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Christmas in Liverpool to be saved as company steps in
The city will still have Christmas lights even if the city council decide to pull the plug.
It was announced last week that the cash-strapped local authority is considering cutting back on its Christmas plans as it looks to plug an eye-watering £73m budget gap. This could include an £80,000 saving through stripping back on Christmas lights throughout the city centre.
However, that doesn’t spell the end for festive decorations in the city as the Liverpool BID Company has vowed to continue to ensure the Christmas spirit remains.
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In a statement, the company, which looks after the Business Improvement District in the city centre, said: “For the past five years, the Liverpool BID Company has contributed over £745,000 to the city centre’s Christmas decorations and activities during the festive period. Since 2017, the Liverpool BID Company has been the main contributor, funded by BID Levy Payers and contributing over two-thirds of Liverpool’s overall Christmas lights, Christmas decorations, trees, and installations, having installed over 695 features in 2022 alone."
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Schoolchildren forced to walk past bus stop where man found dead
Schoolchildren had to walk past the scene where a man was found dead this morning.
Police were called by North West Ambulance Service after a man was found lying on Stonebridge Lane in Croxteth at around 4.50am today. Officers attended the scene and pronounced the man dead.
A white tent surrounding the bus stop was erected, as well as a cordon which partially blocked the pathway on Stonebridge Lane. Children walked past the scene on their way to school, with many heading to St John Bosco Arts College which is a 10 minute walk away.
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Pensioner's heartbreaking reaction as squalid home transformed in time for Christmas
A Merseyside pensioner's squalid home was transformed thanks to the help volunteers and donations from the public.
The woman, called Irene, was living in a cold, damp and dangerous home in Huyton. She was using a small electric heater to heat up her property after the gas supply had been turned off, with no central heating either.
Her front and back doors were hanging off, making the house even colder and there were holes in her walls. Irene's situation was flagged up by a concerned neighbour and the issue was brought to the attention of James Anderson, who runs the Depher Community Interest Company.
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