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Sefton Home Watch Crime Update
BURGLARIES
have been reported to have taken place in the following locations
between 11 February 2008 to 22 February 2008. The Walk, Wavell
Avenue, St Clair Drive, Haig Avenue, Fylde Road, Heysham Road,
Forest Road and Spring Close (all in Southport). Also in
Shaftsbury Avenue, Southport, keys and a vehicle were stolen and in
Pitts House Lane brief case taken from insecure car in garage.
Sefton Home Watch have suggested that people should keep keys out of
sight of windows, doors and cat/dog flaps.
Quite a few thefts have also been reported over February from
insecure motor vehiles in Southport from Hoghton Street, Norwood
Crescent (Sat Nav stolen), Cheriton Park (Lap top taken), Zetland
Street (tools stolen), Kempton Park Fold (Insecure Sat Nav and
projector taken) and Sussex Road (CD player stolen). Sefton Home
Watch have suggested that people should secure their vehicle, even
when left in a garage and leave nothing on view.
Sefton Home Watch have also informed us that a lady had a purse
stolen from her bag when she visited a Charity shop in Southport.
Also 3 bags were taken from ladies in local pubs in Southport and a
pensioner withdrew money from a bank and placed it in a bag, shortly
afterwards he found the money was missing. Sefton Home Watch have
suggested that people should be aware of the behaviour of the people
around you when dealing with money in a public place. Always
keep handbags and purses with you, do not put them on the floor or a
place that a passer by can easily take.
Liverpooljazz Update
LIVERPOOLJAZZ
presents the first in a monthly series of jazz concerts from
Thursday 3 April, 2008 at 8.00pm then the first Thursday of every
month.
NEW HORIZONS a new band showcasing the region¹s most talented
players in a programme of contemporary and mainstream jazz featuring
well-know standards and new works by North West composers:- Martin
Smith (Trumpet) Anthony Ormesher (Guitar) Tim Harvey (Piano) Tilo
Pirnbaum (Drums) Hugo Harrison (Bass) with special guest Mike Hall
(Saxophone and Head of Jazz Studies at the Royal Northern College of
Music, Manchester)
Fully licensed restaurant and bar!
£6 and £3 student concession, on the door or in advance from the
Bluecoat.
Box Office:- 0151 702 5324
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX
For more information please visit
www.thebluecoat.org.uk.
CHELTENHAM PREVIEW
NIGHT
HAYDOCK Park
are pleased to be hosts for Northern Racing Club's biggest jumps
preview night of the year where there will be a panel of leading
racing professionals on hand to preview the four day jumps festival.
Entry is only £5 per person and everyone will be most welcome. Cash
payment can me made on the night.
Date:- Monday 10 March 2008
Venue:- Haydock Park - (Horseshoes Suite)
Time:- 7.45pm
The panel invited is as follows:-
* Paul Fergusson - Racing Ahead
* John Morris - Jumping Prospects
* Tony Ward - Ultimate Racing Club
* Dan Barber/Harry Bowles - Timeform
Further information can be obtained via
email.
DEATH OF ANOTHER
TRADITION MUCH LOVED BY BRITS - BREAKFAST IN BED
A new report
issued today revealed that three quarters of the nation (74%)
believe the ultimate indulgence of having breakfast in bed is on the
way out and will be completely extinct within the next decade. The
study by budget hotel chain, Travelodge, showed that 40% of adults
could not remember the last time they were treated to breakfast
between the sheets; whilst one in five Brits have never experienced
this luxury in their lives.
The main reasons given by respondents as to why they no longer
experience the pleasure of a leisurely breakfast in bed are listed
below:-
1. Lack of time (36%)
2. Breakfast should be eaten at the table (24%)
3. Crumbs in the bed (18%)
4. It feels lazy (9%)
5. It’s not romantic (2%)
The study conducted amongst 2,500 British also identified that 43%
of unfortunate Brits have experienced an accident whilst eating
breakfast in bed with seven per cent (7%) of people actually
scalding themselves with hot drinks - a worrying development for the
27% of respondents who eat breakfast in bed in the buff. (More men
at 47% eat breakfast naked in bed compared to just 12% of women) The
top five breakfast dishes Brits like to eat in bed are:-
1. Tea and toast
2. Full English breakfast
3. Cereal
4. Croissant / pastries
5. Boiled egg and soldiers
The findings also revealed that 52% of Brits would like to enjoy the
luxury of eating breakfast in bed more often and felt this tradition
was important for celebrating occasions such as birthdays,
anniversaries and special days such as Mothers Day. The
‘breakfast in bed league table’, below lists the top
occasions where Brits feel a most important meal of the day should
be enjoyed between the sheets:-
1. Birthday
2. Just saying ‘I love you’ at the weekend
3. Mothers Day
4. Valentines Day
5. Anniversary
6. To impress a date – the morning after
7. Fathers Day
8. Christmas
9. Easter
10. Celebrating a new job or promotion
Nine per cent of Brits from the research revealed - The ‘I love
You’ breakfast in bed (Voted number two in the league table)
resulted in a wedding proposal for them. Twice as many men at six
per cent have been proposed to over breakfast in bed in comparison
to just three per cent of women.
