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Formby Village businesses
face another blow
FORMBY is close to losing
its remaining businesses in the village centre. With rents far too
high for small businesses and land lords who some businesses claim
are "are not willing to negotiate", are part of the
problem affecting what was once a very special shopping destination.
Some businesses are blaming the internet as well as the over
whelming power of supermarkets in the village. Increasingly the
village centre is as one local shop keeper told is "Charity
Shop Central." One of the other problems for Formby Village
is parking and as Tony from Formby Books said:- "if Sefton
Council imposes car parking charges for the village centre, it will
be the icing on the cake for traders." A local shopper
commented:- "If businesses in the village where on the
endangered species list, they would be classed as on the verge of
extinction." Sefton does need to get cash in, but like the
reset 20mph vote, it is feared that local views are being ignored
and it will be pushed through regardless. Please email us your views
on this issue. Please email us your views on this issue:-
news24@southportrepoter.com.
This question was raided by as far back in
2011 and since then the village has
changed visibly since then.
GMB FEEDBACK REVEALS DETAILS ON
NEW ROUND OF CUTS AT 20 COUNCILS FROM APRIL 2014
WITH more attacks on the jobs and conditions
in the offing a national meeting of senior stewards will take place
for Friday, 4 October 2013, to determine our response says GMB. GMB,
the union for public service workers, is collating details on the
next round of cuts in jobs and services in local councils across the
UK to take effect in April 2014.
GMB representatives have given feedback to the union of new cuts at
20 councils as follows:-
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Bolton |
£40m between 2013 and 2015
on top of £60m cuts since 2010 |
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Cambridgeshire |
£159m over next 5 years |
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Cornwall |
£196 million by 2019, on
top of £170 million saved since 2010 |
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Derbyshire |
£47.2m |
Labour leader, Anne
Western, warned of 1,600 job losses. £157m by 2017-18 |
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Durham |
£222m by 2017 |
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Edinburgh |
£36m over the next year |
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Forest Heath |
£1.29m |
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Gwynedd |
£32m savings needed until 2017 |
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Hull City |
£48m |
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Huntingdonshire |
£2.6m |
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Lancaster |
£3.5m over next 2 years |
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Sussex |
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£2.8m savings needed |
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Moray |
£24m over next 3 years |
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Norfolk |
£140m |
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Stirling |
£24m |
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Suffolk |
£50m |
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Swansea |
£45m over next 3 years |
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Wandsworth |
£43m |
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Warwickshire |
£92m |
600 job losses |
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Wirral |
£109m |
Expected to have cuts of
£109m over 3 years but extra cuts needed |
Earlier this week GMB published an
analysis of official data from Office for National Statistics (ONS)
showing that the number of employees across all the public sector in
the UK (seasonally adjusted) has fallen from 6,328,000 in Q1 2010 to
5,697,000 in Q1 2013. This is a fall of 631,000 or -10.0% since the
general election in 2010.
ONS data shows that the fall in the number of public sector
employees in the same period in North West has been 83,,000 or
-11.4%, followed by the South West with a fall of 77,000 or -13.9%
followed by London with a fall of 73,000 or -9.0%, followed by West
Midlands with a fall of 61,000 or -11.5%, followed by Yorkshire and
The Humber with a fall of 60,000 or -10.6%, followed by South East
with a fall of 58,000 or -8.0%, followed by East of England with a
fall of 49,000 or -10.3%, followed by Scotland with a fall of
-49,000 or -7.8%, followed by North East with a fall of 43,000 or
-14.5%, East Midlands with a fall of 44,000 or -10.8%, Wales with a
fall of 20,000 or -5.7% and Northern Ireland with a fall of 11,000
or -4.8%.
