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Date:- 12 November 2007

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North West dazzling party venue opens with a roar

CHRISTMAS party revellers will be having a roaring time this festive season with the opening of a new glittering party venue in the North West.

Event organisers JD Parties are launching a new venue at Knowsley Safari Park, in Merseyside, to hold its renowned themed party extravaganza’s for Christmas festivities and New Years Eve dazzling celebrations.  With a 1,200 people a night capacity the site will add to the company’s 2 prestigious locations at Tatton Park, at Knutsford, and Millennium Point, at Birmingham, which have catered for more than a quarter of a million people over the company’s 12 year history.

For the launch of the Knowsley venue this Christmas the theme will be the Roaring 20’s, which has proved to be popular amongst party-goers in the past. 

The themed marquee will be a top notch high spirited gin joint right out of the Roaring 20's where you can meet fellow  Flappers, Gangsters and Keystone Kops and enjoy a pre-dinner drink.

Prepare to be bedazzled by our musical vaudeville of Hot Jazz, Dixieland and Swing Band music as the hot footed Charleston and Jitterbug dancers burn a hole on the stage. Steal the spotlight while our DJ brings you vamp and va-va-voom with chartbusting hits to suit all tastes, and top it all off in Mack the Knife's Roulette Den and try your luck in the charity fun casino.

General Manager for JD Parties Emma Kelsey said:- “This is an incredibly exciting new adventure for us and people in the North West who want a premier venue for festive celebrations.

We pride ourselves in offering the most unique glamorous parties around.

If you are looking for the perfect office Christmas party then our themed marquees make the ideal Christmas party venue. Now in our 13 season we are the party experts who never fail to impress.”

For more information or to book places at JD Parties venues visit www.jdparties.co.uk  or call 0845 7573043.

RECORD NUMBER OF 'LIVER LADS' JOIN ROYAL MARINES ON THE SAME DAY

10 young men from Merseyside will made a life changing decision as they receive their final joining brief to enter The Royal Marines Commando Training Centre (CTC) in Devon last Thursday.

Ahead of them is 32 weeks of gruelling training at Lympstone to become an operationally ready Royal Marine Commando, earning the right to wear the much coveted commando green beret and become one of the Royal Navy's elite amphibious fighting force.

The boys, all aged between 18 and 22-years-old, hail from areas around Liverpool including Bootle, Huyton, Wavertree, Ellesmere Port and Wirral. They have all come through the doors of the Liverpool Armed Forces Careers Office (AFCO), who have never had so many join up on the same day.

Area Recruiting Manager for the North West, Warrant Officer Terry Bates, said:- "Between January and September this year, in the north west, we have sent more than 174 young men to become Royal Marines. 

In all my time here we have never had this many 'joiners' receive the same CTC entry date. It's great news as they will meet each other today and hopefully form firm friendships which can support them through the tough challenges ahead.

Compared to the rest of the UK, northern England punches above its weight in terms of recruiting, generating around 30% of all Royal Marine recruits and indeed the same figure when talking about Royal Navy recruiting in general."


Before they sign their final joining up papers marines from the Royal Marine Reserve unit Merseyside will put them through their paces on the unit's assault course, giving them a taster of what is to come.

The boys will all enter the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone on 3 December 2007.

THE MOST RIDICULOUS LAWS OF ALL TIME REVEALED

DYING in the Houses in Parliament, placing a postage stamp upside down and not being allowed to beat or shake any  carpet, rug or mat in the Metropolitan Police District, are just some of the most ridiculous laws still in existence in the UK according to a new study. 

The poll of 4,000 people, which was specially commissioned to celebrate the legal drama, Shark on UKTV Gold, asked the public to select the most ridiculous British and foreign laws still in existence from a shortlist.

Topping the list, a whopping 27% of Brits found it ridiculous that it’s illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.  Coming in 2nd is the fact that it’s an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the image of British Monarch upside down, and rounding off the top 3, is the notion that in Liverpool, it’s illegal for a woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.

During his reign in the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell ruled that mince pies, Christmas pudding and anything to do with gluttony should be banned at Christmas, and the law has never been rescinded. This law was voted into 4th place and nearly half of the population have admitted to breaking it!  Other legal rulings in the top 10 include: legally, if someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet you must let them enter, it is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour, and a pregnant woman is legally able to relieve herself wherever she wants, even in a policeman’s helmet!

Some of the British laws that didn’t make the top 10 include: it is illegal for cabbies to carry rabid dogs or corpses, Londoners are not allowed to keep a pigsty in front of their homes and a licence is required to keep a
lunatic.

Those surveyed deemed international laws just as ludicrous as British ones. Respondents voted the fact that in Ohio it’s against state law to get a fish drunk, into top place. In 2nd place is the Indonesian law which states that the penalty for masturbation is decapitation. And in Bahrain, the law that states a male doctor may legally examine a woman’s genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination and may only see their reflection in a mirror; is voted into 3rd place (7%). Other laws which make the top 10 include: in France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon; in Switzerland a man may not relieve himself while standing up after 10pm, and in Japan, the age of consent does not exist!

34% of those surveyed feel their judicial knowledge has improved from watching legal dramas such as Shark and the same percentage admit they would consider representing themselves in court or attempting to deal with a legal issue themselves – rather than spending money seeking proper legal advice.

James Newton, Channel Head of UKTV Gold comments:- “I am amazed that some of these bonkers laws still exist. I must confess to breaking one of these rules myself: tucking into a mince pie on Christmas Day! “

The most ridiculous British laws

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament – 27%

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British Monarch upside down – 7%

3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store – 6%

4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day – 5%

5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter – 4%

6. In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet – 4%

7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast becomes the property of the King and the tail belongs to the Queen should she need the bones for her corset – 3.5%

8. Under the UK’s Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you don’t want him to know, though you don’t have to tell him anything you don’t mind him knowing – 3%

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour – 3%

10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a
bow and arrow – 2%

The most ridiculous foreign laws of all time

1. In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk – 9%

2. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation – 8%

3. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a women’s genitals but it forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror – 7%

4. In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself while standing up after 10pm – 6%

5. In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle – 6%

6. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed – 6%

7. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth – 6%

8. In Milan, there is a law that requires citizens to smile at all times except for those at funerals or visiting
hospitals – 5%

9. In Japan, there is no age of consent – 5%

10. In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon – 4%

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