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David Bartlett

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Liverpool’s Pier Head aims to become a base for cruise liners

TALKS are under way to secure “significant investment” for upgrading Liverpool’s Pier Head to become a base for cruise liners to start and finish their journeys, it emerged last night.Read

Rhys Jones jury sent home after fourth day of deliberations

THE jury in the Rhys Jones murder trial was sent home yesterday after a fourth day of deliberations.Read

Animal rescue centre appeals for help after fire destroys kennels

STAFF at Freshfields Animal Rescue Centre, in Formby, are appealing for donations after a fire destroyed its kennels.Read

Delays hit improved rail line

PASSENGERS promised new and improved train services on the West Coast Main Line with the introduction of a fresh timetable endured a series of delays yesterday.Read

Judge saves council £650k a year care package bill

ST HELENS council has avoided having to pick up the bill for “possibly the most expensive care package in the country”, after a High Court ruling.Read

The Superlambanana

New deal could save Liverpool's Superlambanana

AN AGREEMENT that would see Liverpool’s famous Superlambanana remain in the city is close to being reached, the Daily Post can reveal.Read

An artist's impression of the Merseytram system

New call for Merseytram cash in wake of ballot

LIVERPOOL council leader Warren Bradley last night called on the Government to re-examine funding Merseytram in the light of Greater Manchester’s rejection of congestion charging.Read

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Critics label the Philharmonic Orchestra ‘a world-beater’

THE Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has been listed as one of three of the world’s most “up-and-coming” orchestras by a panel of leading critics in Gramophone magazine’s December issue.Read

Air pollution reaches record levels in Liverpool

AIR pollution has reached such high levels in some parts of Liverpool that the whole of the city is to be declared a special “management zone”.Read

Tall buildings to be restricted in Liverpool

THE construction of tall buildings is to be generally restricted to two clusters in Liverpool city centre to preserve the city’s World Heritage Site (WHS), it emerged last night.Read

St John the Divine in Fairfield

St John the Divine spire saved by campaigners

CAMPAIGNERS last night claimed a victory for people power after it was announced a threatened Victorian church spire in Fairfield, Liverpool, has been saved from demolition.Read

£50m lifeline for Mersey economy

THE North West Development Agency (NWDA) last night unveiled a £50m funding lifeline to help Merseyside businesses beat the worst ravages of the recession.Read

Vauxhall Ellesmere Port

Car sales crisis shuts Vauxhall for a month

THE Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port will close on Friday for a month as the crisis engulfing the world’s car market continues to bite locally.Read

Merseytravel chief executive Neil Scales with the Enigma machine

Enigma machine in U-boat display

AN ENIGMA machine used by the Germans during World War II is to become one of the main features of a new Merseyside attraction. The U-534 visitor centre, at Woodside Ferry Terminal, is due to open in mid-February with the famous top-secret code machine taking pride of place on display.Read

Culture

Keeping Capital of Culture’s legacy alive

Vicky Anderson and David Bartlett look at the success enjoyed by Liverpool museums in 2008 and the launch of a new organisation which will keep the legacy of Capital of Culture aliveRead

An artist's impression of the Merseytram system

New Merseytram plan will cost extra £100m

THE Department for Transport (DfT) is to be asked to provide at least £270m of funding in a new bid for Merseytram Line One – having previously turned down a bid for £100m less.Read

Capital of Culture logo

So what happens next in 2009?

Chief reporter David Bartlett asks Liverpool’s civic leaders what legacy Capital of Culture will give to the city.Read

Economic benefit of 2008 will be felt into future

LIVERPOOL Council leader Warren Bradley believes the economic benefit of staging Capital of Culture will continue long into the future.Read

hurst 100

Shamed Lib-Dem quits Liverpool council ruling executive board

A SHAMED Liberal Democrat councillor last night resigned his position on Liverpool council’s ruling executive board after being convicted of breaking election law.Read

No action over NHS ‘fraud’ allegations

AN NHS counter-fraud investigation centred around one of Merseyside’s most prominent businessmen and public figures has found there was insufficient evidence to bring any charges.Read

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City Editor David Bartlett covers politics, regeneration and urban affairs. David was named Young Journalist of the Year 2009 in the North West Newspaper Awards and Regional Property Journalist of the Year 2011. Tel: 0151 472 2455. <a href="http://blogs.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/dalestreetblues/">Click here to read David's Dale Street Blues politics blog</a>.

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