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John Windsor and his son, Lee, at Rewinds and J Windsor.

Family values grow Rewinds & J Windsor

Alistair Houghton meets JOHN WINDSOR AND FAMILY of Rewinds & J WindsorRead

Jaguar Land Rover sales up 60%

JAGUAR Land Rover sales rose 60% in February in a sign the global car market is continuing its recovery.Read

Wirral Councillors unanimously back cricket plan

WIRRAL Council’s planning committee last night overturned their own officers’ advice and approved plans for an indoor cricket centre in the borough.Read

£6.5m Wirral hotel plans look on course to get green light

A MAJOR hotel revamp hoping to serve the Open golf market is likely to be approved by councillors in Wirral tonight.Read

Wirral Council prepares to sell off court

WIRRAL is to put one of its most unusual assets on the property market under council plans to sell off surplus offices.Read

Wirral Council

Wirral Council warned over “own goal” on indoor cricket centre for Bromborough

WIRRAL Council was last night being urged not to throw away a chance to have the only indoor cricket centre in the North West.Read

Police release CCTV of golf club gang with suspected Merseyside links

POLICE have released images of a suspected Merseyside golf club gang who have stolen £750,000 of top end equipment in the past year.Read

Liverpool Pageant of Power planned for The Strand

A “LIVERPOOL Pageant of Power” will see Formula 1 and Le Mans supercars drag racing down The Strand.Read

Liverpool Pageant of Power: Aintree Racecourse’s Formula One history

THE Pageant of Power won’t be Liverpool’s first dalliance with Formula One, after hosting five British Grand Prix in the 50s and 60s.Read

Liverpool to hold its own mini-World Cup in support of England 2018 bid

LIVERPOOL is to hold its very own “World Cup” to boost its bid to be a host city if England is chosen to stage the real tournament in 2018.Read

The forgotten wife who helped create one of Liverpool’s most famous photographers

THE life of a wife who helped her husband become one of Liverpool’s most famous photographers is being revealed in a new exhibition.Read

Liverpool Blue Coat teacher suspended over allegations of sexual relations with pupil

A TEACHER at Liverpool’s prestigious Blue Coat grammar school was suspended after being accused of having a sexual relationship with an A-Level student.Read

History awakes at Liverpool's Speke Hall

VISITORS to Speke Hall were given an insight into preparations to ready the Tudor manor house for the summer season – with the chance to pick up a few tips for their own homes.Read

Derren Brown

Illusionist Derren Brown on bringing his show Enigma to the Liverpool Empire

‘I LIKE to show disturbing tricks to toddlers in queues when their parents aren't looking,” illusionist Derren Brown reveals as his favourite way to wind down.Read

Lord Derby tells how Knowsley Hall and its estate is going green

KNOWSLEY Hall and Park embodies what most people regard as the template for a great stately home and estate.Read

114 Ethel Austin stores to close by end of February

More than 100 stores operated by collapsed retailer Ethel Austin will close by the end of FebruaryRead

National Museums Liverpool score another bumper year

LIVERPOOL’S museums have notched up another bumper year, after welcoming 2.2m visitors through their doors.Read

Chris Johnson, from Smith & Sons

Chris Johnson sees the upturn on the way

CHRIS JOHNSON acknowledges the severity of the current recession, but also carries the air of a man who has seen it all before.Read

Harry Potter actress Imelda Staunton gives masterclass in Liverpool

HARRY POTTER star Imelda Staunton brought a touch of magic to Liverpool’s Acting Academy.Read

Keeping Everton in Our City (KEIOC) hope to start a new vision for Liverpool’s ‘Football Quarter’

FANS’ plans for a rebuild of Goodison Park have been put before a meeting of Everton’s minority shareholders.Read

Merseyside police

Merseyside travel agents in £25,000 knife raid terror

THREE terrified travel agent staff were held at knife point as a pair of robbers stole £25,000 in foreign currency and travellers cheques.Read

Royal Philharmonic Hall

Plans to build a second concert hall at Liverpool’s Philharmonic costing up to £40m are revealed

AMBITIOUS plans by the Liverpool Philharmonic to build a second concert hall as part of a “world-class” revamp costing up to £40m, can be revealed today by the Daily Post.Read

Liverpool Town Hall

Use Plain English plea to Liverpool city council staff

COUNCIL bosses are embarking on a multi-agency exercise aimed at reducing the opacity of municipal information resource materials. Confused? So are they.Read

