15/08 Laying down the law has Domino effect

Laying down the law has Domino effect


Merseyside resident Domino has never fallen foul of the law. On the contrary, he has taken rather well to it and can be found all night long buried in great tomes of the stuff. He will however never make an appearance in court to debate points of law.

For Domino is a horse: a big white and black cob, measuring over 16 hands, or 1.7 metres tall. And every night, while his NEIGH-bours snuggle down in a warm bed of straw, 15-year-old Domino settles down on a bed of shredded scrap paper donated by the community justice centre in north Liverpool and the magistrates' courts in St Helens and Knowsley.

Domino is allergic to hay and straw dust, a rather serious problem for a horse expected to eat it and sleep on it. The horse fell ill when he was five and a vet diagnosed an allergy to hay dust, tree and grass pollens and weeds. Domino even uses an inhaler every day.

Owner Kathy Pye tried a number of different materials to use instead of hay, but Domino, having a rather inquisitive palate, eat it all up!

Kathy, a magistrate in Knowsley, said:

"I was at the end of my tether as nothing seemed to work with Domino. When he took to eating specialised bedding, it was time to think laterally. I heard that the community justice centre and the two other courts recycled paper and I approached them for a donation."

It was the perfect solution as Domino took to it as a duck to water, well, a horse, anyway. Now Domino gets his regular supply of shredded paper from the courts, and, in turn, the centre is able to recycle its waste paper into manure, aided by Domino's natural efforts.

Joan Porter, Community Engagement Manager at North Liverpool Community Justice Centre, said:

"When Kathy asked us for the shredded paper, we were happy to oblige as the paper was earmarked for normal recycling. It was a very unusual request, but one that addressed Domino's allergy and gave us a useful way of dealing with our waste paper. It's all part of the centre working with the community."

Domino is a very friendly horse and has formed a special bond with children whom he helps learn to ride.

14/08 The Merseyside song-Free Download

Freddie Baker is currently to having a song played on BBC radio
The song entitled The Merseyside song is a promotional aid for the
whole region.
The song is featured on the Liverpool Arts Website
The Liverpool tourist website city portal Liverpool have done an
article on the song
The Merseymart have already done an article in this weeks edition about
the song
Freddie Baker is am currently arranging with Liverpool Everton and Tranmere football clubs to have the song played at all this seasons coming home games .

The song is available free of charge at
http://www.freddiebaker.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

13/07 Objection to the admission arrangements of Bellerive FCJ College,

Objection to the admission arrangements of Bellerive FCJ College,
Liverpool

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has today published a decision on
an objection by Liverpool Council to the admissions arrangements of
Bellerive FCJ. The council objected to the oversubscription criteria
adopted by the school which gave priority to Roman Catholic Girls attending
Catholic Primary School taking into account the order of preference
expressed by the parents.

The adjudicator, Mr Andrew Baxter did not uphold the objection. He
concluded that although the school's criteria were relatively complex, they
were clear and that he had not been presented with any evidence to
suggest that they had led to unfairness.