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			 	Leo Winstanley, founder of a Formby based Hand-i-Craft woodworking shop, who lost the ability to use his dominant hand and arm in a car accident, is among 12 businesses announced today as Ambassadors of the Start Up Loans programme, part of the British Business Bank.  
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			 	The prevalence of primary school children living with obesity continued to fall in 2022/23, after reaching highest recorded levels during the Covid-19 pandemic, new NHS England figures show. However, obesity prevalence among year 6 children, aged 10 to 11, remains above pre-pandemic levels.  
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			 	More than 4,000 young people will be able to enjoy safe, engaging activities this Halloween and Bonfire Night, thanks to the Merseyside Police Commissioner’s Youth Diversion Fund. 
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			 	Hugh Baird College recently welcomed Seema Malhotra MP, Shadow Minister for Skills, to its state-of-the-art Healthcare Campus to see 1st-hand the College’s commitment to excellence in health and social care training.  
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			 	More than 60 specialists from across the region united for a consultation led by Merseyside’s Police Commissioner today to drive forward the work to tackle Modern Slavery and exploitation.  
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			 	Hundreds of health staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) will strike for 5 days next week over the trust’s refusal to pay them what they are owed, says UNISON. 
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			 	Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram and Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell have launched a brand new initiative aimed at helping people who feel vulnerable, distressed or are being targeted with abuse or intimidation 
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			 	A loan fund run on behalf of Mayor Steve Rotheram and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has secured nearly 4,000 jobs – and is being reinvested to help grow the economy and create more jobs. 
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			 	ON 15 October 2023 the North West Air Ambulance attended an incident on Formby Beach along with:- the National Trust Rangers, Coastguard Search and Rescue, North West Ambulance Service, and Police. 
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			 	THE next talk in the Southport Astronomical Society’s program takes place on:- Thursday, 19 October 2023. Discover the fate of the:- 'Earth, the Solar System,' the Galaxy and even the Universe in this fascinating talk by Dr. Steve Barrett, from Liverpool University. 
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