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News Report Page 7 of 13
Publication Date:-
2020-12-06
 
News reports located on this page = 4.

Father Christmas is doing the rounds in Formby

THE Rotary Club in Formby have got Santa doing the rounds, sat in the specially converted milk float for yet another year.  It was very close to having to be cancelled, due to the Pandemic, but the hard work of the Rotary Club members and the fact we are now in Tier 2 has meant Santa can tour the village, yet again in the environmentally friendly, electric vehicle. The route Santa will use along with the start and finish locations, dates and approximate times for this week are below and can also be located on this link.  Unfortunately Santa will not be able to stop and talk to individual children, as happens in other years, due to Covid19 restrictions, but he will be waving his greetings. The next part of the 2020 tour of Formby will take place on the following nights:-  7 December, 9 December, 11 December, 13 December, 14 December, 16 December, 18 December and finishes on 20 December 2020.  Please remember collectors will not be knocking on doors and families should wave at Santa and his elves from their windows or doorsteps rather than approach the sleigh to keep within social distancing guidelines. This year you can also TXT:- 'formbysantaN' to:- '70085' to donate ₤? - Texts cost what ever you decided to put in the '₤?' txt, say... '₤1.50,' plus your networks standard rate message for 1 message.  If you wish to make a donation to Formby Rotary's charity fund you can Donate here.

Date:- 7 December 2020 - Start time:- 6pm
Park Road
Formby Street
Ravenmeols Lane
Windsor Road
Park Road
Wheatstone Road
Callan Crescent
Edison Close
Park Avenue
Balmoral Drive
Sandringham Road
Hampton Road
Edinburgh Road
Osborne Road
Lancaster Road
Belvedere Drive
Altcar Lane
Ashcroft Road
Liverpool Road
Marina Road
Kent Road
End – Phillips Lane
Date:- 9 December 2020 - Start time:- 6pm
Greenloons - Formby Bridge
Kirklake Road
Edenhurst Drive
Greenloons Drive
Greenloons Walk
Delph Lane
Wicks Lane
Woodlands Road
Grasmere Road
Derwent Avenue
Coniston Road
Tarn Road
Ennerdale Road
Rydal Road
Langdale Avenue
Eskdale Drive
End - Ennerdale Road
 
Date:- 11 December 2020 - Start time:- 6pm
Gores Lane / Freshfield Road
Church Road
Davenham Road
Alderson Crescent
Old Mill Lane
Gores Lane
Graburn Road
Old Town Lane
Freshfield Road
Rosemary Lane
Lonsdale Road
End – Brows Lane
Date:- 13 December 2020 - Start time:- 5pm
Harington - Harington Shops
Wick Green
Warren Green
Harington Green
Larkhill Lane
Dunes Drive
Gorse Way
Squirrel Green
Proctor Road
Harington Road
Birch Green
Oakfield Drive
St Peters Avenue
Firs Link
Firs Crescent
Holmewood Drive
Barkfield Lane
Vicarage Road
The Evergreens
Holmewood Gardens
Weld Drive
Beech Drive
Holmewood Close
End – Harington Shops

Santa's Great Grotto open in Southport

ALL the way from the North Pole, Santa is making himself, at home at Dobbies Garden Centres, with his magical grotto open for families to visit in the Southport store. Open to 24 December 2020, and in partnership with Great Grottos, families can adventure through the winter wonderland, featuring faux reindeer and other animals before they meet Santa at his house checking the list of who has been naughty or nice. The safety of customers and team members is Dobbies' number 1 priority and a number of social distancing and hygiene measures are in place. Those visiting Santa's grotto will be required to wear a face covering in store, and Dobbies asks that customers come prepared with their own mask. There will also be scheduled cleaning carried out regularly throughout the day. Tickets include a visit to Santa's grotto and a gift. Santa has selected a range of toys, all suitable for different ages, with children invited to select their own present. To book your visit or to find out more, visit:- Dobbies.Com.


Our Live Santa Watch Webcam is back for 2020

THE extremely popular Santa Watch Webcam is back on our site, yet again this Christmas. This year we are extremely pleased to announce that it is being sponsored by:- Beyond-Books.Co.UK, a local online Book Shop. If you are looking for that ideal gift, why not get a book?  Also, by buying of Beyond Books Media Ltd, you will also be helping a local business to ride out the Pandemic.  Anyway, as for the webcam, it will be live again from 1pm GMT, and can be accessed via our normal link, but this year we are going to also have a link that will let you have a locked page, that will not allow access to any other sites. Plus we are extremely pleased to announce that yet again we have teamed up with emailSanta.com and a few other to be announced soon!