Brian Strutton, GMB National Secretary for Public Services, said:-
"on top of the jobs and services already lost the tragedy is
that the worse is yet to come in terms of cuts. The evidence on the
ground supports this. GMB feedback from the current round of Council budget reviews for next year in 20 councils suggest accelerating
cutbacks. As a result, many communities in some of the most deprived
regions will find their local economy in tatters. The Office for
Budget Responsibilities' forecast for net total public sector job
losses during the lifetime of this Parliament means that the
prospect for the next 2 years could be up to a further 400,000 job
losses. GMB representatives from around the country are reporting
that public sector workers are fed up with being told they have to
accept pay restraint and reductions to their terms and conditions to
protect their jobs and their local services only to find that the
jobs and services go anyway. With more attacks on the jobs and
conditions in the offing GMB has called a national meeting of senior
stewards for Friday, 4 October 2013, to determine our response." |
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Preparing our
young people for today and the future
MORE than 250 head
teachers, principals, careers education and business leaders from
across the Liverpool City Region attended on 2 October 2013 a Skills
for Growth for Schools Conference, at Aintree Racecourse.
Throughout the day, attendees were updated on the job opportunities
available to young people across the Liverpool City Region as well
as highlighting their role in helping young people to fulfil their
career potential.
Representatives from a range of employers delivered presentations on
their requirements, both now and in the future, including Getrag
Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Peel Ports, Crowne Plaza and Merseytravel.
Mayor Joe Anderson opened the conference on behalf of the City Region Cabinet.
He also announced that there will be a major careers and Skills Show
at the International Festival of Business, which is taking place
across the Region from June next year. More than 6,000 secondary
school pupils will be invited to take part in the Skills Show, where
they can get a hands on experience of the future jobs and careers
available in the region.
Mayor Joe Anderson said:- "I'm delighted that so many people
have attended our Skills for Growth for Schools conference, which
demonstrates the commitment of everyone involved in educating and
developing our young people and preparing them for their future
careers. I am pleased to announce today the Skills Show at next
year's International Festival for Business. As the world's business
community visits our region to explore trade and growth
opportunities, this provides a fantastic platform for our young
people to explore future career options. We don't want to just ask
them what they want to be; we want to give them a taste of
everything they can be!"
This event also launched the Advanced Manufacturing Skills for
Growth Agreement. This agreement is part of a series of ten
documents which aim to identify the current and future skills needs
of key business sectors within the City Region.
The Advanced Manufacturing Skills for Growth Agreement is endorsed
by major manufacturers across City Region and includes a range of
actions to raise the profile and understanding of manufacturing as
an aspirational career choice for young people.
Other agreements in the series include Visitor Economy, Superport,
Life Sciences, Financial and Professional Services.
The event was organised by the Liverpool City Region Employment and
Skills Board and due to its success, further events are now being
planned.
4See Group choose EssentialSkillz as E-Learning partner
MARKET leading Health,
Safety and Environmental consultancy, 4See Group have chosen
EssentialSkillz as their partner to roll out E-Learning.
Towcester-based 4See Group will sell the EssentialSkillz library of
online Health and Safety training courses through their team and via
their web site. Using the unique functionality available through the
EssentialSkillz system, 4See will also offer a service of bespoke
training to fit each customer's requirements.
4See Group, highly regarded for their high levels of service by well
qualified staff, searched the market for a leading company that
shared their philosophy of dedication to customer service.
As a specialist E-Learning company, EssentialSkillz have in depth
experience in producing interactive online training courses and have
developed a class leading Learning Management System (LMS). The
EssentialSkillz management team have combined experience of over 40
years in the E-Learning industry that is reflected in their
impressive client list.
Mike Walker, Group Managing Director of 4See Group, said:-
"Partnering with another business needs careful consideration. When
choosing a partner for E-Learning, we looked at some key criteria
including the quality of the courses and the functionality of the
LMS. What was most important to us was the people we would be
working with and the reputation of the organisation. EssentialSkillz
stood out as a company that had the same core value as ours - the
customer always comes first."
Mike Walker added:- "We see E-Learning as a vital development
in training and this partnership will enable 4See to provide a fully
blended training solution of online and face to face training."
Julian Roberts, Managing Director of EssentialSkillz, said:-
"We are proud to have been chosen by 4See as their partner. Working
with a company held in such high regard in the industry reflects
well on our brand and we look forward to a very successful
partnership." |
