SOMETIMES, it gets to the point when things are so bad that all there is left to do is pray to the Almighty.

Last we heard, the businesses that inhabit the MEPC Birchwood Business Park, in Warrington, were doing OK, despite the economic downturn.

However, MEPC is taking no chances and has introduced an on-site chaplaincy for the 4,200- plus people who work on the Park.

The Reverend Dave Prescott, Church of England parish priest at the Church of the Transfiguration, Oakwood, will offer a listening ear to those who wish to talk about work or personal matters, regardless of faith or beliefs.

Rev Prescott, a former secondary schoolteacher, said: “I’m an ordinary man doing an extraordinary job.”

LIVERPOOL public relations boss Dougal Paver will be showing off his angling skills to none other than footballing legend Jack Charlton, above, after a cheeky auction bid.

The managing director of Paver Smith bid £500 at the Lord’s Taverners dinner for the former footballer to join him and fellow members of Liverpool Fly Fishers for a day on Lancashire’s River Hodder, after noticing there was no category for angling under the various auction headlines.

The bid was accepted, but canny angler Jack, spotting a bit of a PR bean-feast, invited just Dougal to join him on his manor instead – the River Moy, in Ballina, County Mayo.

An excited Dougal said: “Jack’s a bit of a fishing legend and I’d happily carry his rod bag.”

SCANNING the jobs local ads (it’s always best to keep a look-out) we couldn’t help but notice a vacancy at Liverpool City Council for something called a Scambuster.

There is no explanation of what such a role may entail, but it comes with a decent wedge – £27,492 to £36,270, depending on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications? What exam someone could have sat to qualify for such a role is anyone’s guess.