Maureen Griffiths News Today

The blow to the High Street shop has hit customers and staff hard

A FAMILY business in full bloom has been supporting local organisations and charities for the past three years.

More than £30,000 was raised for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal last year by the kind and generous residents of Farnworth and Kearlsey.

A HELPLESS bird was “caught in a face mask” left by littering park-goers while thoughtful locals tried to save its life. Maureen Griffiths, 59, spotted a female goosander with what appeared to be the strap from a disposable face mask tied around its beak on Sunday morning. Credit: Maureen Griffiths The retired lecturer said: “We were helping with our friend’s monthly gull-count. “It looked like some kind of elastic because it could open its beak a bit but not very much. “I...

Horrified Scots woman tries to save bird with discarded face mask wrapped around beak The poor animals beak had become tangled in a the elasticated end of a disposable face mask and although she looked "very hungry", she was unable to open her beak to eat. A face mask became wrapped around the birds beak (Image: Maureen Griffiths) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Wh...