A Council Magazine for Residents of Halewood, Huyton, Kirkby, Prescot, Whiston and Surrounding Areas
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E2356 Knowsley 3 17/5/05 9:06 am Page 1 A COUNCIL MAGAZINE FOR RESIDENTS OF HALEWOOD, HUYTON, KIRKBY, PRESCOT, WHISTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS Issue 2 Summer 2005 www.knowsley.gov.uk No Oliver twist to school meals programme Borough was getting fresh before TV chef PLUS WARDENS SAVE BABY WIN A TRIP TO IRELAND CRAIG HIGNETT INTERVIEW E2356 Knowsley 3 17/5/05 9:06 am Page 2 Advert designed by Service Communications, Knowsley Council E2356 Knowsley 3 17/5/05 9:06 am Page 3 Welcome in this issue 11 5 Welcome to the second issue of Knowsley News - the council’s quarterly publication for borough residents. The magazine was launched 12 after our research showed you wanted to know more about what the council is doing and what is going on in the borough. 23 We think we’ve got the feel of the magazine right but the most important thing is what YOU think. We’ve had a fantastic response to our request for feedback in issue one and the Regulars: Features: most pleasing thing was that the overwhelming majority of News 4, 8 Fresh approach 11 responses were positive. to school food An amazing 88 per cent said 17 that overall Knowsley News was Round your way 6 ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ and, happily, Big deal for North Huyton Borough’s band aid 12 not one person rated the magazine as ‘poor’ or ‘rubbish’. Supporting local bands The majority read all or most My Knowsley 9 of it and 95 per cent thought it Footballer, Craig Hignett End of the road 17 was easy to read. Over half of you asked for for dumped cars more pages devoted to what’s Your health 10 on, so we’ve included an extra Time to beat the bulge Blooming marvellous 19 two pages packed with events in Knowsley Flower Show and around the area. You also asked for more What’s on 13 information about borough services, so we’ve extended the useful numbers section. Memory Lane 18 We always welcome your Lifting lid on lessons of late 24 comments about the magazine or on council services – good and bad. Feel free to contact the Ask the expert 20 editor, Gareth Roberts. keeping it clean It is also my sad duty to announce that Councillor George Howard passed away Sport special 21 last month. As well as his work as an elected member in the Competition 24 Council, George played a valuable role in the Passenger Win a trip to Dublin Transport Authority ensuring better transport routes in Knowsley. Knowsley News is produced by Knowsley Council Knowsley News is also available in other formats including four times a year and distributed to all households in the borough. The next edition will be published in Braille, large print and audiotape. If you are registered blind or September. If you have any comments or feedback – or would like to write a letter for publication visually impaired you should receive an audiotape version of the please contact the editor, Gareth Roberts, at: magazine. Telephone customer services on 0151 443 3197 Knowsley News, Municipal Buildings, PO Box 21, Cllr Ron Round, Huyton, Knowsley, L36 9YU. Tel: 0151 443 3397. or email: [email protected] Leader of Fax: 0151 443 3507. Knowsley Council Email: [email protected]. Edited, designed and printed by Limehouse www.limehouse.co.uk E2356 Knowsley 3 17/5/05 9:06 am Page 4 News WARDENS SAVE MILLY A FAMILY has praised the quick thinking of two Borough in brief neighbourhood wardens after they saved a baby’s life. Competition winners JULIE HENDERSON of Greystone Road, Swanside (pictured), won the Knowsley News competition for two Grand National tickets. Mrs B Largue of Pine Close, Kirkby, won the easyjet competition. RELIEVED: Cathy McGee with daughter Kath, granddaughter Milly and husband John. Meet your bobby IF you have views on policing in Knowsley, you One-year-old Milly Newlands was Milly into the recovery position like to say a great big thank you to can have your say. staying with her grandmother while Lindsay phoned an them.” Police surgeries are held Cathy McGee in Lambourn ambulance. “The adrenalin kicks in and around the borough to Avenue, Cronton when she began “Milly came round within 10 you just do what you have to do,” give residents the chance convulsing, stopped breathing and minutes. I was very grateful for the said Ian. to raise their concerns slipped into unconsciousness. wardens’ help; they were my with a local officer. “Milly just lay on the floor and guardian angels. Surgeries in Kirkby are went into a fit. I ran to a friend’s “I think it was a life-saving every Monday, 10am- and I really panicked when there situation. If I had a thousand 12noon, at KHT Housing was no