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HMV

JAMIE BOWMAN: Mourning HMV is fine but record shops aren’t dead

OPPOSITE my office, next to the Primark and the closed £1 discount store there’s a branch of HMV.Read

Work continues to repatriate the bodies of two Liverpool worked killed in the Algerian terrorist massacre

WORK was continuing last night to repatriate the bodies of two Liverpool workers killed in the Algerian terrorist massacre.Read

Huyton Arts and Sports becomes second Knowsley secondary to be hit with failing tag in matter of days

A FLAGSHIP school opened to offer “world-class education” just three years ago is today officially labelled a failure.Read

Restaurant review: The Lemon Tree Bistro, Crosby

Alistair Houghton enjoys a visit to the Lemon Tree Bistro in CrosbyRead

Plans for a state-of-the-art 999 control centre for Merseyside’s police and fire services have been submitted for approval

PLANS for a state-of-the-art 999 control centre for Merseyside’s police and fire services have been submitted for approval.Read

Merseyside manufacturers bullish on recruitment and profits

MERSEYSIDE manufacturers are on a recruitment drive, signalling an uplift in confidence and orders.Read

JAMIE BOWMAN: That awkward moment when Kate Bush accepted a CBE

DESPITE 2012 being my own ‘annus mirabilis’ (birth of daughter, Champions League triumph, Stone Roses reformation, the continuing rare ability to make money from writing) it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t start the new year with a moan.Read

Ben Hatton: Tablets will drive 2013 e-marketing

IN TERMS of data access, tablet computers have been the big success story of recent years.Read

Boxing Day sales figures up on last year for Liverpool ONE

THE number of Boxing Day shoppers in Liverpool One rose by almost a fifth this year.Read

New architect to take over at Liverpool’s Anglican cathedral

ONE of the most important non-religious posts at Liverpool’s Anglican cathedral is changing hands.Read

JAMIE BOWMAN: Ignore the guns and the wigs. Phil Spector’s Christmas album is all you need.

IT’S a special time in the Bowman household this Christmas. Our first one with a little baby in tow means there’s going to be an invasion of relatives in our direction.Read

Museum of Liverpool wins Council of Europe 2013 prize

THE Museum of Liverpool has been named the European Museum of the Year for 2013.Read

Profile: How Bootle’s International Safety Products became a lifejacket leader

Alistair Houghton meets JOHN ROGERS and GEOFF BILLINGTON, of International Safety Products, BootleRead

JAMIE BOWMAN: It’s finally time to say good bye to my beloved tape player

WITHOUT wanting to sound like Jeremy Clarkson, I’m currently in the market for a new motor.Read

JAMIE BOWMAN: I’m all for the avant-garde but I wish Scott Walker would write some songs

FINDING something to write about before Christmas shouldn’t be a problem for any music critic.Read

Alanis Morissette performing at The Liverpool Echo Arena

POP REVIEW: Alanis Morissette at the Liverpool Echo Arena

INCREDIBLY, it’s 17 years since Alanis Morissette forced her way into the hearts of angst-ridden teenage girls across the world with the once ubiquitous Jagged Little Pill album.Read

New hotel plan for Mathew Street quarter’s Print building

A DERELICT former Victorian warehouse in the heart of Liverpool city centre is to be converted into a luxury hotel, restaurant, bar and nightclub.Read

JAMIE BOWMAN: Louis Walsh should listen more carefully to Abba’s last album

ALTHOUGH I rarely watch it, last Saturday evening the wife and daughter were out and looking to waste an hour or two before Match of the Day, I dipped my toe into the murky waters of the X Factor.Read

The Moon and Pea Lark lane Liverpool.

Taste Test: Moon and Pea on Lark Lane in Liverpool

John Sutton on why you shouldn’t expect the moon on a stick in Lark LaneRead

Bierkeller opening creates 75 Liverpool jobs

SEVENTY five jobs have been created by the opening of The Bierkeller Entertainment Complex at Liverpool One in a £1.5m investment.Read

JAMIE BOWMAN: 60 years after the start of the UK singles chart why do we not know what is at number one?

IF you’re reading this column I’m guessing that you must be a music fan. Either that or you’ve taken a shine to my profile picture below (and who could blame you?).Read

Senior Merseyside democratic commentator warns democracy “in danger of dying a slow death” after PCC elections

A LEADING Liverpool academic has warned the dismal turnout in last week’s Police and Crime Commission elections may indicate democracy in this country “is in danger of dying a slow death”.Read

Lee Carroll

My Day Off: Lee Carroll loves long distance cycle rides

Lee Carroll is a director of five businesses, and any spare time he can afford is spent preparing for, or taking part in long distance cycle ridesRead

Jeremy Meredith, left, and Alan Robson of Innov8 Safety Solutions

Small business of the week: Innov8 manages its risks to steer a course through recession

BIRKENHEAD-based Innov8 Safety Solutions is five years old – still in its infancy, says founder Alan Robson.Read

Step Into My Office: Derek Gawne of Charles Stanley stockbrokers (VIDEO)

TODAY Post Business is launching a new feature and taking you to the desks of some of the region’s key commercial figures.Read

