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Aintree hospital A&E department closed after fire
Aintree University Hospital's accident and emergency department has been temporarily closed.
The NHS hospital's A&E was evacuated earlier this morning, following a fire broke out on the roof of a nearby building. Eight fire engines and police attended the incident, closing off access to the hospital and putting a cordon in place.
A spokesperson for the hospital said: "Our A&E at Aintree is temporarily closed until further notice. Please seek alternative treatment for urgent and emergency care. All outpatient appointments and planned surgery will continue as normal. Thank you for your support and patience."
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The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has reiterated that they are operating as normal today. A Tweet from the centre's account reads: "Services at CCC-Aintree & Marina Dalglish Centre at Aintree Hospital are operating as normal today. Please attend your appointment as usual if you are due to come to us at Aintree today."
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Man left with same clothes everyday on holiday after suitcase goes missing
A man whose suitcase never arrived at his holiday destination found it on a truck when he landed back in Manchester Airport.
Peter Mowbray flew to Marrakech from Manchester Airport on August 1 with his family. The holiday was to celebrate his and his wife's 30th wedding anniversary, reports LancsLive.
Peter said: "So this was supposed to be a holiday of a lifetime, really, with my son, Bradley, who's 21. So we booked into the Manchester lounge and we had a lovely time in Manchester and we waved our cases goodbye and went and had a nice experience in the Manchester airport lounge."
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Liverpool set to welcome second Chopstix Noodle Bar in St. John’s
Chopstix is opening its second store in Liverpool city centre.
The Pan-Asian noodle chain will open a new store on Monday August 15, in St. John's Shopping Centre. The store will be giving away 1,000 of the “deliciously crispy” customer favourite vegetable spring rolls as well as 100 free medium boxes to the first people in line who have downloaded the free voucher from the Chopstix website.
Rob Burns, the Marketing Director for Chopstix, said: “We have such a loyal set of customers in the North West, so we’re thrilled to be able to open another store in the wonderful city of Liverpool.
“We can’t wait to open our doors and for customers to get a taste of what Chopstix has to offer.”
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