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Osborne backs calls for help to secure credit

CONSERVATIVE shadow chancellor George Osborne has backed calls for government help to secure credit for Jaguar Land Rover and support thousands of Merseyside car industry jobs.Read

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David Cameron backs Jaguar Land Rover campaign

CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron has today backed the Daily Post campaign for the Government to provide a loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover. (Listen to the interview here) Read

Daily Post call to help Jaguar Land Rover through crisis

The Daily Post takes up the fight to back Jaguar Land Rover’s bid for Government support. David Bartlett reportsRead

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Liverpool Council tax bills to rise by 4.5%

LIVERPOOL Council will increase its share of council tax by 4.45%, the city’s ruling Liberal Democrat administration announced last night.Read

Culture project to carry the city torch

LIVERPOOL must continue to stage “blockbuster” events to help cement the city’s position as a European cultural capital, according to an internal council panel.Read

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Air crash causes chaos on West Coast Mainline

HUNDREDS of passengers travelling to and from Liverpool Lime Street Station suffered long delays yesterday after a light aircraft crashed into the West Coast Mainline.Read

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Ambulance crews handle 1,500 New Year’s Eve calls

AMBULANCE crews in Merseyside and Cheshire were up to three times busier than normal weekend flashpoints during the New Year’s Eve celebrations, it was revealed last night.Read

Merseyside vigil to call for end to hostilities in Gaza

MERSEYSIDE’S branch of Stop the War Coalition will hold a vigil and march tomorrow to call for an end to hostilities in Gaza.Read

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Centenary call to link pensions and wages

TODAY’S centenary of the UK State pension should be used to restore the link with earnings, campaigners in Liverpool said last night.Read

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Canadian threat to Mersey video game jobs

THE long-term future of Merseyside’s highly skilled and thriving video games industry is under threat unless tax breaks are introduced to stop jobs going to Canada, it was warned last night.Read

Marina Dalglish leads Merseyside's New Year Honours

MARINA Dalglish leads the Merseyside New Year honours announced today.Read

Liverpool all set to host historic meeting of British Cabinet

LIVERPOOL is now just a week away from hosting a meeting of the British Cabinet for the first time in the city’s history.Read

Move to ban battery eggs from Liverpool council cooking

BATTERY eggs could soon be banned from schools, care homes and canteens in Liverpool.Read

Liverpool to host Cabinet

LIVERPOOL is to host a meeting of the British cabinet for the first time in its history.Read

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Jaguar Land Rover's green hi-tech may be trump card for vital cash aid

JAGUAR Land Rover’s multi-billion pound investment in green automotive technology could be the trump card that secures Treasury backing for a government support package, insiders said last night.Read

Poll tactics driven by lessons of Bootle

POLITICAL campaign skills picked up on the streets of Bootle are to form the centrepiece of the UK Independence Party’s strategy for the 2009 Euro elections.Read

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Judge’s broadside at Liverpool Council over Edge Lane

LIVERPOOL Council did “as little as possible” to comply with the law when introducing new traffic arrangements on its key Edge Lane corridor, a High Court judge has ruled.Read

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Urgent call to electrify Liverpool-Manchester rail line

THE electrification of the rail line between Liverpool and Manchester should be made a top priority, one of Merseyside’s most senior MPs said last night.Read

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Headteachers urged to help avoid another Baby P

HEADTEACHERS, GPs, and politicians in a Mersey council are being asked to be “observant” and form the frontline in the battle against child abuse in the wake of the Baby P scandal, it emerged last night.Read

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How Liverpool will bid a fond farewell to 2008

A CULTURAL extravaganza is being planned for the night Liverpool bids farewell to its showcase 2008 year. It will start with a free waterfront party at the Pier Head featuring spectacular lighting, big-screen productions, and fireworks from a barge on the Mersey.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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