Merseylink helps organise community Christmas parties for residents
The Merseylink project and its staff have donated £1000 to the West Bank Community Centre to help with costs towards two Christmas parties for children and senior citizens.
The first Christmas party was held on December 10, for 25 local children who attend day care at West Bank Community Centre, in Widnes.
Oliver Timmiss (1), meets Father Christmas at the West Bank Community Centre, Widnes
Residents up-skill for construction jobs
A special training course developed between Merseylink, Riverside College and Halton Employment Partnership is helping local residents gain the knowledge and practical skills required for a career in construction.
Trainees on Merseylink’s pre-employment course in the construction centre at Riverside College. Photo courtesy of Riverside College.
Nine local people have completed the general construction operative training scheme, one of a series of pre-employment courses developed by Merseylink. Read more →
Salford Students dig deep at Mersey Gateway site to investigate historical contamination
Students from the University of Salford with the help of the Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust in November collected samples of the Upper Mersey Estuary saltmarsh to determine the distribution of lead and other heavy metal contamination.
University of Salford students conducting their investigation
As part of a wider experiment to study the depth at which contamination levels in saltmarshes occur, the twenty-five students visited the site of the £1.86bn Mersey Gateway Project to build up a history of the origins of contamination.
The Mersey Gateway Project has selected key areas around the planned bridge for conservation. These are being carefully studied, and to ensure plans for managing the saltmarsh through cattle grazing are not affected by the remnants of Halton’s industrial history, research has been carried out by the Environmental Trust and the university since 2010.
Mersey Gateway Bridge – lane closures at Weston Point Expressway and M56 Junction 12 Roundabout
Lane closures are in place at Weston Point Expressway and the M56 Junction 12 Roundabout in Runcorn as work continues on the major upgrade works to the junction.
The lane closures will be in place between the hours of 9.30am-3.30pm Monday to Friday, and between 7am and 5pm on Saturday and Sunday, and work is expected to be ongoing in this area until the summer of 2015. Read more →
New road, lane and footpath closures
Essential work on the Mersey Gateway Project means the following road and lane closures will be in place over the coming days and weeks.