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<strong>Local</strong><strong>Life</strong><br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Edition Jul/Aug <strong>2020</strong><br />
Big <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Helens</strong> Crossword<br />
Pages 12-13<br />
Jacks Tracks: Dalton<br />
Pages 20-22<br />
locallife247.co.uk<br />
Baking Special<br />
Pages 8-9
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4 <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong><br />
The ink was barely dry on all those optimistic<br />
New Decade’s resolutions when along<br />
came the virus which completely changed<br />
the world that we live in. There are so many who<br />
have put themselves in harm’s way to tackle this<br />
virus and we are forever in your debt.<br />
It is only right that we highlight the efforts made<br />
by those individuals and groups who have gone<br />
above and beyond to help others. We would like to<br />
do this in our September magazine, but we want<br />
your help! Tell us which individuals or voluntary<br />
groups brought a little light into your life and made<br />
a difference in your neighbourhood and together<br />
we will highlight their good work. Just email details<br />
to editorial@locallife247.co.uk or post a message on<br />
our Facebook page <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Magazines.<br />
We know that many of you use our<br />
trades sections at the back of this<br />
magazine to source<br />
quality tradespeople.<br />
Where you see the logo illustrated<br />
on an advertisement, you know that<br />
the tradesperson concerned has<br />
confirmed to us that they are following<br />
safe distancing guidelines and will<br />
wear PPE when appropriate to do so.<br />
We’re spending the summer weeks<br />
working on the new look <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong><br />
magazine: a different feel and a<br />
different size await you! <strong>St</strong>ay safe this<br />
summer and see you in September.<br />
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who did (and<br />
are still doing)<br />
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Archive Appeal<br />
Borough residents are being asked to record their<br />
experience of life in lockdown to share with future<br />
generations. The <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Archive Service has<br />
launched an appeal for residents to help document<br />
how life has been affected due to the pandemic.<br />
There are many ways residents can contribute to<br />
the project, either by keeping a diary, creating a<br />
scrapbook, taking photographs or videos, writing<br />
songs, poems, drawings and more. The collected<br />
items will help to document this unique period in<br />
our lives for future generations to discover. Items<br />
that are chosen for preservation will be catalogued<br />
and stored as part of borough archive collections<br />
and possibly shared in future exhibitions.<br />
For more information about how you can get<br />
involved and contribute to the project, please visit<br />
www.sthelens.gov.uk/libraries/archive-service or<br />
call 01744 671748. Contributions can be submitted<br />
by email to archives@sthelens.gov.uk or delivered in<br />
person once it is announced it is safe to do so.<br />
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New Junction<br />
Details on a £10m plan to make major improvements<br />
to the M6, in a move designed to underpin economic<br />
growth and reduce traffic jams, have been revealed.<br />
Plans have now been revealed for the northern arm<br />
of the A49 Lodge Lane to be re-routed away from<br />
junction 23 of the M6, to go through the new Haydock<br />
Point site to a new junction on the A580 East Lancs<br />
Road. The works are designed to reduce journey<br />
times, improve safety and underpin economic growth<br />
by supporting key sectors, keeping lorries moving and<br />
creating jobs.<br />
Wish to Close<br />
<strong>Local</strong> radio station Wish FM is to close in September.<br />
Owners Bauer Media has announced that 49 of its<br />
stations will be merged into nationwide station<br />
Greatest Hits Radio as part of a national re-brand.<br />
Wish has broadcasted to the Wigan and <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> areas<br />
since 1997 and is broadcast from Orrell Lodge in Orrell,<br />
along with Tower FM and Wire FM, both of which will<br />
also be closed down as part of the re-branding. The<br />
changes mean that the Greatest Hits Radio Network is<br />
set to become the largest commercial radio network<br />
in the UK.<br />
Liveable <strong>St</strong>reets<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Council is calling on residents, businesses<br />
and community groups to help identify ways of<br />