Leigh McCarron, Travelodge Sleep Director said:- “There are
few things in life more luxurious than having a decadent breakfast
in bed and this is one tradition as a nation we should preserve. I
would urge Brits to have regular lie-ins and what better way to
spend even more time in bed than to indulge in a hearty breakfast
with a loved one.”
Findings included 41% of Brits are lucky to have a partner, who is
willing to sacrifice their snooze time in order to rise and shine in
the kitchen by indulging them with breakfast in bed. A quarter (25%)
of unlucky Brits have to get up and do it themselves and seven per
cent (7%) of children will pamper their parents by making them
breakfast in bed.
Respondents were asked which celebrity they would they most like to
have breakfast in bed with and findings revealed the following top
ten lists for men and women:-
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Men |
Women |
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Johnny Depp |
Kelly Brook |
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2. |
Denise Van Outen |
David Beckham |
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3. |
George Clooney |
Kylie Minogue |
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4. |
Brad Pitt |
Jennifer Aniston |
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5. |
Dermot O Leary |
Kate Beckinsale |
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6. |
Colin Firth |
Kate Winslet |
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7. |
Orlando Bloom |
Catherine Zeta Jones |
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8. |
Antonio Bandaras |
Cameron Diaz |
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9. |
Gordon Ramsey |
Holly Willoughby |
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10. |
Hugh Grant |
Dawn French |
Post Office Ave Traffic Confusion
VIEWERS of our
web cam have been watching the chaos that has been happening on Post
Office Ave, Southport, after workers reversed the flow of traffic as
work takes place on the war memorial gardens on Lord St.
One of the business owner on Post Office
Ave said:- "People go both ways down the road now and an
accident is getting more and more likely.
The road is not properly marked with a warning that traffic flow has
been temporally reversed.
The only
warning is a road closed sign that has been placed at the top of the
road, but that looks like it is access only!"
One taxi driver
said:- "Why their can not be a warning sign place on both ends
of the road that clearly state that it is both temporarily reversed
and that it has been revered is beyond me!"
A visitor to the shops said:- "I
nearly got hit by a car as I was looking the normal way for traffic,
up Post Office Ave. Their is no warning for pedestrian, never
mind motorists!"
What are your views on this and any
other temporary traffic system on Merseyside? Email us today to
news24@southportreporter.com.
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Huge cash boost for voluntary groups
A total of 79
organisations in Liverpool are to benefit from almost £12 million in
funding from the city council over the next three years.
The cash, aimed at benefiting the most deprived communities in the
city, has been awarded under the Voluntary and Community grants
programme.
The three year fund will see up to £4 million given each year to
organisations under five themes:-
• Community legal advice services
• Support for victims of domestic violence
• Non-housing support for single homeless people
• Stronger communities
• Strengthening community and voluntary organisations
Examples of projects being funded include a drop-in centre for
homeless people, projects to help domestic violence sufferers and
initiatives to help older people stay physically and mentally active
through tai chi or computer skills.
A number of advice centres and Citizens Advice Bureau’s are also
receiving funding, and there has been a focus on projects which
encourage people from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures to
come together, including an Afro-Caribbean luncheon club.
Merseyside Society for Deaf People which gets £171,000 to work with
people from black and minority ethnic communities
Other organisations to benefit include Henshaws Society for Blind
People which gets £90,000 while the League of Welldoers gets a
similar amount for community projects.
Train 2000 gets £153,000 to run projects to help women into
employment and there’s £90,000 for a victim support and witness
service.
Councillor Flo Clucas, chair of the voluntary sector panel, said:-
“Liverpool is one of the most generous cities in the country
when it comes to funding the voluntary sector because we recognise
the valuable role it plays in regenerating the local community.
We had an overwhelming response with bids for almost three times the
amount of money available so we have had to make some very difficult
decisions about which schemes to award money to.
I can assure people that every single application was carefully
scrutinised based upon its merits and everyone was given the chance
to put their case.”
The Voluntary and Community Groups schemes is just one of several
funding schemes run by the city council.
Around £300,000 has been made available through the community chest
scheme for small grass roots community projects.
A further £440,000 has been given to cultural organisations to run
small scale “Creative Communities” projects linked to
Capital of Culture.
And the city council awards £2.7 million in grants to youth
organisations for projects which engage children and teenagers.
In total, the city council gives £7.6 million to voluntary, cultural
and educational organisations, believed to be one of the largest
grant programmes of any local authority in the UK.
The city council’s Executive Board approved the funding at a meeting
on Friday, 29 February 2008.
