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strength and following the launch of the South Liverpool Link in August 2007, The Liverpool LINK now has a total monthly distribution of 39,000. If someone had told us that eight years ago we’d have said it was way beyond our wildest dreams and expectations! As it is, we have firmly established ourselves as a favourite independent local advertising publication. We remain a totally independent business and are the first to recognise that the
success of The Link is entirely down to you - our readers and our advertisers. So we say a very big thank you to you all for your constant support and loyalty over the last eight years and for the trust and confidence you have placed in us. We also thank you, our readers, for the way in which you have supported our advertisers. The old adage that if you stand still in business then you end up going backwards is especially true these days
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IT’S OUR 8th BIRTHDAY!! What started off as a “bright idea” when we were working together at the Liverpool Echo came to fruition in July 2006 and we started off by distributing 8,000 copies of the West Derby Link t h r o u g h o u t We s t Derby & Croxteth Park. We’ve since gone from strength to
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As the old saying goes: “time flies”! However, it does seem incredible to think that our first edition was published eight years ago this month.
PETER COYNE
and as many of you are aware, we have made some exciting changes to the LINK over the past eight years. So in thanking all our readers and advertisers we’d again like to pass on our sincere thanks to: • All our regular contributors who have helped us so much over the years with their great articles: Stephen Guy (whose wonderful local history articles continue to inform and entertain - we don’t know how he keeps coming up with
such great articles!), Jim Stanway (South Liverpool FC), Peter Harrison (Alder F.C.), Mick Titherington (Stoneycroft FC). Paul Coshott (Fighting Fit) and of course Peter (Moira’s husband) who does all our competitions/quizzes and so on and who writes and checks many of our articles for us. • Vic and Joan; our typesetters and designers. • Tony and Alan and the team; our distributors
your continued assistance and moral support and for coming up with the great name THE LINK. So here’s to the next eight years!! Best wishes and many thanks to you all,
Moira & Dawn
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CHANGE OF DIRECTION by Stephen Guy, West Derby Society
Roads and footpaths gradually evolved over centuries as the population grew and people left their mark on the landscape.
When the Romans conquered much of Britain, they built straight, well-surfaced roads so that armies and goods could be moved efficiently and continued on page 2
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