Jenny Stewart

Jenny Stewart to head Liverpool Chamber of Commerce

JENNY Stewart is to be the next head of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, the Liverpool Post can reveal.Read

Union leaders see opportunities, not threats, from Jaguar Land Rover’s Chinese car plant

UNION leaders said they see no threat to jobs at Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) Halewood plant after the official go-ahead for a £1.8bn joint venture car factory in China.Read

THEATRE REVIEW: 42nd Street, Liverpool Empire

“YOU’RE going out a youngster, but you’ve got to come back a star!”Read

Crosby-based Merchant Taylors’ Girls’ School set to offer more free places to children from low income backgrounds

A PRESTIGIOUS fee-paying Merseyside school is set to offer more free places to children from low income backgrounds.Read

Trial of two Merseyside police officers who allegedly tried to influence an investigation into a derby day brawl has collapsed

A TRIAL of two Merseyside police officers who allegedly tried to influence an investigation into a derby day brawl collapsed yesterday.Read

THEATRE REVIEW: Johnny Come Lately, The Unity in Liverpool

“WE’RE all in this together,” cries Peter James, leader of the Beige Party as he proclaims his meaningless manifesto to the audience on the opening night of Johnny Come Lately at the Unity Theatre. Peter and his party are a prop from which to launch into this dark comedy.Read

Fee-paying set to be consigned to history at independent Streatham House School, Blundellsands

AN historic Merseyside school has announced plans to become a government-backed free school.Read

University of Liverpool £1m to boost engineering and science research

THE University of Liverpool has secured £1m in funding to boost its pioneering engineering and science research.Read

Wirral Witches Ball raises £40,000 for Claire House Children’s Hospice

MERSEYSIDE’S Wirral Witches raised more than £40,000 for Claire House Children’s Hospice at their sixth annual ball.Read

JAMIE BOWMAN: Liverpool’s rich musical heritage makes it the ideal home for the MOBO Awards

ALTHOUGH I was slightly disappointed not to get the chance to shake my rump, show off some bling and get ‘papped’ on the red carpet, the return to Liverpool of the MOBO Awards last week was a healthy reminder of the great tradition of black music that runs through our city’s heritage.Read

Jaguar Land Rover’s £10bn investment drive over seven years

LUXURY car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning a £10bn investment drive over the next seven years to double production at its plants, including Halewood, in Knowsley.Read

Liverpool John Lennon Airport in talks over transatlantic routes

LIVERPOOL John Lennon Airport (JLA) is in talks that could re-open a transatlantic route to Toronto.Read

Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary speaks at a press conference

Liverpool John Lennon Airport poised for return to growth

Neil Hodgson reports on signs of improving prospects for Liverpool John Lennon AirportRead

£400k investment helps rise of Cleanbake

A KEY £400,000 boost, from two funding organisations, should provide a recipe for success for Skelmersdale-based Cleanbake.Read

Liverpool John Lennon Airport boss attacks Government for 'ignoring' regional airports

Craig Richmond, the chief executive of Peel Airports, which owns JLA, lambasted ministers for “ignoring” regional airports, as the company lodged its response to a consultation on future aviation policy.Read

Chilli Banana Thai Restaurant Lark Lane

Restaurant review: Chilli Banana in Lark Lane, Liverpool

Alistair Houghton livens up his Sunday with a trip to tasty Thai spot Chilli BananaRead

Jamie Bowman's music column: The disappearing joy of a good record shop

IF YOU are a regular reader of this column (please tell me they exist?), you’ll know that I like to go into record shops.Read

Spire restaurant, Church Road, Liverpool

Taste Test: Spire, Liverpool - A small fly in the ointment can’t spoil a fabulous meal

John Sutton enjoys excellent food – and an impressive reaction to a problem – at SpireRead

Meridian Marine Management closing amid claims of fraud

A LIVERPOOL marine management company is closing with the loss of around 40 jobs, amid claims of fraud.Read

The Beatles

JAMIE BOWMAN: The 20th anniversary of Cream is worth celebrating just as much as The Beatles’ Love Me Do

AS a friend of mine recently pointed out the music business seems to revolve around an endless succession of anniversaries.Read

E20 European trade route opening up opportunities for Liverpool

THE Port of Liverpool believes it could double the amount of imports it currently handles if a new East-West trade route becomes established.Read

All Liverpool universities to charge maximum £9,000 tuition fees next year amid shortage of brighter students

ALL three of Liverpool’s universities are to charge students the maximum tuition fees from next year, The Post can reveal.Read

POP REVIEW: Marc Almond at the Philharmonic Hall

MARC Almond’s last appearance at the Philharmonic Hall saw him replicating the kind of tragic figure he so often immortalised in song.Read

HE Simm celebrates £13m of contract wins

THE student housing division of Liverpool engineering services firm HE Simm has won four new contracts worth £13m.Read

Liverpool John Lennon Airport seeks to broaden its mix with more charter flights

LIVERPOOL John Lennon Airport’s (JLA) loss of business to nearby rival Manchester may be a blessing in disguise, it claims.Read

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