introducing enhanced spaces for people to walk<br />
and ride their bikes. The ‘<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Liveable <strong>St</strong>reets’<br />
consultation runs until 31st August and the council<br />
has already received a good range of views on where<br />
cycling and walking facilities are needed the most.<br />
It’s easy to raise an issue - just put a pin on the map<br />
to raise issues and leave a suggestion on how<br />
active travel and social distancing can be achieved.<br />
Comments will help the council to secure emergency<br />
funding to deliver walking and cycling facilities, and<br />
support project delivery in the future.<br />
To take part, visit https://sthelensliveablestreets.<br />
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Rail Plan<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Council’s cabinet approved proposals<br />
to earmark more than £500,000 of match funding<br />
towards a proposed junction improvement scheme<br />
at Carr Mill which will help facilitate the new railway<br />
station.<br />
Should the Liverpool City Region be successful in<br />
applying for highways pinch pot funding, the £5.6m<br />
scheme would see a new traffic signalled controlled<br />
junction installed on Carr Mill Road at its junction<br />
with the East Lancs Road – as well as extending left<br />
and right turn lanes on A580 East Lancashire Road<br />
to improve journey times.<br />
The scheme would support proposed regeneration<br />
activities in the area, including a new residential<br />
development and a railway station, that were<br />
outlined in metro mayor <strong>St</strong>eve Rotheram’s<br />
‘Merseyrail for All’ plan.<br />
Commissions Awarded<br />
The Arts in Libraries team at <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Cultural Hub<br />
have announced the recipients of this year’s artist<br />
commissions. There were sixteen applications in<br />
total, and nine of these were shortlisted to receive a<br />
total of £12,500 of funding.<br />
The nine successful projects are; It Is What It Is<br />
Productions crew, The Year of The Rat performance<br />
collective, Sarah Gilman, Kevin Crooks, Grace<br />
Collins, Fiona <strong>St</strong>irling, Ian Brownbill, Emmer<br />
Winder and a performance troupe consisting of<br />
Ian Greenall, Andrew Dickinson, Jason Anders,<br />
Michaela Anders and Ian Ryan.<br />
The commissions will enable these artists, with<br />
support from the team and a fee attached, to make<br />
work which will be shared in the libraries across the<br />
borough.<br />
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READY<br />
in 1 hour<br />
plus cooling<br />
& setting<br />
Peaches &<br />
Cream Flan<br />
Serves 8<br />
A light sponge base topped with a vanilla filling, peaches and tangy jelly -<br />
an easy-to-make summer dessert the whole family will love.<br />
Ingredients<br />
FOR THE SPONGE BASE<br />
75g caster sugar<br />
3 large eggs<br />
75g plain flour<br />
FOR THE TOPPING<br />
135g pack pineapple or lemon jelly<br />
200g full-fat soft cheese<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
25g caster sugar<br />
150ml double cream, softly whipped<br />
2 x 411g cans peach halves, drained<br />
TIP: You can use any canned or fresh<br />
fruit you like in place of the peaches.<br />
<strong>St</strong>rawberries, apricots, plums or<br />
raspberries will all work well.<br />
Method<br />
1 Preheat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas mark 5. Grease a 23cm round<br />
sandwich tin and line with baking paper.<br />
2 To make the sponge base, place the sugar and eggs in a heatproof bowl set<br />
over a pan of simmering water. Using an electric handheld mixer, whisk for<br />
3-4 mins until the mixture is pale and thick – it should leave a trail on the<br />
surface when the whisk is lifted. Remove the bowl from the heat. Sift over<br />
the flour and fold in with a metal spoon.<br />
3 Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 12-14 mins until risen,<br />
golden and springy to the touch. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes then transfer<br />
to a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Grease a 23cm round springform<br />
cake tin and line the base and sides with baking paper. Gently press<br />
the sponge into the base of the tin.<br />
4 To make the topping, make up the jelly following the pack instructions and<br />
leave in a cool place until cold and beginning to thicken and set.<br />
5 Beat the soft cheese in a bowl with the vanilla extract and sugar until smooth.<br />
Fold in the whipped cream and spread evenly over the sponge base. Arrange<br />
the peach halves over the creamy layer then gently pour over the jelly. Chill<br />
for 3-4 hrs until set. To serve, remove from the tin and slice.
