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NEW YEAR BLUES
HITS WOMEN THE HARDEST
WANT to help shape how
Liverpool will look in the future? Think the City needs more houses
or better open spaces? Got strong views on the protection of
heritage? Here's your chance to have your say!
Liverpool City Council is hosting three community events, giving
local people the chance to share their views over what should be
contained in the City's Local Plan; a key strategy in mapping out
the growth and development of the City over the next 15 years.
The 'Find Out More' events; which take place at Millennium
House, Victoria Street, on Tuesday, 21 January 2014; at 3pm; on
Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 9am; and on Wednesday, 29 January
2014; at 3pm; will give people the chance to meet planning and
development officers, learn more about the plan, ask questions and
make comments.
The events are an important part of the City's 4 month consultation
over its Local Plan, which aims to provide the housing, business,
industrial units and infrastructure Liverpool needs by 2028 and
beyond.
Liverpool City Council's Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Councillor
Malcolm Kennedy, said:- "It's really important that local
people are fully involved with the development of our Local Plan,
because it is such a key document in setting out the way forward for
Liverpool over the next couple of decades. We want to hear people's
views on the types of development the City needs, which areas
shouldn't be developed and what should be contained in the plan to
ensure the on going growth of the City in the coming years. These
'Find Out More' events; along with completing one of our
consultation forms; are a great opportunity for people to have a
direct input into the plan and help shape the future of Liverpool.
We want as many people as possible to come along to the events, ask
questions and have their say. All views will be taken on-board, as
part of the wider consultation process."
The areas which Liverpool's Local Plan will cover include:-
► Allocating sufficient land to meet housing, business and other
development needs.
► Setting out opportunities for new development.
► Providing clear policies on what will and will not be permitted
and where.
► Indications of broad locations for strategic development and
allocating specific sites for development.
► A clear strategy for enhancing the natural, built and historic
environment.
The Find Out More events will be held in the Herculaneum/Huskisson
Room on the ground floor of Millennium House, Victoria Street, in
the City centre, on the 21 January, 23 January and 29 January 2014.
Each event will comprise an
introductory presentation followed by a question and answer session.
Places at the events should be booked in advance by calling:- 0151
233 3021, or by
email.
People can also have their say on the Local Plan by visiting:-
liverpool.gov.uk/consultation
and following the link to the consultation forms. There is the
option of providing a 'quick comment' on what they
would like to see in the plan, or of providing a more detailed
response by answering a series of questions on housing, employment
and development using a more detailed feedback form.
As well as being available online, consultation forms are also
available at community libraries or can be obtained by calling:-
0151 233 3021. The Local Plan consultation runs until 31
March 2014. The final Local Plan document is expected to be adopted
by the City in late 2015 or early 2016.
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'Dynamic dozen'
experience life at First Ark
THERE were plenty of
smiling faces when First Ark Group welcomed a dozen eager young
people on work experience at its offices on Monday, 13 January 2014.
The 12 young people, from across Knowsley, are spending between 2
and 6 weeks at First Ark to gain skills and experience in what
happens within the organisation.
Tony Cahill, Executive Director; Business and Service Development
from First Ark, said:- "We are delighted to welcome so many
young people into our organisation and they will be given a flavour
of the wide ranging work we do; particularly managing our 14,000
homes across Knowsley. We are committed to helping improve the life
chances of people living in our communities and this is one way we
are helping young people to gain valuable work experience."
Those taking part in the First Ark work experience programme
include:- Charly Smith, Jack Sanger, Tammy Holland, Shalini
Kariyawasam, Helen Robertson, Jack Stockton, Laura Pennington,
Naisha Chinyere, Ally Jones, Sophie Lynch, Megan Woods and Cherelle
Sloan.
The participants are either Knowsley College students or local
people who are currently unemployed, and they will be assigned a
mentor and given the chance to sample work across departments such
as Marketing, Customer Services, Supported Living, Energy and
Environment, and Vivark which is First Ark Group's social enterprise
arm providing facilities management services.
The First Ark Group work experience programme is just one of the
many ways the group contributes towards tackling worklessness and
unemployment throughout Knowsley.
It aims to:-
► Support unemployed people back into sustainable employment.
► Support education leavers and unemployed residents of
Knowsley into sustainable employment and provide them with the
skills they require to flourish in the workplace.
► Impact on unemployment levels in the borough.
Recruitment for the programme takes place fo4 times per year with
placements advertised through local education establishments and Job
Centre Plus. For more information please visit:-
firstark.com.
Clancy Durkin
Murder
FOLLOWING the
news about Clancy Durkin, who
was found dead inside a property on Guildford Road, Southport, on
Tuesday, 7 January 2013, her daughter has since stood in the dock of
Sefton magistrates' court in Bootle, accused of murdering her mum.
On Friday, 10 January 2014, South Sefton Magistrates' Court was told
Clancy Durkin had indicated a not guilty plea. The case has now been
sent to Liverpool Crown Court. Also since last weeks edition
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust issued the following
statement from Lynne Shaw who is a Site Services Manager for the
Hospital. "I know I speak for all Clancy's colleagues here
when I say our thoughts are with her family and friends at this very
difficult time. Clancy joined the Trust in 2011 initially as a
catering assistant before becoming a domestic assistant, mostly
recently on ward 15b at Southport Hospital. Clancy was a lovely
person and a joy to work with. She was hard-working, and someone who
looked after her colleagues and made everyone welcome. She will be
sadly missed." The Trust has made support and counselling
available to staff who may have been affected by this tragic event. |
