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News, posts and releases on Merseyside.

Liverpool get their skates on

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THREE skate parks are set to be built-in Liverpool for young people to use. Mayor Joe Anderson announced last year that he had allocated £1.5 million of capital funding to be invested in schemes for young people. Consultation has now taken place with more than 1,000 young people about the preferred location of the skate …

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Freephone Numbers benefit Liverpool

FREEPHONE numbers are being implemented by Liverpool City Council for calls to the Revenues and Benefits Service. The new system is being introduced from Monday 3 February and covers enquiries for issues including housing benefit, council tax support, free school meals and benefits maximization advice. The numbers and the services they will be used for are: 0800 …

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Liverpool’s Mayor Launches Food Bank Charity

APPLICATIONS are being invited for bids from the Mayor’s Hope Fund – a new charity established by Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson for poverty relief. More than £30,000 has so far been raised for the charity, and now any organisation – large or small – that provides foodbank services in Liverpool is able to apply …

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