9<br />
Makes 18 slices<br />
READY<br />
in 1 hr 10 mins<br />
plus cooling<br />
& setting<br />
Iced Mocha<br />
Traybake<br />
Coffee and chocolate are the perfect combination<br />
in this simple all-in-one tray bake recipe.<br />
Ingredients<br />
225g unsalted butter, softened,<br />
plus extra for greasing<br />
225g light muscovado sugar<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
3 tbsp strong black coffee<br />
4 medium eggs<br />
225g self-raising flour<br />
50g cocoa powder<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
FOR THE ICING<br />
100g dark chocolate, broken<br />
into pieces<br />
25g unsalted butter<br />
150g icing sugar<br />
Method<br />
1 Preheat the oven to 180C/160 fan/gas mark 4. Grease a 30cm x 23cm tray<br />
bake tin and line the base with baking paper.<br />
2 Place the butter, sugar, vanilla extract, black coffee and eggs in a large<br />
mixing bowl. Sift over the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Using<br />
a handheld electric mixer, beat for 2-3 minutes until smooth and creamy.<br />
3 Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and gently level the surface. Bake<br />
for 35-40 minutes until risen and springy to the touch. Leave to cool in the<br />
tin for 20 minutes then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.<br />
4 To make the icing, place the chocolate, butter and 4tbsp water in a<br />
heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. When the chocolate<br />
has melted, remove from the heat and stir until smooth. Sift over the icing<br />
sugar and beat to make a smooth icing. Spread over the top of the cake in<br />
a thin even layer. Leave in a cool place until just set. Cut into slices to serve.<br />
TIP: For a quicker icing, warm 4 tbsp chocolate and hazelnut spread and<br />
drizzle over the top of the cooled cake.
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In our next issue<br />
we are going to<br />
highlight the<br />
stories of those<br />
voluntary groups<br />
in your community<br />
who did (and<br />
are still doing)<br />
so much to help<br />
us during these<br />
difficult times. Are<br />
you a member of<br />
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The Big<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Helens</strong> Crossword<br />
4 5<br />
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1 2<br />
3<br />
7<br />
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9 10 11<br />
12 13<br />
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16 17<br />
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21 22<br />
23 24 25 26<br />
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28 29 30<br />
32 33<br />
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34 35<br />
36 37<br />
EclipseCrossword.com<br />
ACROSS<br />
7. Name of town’s first newspaper, 13<br />
9. Has statue at National Football Museum, 4,4<br />
11. Man in Black, 5,3<br />
12. Iconic Department store, 6<br />
14. Eddie, Tommy and Keiron, 10<br />
15. The Book Shop, now closed, 12<br />
16. Racecourse, 7,4<br />
18. Windle Witch, 6,5<br />
22. TV sports presenter from Bleak Hill, 5,6<br />
24. Chariots of Fire screenwriter, 5,7<br />
27. Tourist Attraction, 5,2,5<br />
28. Ex-Jesuit retreat in Rainhill, 6,4<br />
31. Village built by foundary company, 6<br />
32. Last pit to close, 8<br />
34. NZ PM 1893-1906, 7,6<br />
35. John Shaw’s business partner, 5,10<br />
36. The Mouth, 4,6<br />
37. Football team, 2,6,4
13<br />
How well do you<br />
really know<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Helens</strong>?<br />
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3. Willy Russell’s classmate at Rainford, 7,9<br />
4. Screenwriter, novelist, 5,8,5<br />
5. Highest point in <strong>St</strong>.<strong>Helens</strong>, 8,4<br />
6. Boxer, 4,7<br />
8. Independent cinema, 5,5<br />
10. Quakers built this in 1678, 7,7,5<br />
13. Home of Michael Pennington, 6,5<br />
17. Body of water, 4,4,3<br />
19. Kids TV presenter, lived in Rainford, 5,7<br />
20. Beat Saints in the 1st Challenge Cup Final, 6<br />
21. Abbey, 10<br />
23. Town motto, 2,5,5<br />
25. Railway station closed 1951, 7,5<br />
26. Glass Brothers, 10<br />
29. Voice of RL, and an MBE too, 3,6<br />
30. One of the four original townships, 9<br />
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Puzzle Pages<br />
