Efforts to identify cases of the South African variant of the COVID-19 virus in Southport’s Norwood area receive a boost today when 15 Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service officers joined the team delivering home testing kits. After a training session this morning, the fire officers joined the teams distributing home testing kits to residents and businesses within the target area and, where possible, waiting for … Continue reading South African COVID-19 variant testing gets a boost from Fire Service

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s review presents the first comprehensive economic framework of its kind for biodiversity. It calls for urgent and transformative change in how we think, act and measure economic success to protect and enhance our prosperity and the natural world. Grounded in a deep understanding of ecosystem processes and how they are affected by economic activity, the new framework presented by the Dasgupta Review – … Continue reading Nature is a blind spot in economics that we ignore at our peril, says review

Sefton Libraries are now offering people assistance with their IT via phone and email. Between 10am and 12 noon every Monday, Sefton residents can call Crosby Library on 0151 257 6400 where staff will try to help them with basic IT issues such as downloading apps, setting up email or staying in touch using Zoom or Skype. People can also email their enquiries to sefton.libraries@sefton.gov.uk or write … Continue reading Sefton’s libraries now providing IT assistance sessions

Testing for people with symptoms  Once again in February, drive-through Mobile Testing Units will be available across the borough. These sites are for those with symptoms – a new persistent cough, a high temperature or a loss of sense of taste or smell – and can be booked by calling 119 or visiting www.nhs.uk/coronavirus. Planned dates and sites may be subject to change if testing is required in … Continue reading February coronavirus testing facilities across Sefton

Sefton residents looking for an activity to get involved in from home during lockdown, are being encouraged by Green Sefton to take part in the RSPB’s nationwide Big Garden Birdwatch. To join in, people need to choose just one hour over this weekend, Friday 29th to Sunday 31st January, to count the number of birds they see. This can be in their garden or from their doorstep, … Continue reading Join the Big Garden Birdwatch from the comfort of your home