It's a new year and many people are thinking of ways to get fit and healthy. A great way to help you achieve that aim is to take up yoga. Yoga has many health benefits including clearing the mind, relieving stress and it can help people to focus their thinking. Plus it can improve fitness, strength and flexibility. Across Liverpool there are many different yoga classes available, to suit your level, including beginner, intermediate and experienced. There are also pregnancy yoga sessions for mums-to-be, and parent and baby yoga classes for those looking to return to exercise after pregnancy. Here are just some classes you can find in Liverpool: Mondays: Core Power Yoga/Pilates with Robin Ellis at Exchange Station Tithebarn Street, Liverpool, L2 2QP At 5.45pm to 6.45pm Mixed ability yoga Hatha Yoga at Perc Lambert Way, Islington, Liverpool, L3 8NT At 9.30am to 10.30am Beginner to intermediate Yoga Class at Hope Street Limited Arrad Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ At 6pm to 7pm. Beginner Yoga … [Read more...] about Yoga classes and pregnancy yoga in Liverpool
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REVEALED: Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre’s best and worst GP surgeries as rated by you
Today we can reveal the list of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre’s best and worst GP surgeries, based on ratings provided by patients on how likely they are to recommend their practice. The information is available on the NHS Choices website here, and is based on responses provided in the GP Patient Survey.The survey is sent out twice a year to around 1.36 million adults who are registered with a GP in England.Here is the list of the best and worst surgeries in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, based on the percentage of people who said they would recommend their GP surgery to others.1. Old Links Surgery, The Old Links Surgery, 104 Highbury Road East, St Annes FY8 2LY - 93.9%2. Great Eccleston Health Centre (Dr Cassels & Ptnrs), The Health Centre, Raikes Road, Great Eccleston PR3 0ZA - 93.9%3. Arnold Medical Centre, The Arnold Medical Centre, 204 St Annes Road, Blackpool FY4 2EF - 92.5%4. Dr S T Ellwood & Partners, Fernbank Surgery, Lytham Primary Care Centre, Victoria Street FY8 5DZ - … [Read more...] about REVEALED: Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre’s best and worst GP surgeries as rated by you
These are Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre’s best and worst rated GP practices
The Gazette can today reveal a list of Blackpool’s best and worst GP surgeries, based on ratings provided by patients. The information is available on the NHS Choices website, and is based on responses provided in the GP Patient Survey for those surgeries within a ten mile radius of FY1 for Blackpool.Patients are asked how likely they are to recommend their practice to others.The survey is sent out twice a year to more than 1 million adults who are registered with a GP in England.READ MORE: How to check your local GP practice's patient satisfaction ratingHere is the list of the best and worst surgeries in the Fylde coast, based on the percentage of people who said they would recommend their GP surgery to others.Data for some practices was not available. To find out the rating of your nearest practice, enter your postcode at www.nhs.uk.BlackpoolArnold Medical Centre, 204 St Annes Road, Blackpool, FY4 2EF, 93.20% would recommendHarrowside Medical Centre, Ground Floor, South Shore … [Read more...] about These are Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre’s best and worst rated GP practices
The people from Greater Manchester in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list
A rags-to-riches billionaire from Oldham, an acclaimed Manchester-born writer and scores of unsung community heroes have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Greater Manchester’s police officers and a fire service chief have also been celebrated - as well as leading lights in research, education, charity and grassroots art. As a boy, business tycoon Jim Ratcliffe lived in a council house Failsworth. He went on to build multi-billion chemical firm Ineos from scratch. The 65-year-old was revealed as the wealthiest man in Britain in this year’s Sunday Times Rich List, but is known as a ‘publicity shy’ entrepreneur. Mr Ratcliffe is made a knight for services to business and investment. BAFTA-award-winning author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson, is made a CBE for services to literature. Manchester-born Ms Winterson, who is also professor of new writing at The University of Manchester, said she hoped the recognition would help … [Read more...] about The people from Greater Manchester in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Theatre to get ‘next generation of entertainment’ after takeover
Theatre goers will soon be able to enjoy ‘the next generation of elevated theatre entertainment’ after Sefton Council engaged a firm to revitalise the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre (STCC). The local authority signed the deal with the leading hotel and leisure company as part of a major investment in Southport . Bliss is already well established in Southport, owning and operating the Waterfront complex, which includes the Ramada Plaza Hotel, winner of the Hotel of the Year 2017 at the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards. Robert Agsteribbe, co-founder of Bliss Hotels and Bliss Investment Partners, said: “Together with Sefton Council, we will create a lively, world renowned Waterfront by stimulating growth and economic activity with everyone enjoying the next generation of elevated theatre entertainment with amazing new performance experiences. “It is our shared ambition that this partnership will lead to Southport being a new leader in Leisure and … [Read more...] about Theatre to get ‘next generation of entertainment’ after takeover