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		Formby's Nativity Musical 2017
		   
		FORMBY  residents and visitors to the Village were...  
						
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		Keep A&E free for people with serious or life threatening conditions
  
		PEOPLE  are being urged to avoid using A&E at...  
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		Twenty Twenty TV looking for Cast for new TV series  
		A new TV show called:- 'Faster - Race The World (w/t)'  ...  
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		Always room inside at new rough sleeping shelter  
LIVERPOOL'S  Mayor, Joe Anderson, is to officially launch 
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		Southport Cruisers Christmas Charity Bike Ride  
THE  Southport Cruisers have held their annual Christmas 
Charity Bike Ride, from Southport...  
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		Workers in Liverpool say age discrimination is common in their workplace  
A  staggering 72.9% of workers in Liverpool have revealed 
that discrimination around age is...  
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		₤10,000 on offer to schools in national Scottish Power Green Energy Trust competition  
PUPILS  in secondary schools across the UK have until 31 
December 2017, to share their...  
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		Pavement parking hotspots list drawn up  
WORK  is to start in the new year cracking down on pavement 
parking in parts of Liverpool...  
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		Bike & Go's Christmas gift helps beat the bulge  
LEADING  bike hire scheme Bike & Go is inviting new users 
to bike off the Christmas blowout...  
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		Arsonists attack Primary School display and park area  
BOTH  Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue 
Service (MFRS) are appealing for information after an suspected...  
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		North West parents to benefit from Tax Free Childcare roll out for under 6's  
TAX  Free Childcare is now available to around 140,000 
families in the North West whose...  
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		Pop star Kevin Simm appears at Revitalise Sandpipers  
POP  icon and TV star Kevin Simm entertained guests at 
Revitalise Sandpipers; which...  
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		Solicitor joins fight for cohabiting couples law  
A  Merseyside lawyer is calling for a change in the law, 
claiming the current system is preventing him...  
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		RMT welcomes key Rail North representatives' opposition to Driver Only trains on Northern Rail services  
THE  Rail Uunion RMT has welcomed support from West 
Yorkshire Combined Authority, which...  
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		Environmental improvements set for go ahead   
A  series of improvements to Liverpool's highways and open 
spaces areas are to be funded...  
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		Counterfeit goods seized in joint operation  
WIRRAL  Council Trading Standards yesterday carried out an 
operation to deal with...  
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		Bennetts wins contract for Ainsdale Station revamp  
ON  Thursday, 14 December 2017, Emergency 
services were called to the house Frailey Close...  
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		Male and female found dead in Southport  
ON  Thursday, 14 December 2017, Emergency 
services were called to the house Frailey...  
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		Northern leaders unite behind 30 year draft Strategic Transport Plan  
CIVIC  and business leaders from across the North of...  
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		Dementia Centre Set To Open Next Year  
A  local nurse from Melling is joining forces with 2 
friends to fulfil their dream of opening a...  
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		A free start to Liverpool's new ₤6.5M City Centre Car Park   
IN  Liverpool, motorists are being given an early Christmas 
gift from the Mayor of Liverpool...  
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		NHS B Positive Choir launches debut single and asks you to:- 
		'Rise up and Give Blood'   
IN  Liverpool, motorists are being given an early Christmas 
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		Council boost for Alcohol Treatment Centre  
TAN "outstanding"   Alcohol Treatment Centre is to be given a ₤150,000 boost thanks to...  
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		Police Dog Handlers and Police Dogs Receive Awards from both RSPCA and Assistant Chief Constable  
THE  bravery of Police Dog Handlers and Police Dogs was 
recognised at an award ceremony held at...  
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		Man charged following theft in Southport Town Centre  
MERSEYSIDE  Police arrested and charged 45 year...  
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		Santa Watch Webcam live again over Christmas Eve  
OUR  annual Santa Watch webcam will be once again live. The webcam will...  
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		Merseyside Police have delivered presents across the Merseyside  
MERSEYSIDE  Police became Santa's helpers for the day, on Friday...  
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		Detox your toy box for Barnardo's before Christmas  
PARENTS  in Merseyside are being urged to 'detox their toy box' in the last minute run up ...  
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		Liverpool, UK Sport and British Gymnastics are to bid to host the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships  
LIVERPOOL  City Council's cabinet is set to endorse British Gymnastics' bid to the Federation of International Gymnastics...  
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		Christmas spirit brings maternity communities together  
NHS  maternity services, voluntary support groups and local families across Cheshire and...  
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		Photographer in wheelchair robbed in daylight and taken to Hospital  
ON  2 December 2017, at around 12.30pm, a man in his 30's, was in his wheelchair on...  
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		Hospital staff praised for caring nature - Mum's 4 week Hospital care prompts letter of praise for staff   
A  mother of twins has praised staff at Southport Hospital for the...  
						 
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		The Jockey Club Live announce Craig David as the 1st summer headliner for Aintree Racecourse in 2018  
THE   Jockey Club Live and Aintree Racecourse are excited to announce Grammy and BRIT award... 
						 
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		NHS Trust gets behind toy appeal  
STAFF  from NHS Trust CWP have generously donated hundreds 
of toys to the Toy Appeal, which...  
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		Formby's historic Village Centre trees to be felled  
IN  September 2017, Wandsworth Council was 1 of...  
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