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August 2007 Archives

GCSE stars

Posted by Digital Editor on August 24, 2007 9:00 AM

CONGRATULATIONS to all those who got the grades they needed when the GCSE results were announced yesterday.
Despite what the naysayers would have you believe, earning good grades under exam pressure is a real achievement, and should be recognised as such.
Now, go and enjoy yourself, before the hard work of your A-levels begin.
You deserve it.

Do not pass judgement yet

Posted by Digital Editor on August 24, 2007 9:00 AM

EMOTIONS, understandably, will run high amid talk of relocating ex-convicts to unspecified locations in Southport.
Especially when the former prisoners are from a unit which deals with criminals addicted to substances of all descriptions.
So what do we do? Fear for the safety of those living in the proximity of Green Pastures’ rehabilitation units? Start painting a picture of youngsters being offered drugs on street corners?
Or do we take a deep breath, pause for a second, and think more calmly?
According to experts, there are rehabilitation units like the one reported all over the country.
For all we know, there could be some in Southport as we speak.
They are manned by experts, to deal with those who need their help, and the ex-inmates will be in an environment where any form of narcotic will not be tolerated in any way.
Perhaps we should wait for the full facts before jumping to any further conclusions.

Be proud of great Show

Posted by Digital Editor on August 17, 2007 9:00 AM

IT WILL take a lot more than a collapsed sewer to keep visitors away from our town this weekend.
Once again, the resort has come up smelling of roses with another fantastic Flower Show.
We should all feel proud of the pulling power of this annual event, where Southport shows itself off to thousands of visitors as a major attraction.
Whether entering prize carrots in the amateur marquee displays, or putting months of backbreaking work into the intricate large-scale exhibits, every contributor to the Show is valuable and gives Southport the unique, friendly atmosphere that other major horticultural events don’t always have.
But Southport and flowers have always had a special relationship.
As well as the annual Show, we have our past successes in the Britain in Bloom competition to be proud of, and Churchtown Botanic Gardens is another jewel in our crown that should never be taken for granted.
At a time when people are campaigning to protect green spaces from industrial expansion, let’s be thankful that our town embraces its open spaces.
Such places are the lungs of our resort, and it is times like this weekend we can use them to display our assets to the rest of the region, and, indeed, the rest of the country.
If you are going to this year’s fabulous floral extravaganza, have a wonderful time – and don’t forget to feel proud when you see visitors enjoying their every minute in Southport.

Equal rate for hospital calls

Posted by Digital Editor on August 10, 2007 9:00 AM

COMMON sense has finally prevailed – it seems – with regard to patients making phone calls from their hospital beds.
At a time when the last thing somebody can do is nip out to the bank to withdraw a bundle of cash, or take out a second mortgage, phone calls on the Patientline service have been cut by 75 per cent to 10p.
It would be churlish to knock such a gesture, but let’s not forget this is a job only half done.
Family and friends calling a patient from outside the hospital will still have to pay up to 49p per minute to check on their loved one’s progress.
When someone is cut off from their home in a hospital bed, surely that link with the outside world is vital, and necessitates an equal rate – whichever way the call is coming from?

Speak out to stop crime

Posted by Digital Editor on August 10, 2007 9:00 AM

IS THIS the Southport we proudly talk to visitors about?
A woman attacked by local young people on her way to buy cigarettes, a lad shot while innocently listening to his MP3 player in the street?
We are a resort aiming for classic status, a town renowned as peaceful, friendly and one where we look after our own.
Lately, it seems ‘looking after’ has taken on the innuendo of a 1930s gangster movie.
If you know something, speak up. Keeping quiet about these vile acts is almost as bad as perpetrating them.

This page contains an archive of all entries posted to Visiter Newsdesk in the August 2007. They are listed from oldest to newest.

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