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CCTV images
released after thefts across North West England
ON 30 October 2013, British
Transport Police Officers asked the public to help trace a number of
people wanted in connection with crimes across the region.
Officers across the North West have released CCTV images of people
connected with theft and burglaries.
Detective Chief Inspector Andrea Rainey said:- "In each of the
featured cases, officers have carried out local investigations in an
attempt to trace those responsible but, unfortunately, have been
unable to identify the people captured on CCTV. I am now calling on
anyone who recognises the people pictured to come forward. We
believe each of them holds vital information about crimes in the
region and it is crucial that we speak to them as soon as possible."
.png) Shortly after 12.30pm, on
Saturday, 13 July 2013, a man left his wallet on the counter at
Carlisle Rail Station. When he returned, he found the wallet,
containing £90 and a driving license, had been taken. Investigations
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Just before 12.30pm, on Friday, 27 September 2013, a
man wearing a high visibility jacket was seen hanging about near to
a storeroom on platform three at Lancaster Rail Station. Whilst
workmen were distracted, the man entered the storeroom and stole a
Nikita circular saw.
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On Tuesday, 27 September 2013, a rail passenger left
his bike locked at the bike shed at Birchwood Rail Station. At
around 11am a man was seen to approach the bike and use a pair of
bolt croppers to cut through the lock, before stealing the grey and
black Punisher BMX.
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At about 3.45pm, on Sunday, 11 August 2013, a man was
seen to steal a Saracen mountain bike which had been locked and left
at Moreton Rail Station.
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On Sunday, 28 July 2013, a cycle theft took place at
Preston Rail Station. A man left his green and white mountain bike
chained at the station. At about 3am the next morning 2 youths were
seen hanging around the station. CCTV has shown that one of the
youngsters subsequently cut through the lock and stole the bike. |
DCI Rainey added:- "I am confident that the
public will be able to identify each of the people captured on CCTV
and may be able to help us return the stolen property to its
rightful owner. Crime on the railway is relatively low and, in the
North West, has been falling for more than 8 years. There are,
however, some who will continue to break the law for financial gain
and we will do everything in our power to locate them and bring them
to justice."
If you recognise any of the people in the CCTV images; or if you have any
information which may assist any of the featured investigations;
then
please call the British Transport Police on:- 0800 40 50 40 or
Crimestoppers, anonymously, on:- 0800 555 111. In all calls please
quote log:- B4/NWA of 29/10/13. |
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First FSB Small
Business Summit takes place in Liverpool
THE Federation of Small
Businesses (FSB) held its first Small Business Summit on Wednesday,
23 October 2013, at Liverpool John Moores University's (LJMU's) John
Lennon Art and Design Building.
More than 150 entrepreneurs registered for the summit, which
combined keynote speakers and panel sessions aimed at bringing into
focus the key barriers facing small business growth with practical
seminars and workshops to help delegates overcome them.
It was hosted by Mike Southon, FSB member and author of the
bestselling 'The Beermat Entrepreneur,' and featured
speakers including Chris Maguire, Editor of North West Business
Insider, and the FSB's National Chairman, John Allan.
Delegates attended workshops in various business skills including
finance and funding, with a session on how to approach
banks and investors from Nick Montague of Funding Store and another
on the psychology of money management from FSB Liverpool and
Knowsley Chairman Brian Sweeney of Babecs Ltd.
There were also seminars on business development. These included a
workshop on business growth from entrepreneurs Noel
Guilford and Olivia Stefanino and an informative and entertaining
presentation on how to innovate courtesy of The Up and Under Group's
Andy Fewtrell.
The 3rd theme was sales and marketing; notably featuring a small
business PR training session with the BBC's Maxine Mawhinney and the
FSB's Head of Media, Leisl Smith, in addition to an export markets
panel. The panel was chaired by 'T-Shirts and Suits'
author David Parrish and the panellists were Karen Bellion, of
Liverpool firm Parcours Llp, Fred Berner from Strategy and Action
International GmbH and Nick Owen of The Aspire Trust.
The subject of education played an important role in the summit.
There was a presentation on Liverpool City Region's employer
ownership of skills and skills for growth bank initiative, an
opening welcome from the university's Pro-Vice Chancellor Robin Leatherbarrow and an engaging seminar on graduate skills and LJMU's
World of Work Programme delivered by Director of Graduate
Advancement and Employer Engagement, Terry Dray.
In the afternoon, a 'question time' session Chaired by
Mike Southon and featuring Maxine Mawhinney, the FSB's Trade and
Industry Chairman Clive Davenport, former Mail on Sunday Economics
Editor Dan Atkinson and Liverpool Lord Mayor Gary
Millar took place.
There were also numerous exhibitors, including HMRC, the
Government's Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS),
the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS); which also delivered a
support seminar; and Liverpool Vision.
The summit was held as part of the legacy of Liverpool's Accelerate
2013and will take place again in the City during the International
Festival for Business (IFB) 2014, alongside the FSB's National
Council and Executive Board meetings. Liverpool Vision's Phil
Southward gave a presentation on what the IFB holds for small
businesses, Liverpool City Region and the UK, before John Allan
closed the event.
John Allan, FSB National Chairman, said:- "Our Small Business
Summit, which is the first the FSB has held and, I think it's fair
to say, the first of its kind in the UK combining debate and
discussion of the key issues with practical support and guidance
delivered on the day, will be a key part of the festival next year,
not least because there is a recognition at all levels of government
that much of the targeted economic growth in the UK will derive from
smaller enterprises and from entrepreneurs setting up and growing
businesses. The IFB is certainly going to be a fantastic opportunity
to showcase to the world the very best that businesses in this City
Region, across the North West and throughout the UK have to offer."
FSB Merseyside Chairman, Elaine Moore, said:- "It is fitting
that the FSB's Small Business Summit is being launched in Liverpool
because this City is famous for being home to entrepreneurial
innovators and has a very strong, diverse small business community.
It is also a City that is experiencing its own renaissance and there
are some exciting times ahead. The International Festival for
Business will take place here in June and July 2014 and will be a
window on UK commerce, which is why our second summit is also being
held in Liverpool during the festival. Our aim is simple; it is to
bring the main issues into focus and also help and support business
owners in their growth ambitions, sharing the insights and
experiences of a host of fabulous entrepreneurs who have been there,
done it and want to pass on what they have learned." |
