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Work Starts on Regeneration of Historic Castle Street, Liverpool
WORK will
begin on the £2.9 million regeneration of Castle Street, a key
historical street in the heart of Liverpool city centre, on Monday,
27 September, 2010.
The scheme , part of the City Centre Movement Strategy, will improve
the highway and public areas along Castle Street which will help to
improve the pedestrian links between the commercial and retail
districts, as well as help to attract private sector investment in
the area.
It will offer residents, businesses and visitors a more attractive,
user-friendly street with a sympathetic renovation which takes into
account Castle Street’s position in the conservation area and within
the World Heritage Site.
Over the 11 month construction programme, due to be completed before
2011’s Mathew Street Festival aims to balance the needs of all road
users. The work includes:-
· Extensive widening of the footpaths and narrowing of the road
between the Town Hall and Cook Street;
· Repaving of the whole street in natural York stone and granite
materials which complement the high quality of architecture in the
Commercial District;
· Repaving the streets around the Town Hall to improve its setting
and linking it to the other Commercial District schemes in Dale
Street and Old Hall Street;
· Promoting a safer environment with new wall-mounted street
lighting and creating a one-way flow southbound from Dale Street to
Cook Street, and creating bays for servicing of shops and
businesses;
· Creating a new bus interchange, with layover spaces, in Cook
Street, with new accessible bus stops, seating and information;
· All pay and display parking which is currently in Castle Street
and Cook Street, will be moved principally into nearby Brunswick
Street, Dale Street, North John Street and Victoria Street; and
· Providing new seating, trees, bins and cycle facilities and
removing street clutter
The scheme is being funded by the Northwest Development Agency,
Liverpool City Council and Merseytravel and the contractor
delivering the works is North Midland Construction, who have also
been the contractor for the improvement works taking place at Mount
Pleasant.
Councillor Malcolm Kennedy, Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member
for Regeneration and Transport, said:- “We are delighted that
this vital scheme is going ahead. Following the works on Dale Street
and Old Hall Street, in Derby Square, as well as the huge investment
in Liverpool One, the Castle Street scheme is the final piece in
this jigsaw. Castle Street is of great historical importance to our
city, as the home of the Town Hall and with many fine listed
buildings lining the street. It is fitting that the street itself is
now regenerated and upgraded, making it more attractive to live,
work and to invest in the area.”
Nick Kavanagh, the Council’s Director of Regeneration added:-
“This scheme will improve one of the city centre’s most attractive
streets and complement the work which is taking place in the
commercial district. It will balance the needs of motorists,
pedestrians and public transport.”
Extensive consultation has been carried out with businesses and
residents in the immediate vicinity of the works and this
consultation will continue while the works are on site to minimise
disruption. The Castle Street works have also been carefully
coordinated with the ongoing works on Dale Street and Old Hall
Street. The work will be carried out in rolling sections with lane
closures and restrictions and local diversions for pedestrians. Full
details of the work programme will be posted onto the City Council’s
website.
The new bus stops in Cook Street will be constructed early in the
programme to allow the majority of bus stops to be moved directly
from Castle Street and minimise disruption, Full details of these
will be available on the Merseytravel website:-
Merseytravel.gov.uk. Full
details of the progress of the works on Castle Street will posted
with weekly updates at:-
iverpool.gov.uk/highwayprojects. |
WITNESS APPEAL - ARSON, EASTBANK STREET, SOUTHPORT
MERSEYSIDE
Police are now appealing for witnesses following arson at a block of
flats on Eastbank Street in Southport, on Wednesday, 15 September
2010. At the time of going out last week we did not have a lot of
information, but we have since found out that Merseyside Police
Officers were called to the flats by Merseyside Fire and Rescue
Service, at around 9.45pm. It has been reported to us that:-
"A 21 year old woman from the Southport area has been arrested on
suspicion of arson following the fire which appears to have started
when a discarded armchair in the communal area of the building was
ignited using a naked flame. The tenants of the flat were evacuated
and some were treated for smoke inhalation. The 21 year old woman
has been taken to a police station on Merseyside for questioning by
police." and Merseyside Police have added, that:- "If
anyone has any information they should call Acting Detective
Sergeant Gavin Mulcahy at Merseyside Police on:- 0151 777 3164, or
Crime stoppers, anonymously:- 0800 555 111." See last weeks
report by clicking on
here now.
Hundreds of people in
Sefton to take part in World's Biggest Coffee Morning
 OVER
300 people in Sefton are expected to take part in the World's
Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, 24 September 2010, including Mayor
of Sefton, Cllr Maureen Fearn. Around the UK over two million people
are expected to take part, raising over £8.3 to fund Macmillan’s
vital cancer services. The Mayor is proud to be supporting
Macmillan. She said:- "The whole idea of Macmillans
fundraising is about people enjoying themselves while doing
something worthwhile. I love to attend the line dancing event that
is on during the year, it’s brilliant and raises a lot of money.
Let’s hope that people have just as much fun at their coffee
mornings." There is still time to register to hold your own
event or to find one taking place in your area. Macmillan’s
fundraising manager for Sefton, Grace Higgins said:- “We are
delighted that so many people have signed up to take part in the
World's Biggest Coffee Morning – but it’s not too late to get
involved. The fantastic thing about our event is that it’s so easy
to organise, you don’t need a lot of time to prepare. Just invite a
few friends round for coffee during the day, or serve up some lovely
coffee cocktails at night. Or why not offer to make the coffee at
work and charge your colleagues a pound?" If you can’t get
yourself organised today, you can hold an event over the next few
weeks. Macmillan is also urging those who can’t hold their own event
to log on to their website to find a coffee morning in their area.
Grace Higgins added:- “There are lots of coffee mornings
taking place around Southport and Formby so there’s certain to be
one near you. So find why not find one on our website and drop in
for some coffee and cake, and help Macmillan in the process?”
To find a local coffee morning or register to host one visit:-
macmillan.org.uk/coffee or call:-
0845 070 1315.
Here are just a few coffee mornings that you could go along to:-
Norwood Primary School
Start time:- 9:15
Norwood Cresent
Southport
PR9 7DU
Champion Newspapers
Start time:- 10:00
Clare House
166 Lord Street
Southport
PR9 0QA
M&S Cafe
All Day!!!
34 Chapel Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 1AD
Material Interiors
Start time:- 9:00
25-27 Shakespeare St
Southport
PR8 5AB |
