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Rail companies
respond to report into released capacity
RESPONDING to the joint Network Rail/Passenger
Focus report into priorities for the released capacity on the West
Coast Main Line due to high speed rail, Michael Roberts, Chief
Executive of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
said:- "HS2 would not only help solve a looming capacity
crunch for people travelling between our major cities. By freeing up
space on the existing West Coast Main Line, passengers in towns such
as Rugby, Milton Keynes and Northampton could benefit from improved
local services and better, more frequent connections."
Cameron pledges his allegiance to
the Vikings Party
CAMERON Phelps has become
the Vikings’ 15th new recruit ahead of their much anticipated return
to Super League in February, having put pen to paper on a 2 year
contract, which is subject to receiving the necessary visa.
The 26 year old Australian centre who can also play on the wing and
at full back will wear squad number 19 in Denis Betts’ 2012 first
team squad. A former Australia U19’s player, Cameron rose through
the junior ranks at Canterbury and made his senior debut in 2005,
going on to make 39 first grade appearances for the Bulldogs,
scoring 12 tries in the process.
The move to Wigan followed in 2008 and Phelps remained there until
the end of the 2010 season before moving to East Yorkshire to take
up a one-year deal with Hull FC, where he spent the 2011 campaign.
"To unearth a player of Cameron’s calibre, literally weeks before
the start of a new season is a massive bonus and having him on board
adds even more competition for places and greater strength in depth
to our squad. Having played at Super League level for the past few
years, he’s well aware of the standard of the competition and the
demands that come with it. At both Wigan and Hull, he proved himself
to be a quality player and a quality professional, so he’ll bring a
lot to our environment, both on and off the pitch." said
Vikings’ head coach Denis Betts.
Pleased to have secured his Super League future, Phelps added that:-
"I sat down and had a good chat with Paul Cullen in Australia
recently and I was very impressed with what he had to say about the
club and its plans. The same also applies for Denis Betts who only
had good things to say about the place. It’s an exciting time to be
involved at the Vikings and I’m looking forward to helping the team
in their push towards the finals. Hopefully Denis can find a berth
for me somewhere in his team and then it’s up to me to add value and
contribute to the team wherever I’m selected and it’s going to be
interesting to see how it all pans out. I have been keeping myself
in good shape by training with Canberra Raiders back home and I’m
really looking forward to the fresh new challenge in front of me.
I’ve played at the Stobart Stadium for both Wigan and Hull in the
past and I know already what a passionate bunch the Vikings’
supporters are, so running out and playing on the new i-pitch in
front of them is something I can’t wait to do."
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Gas leak in
Liverpool Closes City Centre Roads
MERSEYSIDE Police closed off city centre roads
and evacuated buildings after reports of a gas leak at 11.30am on 19
January 2011, at the former Lewis’s department store on the corner
of Renshaw Street and Ranelagh Street. A number of buildings around
the former Lewis’s department store in Renshaw Street had to be
evacuated. The cordon had a big impact on the transport network,
particularly buses and some of which wee diverted. The cordon caused
some disruption for rush hour travellers. Central Station was
temporarily closed and trains were not stopping, but they were
passing straight through the station. The rest of the railway
network in Liverpool area was still running normally. Merseyside
Police have now lifted the safety cordon and ALL the roads have now
re-opened. Central Station has also been re-opened and trains are
now able to stop there. If you do have any photographs, then
please send them to us via
news24@southportreporter.com.
Moving tales mark Holocaust
Memorial Day
LIVERPOOL will hear moving tales from survivors of the Holocaust
and Rwandan genocide this week, as the city pays tribute to all
those who suffered Nazi persecution.
At a remembrance service at the Town Hall on Thursday, 26 January
2012, Inge Goldrein, who escaped from Germany as a young child and
AimeClaude Ndongozi, a Rwandan survivor, will share their
experiences with invited guests at a service titled 'Speak Up
Speak Out'.
The service will begin with candles being lit to remember all
victims of atrocities as well as other more recent genocides in
Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Liverpool Vision chief executive, Max Steinberg will also tell the
story of Sir Ludwig Guttmann who was born into an orthodox Jewish
family. After fleeing Nazi Germany with his family in 1939 and
emigrating to Oxfordshire, Sir Ludwig went on to become the founder
member of the Paralympic Games.
Councillor Prendergast said:- "Holocaust Memorial Day is a
time for reflection and remembrance, an opportunity to bring
together people of all faiths and ages to learn the lessons of
history and to ensure they are never repeated. It is everyone’s
responsibility to use their voice against such persecution and it’s
essential we do as much as we can to ensure that future generations
never forget what happened and that such horrors never happen
again."
Also during the day the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Frank
Prendergast, will join council leader, Councillor Joe Anderson,
opposition Councillor Tina Gould and Rabbi Mordechai Wollenberg at a
wreath laying ceremony in St John’s Gardens.
The 2 special events will mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the 67th
anniversary of the liberation of Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau
in 1945.
In addition to this there will be an exhibition in the Town Hall for
the duration of the service called:- "Echoes of Sorrow" by
Liverpool photographer John Guy. The exhibition was first shown at
the Holiday Inn in Liverpool in 2007, followed by Liverpool Town
Hall in January 2008 then Liverpool’s World Museum from May to
August 2008. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest Nazi killing
camp, where around 1.1 million men, women and children were
murdered."
Princes Dock Waterfront Totem Will
Sign Stands Tall A
new totem sign will soon been installed at Princes Dock in
Liverpool. The sign is 9 metres tall by 1.25 metres wide, and has
‘PRINCES DOCK’ etched in white, with internal lights for
at night. The sign has been paid for and is being installed by Peel
outside the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with assistance from the Waterfront
Partnership to ensure it fits with the guidelines for waterfront
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