‘Focus on the joy’ plea from independent campaigners backing Gardens regeneration.
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Patrick Hurley retweeted
Genuinely think there’s something in events giving attendees a QR code to a professionally filmed video they will get to download shortly after the event to try and combat scenes like this. If everybody’s watching this through their screens, what’s the point of even being there.
✨💫It may only be the beginning of November, but Christmas has arrived at one of London's famous shopping areas. Carnaby Street has switched on its lights, kicking off the festive season in the heart of Soho.
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It is unconscionable that any veteran who has served our country should have to sleep on the streets.
That’s why this Remembrance weekend, we’re matching our words with action. Read this 👇 from the PM.
That’s why this Remembrance weekend, we’re matching our words with action. Read this 👇 from the PM.
Some conversations never leave you. I for one will never forget being asked by a former member of the Coldstream Guards, in May 2017 on an early-morning walkabout of the city centre during my time as Mayor of Greater Manchester, whether I could justify him being left with no option but to bed down on cardboard and a sleeping bag on the steps of the Royal Exchange Theatre.
I said no, I couldn't. But I walked away knowing he was not the only one. People who had been prepared to put their lives on the line for us now sheltering in theatre and shop doorways. I remember feeling chastened. How had my generation of politicians allowed this situation to develop without doing enough to prevent it?
Most people leaving the Armed Forces go on to thrive in Civvy Street. They bring skills, discipline and experience that any employer should value. But some struggle with life after service, often through no fault of their own. Conditions caused by their time in the forces, such as PTSD, or the lack of support with the transition from one life to another, can be a root cause of homelessness. Too many are still left to face that struggle alone.
When someone who has worn our nation's uniform ends up surviving on the streets, we owe them more than warm words on Remembrance Weekend. At the very least, we owe them a bed every night and support to recover.
Everyone should know what help is available and where to find it. If you are a veteran facing homelessness, or know one who is, contact Op FORTITUDE, the UK-wide helpline, on 0800 952 0774 for immediate support. This is one of many government-backed veteran programmes, but I know we must do more.
This Remembrance Sunday, as we honour those who have served and sacrificed for us, I want to set a new operating principle for the British state. It is simply this: no one who has served our country should be left to sleep on its streets.
As part of my drive to end rough sleeping, I will be writing to councils in England this week to ask them to draw up a specific plan on veteran homelessness. As a start, I will ask them to ensure that any veteran sleeping rough is offered appropriate accommodation before Christmas.
For the first time, the money is there to do it. We have provided councils with almost £900 million until the end of this Parliament to help end rough sleeping, including among veterans. We are also allocating nearly £9 million to local veterans' centres across the UK for targeted housing, employment and health support.
Nearly all our councils have signed the Armed Forces Covenant. They care about our veterans and are already doing vital work with local charities to support them. Now we must go further and help councils turn that commitment into a roof over every head every night.
Our veterans stood by us. We must stand by them. That means a commitment to a supported path away from the streets for everyone who needs one. From this Remembrance Sunday onwards, I want the whole country to honour that simple pledge.
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‘Who in their right mind would risk diluting a brand that connects so personally and closely with its communities? Like #ChildreninNeed, any other broadcaster would kill for a portfolio spanning 39 locations that delivers what BBC Local Radio does.’ 5/
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Same for Southport. Be careful out there tonight.
WEATHER ALERT: Thick fog has blanketed #Formby tonight, with poor visibility and icy windscreens reported. Please drive carefully, slow down and allow extra time, especially ahead of Remembrance Sunday services.
Stay safe!
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Hats off to @AndrewBrownEdit for this. Great to see.
And as of Monday 9th Nov, Stand Up For Southport is also starting a daily email (sign up here - mailchi.mp/standupforsout… ) in your inbox by 8am, seven days a week. It's a quick read, packed with the stories that matter to you.
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You may have heard - Southport is a town back on the up. Hundreds of millions of capital investment coming into town, a tourist economy that's bouncing back post-covid, and a thriving arts & culture scene too.
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Hats off to @AndrewBrownEdit for this. Great to see.
And as of Monday 9th Nov, Stand Up For Southport is also starting a daily email (sign up here - mailchi.mp/standupforsout… ) in your inbox by 8am, seven days a week. It's a quick read, packed with the stories that matter to you.
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One for @benhaslam_ I think.
Just last month, The Visiter launched its new daily email newsletter (sign up here - communities.inyourarea.co.uk/southportvisit… ) giving one story a day on the town's prospects and what's happening.
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You may have heard - Southport is a town back on the up. Hundreds of millions of capital investment coming into town, a tourist economy that's bouncing back post-covid, and a thriving arts & culture scene too.
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I miss the old weekly local freesheets that came through your letterbox (it was the Prescot Reporter where I grew up, but you'll have your own version), and am heartened to see a new type of digital equivalent try something new.
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If you've always had a soft spot for Southport (and let's face it, if you're from the City Region, you probably do) then sign up to read them. And if you've got an interest in local journalism, sign up too, and see how we're bucking the trend here.
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Patrick Hurley retweeted
Left or right?
Here are two railway stations in Cambridgeshire. March Railway Station (on the right) was Victorian, first opened in 1847. Waterbeach (on the left) is due to open in 2028. This is not progress or enhanced prosperity. The collapse in design quality is clearly profound and goes far sues of civic pride, place-attraction and corporate duty. No one involved in the design of Waterbeach Station should be allowed anywhere near the design of any public building or place.
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This is good news. We do indeed need to recast the arrangement away from what was agreed prior to the 2024 General Election.
ANDY BURNHAM EXC #3
Chagos handover deal is in doubt: PM says UK govt will "recast the arrangement" to allay US concerns.
He sees the US-Denmark deal over Greenland as one possible model for the fate of Diego Garcia.
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