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ACROSS<br />
1. West Indian song (7)<br />
5. Informal term for US dollars (5)<br />
8. Shaft in a building in which a<br />
series of steps is built (9)<br />
9. Fruiting spike of a cereal<br />
plant (3)<br />
CROSSWORD<br />
DOWN<br />
1. ___ del Sol, popular Spanish resort region (5)<br />
2. Field suitable for grazing by livestock (3)<br />
3. South American river fish with very<br />
sharp teeth (7)<br />
4. Relationship lasting for a single evening (3-5,5)<br />
5. Beautiful young woman (5)<br />
6. Science of matter (9)<br />
7. Industrial stoppages (7)<br />
11. Promise of reimbursement in the case of loss (9)<br />
13. Woman skilled in aiding the delivery<br />
of babies (7)<br />
14. Enduring strength and energy (7)<br />
16. Bedtime beverage (5)<br />
18. Claude ___, French painter (1840–1926) (5)<br />
21. Extreme anger (3)<br />
10. From the Orient (5)<br />
19. Electrically charged particle (3)<br />
12. Chipping tool (3,4)<br />
20. Alliance (9)<br />
13. US state, capital Boston (13) 22. Agent that assists<br />
15. Commands with authority (7)<br />
colonic irrigation (5)<br />
17. Bottomless gulf or<br />
23. <strong>Local</strong> language variant (7)<br />
pit (poetic) (5)
15<br />
WORDSEARCH<br />
THEME: Explorers<br />
Find the hidden words in the word search grid<br />
Amundsen<br />
Banks<br />
Bering<br />
Cabot<br />
Cabral<br />
Columbus<br />
Cook<br />
Cortes<br />
Dias<br />
Drake<br />
Ericson<br />
Fernandes<br />
Fiennes<br />
Gilbert<br />
Hawkins<br />
Hillary<br />
Hudson<br />
Magellan<br />
Mallory<br />
Polo<br />
Raleigh<br />
Vespucci<br />
SUDOKU<br />
WIGGLE WORDS<br />
CLUE: Everything is<br />
in disorder!<br />
Trace a path through<br />
all the letters to find<br />
the word or phrase<br />
that fits the clue.<br />
E L P M<br />
T E S O<br />
M A H C<br />
B L E S<br />
NUMBER BLOCK<br />
The numbers in each row add up to totals to the<br />
right. The numbers in each column add up to the<br />
totals along the bottom.<br />
The diagonal lines also add up<br />
the totals to the right.<br />
7<br />
2 9<br />
1 4<br />
6 3<br />
12 15 20 19<br />
10<br />
18<br />
15<br />
13<br />
20<br />
11<br />
All the puzzle solutions can be found<br />
on page 29 of this magazine
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Choir Success<br />
Talented Carmel<br />
student Yasmin<br />
AlZuhairi has<br />
been asked to<br />
join a prestigious<br />
choir, recognised<br />
as one of the<br />
best youth<br />
choirs in the world. Yasmin has been singing with<br />
the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir for a couple<br />
of years now and recently successfully auditioned<br />
to join the National Youth Choir of Great Britain.<br />
Yasmin said: “I was shocked when I found out the<br />
news but I’m extremely excited to join the choir.<br />
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<strong>St</strong>ill <strong>St</strong>anding –<br />
30 Years on<br />
For a business to survive and succeed for thirty years,<br />
the products, the prices and the service offered by<br />
that company needs to consistently out-perform local<br />
competitors.<br />
JC Kitchens & Bedrooms is such a company. Founded in 1990 by Jean Cutler,<br />
who was a Designer at Beamans in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> with her industrial chemist<br />
husband Allan, it’s still going thirty years later with Allan and Jean’s daughter<br />
Jo-Anne at the helm, ably assisted by husband John.<br />
JC Kitchens & Bedrooms now occupies impressive and spacious showrooms<br />
on Greenfield Road in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> comprising of two floors of inspirational<br />
kitchen and bedroom displays.<br />
Another vital ingredient of long-standing success is the calibre of the people<br />
running the business, and when the lockdown was announced, it would have<br />
been easy for the owners of such an established store to close its doors and<br />
potter around in the garden with the rest of us, and still be fairly confident<br />
that the business would recover when the time came to reopen.<br />
Instead Jo-Anne, along with son Alfie, spent every day for ten weeks<br />
volunteering at the <strong>St</strong>eve Prescott Foundation’s Essential Items project at the<br />
