Southport Reporter ® Online Newspaper for Merseyside
Southport and Mersey Reporter- Your online only weekly Newspaper.
Your Online Newspaper for the Merseyside Area.

Click on to see our Twitter Feed.  Click on to see our Facebook Page.   


Latest Edition Archive   PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME SECTIONS OF THIS PAGE ARE NO LONGER WORKING THIS PAGE IS NOW ARCHIVED FOR HISTORIC RECORD.

>

 

   

 

 
Updated news stories weekly.  Published online only over every  Friday Night.

Your online newspaper.   Your words.

Issue:- 06 March 2015

If you are on a mobile phone, you can click here for our mobile copy of this edition.

If you have got this page on a mobile, please click here to see this edition on the new mobile format.
 

Is the Government's "Parking Measures Promise" going to help local shops?

PARKING measures that put common sense back in the driving seat was been given the green light on 6 March 2015, by Local Government and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.  Under the new laws to help local shops, drivers will get a 10 minute grace period, when parked in a bay which prevents fines for being just a few minutes late back to the vehicle be it in a paid or free parking space. And the use of CCTV 'spy cars' has been banned in the majority of circumstances ending the tyranny of automated fines landing on doorsteps and being issued in industrial volumes The measures stop over zealous parking enforcement which often forces people to shop in out of Town centres or online and were approved in the last reading of parking reforms in the 'Deregulation Bill.'  Other measures protecting drivers include new powers for parking adjudicators so they can hold Councils to account to tackle parking problems such as poor signage at specific locations. And a powerful new right enables residents and local firms to demand that their Council reviews parking in their area, including the charges and use of yellow lines.  There will also be tougher rules against heavy handed action by bailiffs and an end to fines at out of order parking meters when there is no alternative way to pay. Guidance will also reinforce that Councils cannot use parking to make a profit. Councils were also asked to volunteer to trial a new pilot that allows motorists challenging a parking ticket to benefit from a 25% discount on the fine if they lose the appeal. Currently drivers are only offered a discount on early payment before challenging a ticket.  The parking measures are a victory for drivers and 1 of a number of initiatives introduced by the Government to support high streets and give local shops a fairer deal.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said:- "We are ending the war on drivers who simply want to go about their daily business. For too long parking rules have made law abiding motorists feel like criminals, and caused enormous damage to shops and businesses. Over zealous parking enforcement undermines our town centres and costs Councils more in the long term. Our measures not only bring big benefits for high streets, motorists and local authorities - they put common sense back into parking."

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said:- "Helping local businesses thrive is a key part of our long term economic plan. These measures will deliver a fairer deal for motorists and help boost the high street by ensuring that parking enforcement is proportionate, while also protecting school children and keeping key routes and bus lanes clear."

For Merseyside the stats supplied to us by the Cabinet Office shows the staggering net profit that the current parking charges have been making for Sefton, that is even higher than Liverpool!

Merseyside Parking 2013 - 2014 Tax Year Statistics.

Local Authority Name Income from On Street Parking Income from Off Street Parking Net Profit on Parking Charges Penalty Charge Notice Income from On Street Parking
Halton UA £0 £0 -£58,000 £0
Knowsley MBC £0 £674,000 £230,000 £0
Liverpool City Council £5,174,000 £2,289,000 £1,092,000 £1,804,000
Sefton MBC £2,019,000 £1,745,000 £1,440,000 £699,000
St Helens MBC £89,000 £1,257,000 £24,000 £10,000
Wirral MBC £782,000 £1,695,000 £1,201,000 £471,000

To see the national statistics, please click on here now!

Once good point when you look at the national stats, Liverpool was far better than Manchester....

Liverpool - Manchester Parking Stats 2013 - 2014

Local Authority Name Income from On Street Parking Income from Off Street Parking Net Profit on Parking Charges Penalty Charge Notice Income from On Street Parking
Liverpool £5,174,000 £2,289,000 £1,092,000 £1,804,000
Manchester £11,385,000 £3,368,000 £8,020,000 £5,371,000
Stats for report above have been issued by the UK Cabinet Office in March 2015.
   
Click on to find out how you can order photographs from this issue.

YOU CAN ORDER PHOTOS CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW!

 

Click on to find out more NOW!!!

--- MORE NEWS REPORTS BELOW ---

West Lancashire Classic Bus Day Returns

ON the 14 March, the West Lancashire Classic Bus... Click on here to read more...!

Click on to find out all about this news item...

