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24 • Visit us @ www.ChampNews.com WK The Champion • Wednesday 2 October 2013 Study highlights concerns THE main concerns of people in West Lancashire are the environment, the state of education and the future for children, young people and families, according to a new study. An extensive consultation with communities across Lancashire, including those in West Lancs, has uncovered the most pressing issues, fears and hopes facing people today. The Vital Signs guide, launched on October 1 by the Community Foundation for Lancashire, contains the detailed regional findings of one of the largest social consultation exercises ever carried out in the region and is the county’s first giving guide. People across West Lancashire shared their aspirations for the future, including developing a community that cares for the elderly. The other two aspirations uncovered by the consultation were that people in West Lancashire want to see investment in local facilities and to keep the local environment clean and tidy. LEATHER DOCTOR Leather care, repair and restoration Repair, Cleaning & Restoration carried out on any leather or vinyl... Furniture, Auto Interiors, Handbags, Marine & Aviation Interiors Cracking & Peeling Rips & Tears Scratches & Scuffs Burns Pet Damage Colour Loss Dye Transfer Ink & Stain Removal Deep Cleaning Protection Treatment ✓ Fully qualified leather technicians ✓ Fully mobile service available ✓ Leather cleaners, protectors, care kits & ink removal kits available CALL JAMES PRESTON on 07840 598450 or Email leatherrepairspecialist@hotmail.co.uk 1120884 I don’t know what I’d do without Tina I’M being rather upstaged I fear – and I don’t mind a bit. After all, this column is entitled ‘One Man & His Dog’ although recently it’s mainly about one man – me – banging on about my own hobby horses, with little mention of my partner in crime, my dog, Tina. And since without Tina (and her predecessor) this column would never have existed in the first place, and without my taking Tina for walks I would have had far less to fulminate about anyway, this is, I suppose, hardly fair. But, however puffed up with importance I may have felt, the reality was borne in upon me a couple of weeks ago by a charming elderly lady I encountered on a footpath twixt Ormskirk and Aughton. This woman was walking her Ormskirk Heeler when we met. Now, Ormskirk Heelers are themselves lovely little dogs of which you don’t see that many these days, so that was a good starting point for a conversation. We had a good natter during the course of which she told me that she had lived in Maghull (my home town) before moving to Aughton. She had already admired Tina – “Isn’t she beautiful?” – and when I said we had come on the train from Maghull she asked me if I read the local paper, the Champion, because a chap who writes for it has a Rough Collie too, called Tina. Classifi ed ads work! Call 01704 392392 And when I said my dog was called Tina she did a double take – and asked if this was ‘THE’ Tina? I admitted this was the case and she was really made up to have met the actual Tina from the paper. “I’ll be able to put a face to her next time I read the column,” she said. I suppose she’ll be able to put a face to me as well – though I’d be the first to admit that Tina’s is without doubt the more attractive of the two. Not that I minded one bit. Tina means the world to me, and if folk want to admire her and talk about her, so very well and good. The same kind of thing has happened quite often while walking around my native Maghull and Lydiate anyway. Folk, usually with dogs, but quite often with nothing more than shopping bags, will stop and ask if I am “the man who writes in the Keep in touch with the local news and views on our website www.champnews.com Cygnet Champion.” And when I confirm that this is indeed the case, they usually say they thought so – because of the eponymous dog. Then, unless the conversation immediately turns to “what is the council going to do about ”, it almost always then switches to Tina and how good she is. Tina, like most dogs, does have her moments. For reasons known only to her doggy psyche she really dislikes German Shepherds on sight. Which is doubly odd because she is good friends with one owned by a retired postman – but she would attack any other if not restrained. Which would be unwise to say the least since, although she may be (almost) the same height, she loses out badly when it come to weight. She also dislikes things that rattle – skateboards, scooters and certain buses – and also people riding bicycles on pavements. I’m sure she has picked that one up from me. Generally though, she does behave in a ladylike fashion when out. She is quite content to watch rabbits doing rabbity things, or ducks going about their own business. Squirrels though should be glad that dogs can’t climb trees – though Tina tries. So here’s to Tina, my companion and friend. I really don’t know what I’d do without her. I wouldn’t be writing this column for a start. Kitchens • KITCHENS • BEDROOMS • HOME STUDY WIN Enjoy a luxury Afternoon Tea courtesy of Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa and Champion Newspapers. AN AFTERNOON TEA at Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa We are giving four people the chance to win Afternoon Tea for Two at the award-winning hotel, set in stunning countryside on the border of Wirral and Cheshire. Competition winners will be able to indulge in: • A selection of Loose Leaf Teas, Infusions and Hot Beverages • A variety of Finger Sandwiches, including Loch Duart smoked salmon with dill crème fraiche and pickled cucumber; Honey glazed Cheshire ham and homemade tomato chutney; Smoked Wirral pork loin and Bramley apples • Cakes and Fancies; scones with clotted cream and handmade Pant Glass Bach Preserves jam and curd • A glass of Prosecco Winners can take their tea in our Lawns Lounge and Bar, or – depending on the arrival of the weather – enjoy their prize in our beautifully landscaped gardens. To enter answer the following question: Where is Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa? Normal Champion rules apply. See T&Cs at www.champnews.com/comprules No alternative prize option(s) available. The Editor’s decision is fi nal. Send your entry to: Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa Competition, Champion Newspapers, Clare House, 166 Lord Street, Southport, PR9 0QA. 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