Eccleston Arms Bar & Grill alongside other volunteers including Johnny Vegas,<br />
Paul Sculthorpe and Lee Briers.<br />
So, it’s no wonder that JC Kitchens & Bedrooms enter their fourth decade of<br />
business with an outstanding reputation for inspiration, expertise and quality.<br />
Backed by excellent reviews and recommendations, JC Kitchens & Bedrooms<br />
have helped transform some of the finest homes in the country.<br />
If you’re looking for a new kitchen or bedroom do call into JC<br />
Kitchens & Bedrooms on Greenfield Road for inspiration and a<br />
warm, but socially distanced, welcome.<br />
What our customers say;<br />
Expert advice from a friendly family<br />
business, established 30 years ago.<br />
Browse our two-storey showrooms<br />
for inspiration.<br />
Absolutely brilliant customer service from us<br />
walking through the door to designing and<br />
fitting, love my new kitchen. Amanda Dixon<br />
Absolutely made up with our kitchen, it’s<br />
perfect. Thank you, we have finally got our<br />
dream kitchen. Sarah Preston<br />
Quality kitchen and an awesome service<br />
from Jo-Anne and John. I can’t recommend<br />
them enough. Matthew Hill
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JC<br />
Kitchens &<br />
Bedrooms<br />
99-101 Greenfield Road,<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong>, WA10 6SH<br />
Tel: 01744 24406<br />
Opening Times<br />
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 16:30<br />
Saturday: 10:00 - 15:00<br />
Sunday: by appointment<br />
JC Kitchens
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Dalton Circular<br />
by Chris Pearce<br />
Distance: 7¼ miles Difficulty: Moderate<br />
If it’s social distancing you want then this 7¼ mile<br />
Jack’s Tracks takes you to the quieter side of the<br />
Douglas Valley, away from the walking hotspots of<br />
Parbold and Fairy Glen, to the leafy lanes of Dalton<br />
and Roby Mill. The walk starts at Gathurst, near the<br />
railway station (WN6 8HZ), but<br />
parking can be tight, so you could<br />
start this walk at Lafford Lane or at<br />
Appley Bridge.<br />
Go under the low railway bridge<br />
to the Orrell side and you will see<br />
two gates on the right; take the<br />
right-hand gate and follow the path<br />
towards the motorway bridge. Go<br />
right under the bridge and follow<br />
the path when it bears a sharp left<br />
For those with the OS Maps<br />
app on your desktop, mobile<br />
or tablet, this walk is named:<br />
JT-Dalton-Circular
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and crosses a green metal bridge. Bear left and<br />
follow Dean Brook into Dean Wood, staying on the<br />
right-hand side of the brook for ½ mile until you<br />
reach the two bridges – one wood and one metal/<br />
concrete. <strong>St</strong>ay to the right at this point and you will<br />
climb out of the wood via some steep slate steps.<br />
Once you are out of the woods turn left around<br />
the field and you will reach a wide dirt track called<br />
Whitley Road. Turn left and follow this track 1/3 mile<br />
to the junction with Lafford Lane. Turn right up the<br />
hill, go past Jollies ‘ith Dean and take the footpath<br />
Leeds and Liverpool Canal<br />
Appley Bridge<br />
Shevington<br />
Vale<br />
Lees Lane<br />
River Douglas<br />
Halliwell<br />
Farm<br />
Shevington<br />
Long Heys Lane<br />
Gathurst<br />
Golf Club<br />
Lees Wood<br />
Lees Brook<br />
Bank Top<br />
Chisnall’s<br />
Farm<br />
Farley Lane<br />
Roby Mill<br />
Gathurst<br />
Lafford Lane<br />
Dean<br />
Wood<br />
Gathurst Road<br />
Rickath<br />
Farm<br />
Jollies Dean<br />
Farm<br />
Dean Wood<br />
Golf Club<br />
Dean Brook<br />
Orrell<br />
House Farm<br />
Porters Wood<br />
Golf Club
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on the left-hand side. Follow the path up to <strong>St</strong>oney<br />
Brow, turn left and cross the road. Go past the lodge<br />
and entrance gates to <strong>St</strong> Joseph’s and then take the<br />
next right.<br />
Follow this single-track road uphill, and around 100<br />
yards past the stone mews houses, take a right turn<br />
where the steel bar gate is, follow this path as it<br />
curves round to another steel bar gate. Go through<br />
the gate and follow this path for almost ¾ mile.<br />
