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Issue:- Monday, 11 April 2016

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Karen Potter Craven Minor JFL
Results Week Ending 10 April 2016

Under 12
Trinity Blue 0-2 Redgate Rovers
Crosby Stuart 1-0 S&A Blue

Under 13 Premiership
Burscough Green 2-2 Formby JSC United
Churchtown Athletic 5-2 Mitch Green
Birkdale United 0-9 Southport Trinity
Redgate Yellow 4-3 S&B Red

Under 13 Championship
Phoenix 5-7 Burscough White
Mitch Red 3-7 Redgate White

Under 14
Ormskirk 3-4 Redgate Rovers
Southport FC 5-0 Formby JSC
Birkdale Black 3-2 Southport Trinity
Formby Athletic 0-7 Crosby Stuart

Under 15
Southport Trinity 2-4 Southport FC
Maghull Youth 3-2 Birkdale Black

Under 18 Premiership
Burscough Dynamo 3-3 Southport Trinity

Under 18 Championship
Jaguars White 3-1 Dynamo Rangers
S&A Amateurs 9-1 Trinity Blue
Birkdale United 7-1 Formby JSC

Chancellor creating a Northern Poorhouse with Universal Credit cuts for over 30,000 people

NEARLY 31,000 working people in the North West stand to lose out as government cuts to Universal Credit work allowances kick in from Monday warns UNISON. Cuts to Universal Credit were announced in last July's Budget alongside changes to Tax Credits. While the chancellor backed down over Tax Credits, the planned reduction in Universal Credit remains in place. UNISON calculations, based on the new Universal Credit work allowance rates, show that low-paid workers in the North West who are single parents, could lose up to Ł2,600 per year, while a 2 parent family with children could be worse off to the tune of Ł1,000 per year. Couples without children could be down over Ł800 annually. UNISON's North West regional secretary Kevan Nelson said:- "The chancellor may have beaten a retreat on Tax Credits but still wants to cut in work benefits for the low and middle income workers who have already been moved onto the new Universal Credit benefit. Universal Credit is meant to help meet the essential needs of families on low incomes who pay every penny of their taxes. It helps them pay the rent and put food on the table, it's not spare cash they are able to salt away in shady Tax havens as others are able to do. Today there will be 31,000 people on Universal Credit losing out in the North West, that's 2 in every 5 of those people to suffer cuts across the country. As Universal Credit is rolled out more people will suffer cuts to their already low incomes. The chancellor is in danger of creating a northern poorhouse, rather than a northern powerhouse."

High 5 for City as drama hits small screen

A gripping original drama filmed in Liverpool will be hitting Sky 1, on Friday, 15 April 2016, at 9pm. The Five has been created by international bestselling author Harlan Coben and is a compelling crime thriller which follows the story of a group of friends haunted by the disappearance, some years earlier, of the younger brother of 1 of the group while he was in their care. Starring Tom Cullen (Downton Abbey), O-T Fagbenle (Looking), Lee Ingleby (Inspector George Gently) and Sarah Solemani (Bad Education) cast and crew, which over the course of the filming was in excess of 100 people, spent more than seven months in the City bringing an estimated economic impact of Ł2million to the local economy.

A variety of City Centre locations, which will become a fictitious City in the programme, were used for the 10 part drama including inside the Cunard Building, and filming also took place in the former Holly Lodge School site, in West Derby.

The Five has been produced by RED Production Company which is behind critically acclaimed and multi BAFTA award winning productions including:- Sally Wainwright's Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax.

Liverpool's Film Office Manager, Lynn Saunders, said:- "It was a huge coup for the City to be selected as the main filming location for what is set to be 1 of Sky One's flagship dramas. We had fantastic feedback from the production team regarding their Liverpool experience, with the choice of locations and the fact there was a dedicated Film Office on hand to help them out when needed really standing out for them.It has been a great boost to our local economy and we look forward to seeing the finished product on our screens in the next couple of weeks."

Nicola Shindler, executive producer and founder of RED Production Company, said:- "Liverpool and its' surrounding area provided the perfect backdrop to The Five. We needed a location that would give us a fictitious town and a diverse range of locations; from luxurious suburban homes to dark urban landscapes. The City became an important part of the tone and feel of the show and, logistically, was a great place to shoot."

Filming in Liverpool in 2015 was up 20% compared to 2014, with 230 productions being filmed in the City which resulted in a massive 998 film days in the City. This brought in more than Ł11.5million to the local economy. As well as The Five, projects included feature films Florence Foster Jenkins starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant and Harry Potter spin off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. A Stephen Poliakoff drama Close to the Enemy and ITV's supernatural crime drama Houdini and Doyle were also filmed in Liverpool, in 2016.

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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.'

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