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  • 1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Tom Walker |Jenny Coleman

    The Uniform Hub has now opened at new premises in Cambridge Arcade in the town and provides items for primary and secondary schools across Southport. School uniforms can be swapped for bigger sizes and the centre also accepts donations. "You don't need to be referred to us, you don't need to be in receipt of free school meals," she said. "This service is for everyone who needs it.

  • Jan 21, 2025 | yahoo.com | Ryan Dobney |Jenny Coleman

    In July last year, a seaside resort in the north-west of England was left in shock after three young girls were murdered during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. United in grief, the community of Southport came together to offer each other support in the days and weeks after then-17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, armed with a knife, went on a "meticulously planned rampage" on 29 July.

  • Nov 8, 2024 | yahoo.com | Mairead Smyth |Jenny Coleman

    The parents of a man who took his own life at a private mental health unit have said the hospital was "like a prison" and current patients say "it's not changed". Liam McGenity was found dead at St Mary's Hospital, run by Elysium Healthcare, in Warrington in 2021. An inquest earlier this year found neglect had contributed to the 29-year-old's death.

  • Nov 1, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Davinia Ramos |Jenny Coleman

    Two divers from Lancashire are celebrating after making history as the first disabled duo to scuba dive to a depth of 40m (131ft). Paraplegic Shaun Gash and Mohammed Salim Patel, who is blind, have spent months preparing for the challenge, which they undertook at Um Sid in Egypt. Guided by their instructor Curly, the pair spent an hour at the deepest depth any recreational diver is allowed to go. "We want to spread the word that diving is for every body, for every ability," Shaun said.

  • Oct 21, 2024 | yahoo.com | Phil Cunliffe |Jenny Coleman

    Teenage singer-songwriter Alex Spencer shares the same dream as many new artists, of one day headlining festivals alongside the biggest names in music. And while he is still working towards that aim in the real world, in a virtual sense, that ambition has come true. The 17-year-old student's "silly little song" Nightmares has been included alongside the likes of Coldplay, Billie Eilish and Kasabian on the soundtrack of one of the country's best-selling video games, FC 25.

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