Living Spit are back with Elizabeth I - Virgin on the Ridiculous

Premier League footballers call on dads to get reading with their children

Mamma Mia, live in Liverpool
Merseytravel commits to Kirkby Bus Station improvements
The Best of Big Country comes to The Atkinson
Help to Buy helps 2,000 buy a new home in Merseyside
Witness appeal after bike stolen from St Helens Central station
38 Degrees members in Southport say:- "Save the NHS!"
Liverpool 'clinical trial' success receives global acclaim
GMB calls off latest NHS Strike after a 4 to 1 vote over new pay offer
3.5% February passenger growth for LJLA
The first ever Lancashire Business Expo
Fun for all the family on County Road
Witness appeal after wallet stolen from Huyton Railway Station
Stub out the myths on smoking
Karen Potter Craven Minor JFL
Key fund invests in social impact bond to tackle youth homelessness
Why Everton's holding the baby...
CCTV images released in connection to Stephen Henderson Jewellers theft
Lack of savings keeping residents in the North West up at night
Hard hitting drama project piloted in Merseyside
Update - Day of Action - South Liverpool
New local business hosts charity launch event
Southport locals strengthen community with social media
Temporary dispersal zone in Chruchtown
Stephanie Wilkinson is crowned 'Best Smile' and 'Most Photogenic'
Arrest followed firearms incident in Ainsdale
Have your say on the future of the City's green and open spaces
UKIP Prison smoking ban response
Merseyside fund is launched to help local disabled children
See you in court!
Merseyside travel goes 'smart' with first 'Walrus' card ticket
A strategy to end cold homes for good
The Script and Tine Tempah have played live in Liverpool in the same venue and on the same night!
Grace a Grace!
Spring is in the air for Belle Vale's over 55's as new housing development opens its doors
Women can get fit for free!
Letters to the Editor:- "Remember the women less fortunate this International Women's Day"
Drug drivers beware:- "zero tolerance law" in force
New lifts for Formby Station
Letter to the Editor:- "Intention to stand candidates in May elections."

Runners turn out in force for Port Sunlight race day

ALMOST 1,800 runners took to the streets of Port...  Click on here to find out more.

Click on to find out all about this news item...
Click on here to find out what this photograph is all about!      Photography by Jon Challicom  Posed by a mode l © 2014 NSPCC
Click on to read on!
Click on here tthis photograph is all about.
Click on to read on!
 
...HAPPY BIRTHDAY...
Email us to put your or a friends birthday in one of our editions...

If you have someone you want to say happy birthday to, for free, then use the email address below to send us the names you want us say happy birthday to, and/or a photograph.  Email us today!

 

KEEP up-2-date
with our free daily news emails. 

Are you subscribed? Sign up today to our daily email news service via... Formby-Reporter.com

If you subscribed you can keep in up-to-date with what's going on in and around Merseyside.  It is free and we do not send out massive amounts of emails. Your email is kept under the UK's Data Protection Act, so you can be sure that you will not have problems from your information being passed on to 3rd parties.

 

B.O.A. 70th Anniversary DVD

Click on to buy now...THE video footage we have taken at the 70th BOA events this year in Liverpool has now been fully edited is available to buy, on a DVD, from our Online Shop, on Mersey Reporter very soon.  For each DVD sold, £3.00 will go to the Liverpool's Lord Mayor's Charity Appeal. (Registered Charity No. 229539)  At this stage we can only do UK postage options, but if you are outside the UK, you can still order copies, but only via emailing our newsroom at:- news24@merseyreporter.com with your FULL address and we will get back to you with a postage cost and a payment link, should you wish to continue.

Please show us how much you like our news and help us to keep this site online, thank you.

If you like the photos o0 this website then please order them and do not copy them.  Help to keep this site online.  Click on here to find out out you can get you copy of these photos.

 

 

Deceased estates notice - Lilian May Jackam

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925, any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of Lilian May Jackam (also known as Lillian May) Jackam (Deceased), late of Birch Abbey Rest Home, 55 Alexandra Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9HD, UK, who died on 04/10/2018, are required to send particulars thereof in writing, to the undersigned Solicitors, on or before 24/05/2019, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to claims and interests of which they have had notice. Churches Solicitors, 12 High Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7BL, UK. Ref:- 'T553015.'

..Paid Advert..

Contact us:-
(+44)  08443 244 195
Calls will cost 7p per minute, plus your telephone company's access charge.
Calls to this number may be recorded for security, broadcast, training and record keeping.

RSS  Weekly Headline Update Notices

  
News24@SouthportReporter.com
4a Post Office Ave, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 0US, UK
 
This online newspaper and information service is regulated by IMPRESS, the independent monitor for the UK's press.

This online newspaper and information service is regulated by IMPRESS the independent monitor for the UK's press.

How to make a complaint

This is our process:-  Complaints Policy  -  Complaints Procedure  -  Whistle Blowing Policy

 

See the view live webcamera images of the road outside our studio/newsroom in the hart of Southport.

Our live Southport Webcam image above.
To see it live, please click on image.

Event Notices

More events that are taking place on Merseyside can be found on our Event Listings Calendar.

Find out whats on in and around Merseyside! Click on here to see our event calendar.
Are you going to this event?  If you are please let us know what you thought of it!

These are our other websites within the Southport & Mersey Reporter Network.

Mersey Reporter - OUR HUB WEBSITE. Liverpool Reporter - Our online music station. Southport TV - Our online video archive.
Mersey Reporter Formby Reporter Liverpool Reporter Southport TV
 

 

Tracking & Cookie Usage Policy - Terms & Conditions

© - Southport Reporter® is the Registered Trade Mark of Patrick Trollope

..