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Empty houses on Edge Lane

Edge Lane scheme wins second go-ahead

THE LONG awaited regeneration and widening of Liverpool’s Edge Lane has been given the go ahead, after the government confirmed a compulsory purchase order to force homeowners to sell up. Read

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Loans for first home deposits

FIRST-TIME buyers in Liverpool are within weeks of being able to apply to the City Council for bridging loans to help get them on the property ladder. Read

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Brothers regain control of brewery Cains

THE Dusanj brothers have completed the deal to regain control of Liverpool brewer Cains, just 43 days after it was placed in administration. Read

‘Abandon Liverpool’ call man set to visit city

THE author of a controversial report calling for the regeneration of Liverpool to be scrapped and thousands of its residents moved south is to visit the city to take part in a debate about its future. Read

Lorraine Rogers, the new chief executive of The Mersey Partnership with TMP chairman Roy Morris

Ex-TMP chief Roy Morris faces hospital law fees inquiry

THE NHS Counter Fraud Service has launched an investigation into allegations surrounding a conflict of interest regarding one of Merseyside’s most prominent businessmen and public figures. Read

Hardest doorman fight night is condemned

A BOXING fight night to find Britain’s “hardest doorman” is to be staged in Liverpool, after venues in Manchester refused to hold it. Read

University backs blueprint for tackling region’s ill-health

THE University of Liverpool yesterday said it was committed to see through the recommendations of a milestone report aimed at improving the region’s health. Read

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Call for ‘New York’ park plan to tackle Merseyside’s health shame

PRIVATE companies should be encouraged to help run Merseyside’s parks to get more people outdoors, a milestone report aimed at improving the region’s health will urge today. Read

Razorlight to play Proms

CHART-TOPPERS Razorlight will headline Liverpool’s BBC Electric Proms festival. Read

DIC ‘not involved’ in Liverpool FC bid

THE Middle East investment arm of the Dubai government, DIC, have dismissed suggestions that they are still trying to buy Liverpool, or have moved on to Newcastle United. Read

Budget cuts spur MP’s pool call

GARSTON MP Maria Eagle last night called on Liverpool City Council to resume “normal service” at a south Liverpool leisure centre, after its opening hours were shortened following budget cuts. Read

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£50m funds cut for Mersey regeneration projects

KEY regeneration schemes in Merseyside will have their funding cut to help pay for Gordon Brown’s recent housing market rescue scheme. Read

Credit crunch may speed up £152m housing renewal plan

MERSEYSIDE’S housing market renewal initiative (HMRI) may be speeded up by the credit crunch, council leaders said last night. Read

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Natasha Hamilton's bar shut down by police

LIVERPOOL music star Natasha Hamilton spoke last night of her heartbreak after her city centre bar was closed down, after police claimed it had become a meeting place for organised criminals. Read

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Angela Eagle: My pride at being first lesbian MP to ‘marry’

WIRRAL’S Angela Eagle last night spoke of her pride in becoming the first lesbian MP to enter into a same-sex civil partnership later this month. Read

Talks at last over future of Superlambanana

LIVERPOOL Culture Company and the representative of the artist who created the Superlambanana have finally held a meeting to discuss the sculpture’s future. Read

Keane’s wife in theft appeal to burglars

THE wife of Liverpool FC star Robbie Keane has appealed for the return of precious items stolen from the couple’s home. Read

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Wallasey MP in parliament’s first lesbian wedding

LABOUR’S Angela Eagle will become the first openly lesbian MP to be married when she enters into a same-sex civil partnership later this month. Read

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End of the line for Culture Company

LIVERPOOL Culture Company will be wound up at the end of the city’s flagship year, it emerged last night, but the city council hopes to offer the employees new roles within the local authority. Read

Green light for schools’ rebuilding

TWO projects worth £67m to create two new schools were given the go-ahead yesterday. Read

Author Profile

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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