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Saving the Planet
FORGET about
climate change, news has just broken that the Planet has been saved.
Alas, not Mother Earth, but still welcome news; At the eleventh
hour, two couples have stepped in to buy the Liverpool Bar
Lightship, Planet, the last of an illustrious line of Planets which
guarded the mouth of the Mersey. This Planet was the last manned
Mersey lightship, which was in position from 1960 –1972, when she
was replaced by an automatic vessel. Planet is currently moored in
Canning Dock. It is hoped she will be reopened as a restaurant
–cum-museum, some time in the near future.
Terry Pratchett in Southport
WELL known
author Terry Pratchett was in Southport on Thursday, 2 October 2008,
to sign copies of his latest book called:- 'Nation’. His visit to
Southport came after a local book shop, called Broadhursts Book
Shop, on Market Street, won a competition for the best window design
promoting his new book. Terry's cult following came out in force to
see him, surprising the staff at the shop. With the queues starting
to build as early as 9am and by the time he had arrived the
stretching on to East Bank Street and further it was a huge, but
pleasant shock for the shop's staff! Laurie Hardman from Broadhursts
told us "We did not expect to win... It has taken us by
surprise! This is fantastic for our business and also for his fans
in Southport." In the queue we found people had traveled up
to Southport from as far as Devon and even from London to get a
signed copy of the book. If you popped down to the shop, please let
us know if you got your book signed and what your memories of the
signing are. Send your stories to
news24@southportreporter.com.
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