00:00A Liverpool baby hospice is confident it can be saved after news of its imminent closure
00:05created waves of support. Zoe's Place has been hoping to build a new hospice at Haymans Green,
00:10near to its current location on Yewtree Lane, West Derby. However, long waits for planning
00:14permission and spiralling costs led the charity to last week announce it would be forced to close
00:19by the end of the year. Since announcing the closure, local businesses and famous faces have
00:23come together in support of the hospice, with Liverpool-based clothing brand Monterex donating
00:28more than £100,000 and Hot Water Comedy Club raising over £18,000. Now, just over a week
00:34since the shock announcement, Zoe's Place's fundraising total is at more than £1.7 million,
00:41with the charity saying we're so confident that the Liverpool site can be saved.
00:45The charity's trustees recently met with West Derby MP Ian Byrne, who described the meeting
00:50as extremely positive and noted that a designated builder can begin work on a new building once
00:56pledges are in place and land has been purchased.
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