STARSAILOR are to play a homecoming show in Warrington to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut album. Love Is Here, which peaked at number two in the charts and went on to be certified platform, came out on October 8, 2001. The band – whose line up includes bassist James Stel Stelfox and drummer Ben Byrne who both grew up in Warrington – will be playing the record track by track in full at Parr Hall 20 years to the day since the release. Love Is Here featured one of their most successful singles – the top 10 Alcoholic as well as the top 20 hits, Fever and Good Souls.
A BOY in York, who is aiming to help “all the children of York” get an Easter egg, has been supported by the team from a supermarket. The community champions at the Morrisons store in Acomb, Naomi King and Natalie Brown, have been supporting Brody, 6, to help him raise money and Easter eggs donations for good causes. After a discussion with his mum, Brody decided he wanted to make sure every child in York had a chocolate egg this Easter. His initial aim was to raise £100, but after completing a 21-mile cycle with his grandad in his Power Ranger costume in less than three hours, he has so fair raised more than £650 and still rising.
FRUSTRATED residents have taken action against the increasing amount of dog fouling happening in their village. Morgan Jones and Sarah Hayward from Burneside are mapping the areas where dog mess is being left in the village each week, as well as spray painting it so residents do not accidentally step in it. Last month Ms Jones began putting up posters telling owners to clean up after their dogs, after a sign at a dog fouling hotspot seemed to work. “I thought something had to be done,” said Ms Jones. “Four weeks ago at Howgill Houses there were 17 piles of dog muck, so I spoke to residents and asked if they’d be prepared to have a sign go up.
Andrew Coathup, known as Andy to some, died at home from coronavirus and other underlying health problems. Mr Coathup was a familiar face at Morrisons in Kendal, where he spent more than two decades working as manager of the fish counter. Son Jamie and daughter Abbie described their father as a man with a smile on his face who was always willing to lend a helping hand. “It’s been a total shock, trying to come to terms with it really, just a bit heartbreaking, said Jamie, 25. Every step of the way I just feel like I want to phone up my dad and talk to him, tell him what’s happening, but then you realise.