The 79 organisations are:-
Age Concern Liverpool - Specialist
Information & Advice Service for Older People £50,000
Clubmoor Community Support - Promoting Good Money Management £20,000
Croxteth & Gillmoss Community Federation - Croxteth Information &
Advice Services £100,000
Garston Citizens Advice Bureau - Advice Services in Garston & South
Liverpool £69,500
Liverpool 8 Law Centre - Liverpool 8 Law Centre Advice Service
£50,000
Liverpool Association of Disabled People (LAD) - Welfare Rights
£100,000
Liverpool Central Citizens Advice Bureau - Liverpool Central CAB
Advice Service £159,103
Local Solutions - Welfare Rights Service £48,094
Merseyside Employment Law - Discrimination & Employment Project
£28,000
Merseyside Welfare Rights - Liverpool Advice & Representation
Project £195,000
Netherley Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd - Advice Service in Belle Vale
Ward £100,000
North Liverpool Citizens Advice Bureau - Advice Service in North
Liverpool/Alt Valley £200,000
RAISE Limited - Home Visits £23,561.26
Speke Advice Service (Citizens Advice Bureau) - Advice Services in
Speke £100,000
Toxteth Citizens Advice Bureau -General Advice Service £51,506
Vauxhall Community Law and Information Centre - Legal Help Project
£50,000
Wavertree Citizens Advice Bureau - Wavertree Citizens Advice Bureau
£75,000
The Basement Night Drop in Centre - Drop in Support for Single
Homeless People £50,000
The Whitechapel Centre - Meaningful Occupation Co-ordination £50,000
Breckfield and North Everton Neighbourhood Council Project
development/support £25,000
Chara Trust - COMCAB (Community Capacity Building Project) £50,000
Comtechsa Ltd - Involving People in Building Communities £100,000
Garston and District Community Council - sustainable project for
Speke/Garston £28,500
Kirkdale Neighbourhood Community - Know Your Community £25,000
Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services - LCVS Capacity Building
Project £150,000
Liverpool Community Transport - Accessible, Affordable Transport for
all £120,000
Mersey Volunteer Bureau Diversity - Good practice in volunteering
and governance £50,000
Merseyside Disability Federation £75,000
Merseyside Employment Law £41,339
Merseyside Expanding Horizons - Liverpool Transnational Unit £30,000
Merseyside Network for Change - Liverpool Community Empowerment
£70,000
Somali Umbrella Group - Somali Capacity Building Project £31,154
South Central Community Transport - Staffing Framework for
Consistent Services £30,000
Afro Caribbean and Friends Lunch Club - Afro Caribbean and Friends
Lunch Club £7,460
Al Ghazali Centre £40,000
Arch Under the Bridge - Action for Regeneration and Community Health
£18,000
Board of Guardians for the Relief of the Jewish Poor of Liverpool -
Meals & Activities £20,000
Clubmoor Community Support £38,058
Community Leisure Enterprise £10,000
Fazakerley Community Federation - Fazakerley Engagement Project (FEP)
£33,580
Friends Information Centre - Friends Community Support Project
£25,593
Garston and District Community Council - Reading Room Community
Service Project £12,896
Granby Residents Association £10,000
Granby Somali Women's Group - Somali Support Project for Women
£10,665
Henshaws Society for Blind People - Participation in Community Life
£30,000
League of Welldoers - All together now £31,261
Liverpool Arabic Centre - Stronger Communities £30,000
Liverpool Citizen Advocacy - Learning Disabilities Inclusion Project
£47,260
Liverpool Muslim Society Al-Rahma Day Centre £60,000
Liverpool Six Community Association - Over 50's at Liverpool Six
£11,043
Local Solutions - Shopmobility £56,000
Merseyside Association of Ghanaians £5,000
Merseyside Caribbean Council - Integrated Communities Project
£70,000
Merseyside Chinese Community Development Association - Luncheon Club
£25,000
Merseyside Coalition of Inclusive Living (MCIL) £30,000
Merseyside Refugee Support Network (MRSN) £20,000
Merseyside Society for Deaf People - Deaf Community Inclusion
Programme £57,049
Merseyside Somali Community Association - Improving the quality of
Somali lives £37,991
Merseyside Yemeni Community Association - Drop In Centre £16,000
Orrell Park and District Community Association -Orrell Park
Community Centre £35,000
Parents Committee for Children's Education - Education & Social
Inspiration Project £44,050
Parents Like You - Community Support £30,750
Rialto Neighbourhood Council - Rialto Enabling Community Cohesion
£25,000
Rice Lane Community Association - Promoting Community Cohesion
£100,000
Sheila Kay Fund £30,000
Somali Umbrella Group - Somali Welfare Project £20,000
Somali Women's Group £30,000
Southern Neighbourhood Council - Neighbourhood Council Activities
£35,000
The Croxeth & Gillmoss Community Council - Age Integration Plus
£25,697
The Universal Beneficent Society - The Oak Tree Project £9,147
Train 2000 Ltd - Centre for Women's Enterprise & Employment £51,645
Victim Support & Witness Service Merseyside - Hate Crime Advocate &
Support £30,000
West Everton Community Council £52,004
Women's Health Information & Support Centre - Investing in Female
Equality £67,240
Woodlands Residents Association - Woodlands Community Centre £30,000
YPAS - Support Services £35,000
Health Energy Advice Team - Black, Minority Ethnic & Refugee
Domestic Abuse £55,293
Speke Garston Domestic Violence Project £60,000
Victim Support & Witness Service Merseyside £34,707 |
