By Andrew Brown
Town Deal funding will help to diversify Southport’s economy and make the seaside resort a place that millions of people will want to visit throughout the year.
The Government allocated £37.5million in funding to Southport in the 2021 Spring Budget, after the Town Deal board submitted a range of projects which demonstrated that they could create jobs and attract further investment.
Central to Southport’s ambitions is the delivery of a new theatre, events and conference centre which will be bustling all year round.
Infrastructure work will support Southport Pleasureland’s ambitions to become an all-weather attraction that entertains visitors across all 12 months.
Surge testing for South Africa variant now completed in Southport Kate Lally
Surge testing to “understand” the spread of the South African variant of Covid-19 in Merseyside has now been completed.
Tests were taking place in Norwood, Cambridge and Dukes wards, with door-to-door testing kits being delivered, as well as dedicated mobile testing sites being set up. As the city region waits to hear details on the way out of lockdown, Sefton Council has today said sufficient testing for the variant has now taken place. No further testing will be carried out after the test centre at Southport Theatre and Convention Centre closes at 6.30pm tonight (Monday).
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People living on three Merseyside streets to get home coronavirus test kits today
A number of roads are being prioritised in a bid to detect and contain the new variant
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PCR home test kits are how door-to-door tests are taken. (Image: Emmeline Saunders)
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