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4 • Visit us @ www.ChampNews.com WK The Champion • Wednesday 19 June 2013Crimewatch comes to LancashireTHE BBC’s CrimewatchRoadshow is focusing onLancashire this week.The show, which airsbetween 9.15 and 10am eachweekday, will featurere–constructions of crimesfrom across the county, CCTVappeals and people currentlywanted by police inLancashire. It will alsohighlight some of theday–to–day work that goeson to prevent crime in thecounty.Lancashire Constabulary’sassistant chief constable,CLOSING DOWN SALEUP TO 70% OFFSOMETHING FOREVERY WOMAN138 College Road, Crosby, Liverpool L23 3DPTel: 0151 924 7433Mark Bates said: “TheCrimewatch Roadshowprogramme was very popularlast year and we were keen totake the opportunity, notonly to showcase the hardwork that goes on inLancashire every day, butalso to appeal for informationabout incidents and crimesthat we are keen to progressenquires on and that meanthe most to communities.“Despite crime ratescontinuing to fall we are notcomplacent and we remaincommitted to keeping ourLAST FEWWEEKS!1120039communities safe from harm,and through our localpolicing teams we will ensurethat we remain accessibleand in touch with communitypriorities.”There will be a number ofappeals featured and anyonewho has any informationabout a crime featured isurged to call the programmeon 08000 468999 or text CWthen the message to 63399 oremail CWR@bbc.co.uk.People can also callCrimestoppers anonymouslyon 0800 555 111.LCD TV • PLASMA TVFREEVIEW RECORDERSSALEWIDE RANGE OF SCREEN SIZES AVAILABLEFully Guaranteed • Fully Reconditioned WAS SAVE SALEPanasonic Silver Video Recorder £39 £20 £19Panasonic HD Blu-ray Player £59 £20 £39Panasonic Freeview DVD Recorder £69 £30 £39Technika 26" HD Ready Freeview LCD TV £149 £70 £79Panasonic 160GB HDD/DVD Recorder £149 £50 £99Pansonic 32" HD Ready Freeview LCD TV £199 £80 £119Sony 32" Freeview HD 1080P LCD TV £299 £70 £229Panasonic 42" HD Ready Freeview TV £349 £100 £249Sony 40" Freeview HD TV with Blu Ray £399 £100 £299SuperVisionFullyGuaranteed101 Shakespeare Street PR8 5AJSOUTHPORT514744CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTEDFullyReconditioned1120061Festival showing forpub campaign filmBy Danielle ThompsonA DOCUMENTARY highlighting anultimately unsuccessful campaign to save apopular local pub from demolition has beenshown at an international film festival.The ‘Save the Bec’ campaign – aimed atpreserving the Becconsall Hotel in HeskethBank – ran from 2011 until the pub waseventually demolished in February last year.The site was turned into land fordevelopment but the action groupcontinued to campaign for developers toimprove their plans for the site and theyended up working together on the style forthe new buildings.Úna McBride spearheaded the campaignwith her late mother, known locally simplyas Mrs Mc, who used to run the Becconsall inits heyday.Speaking about her mother, to whom thedocumentary was dedicated, Una said: “Mymother was a figurehead in the community,she loved to bring the community togetherand give them a voice. She didn’t evensmoke or drink, she just wanted to save theBecconsall for others.”Entitled Closure, the 14–minutedocumentary about the campaign wasdirected by Ed Cartledge. It was nominatedfor the Sheffield Short Documentary awardat the Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013 but lost out toSlomo by Josh Izenberg.It was one of more than 100 films shownover five days from Wednesday to Sunday,June 12 to 16 and a first at the festival for theself–taught 33–year–old director whosefull–time job is filming documentaries forcharities and firms.Recalling the two–year journey toThe cover for ClosureCode NAcomplete the film, Ed said: “We made it witha very small budget, filming at crucial stagesof the campaign. In the beginning we werestill open–minded about how it might allunfold and although sadly it didn’t end howÚna dreamed, she is such a positive personshe saw the silver lining in that they broughtthe community together.“The bonds between the community andthe McBride family were central to thestory.”Sheffield Doc/Fest film programmer,Hussain Currimbhoy described the film as:“One of the rare creative shorts that playswith the language of film and at the sametime cuts to the heart of a changing culture.”Clips of the documentary can be viewed atwww.closure–doc.comHelping you through diffi cult timesAdvertising FeatureFor many people, divorceand separation are some ofthe most traumatic eventsthat can happen to a family.www.dphlaw.co.ukMost of my clients don’t knowwhere to turn, and what informationthey can get from friends, family orthe internet, can often be sketchyor not suited to their particularcircumstances.It is really important, at one of themost difficult times of your life, to getproper tailored advice.Family Solicitors can give so muchmore information than simply howto get a divorce. 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