answer,” Cathy told pounds I would have given it to Office, Bewley Drive and Knowsley News. them there and then.” every Tuesday, 12noon- 1.30pm, at Ribblers Court Luckily neighbourhood wardens Mum, Kathryn Newlands, added: Community Hall. Ian Crawford, 37, and Lindsay “My mother was in a real panic so it WONDER WARDENS: In Huyton surgeries are Rogers, 31, were passing by. Ian put was good job they were there. I’d Ian Crawford and Lindsay Rogers every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1pm-3pm, at NEIGHBOURHOOD wardens Sarah Maher the Neighbourhood and John Crossland helped to save the life of Win a TV in Action Team office, a man in Prescot who was unconscious after Sleaford Road. drinking heavily and taking sleeping tablets. council tax scheme The man has made a full recovery. Tram plan is go PAY your council tax by direct debit and you could WORK on Merseyside’s scoop a brand new telly! new £225m tram system The council is encouraging residents to pay by this linking Kirkby with George Howard Liverpool is scheduled to method, as it saves money on processing fees, start on 1 July. FORMER Mayor of keeping the cost of council tax bills down. Construction group Laing Knowsley Cllr George Savings are pumped back into funds for schools, O’Rourke and trams Howard has died of a libraries, community centres and environmental specialist Grant Rail will heart attack. improvement. He was a councillor for carry out the work, All residents who keep up their direct debit payments scheduled to be Whiston South ward for 22 years and vice- through the year will be completed in time for chairman of Merseytravel, where he played a entered into a draw to PRIZE WINNER: Kirkby resident Liverpool’s Capital of key part in the Merseytram project. John Parker picks up a laptop Culture year in 2008. Cllr Howard served as the Mayor of win an LCD television. computer from Cllr Norman Keats, Preparations, such as Last year’s prize of a Cabinet Member for Finance and Knowsley from 1997 to 1998 and, in that Information Society Technologies moving gas, electric and time, raised £27,000 for research into laptop computer was phone lines, have already Alzheimer’s disease. won by John Parker started and a planning Knowsley Council leader Cllr Ron Round from Kirkby. application has been said: “George will be greatly missed by all his submitted for For more information colleagues and the community he served for Merseytram’s Gilmoss about paying your depot, including 750 park so many years. He was a well known and council tax by direct and ride car spaces. well-respected councillor, who took pride in debit call 0151 443 4476 serving the people of this borough and did so with a passion.” 4 PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST E2356 Knowsley 3 17/5/05 9:06 am Page 5 News Borough in brief Ford link is first KNOWSLEY Council is the first in the country to develop a unique partnership with an independent private company. The council and People’s Ford are working together servicing and maintaining the council’s 320 vehicles and 400 items of plant and private transit vehicles. FIRST LOOK AT NEW CENTRE Cllr Bob Swann said: “We are also looking to WORK on a new shopping centre in Huyton is due to start this month. develop an apprenticeship academy, which will benefit young people who The old Asda site has been huge 25,000 square foot area. He said: “We are in discussions want to become demolished and Knowsley Guy Illingworth, Director of with several major names and are mechanics and enable planning chiefs have given the CTP Ltd, the urban regeneration positive that the scheme will be a them to get unrivalled green light to a 100,000 sq ft specialist working on the great success and will bring a new work experience.” scheme incorporating 26 units. development, is hopeful that many vibrancy to the town centre.” New retailers will include more top name retailers will come The development is due to be Here he goes again Wilkinsons, who will occupy a on board. completed in March 2006. LEGENDARY local band The La’s have reformed more than a decade after Benefit: Council’s their last gig. Reel attraction The new line up includes Lee Mavers and Jay crackdown on Lewis, both from Huyton, KNOWSLEY is fast becoming a familiar sight as well as John Power on the small screen as TV producers flock to cheats saves £3m and Nick Miniski. the borough to shoot location scenes. The La’s shot to fame in A CRACKDOWN on benefit cheats and Hollyoaks actors Ali Bastian (Becca) and 1990, following the insurance fraudsters has saved Knowsley Kevin Sacre (Jake), pictured below, were the release of their self-titled Council an estimated £3million in just 12 album, and had a huge hit latest stars to strut their stuff in the area.