Councils get ready to support families in need this Christmas

THE Government has announced more details of its ₤170m Covid Winter Grant Scheme, as Local Authorities begin to receive funding to support those most in need this winter.  Local allocations and guidance on how the money could be spent have now been published, as Councils get ready to support the lowest paid families over Christmas and beyond.  The Covid Winter Grants are focused on helping families buy essentials, with the guidance re-enforcing that 80% of funds are ring fenced to be spent on food, energy and water bills.  Councils can decide the best method of support, but this could include, for example:- direct payments to individuals, providing meals directly, cascading funds to food distribution charities, or providing food vouchers. Councils will receive half of their allocated funding from today, allowing them to put support in place ahead of the Christmas period. The remainder of the funds will be given in 2021, as the scheme is designed to run until the end of March 2021. The money will be distributed to Local Authorities based on population size, whilst also weighting for deprivation in the local area.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Thérèse Coffey said:-  "No 1 should go hungry or be unable to pay their bills this winter. By empowering Local Authorities who know their areas best, this scheme ensures families are warm and well fed this Christmas. This adds to the wide range of support already available, including ₤9.3 billion of additional welfare support to help families in need during the pandemic, along with mortgage holidays, support for renters, and billions in income support through the furlough scheme."

The Government has encouraged Local Authorities receiving funding to engage with lower tier Councils and other organisations immediately to ensure any local eligibility and funding criteria are in place;  and the Government expects that they will be ready to help feed families as soon as the money arrives. Councils are in an excellent position to quickly and accurately identify families in their local area most in need of support.  The ₤170m is for Local Authorities in England only. Devolved Administrations have received equivalent funding through the upfront funding guarantee we have provided, which was recently increased to ₤16bn for the year to support their Covid19 response. This is all part of the Government's long term plan to tackle poor health, hunger and education. In addition to the Covid Winter Grant Scheme, from Easter 2021 the Holiday Activities and Food Fund will be expanded with ₤220m of funding to cover the major school holidays that year. This will help disadvantaged children get healthy food and take part in fun and enriching activities.  Healthy Start scheme payments are also set to increase from ₤3.10 to ₤4.25 a week from next April, and the government has pledged additional funding of ₤16m for food distribution charities. 

