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Have your say on the Liverpool City Region Local Nature Partnership
by nw coastal forum on May 15, 2012
The Liverpool City Region Local Nature Partnership wider engagement forum will be held on 24 May from 9:30am – 2:30pm at The World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool. A range of environmental, economic, social and health partners are working together across Liverpool City Region to put forward a submission to Government to form a Local
More NW Beach Awards News
by nw coastal forum on May 15, 2012
Hot on the tail of the Marine Conservation Society’s Good Beach Guide results announced last week, Keep Britain Tidy have today released the results of Blue Flag and Quality Coast Award beaches. Both of these awards must be applied for by local authorities and spending cuts in the public sector may have affected application rates
Consultation on draft proposals for coastal access in Cumbria – Allonby to Whitehaven
by nw coastal forum on May 11, 2012
Natural England has published the Draft Proposals for improving coastal access between Allonby and Whitehaven in Cumbria. The closing date for comments is 5pm on Friday 3 August 2012. The proposals are for an enhanced walking route to be created along the 36 km of coast to provide greater access for local residents and visitors
Good Beach Guide results for North West England
by nw coastal forum on May 3, 2012
The Marine Conservation Society has published its 25th Good Beach Guide. Eight North West beaches are recommended by MCS, which only recommends beaches which achieved ‘guideline’ water quality based on water quality testing which took place in 2011. The 8 are: Cumbria: Silecroft and St Bees; Sefton: Formby and Southport; Wirral: Meols, Moreton, Wallasey and
The Case for Marine Planning in the Irish Sea
by nw coastal forum on April 26, 2012
The North West Coastal Forum has submitted a document to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to support the case for the 2nd marine planning region to be North West England. An announcement on the next area to be planned is expected in early summer 2012. The case for it to come to the North West was compiled by the
Morecambe Bay – one of England’s first Nature Improvement Areas
by nw coastal forum on April 17, 2012
Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership has worked with and on behalf of a broad partnership to secure £600,000 from the national Nature Improvement Area Programme. The investment will create a step change for nature aroundMorecambeBayby improving and reconnecting the area’s special wetland, limestone, grassland and woodland habitats, as well as
Liverpool’s Local Enterprise Partnership established
by NWCF on March 19, 2012
The Liverpool City Region’s Local Enterprise Partnership became formally established on Friday 16 March, taking over the reigns of The Mersey Partnership. Information on the changes and new LEP can be found on the Liverpool Local Enterprise Partnership’s website.
Burbo Bank Extension – Community Consultation Events
by NWCF on March 19, 2012
DONG energy has confirmed dates for community consultation events around the North West and North Wales to present further details of the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Windfarm. Information on the project can be found at www.burbobankextension.co.uk The dates are: Tuesday 17th April 2012 – 12 noon – 6pm Tynewydd Centre, Tynewydd Road, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18
Morecambe Bay Nature Improvement Area
by NWCF on March 19, 2012
An application submitted by the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to designate Morecambe Bay a Nature Improvement Area (NIA) has been successful, bringing a further £610k to the area. The Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands Nature Improvement Area is the only NIA in the north of England, and one of only 12 successful