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New-look Pier Head celebrates the Three Graces

LIVERPOOL’S new look Pier Head opened yesterday after almost two years of works to revitalise the area in front of the city’s famous Three Graces. Read

Projects £13m funds

LIVERPOOL is to receive a share to £13m of government funding to set up intervention projects to help stop youngsters getting into trouble. Read

Rhys Jones trial: Phone call that halted a Florida holiday

A WOMAN has told of the moment she found out her younger brother was harbouring the gun allegedly used to kill Rhys Jones. Read

Liverpool council set to switch to electric power in £20m Government grant share out

LIVERPOOL City Council is to share £20m in government fund-ing to buy and run up to 20 electric vans in a bid to kick-start the market for environ-mentally-friendly vehicles. Read

Thousands flock for Freaky Friday at racecoure meet

THOUSANDS of families turned out for a freaky themed fun day at Aintree Racecourse for its first weekend meeting of the season. Read

Jockeys of the future show off their skills at Aintree

THE top 30 racing ponies and riders in the country battled it out in the prestigious 2008 Charles Owen Pony Racing Finals, at Aintree Racecourse, on Saturday. Read

Flickr photographers shaping up

LIVERPOOL’S continually evolving landscape continues to provide inspiration to the city’s photographers. Read

House prices in Liverpool have trebled in the last decade

House sales fall 50% in Merseyside in just one year

HOUSE sales in Merseyside and Cheshire have fallen by almost half during the past year, new figures compiled by the Daily Post show. Read

‘Vultures’ at ready as property sales plunge

Home sales in Merseyside and Cheshire have almost halved. Chief Reporter David Bartlett investigates where the market is heading Read

National campaign for mail office

UNION officials are to launch a national campaign to try to persuade the Royal Mail to keep a sorting office in Liverpool. Read

NW house sales plunge as credit crunch bites

HOUSE sales in Merseyside and Cheshire have fallen by almost half during the past year, new figures compiled by the Daily Post show. Read

Everton deny reports of£200m takeover offers

EVERTON FC last night moved to distance itself from reports the club would soon be sold for around £200m. Read

Empty collection vans outside the Royal Mail depot at Copperas Hill, Liverpool

Royal Mail confirms Copperas Hill to close

A LAST-DITCH effort to persuade the Royal Mail to stay in Liverpool fell many millions short of being able to secure a deal, the Daily Post can reveal. Read

Copperas Hill sorting office

Last ditch effort to persuade Royal Mail to stay in Liverpool fails

A LAST ditch effort to persuade the Royal Mail to stay in Liverpool and build one of its three new North West distribution centres in the city has failed. Read

The statue of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, watches over Liverpool from the top of the Town Hall dome. Picture Howard Davies

Liverpool plans £150,000 rebranding project

LIVERPOOL is to spend £150,000 to rebrand itself as a world city. Read

The Maglev train runs on an elevated guideway. Only the stretch of track that the train is on at the time receives power

Lib Dem Clegg joins calls for high-speed rail link to North West

THE Liberal Democrats have launched what they hope will be the North West’s biggest-ever transport petition calling for a high-speed rail route to the North West. Read

Enterprise centre for women moves closer

THE creation of an international women’s enterprise centre will be a step closer when Liverpool council commits £500,000 of funding to the scheme next week. Read

Call for task force to revive Merseytram

A SPECIAL task force must be set up to ensure Merseytram is finally delivered to the region, key regional figures said last night. Read

Princess Anne opens the new Liverpool One and Chavasse Park

Final piece in the jigsaw to complete Liverpool One

Around a billion pounds of investment paid off yesterday for Liverpool's new shopping centre – as David Bartlett reports Read

Houses for rent and sale

Number of new homes to be built set to double

RESTRICTIONS on the number of homes allowed to be built in Liverpool and Merseyside have been lifted under the regional plan released yesterday. Read

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David Bartlett covers political and regeneration issues on Merseyside. David was named the O2 Young Reporter of the Year for the North West 2008. Tel: 0151 472 2455

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