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Kris Donaldson prepares to leave the Liverpool Culture Company

Kris Donaldson: Working on Liverpool 2008 was better than Sydney Olympics...

CULTURE Company director Kris Donaldson last night said working on Liverpool’s flagship 08 year had been more fulfilling than the Sydney Olympics as he prepared to return to Australia. Read

Firemen at a collapsed building in Park Road, Toxteth

Moments from disaster as house collapses

DEMOLITION contractors were last night working to make safe a building that collapsed in Liverpool almost seriously injuring two people. Read

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Labour in pledge to reverse budget cuts

LIVERPOOL’S Labour opposition would reverse a series of unpopular proposed budget cuts by the city council’s Liberal Democrat leadership. Read

Nasser Al-Kharafi

Kuwaitis have completed due diligence on Liverpool FC

THE Kuwaiti family currently in the running to buy into Liverpool FC has already done due diligence on the club’s finances, sources have revealed. Read

Nasser Al-Kharafi

Revealed: Kuwati take over of Liverpool FC very advanced

THE Kuwaiti family currently in the running to buy into Liverpool FC has already done due diligence on the club’s finances, sources have revealed. Read

Liverpool Town Hall

Revealed: Council deal to pay £500 too much for every laptop

LIVERPOOL council’s controversial IT partnership is seeing the authority pay almost £1,100 for laptops which BT is selling online to the general public for just £632. Read

Liverpool Museums aim to lure 3m visitors by 2011

THE director of National Museums Liverpool believes the new museum being built on the city’s waterfront will be “witty, cocky, funny, genuine, honest and not full of clichés”. Read

Friends of National Museums Liverpool disbanded

THE Friends of National Museums Liverpool was disbanded yesterday, with its outgoing chairman issuing a stinging criticism of NML director Dr David Fleming. Read

Merseytravel signs up for new headquarters

MERSEYTRAVEL has signed a 30-year lease in one of Liverpool’s biggest commercial property deals in years. Read

Car park plans under fire

AN INFLUENTIAL Liverpool business leader last night condemned the city council’s plan to cut the level of free car parking in the city centre. Read

Key milestone for £72m museum

THE spectacular new Museum of Liverpool, which is under construction at the city’s Pier Head, has passed a key milestone. Read

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Friends of National Museums Liverpool disband in row with director

THE FRIENDS of National Museums Liverpool was today disbanded amid stinging criticism of the NML director Dr David Fleming. Read

Bill Kenwright

Everton’s £10m homes plan blow

EVERTON FC has lost an inquiry to build homes on its former training ground, resulting in the loss of up £10m for the club. Read

Bill Kenwright

Everton’s £10m homes plan blow

EVERTON FC has lost an inquiry to build homes on its former training ground, resulting in the loss of up £10m for the club. Read

Bellefield Everton training ground

Everton FC loses inquiry to build homes on Bellefield training ground

EVERTON FC has lost an inquiry to build homes on its former training ground, resulting in the loss of up £10m for the club. Read

Flowers on th pitch at Anfield in memory of those who died in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster

Hillsborough disaster families to be awarded Liverpool's highest honour

THE families of the 96 fans who died in the Hillsborough Disaster are to be awarded the city of Liverpool’s highest honour. Read

Culture Secretary Andy Burnham defends Liverpool business leaders’ £3,000-a-head reception

CULTURE Secretary Andy Burnham yesterday defended his department over allegations it had squandered taxpayers’ money on a lavish reception for business leaders in Liverpool. Read

Archdeacon of Liverpool, the Venerable Ricky Panter

Church adds voice to Jaguar Land Rover campaign

ANGLICAN Archdeacon of Liverpool, the Venerable Ricky Panter, has said “we all have a moral duty to act” in saving the jobs of Jaguar Land Rover workers and their suppliers. Read

No help yet as 450 Jaguar Land Rover jobs go

BELEAGUERED Jaguar Land Rover was showered with warm words by Lord Mandelson yesterday – but there was no sign of hard cash on the way as the company announced 450 job cuts. Read

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Support Jaguar Land Rover: Liverpool’s political leaders unite behind campaign

THE IMPACT of the credit crunch could be “devastating” on Liverpool, the city’s two main political leaders have warned while urging action to support Jaguar Land Rover. Read