David Bartlett

It’s Liverpool, I’m Liverpool campaign to reposition Liverpool as global city (VIDEO)

A new campaign aims to reposition Liverpool as a modern and global city, as City Editor David Bartlett reportsRead

Life & Style Retail sale close, say administrators

ADMINISTRATORS are close to selling Life & Style Retail - the successor of doomed Merseyside store chain Ethel Austin.Read

Wirral £100m International trade centre plans to be submitted tomorrow

PLANS for a a £100m trade centre which could create 3,000 of jobs in Wirral will be submitted tomorrow.Read

Prime Minister David Cameron visits Wirral Waters site

DAVID Cameron was today meeting Wirral business leaders to discuss ways of boosting the region's economy.Read

£200m leisure park plan in Speke to create 300 jobs

A NEW £200m leisure and entertainment park could be built in Speke, creating 300 jobs.Read

Liverpool Liberal Democrat chief Warren Bradley survives Paula Keaveney leadership challenge

Liverpool Liberal Democrat leader Warren Bradley has survived his second leadership challenge in as many years.Read

Liverpool Vision appoint Max Steinberg as chief executive

ONE of the biggest names in urban regeneration in Britain has been appointed the new chief executive of Liverpool Vision.Read

Four fight for Labour candidacy in Sefton Central hotseat

FOUR candidates have been shortlisted to replace Claire Curtis-Thomas as Labour’s prospective MP for Sefton Central.Read

Man taken to hospital after TV catches fire

A 45-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation when his TV caught fire.Read

MPs' expenses: New fireplace, carpet, and gates for Crosby MP Claire Curtis-Thomas on expenses

CROSBY MP Claire Curtis-Thomas claimed £724 to refurbish a fireplace at her constituency home, six months before her resignation.Read

Wirral West MP Stephen Hesford quits as ‘act of principle’

A MERSEY MP last night said his decision to stand down as a Parliamentary aide, over the Attorney General’s breach of employment law was an “old- fashioned point of principle resignation”.Read

History of the barrister who rarely rebelled: Stephen Hesfor, Wirral West MP

STEPHEN HESFORD was elected to Parliament as Labour swept to power in 1997, dislodging Conservative MP David Hunt in Wirral West.Read

Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard to fight civil court case

LIVERPOOL FC captain Steven Gerrard will “strenuously” fight a claim for damages from the businessman he punched in a Southport nightclub.Read

Future of Crosby observatory project hangs in the balance

THE future of a proposed major new tourist attraction was last night hanging in the balance after officials admitted “it might not happen”.Read

£200m climate change threat to Merseyside economy

MERSEYSIDE'S economy could be £200m a year worse off by 2020 unless urgent action to tackle climate change is taken, a new report warns.Read

Plans for new relief road to Port of Liverpool shelved

PLANS for a crucial new road to the Port of Liverpool to relieve congestion have been shelved over environmental concerns.Read

Andy Burnham says he will keep fighting for secret Hillsborough files

MERSEYSIDE-BORN cabinet minister Andy Burnham has pledged to continue fighting for the release of Hillsborough files despite his change of role.Read

Parents warned to keep eye on children after boys rescued from Wirral beauty spot

PARENTS were warned to keep an eye on their children last night after two young boys had to be rescued from a Wirral beauty spot with “treacherous” tides.Read