death to record top quality send offs for people's loved 
ones. Mark... 
			
			
			
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North West Forces bolstered 
with 938 extra Officers and funding to fight neighbourhood crime
THE Government is bolstering Police forces with extra 
Officers and resources to cut crime and keep communities safe, as new statistics 
show that an additional 6,620 Officers have joined forces across England and 
Wales. The figures published on Thursday, 28 January 2021, which show progress 
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Liverpool City 
Region Hits ½ Million Rapid Tests 
MORE than 
½ million rapid tests for Covid19 
have now been taken across the Liverpool City Region. The milestone was reached, 
on Sunday, 24 January 2021, with over 10,000 positive Covid19 cases having now 
been identified as part of the pilot; even though they were showing no symptoms 
at all. The news comes as leaders once again encouraged anyone who must continue 
to work... 
			
			
			
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Over 30 people 
fined for Covid breaches after Officers called to parties and gatherings in 
Liverpool
MERSEYSIDE Police have issued 
over 30 people with fixed penalty notices for breaching Covid regulations after 
Officers visited 2 business in premises in Liverpool. We are told that at around 
10.30pm, on Saturday, 30 January 2021, Officers were dealing with an unrelated 
incident outside a business... 
			
			
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Community Champions to give 
Covid19 Vaccine advice and boost take up
OVER ₤23 million funding has been 
allocated to 60 Councils and voluntary groups across England to expand work to 
support those most at risk from Covid19 and boost vaccine take up, Communities 
Secretary Robert Jenrick announced on 25 January 2021. Through the Community 
Champions scheme Councils and voluntary organisations will deliver a wide range 
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Welcome relief as late 
filing penalties waived until March 2021
THE Chartered Institute of 
Taxation (CIOT) and Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) have welcomed the 
announcement from HMRC that self assessment late filing penalties will be waived 
for returns filed before 1 March 2021. The deadline for 2019 to 2020 self 
assessment returns is 31 January 2021. Normally, a return filed after this date... 
			
			
			
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