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Sean
Connolly and Luca Veste due to visit Formby Books
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ON Saturday, 8 February
2014 Formby books are bringing 2 special authors in Formby village.
From 11am we will have Sean Connolly signing his Book British army
on the rampage (B.A.O.R) and later on Sean will treat us all to some
singing of Elvis. Later on at 1pm we have Luca Veste coming in with
his book "Dead gone" and he will also treat us to some singing of
frank Sinatra. Last times event we raised money for Help for Heroes
with selling Sean's Book and this time we will be raising money for
Royal British Legion. It is also the perfect time to buy a book for
Valentines day. Sean Connolly and David Richardson do there show on
Saturday's from 6pm to 8pm called it's not Elvis. Outside Formby
books we will have the PA system out playing all the great music by
the DJ Scott Harrison and if you want you can come down and have
your turn on it either talking to the Public or having a little sing
on it. DJ Scott Harrison says:- "To see last time's even have
a look at the
YouTube as this one will be
better and the footage will give you an idea of what we will be
doing! So please mark on your calendar and head to Formby books, It
will be a great day and we would love to see you there... Most of
the people there on the day are also from your local radio station
Mighty FM as both Tony Higginson and me - Scott Harrison, have a
show on it every Wednesday night, from:- 10pm as 12am... called:-
'Books and Beyond.'" For more information go to:-
formbybooks.com
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Local Euro MP
votes for stronger EU rights for air passengers
LOCAL Labour MEP Brian
Simpson, who chairs the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism
Committee, has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament to give
European air passengers even stronger rights. "As Britain is part of the EU, people in the UK are already
covered by a range of rights when flying in Europe but at the moment
just 2% of passengers who are entitled to compensation actually get
it. That's why Labour is supporting further improvements to the law,
to protect passengers and make sure everyone knows what they're
entitled to."
Labour voted on a range of measures to strengthen EU rules in favour
of passengers. Included in the new proposals is legislation to stop
airlines avoiding paying compensation for delays by claiming the
problem was outside their control.
Mr Simpson said:- "I know that many of my constituents come up
against a brick wall when making a claim for compensation because
the airlines argue that they are not responsible for the delay or
cancellation, which is why we've voted to make sure airlines no
longer have any excuse.
We've also supported changes to the compensation rules, so that
passengers delayed by just 3 hours will be able to claim
compensation. And we want to make sure that passengers who don't use
an outbound ticket are not prevented from using the return leg."
Mr Simpson added:- "In addition to these and many other
improvements, we have worked with David Blunkett MP, to strengthen
the rights of disabled passengers and passengers with reduced
mobility.
Fundamentally, this legislation is about passenger rights not
airline rights. We need to make sure that EU law protects passengers
and prevents airlines from abdicating their responsibilities."
Before new EU passenger rights come into force the European
Parliament will negotiate with the Council of the European Union,
represented by national ministers from each EU country, to reach to
a final agreement on the new legislation.
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