<strong>St</strong>ay on the path, going in the same direction, as it<br />
narrows. Go through a small glade, then bear left and<br />
head towards<br />
the bungalow –<br />
the exit to Farley<br />
Lane is on the<br />
right-hand side.<br />
Once on Farley Lane, you turn left and head uphill<br />
into Dalton. Once you arrive at a dog-leg bend take<br />
a right turn down a wide track towards the Grade<br />
2 listed <strong>St</strong>one Hall. Walk past the Hall and bear left.<br />
Follow this path as it curves into <strong>St</strong>one Hall Lane,<br />
which runs downhill parallel to Dingle Brook for<br />
almost a mile. Once you cross The Dingle using the<br />
stepping stones, carry on in the same direction until<br />
you reach Lees Lane, and then turn left.<br />
Follow Lees Lane past the scenic fishing lake<br />
on the right until you reach a footpath sign by<br />
Meadowbank Barn. Turn right and the footpath<br />
follows a stream for ¼ mile; once the path opens<br />
to fields on both sides, take the path that runs<br />
diagonally across the field on the right-hand side.<br />
This path exits out on the busy Appley Lane; turn<br />
left, cross the bridge over the Douglas and then<br />
cross over and take the canal towpath on the right<br />
before the canal bridge. Please take utmost care<br />
crossing the road at this point.<br />
Follow the canal for 1.8 miles and exit near the Blue<br />
Elephant at Gathurst. Turn right and the starting<br />
point of Gathurst <strong>St</strong>ation is 100 yards away on the<br />
left.<br />
Please ensure you wear appropriate clothing and<br />
footwear whilst walking. Whilst every care has been taken<br />
to ensure that the walk is accurate, neither the publisher<br />
or its editorial contributors can accept, and hereby<br />
disclaim, any liability to any party to loss or damage<br />
caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence,<br />
accident or other cause.
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24 Motoring<br />
Cars to<br />
look out for<br />
in <strong>2020</strong><br />
We take a look at the most exciting cars by class due to arrive this year…<br />
Crossover<br />
Ford Puma<br />
Once a two-door,<br />
Fiesta-based<br />
coupe,<br />
the Ford Puma has<br />
been reborn into a<br />
crossover - although it does remain Fiesta-based.<br />
It packs some clever technology under its skin.<br />
Mild-hybrid powertrains feature in a bid to improve<br />
efficiency, while a ‘MegaBox’ compartment in the<br />
boot maximises practicality.<br />
Convertible<br />
Volkswagen T-Roc<br />
Cabriolet<br />
For a crossoverturned-convertible<br />
take a look at the<br />
Range Rover Evoque Convertible.<br />
This is the T-Roc Cabriolet, which takes the otherwise<br />
normal T-Roc and brings a soft-top experience to<br />
the car. It remains to be seen if it can carry over<br />
the impressive driving dynamics of the vehicle<br />
underpinning it.<br />
Estate<br />
Skoda Superb iV<br />
It builds on the<br />
supremely<br />
practical<br />
Czech estate with a<br />
1.4-litre petrol engine<br />
linked up to an 85kW motor, allowing for a claimed<br />
electric-only range of 34 miles. No official images of<br />
the estate have yet been released.<br />
SUV<br />
Land Rover Defender<br />
A stark departure from<br />
the classic Defender,<br />
Land Rover has<br />
ensured that this new<br />
model gets a hint of the character of the old car.<br />
There will be a variety of specifications and<br />
wheelbase choices, as well as engines. There’s going<br />
to be a hybrid version too – so there’s an option for<br />
those people who want the cleanest version of the<br />
Defender available.<br />
MPV<br />
Mercedes EQV<br />
Moving forward from<br />
the EQC SUV, the<br />
EQV is an electric van<br />
which is likely to be<br />
one of a number of electrified Mercedes vehicles<br />
due to arrive in <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
Pick-up<br />
Jeep Gladiator<br />
Essentially a fiveseater<br />
pick-up<br />
version of the<br />
Wrangler, it’s a real<br />
slice of Americana which is set to come to our roads.<br />
Though there’s been no official confirmation, it’s<br />
expected that the Gladiator will factor into Jeep’s<br />
European strategy during <strong>2020</strong>.
