David Bartlett

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Jaguar car factory in Halewood Liverpool

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

Big Dig is a major public relations exercise

Lewis’s fear 'new Big Dig' could shut them down

WATER utility company United Utilities last night said it plans to dig up a key city centre road in March despite warnings the disruption could cause the collapse of famous Liverpool store Lewis’s.Read

Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw on Michael Shields' case

A day of freedom for Michael Shields

CAMPAIGNERS last night vowed to continue fighting for the release of Michael Shields, after he enjoyed a day of freedom at the weekend.Read

£35m jobs pledge by Brown

UP TO £35m will be spent on finding work or training for the long-term jobless across the region to ensure they are not “written off”, Gordon Brown pledged yesterday.Read