- St Patrick's Day Fun
Photograph by Patrick Trollope
THE 17 March 2005
was a huge success at O'Leary's in Southport. As the
Irish community celebrated St Patrick's day, the pub was packed
full, so full that by the time we got to the pub, we could not get
in to photograph. The pub owner said "It has
been the best St Patrick's Day ever. Despite a slight problem
keeping up with the demand for the Irish nectar at one stage the
night ran smoothly and with lots of fun. Thanks for popping
over and sorry you could not get in yesterday." Yes
you guessed correct the photographs we took were of the night after,
but celebrations were still in underway and it was still hard to get
in, as so many were out partying hard.
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- Tragedy at
Eccles Crossing
THE level
crossing known as Eccles Crossing in Formby was the seen of a
tragedy. A man was hit by a train at 9:10 at the crossing on
Queens Road. it is still unclear what happened, but
British Transport Police say that it is not being treated as
suspicious, but they did interview the train driver in a bid to find
out exactly what happened. The next of kin have also
been contacted and a positive identification has been
made. Details have not been released. An
inquest is now due to be opened by Sefton Coroner's office within a
few days.
The incident has left
families in neighboring Andrews Lane shocked and saddened. One
of them said:- "It is awful. We were shocked to see
police and ambulance going passed our house to the crossing. I
did not realize that some one had been killed. We feel
so sorry for the train driver and the victims
relations."
The accident caused
massive delays to the Northern Line and also to traffic in
Formby.
If you are a witness
please ring the British Transport Police on 0800 405 040.
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