DWP allocation of ₤170 million 

County Councils and Unitary Authorities 

Barking and Dagenham London Borough  ₤870,076.68 
Barnet London Borough  ₤986,960.35 
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤946,111.32 
Bath and North East Somerset Council  ₤386,700.64 
Bedford UA  ₤482,305.73 
Bexley London Borough  ₤619,722.83 
Birmingham City Council  ₤5,188,935.15 
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council  ₤645,965.10 
Blackpool Borough Council  ₤704,710.72 
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,110,882.11 
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council  ₤1,068,327.58 
Bracknell Forest Borough Council  ₤221,214.27 
Brent London Borough  ₤1,142,416.48 
Brighton and Hove Council  ₤865,416.71 
Bristol Council  ₤1,640,461.40 
Bromley London Borough  ₤753,861.37 
Buckinghamshire County Council  ₤967,503.82 
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤619,418.58 
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤734,010.82 
Cambridgeshire County Council  ₤1,459,490.26 
Camden London Borough  ₤783,243.59 
Central Bedfordshire UA  ₤587,054.00 
Cheshire East UA  ₤880,471.92 
Cheshire West and Chester UA  ₤925,446.97 
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council  ₤2,280,372.57 
City of London  ₤20,166.03 
City of York Council  ₤416,729.66 
Cornwall County UA  ₤1,831,567.30 
County of Herefordshire District Council  ₤537,980.55 
Coventry City Council  ₤1,292,612.14 
Croydon London Borough  ₤1,206,805.20 
Cumbria County Council  ₤1,496,417.79 
Darlington Borough Council  ₤364,817.20 
Derby City Council  ₤899,489.62 
Derbyshire County Council  ₤2,181,024.15 
Devon County Council  ₤2,042,754.05 
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,203,509.07 
Dorset Council  ₤922,153.80 
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,058,104.52 
Durham County UA  ₤1,872,512.86 
Ealing London Borough  ₤1,068,982.09 
East Riding of Yorkshire Council  ₤825,096.34 
East Sussex County Council  ₤1,594,930.86 
Enfield London Borough  ₤1,149,542.86 
Essex County Council  ₤3,838,050.28 
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤740,348.86 
Gloucestershire County Council  ₤1,507,674.65 
Greenwich London Borough  ₤967,678.82 
Hackney London Borough  ₤1,152,002.41 
Halton Borough Council  ₤519,963.33 
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough  ₤585,126.11 
Hampshire County Council  ₤2,898,701.72 
Haringey London Borough  ₤986,329.83 
Harrow London Borough  ₤588,955.86 
Hartlepool Council  ₤396,948.59 
Havering London Borough  ₤664,716.69 
Hertfordshire County Council  ₤2,493,530.80 
Hillingdon London Borough  ₤831,315.79 
Hounslow London Borough  ₤823,377.35 
Isle of Wight Council  ₤456,845.34 
Isles of Scilly Council  ₤4,147.67 
Islington London Borough  ₤877,270.22 
Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough  ₤471,864.58 
Kent County Council  ₤4,504,098.51 
Kingston Upon Hull City Council  ₤1,229,116.79 
Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough  ₤343,579.32 
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,487,770.76 
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤740,731.55 
Lambeth London Borough  ₤1,118,444.74 
Lancashire County Council  ₤3,920,808.87 
Leeds City Council  ₤2,837,556.77 
Leicester City Council  ₤1,401,735.27 
Leicestershire County Council  ₤1,462,162.43 
Lewisham London Borough  ₤1,082,507.93 
Lincolnshire County Council  ₤2,223,450.43 
Liverpool City Council  ₤2,438,778.60 
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames  ₤336,857.43 
Luton Borough Council  ₤732,712.95 
Manchester City Council  ₤2,581,417.35 
Medway Borough Council  ₤908,596.17 
Merton London Borough  ₤476,193.25 
Middlesbrough Borough  ₤659,634.41 
Milton Keynes Council  ₤722,191.40 
Newcastle upon Tyne Metropolitan District Council  ₤1,147,567.52 
Newham London Borough  ₤1,354,166.89 
Norfolk County Council  ₤2,740,592.35 
North East Lincolnshire Council  ₤628,462.94 
North Lincolnshire Council  ₤532,566.93 
North Somerset Council  ₤528,410.63 
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤644,988.11 
North Yorkshire County Council  ₤1,435,400.85 
Northamptonshire County Council  ₤2,080,715.35 
Northumberland County UA  ₤992,515.33 
Nottingham City Council  ₤1,414,274.85 
Nottinghamshire County Council  ₤2,316,008.18 
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤974,688.98 
Oxfordshire  ₤1,367,906.39 
Peterborough City Council  ₤743,661.56 
Plymouth City Council  ₤926,040.55 
Portsmouth City Council  ₤765,635.46 
Reading Borough Council  ₤464,497.68 
Redbridge London Borough  ₤788,900.75 
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council  ₤522,778.70 
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤936,916.05 
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,007,395.16 
Rutland County Council District Council  ₤63,022.00 
Salford Metropolitan District Council  ₤1,089,353.76 
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,404,606.44 
Sefton  ₤980,471.32 
Sheffield City Council  ₤2,090,323.22 
Shropshire County UA  ₤841,634.07 
Slough Borough Council  ₤475,125.36 
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤565,838.18 
Somerset County Council  ₤1,545,187.24 
South Gloucestershire Council  ₤569,161.01 
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤596,981.79 
Southampton City Council  ₤900,866.24 
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council  ₤573,689.90 
Southwark London Borough  ₤1,111,657.80 
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤716,322.51 
Staffordshire County Council  ₤2,221,422.84 
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤867,758.09 
Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council  ₤679,491.40 
Stoke-on-Trent City Council  ₤1,083,577.42 
Suffolk County Council  ₤2,077,927.29 
Sunderland City Council  ₤1,071,863.77 
Surrey County Council  ₤2,126,391.50 
Sutton London Borough  ₤461,996.24 
Swindon Borough Council  ₤614,935.46 
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤894,614.60 
Telford and Wrekin Council  ₤609,359.45 
Thurrock Council  ₤523,003.90 
Torbay Borough Council  ₤500,463.83 
Tower Hamlets London Borough  ₤1,203,030.43 
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤588,244.62 
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council  ₤1,259,170.55 
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,134,745.58 
Waltham Forest London Borough  ₤945,547.02 
Wandsworth London Borough  ₤836,207.30 
Warrington Borough Council  ₤581,642.70 
Warwickshire County Council  ₤1,404,610.50 
West Berkshire District Council  ₤278,888.42 
West Sussex County Council  ₤1,989,591.80 
Westminster City Council  ₤766,382.48 
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,124,537.72 
Wiltshire County UA  ₤1,107,932.98 
Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Council  ₤236,355.75 
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,224,616.93 
Wokingham District Council  ₤208,703.00 
Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council  ₤1,061,922.62 
Worcestershire County Council  ₤1,607,260.87 
TOTAL  ₤170,000,000.00 

The full guidance for Local Authorities can be found on Gov.UK.

 
      
 
   
 
 
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