Saloon<br />
BMW 2 Series Gran<br />
Coupe<br />
A four-door version<br />
of BMW’s two-door 2<br />
Series. It follows suit<br />
against the rest of the firm’s line-up, with cars like<br />
the 8 Series Gran Coupe and 4 Series Gran Coupe<br />
using the same design.<br />
Expect a range of petrol and diesel engines,<br />
and there’s a chance of a hybrid powertrain too<br />
although nothing has been confirmed as yet.<br />
Luxury Car<br />
Mercedes-Maybach GLS<br />
Later in <strong>2020</strong>, the<br />
Mercedes-Maybach<br />
GLS will arrive,<br />
boasting a plethora of<br />
high-end features and materials for the ultimate<br />
in comfort. Along with distinctive looks, it brings<br />
a powerful V8 engine, a 27-speaker audio setup<br />
and reclining rear seats among a plethora of other<br />
features to the GLS.<br />
Van<br />
Volkswagen Caddy<br />
The<br />
Volkswagen<br />
Caddy is compact,<br />
easy to drive and<br />
extremely<br />
practical.<br />
Having been in production for many years, it’s now<br />
being replaced by an all-new version.<br />
Boasting more technology than before without<br />
forsaking any of the practicality and spaciousness,<br />
this latest version is likely to be just as popular.<br />
Performance<br />
Car<br />
Audi RS6<br />
The new RS6 is more<br />
powerful than before<br />
while being sharper<br />
and more engaging to drive. It’s no less practical,<br />
however, and it looks great.<br />
Electric car<br />
Volkswagen ID.3<br />
This year, Volkswagen<br />
will launch a batterypowered<br />
vehicle a<br />
mainstream - the<br />
ID.3. The German hatch will come in a variety of<br />
powertrain configurations, the largest of which<br />
promises a range of 261 miles between charges.<br />
Hatchback<br />
Volkswagen Golf Mk8<br />
The MK8 comes to<br />
market with a fresh<br />
new look and more<br />
interior tech. There’s a<br />
cleaner, more efficient range of engines, too.<br />
Expect a go-faster GTI to arrive in <strong>2020</strong> as well.<br />
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• Domestic and<br />
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welcome<br />
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• Established in <strong>St</strong>.<br />
<strong>Helens</strong> since 1946<br />
• Free estimates<br />
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<strong>St</strong>rawberry Cottage, Pimbo Road, Kings Moss WN8 9QL
32<br />
Call-Outs<br />
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07730 735 174<br />
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42-44 Rainford Road, Billinge<br />
11672<br />
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Both Domestic & Commercial<br />
Trading for over 30 years<br />
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Haydock<br />
Decorators<br />
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www.whurstandson.co.uk<br />
• All types of electrical work<br />
• 35+ years experience<br />
• No job too small<br />
• Friendly and reliable<br />
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01695 622 191<br />
07850 622 191<br />
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• WILSON BROS •<br />
Est. 1985<br />
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Colin: 07958 302 166<br />
Brian: 07760 160 988<br />
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Our Focus Is<br />
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Mobile: 07867 592460<br />
13 Hawes Ave, Carr Mill, WA11 7EA<br />
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35<br />
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Visit our showroom/factory at; Crows Nest, Ashton Road, Billinge, WN5 7XX (near Windy Arbour crossroads)<br />
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