Liverpool Town Hall

Liverpool city council - jargonbusters: Officer speak is a form of spin

POLITICAL language, said George Orwell, is designed to “give an appearance of solidity to pure wind”, and it appears the great author’s words of 1946 are as relevant today, writes political reporter Marc Waddington.Read

BNP supporters accused of hurling abuse at home of Liverpool’s ex-Lord Mayor

A GROUP of British National Party supporters were accused of hurling abuse over a loudspeaker after gathering outside the home of a former Lord Mayor.Read

Buyers pay £114,000 for derelict Liverpool pub with Banksy artwork

A DERELICT city centre building made famous by an urban graffiti artist sold at auction for almost £50,000 over the guide price.Read

Nina Kristofferson

Nina Kristofferson on playing Medea in the Northern Broadsides production at the Liverpool Everyman

A new version of an ancient Greek tragedy opens at the Everyman next week. Laura Davis reportsRead

Easyjet warns it will squeeze airport partners in bid to drive down costs

EASYJET has warned that it will squeeze its airports and maintenance partners in a bid to rein in annual costs.Read

Liverpool John Moores University secures £60m Barclays investment for new building

LIVERPOOL John Moores University has secured £60m from Barclays Corporate to build a new “world-class” building in the heart of the city.Read

Headteacher of Crosby's Sacred Heart school to deny responsibility for student’s roof fall

A MERSEYSIDE head teacher is set to deny being responsible for a pupil falling through his school’s roof.Read

Liverpool marks its 30th annual beer festival

THE 30th annual Liverpool Beer Festival pulled the first pints of a three-day celebration last night – and was just as popular as the first “beer exhibition” held in the Everyman Theatre.Read

Stobart drives 750 Widnes jobs in Tesco distribution deal

The gateway site on the Mersey’s banks is boosting employment, as Alex Turner reportsRead

Liverpool celebrates Chinese New Year and 10th anniversary of twinning with Shanghai

LIVERPOOL will host a Chinese New Year spectacular this weekend to mark the 10th anniversary of twinning with Shanghai.Read

Easyjet turns round passenger decline at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

EASYJET has managed to pull out of a dive in its passenger numbers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport – but rival Ryanair finished the year in a steep decline.Read

Tesco and Stobart deal to bring 750 new Widnes jobs

TESCO and Stobart have agreed a deal that will bring about 750 jobs to Widnes at a new distribution centre.Read

Lancs car rental firm secures £2m bank funding package

A LANCASHIRE specialist car rental company plans to grow by more than a third after securing a £2m bank finance package.Read

Wirral and Liverpool to reap economic benefits of The Open golf championship’s return

MERSEYSIDE’S third Open Golf Championship in eight years is set to bring unprecedented economic benefits to the region.Read

Keith Mollard of A&M Insulations

Engineers’ enterprenuerialism insulates their families’ future

Alex Turner meets KEITH MOLLARD, of A&M InsulationsRead

Colin Gent from Medical Thermal Imaging North West

Working Day: Meditating on life in hi-tech healthcare

Colin Gent, 56, is co-owner of Medical Thermal Imaging North West, a Liverpool practice that uses a hi-tech scanner to detect the cause of pain or disease. This was his day:Read

Liverpool architects Austin Smith Lord to design Dublin railway station development

THE Liverpool studio of architects Austin Smith Lord (ASL) has secured planning consent for a new 100m euro railway station in Dublin.Read

Liverpool Hope University

Hope university to train Tibetan teachers at the request of the Dalai Lama

A LIVERPOOL university is to train Tibetan teachers at the request of the Dalai Lama.Read

Everton fans will have to travel to their Europa League clash early to avoid traffic chaos

EVERTON fans planning to attend the Europa League game against Sporting Lisbon today are being asked to set off early to avoid gridlocking the north of the city.Read

Heightened security checks cause people to miss flights at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

LIVERPOOL John Lennon Airport is urging people to arrive earlier for flights after dozens of passengers missed their flights at the weekend.Read

Sales treble at Land Rover as new boss appointed

LAND Rover sales more than trebled last month in a move analysts say shows life is finally returning to the 4x4 market.Read

Liverpool Ropewalks design standards probe to be held

CITY leaders have pledged to set up a scrutiny panel to prevent the decline of Liverpool’s Ropewalks quarter.Read

Opinion: Ropewalks regeneration

THE Ropewalks area was one of the key drivers of Liverpool’s city centre regeneration, and was key in promoting city living, writes Political Reporter Marc Waddington.Read

Analysts welcome positive Speedy Hire trading update

LIVERPOOL stockbroker Panmure Gordon reiterated its “buy” call for plant hire group Speedy Hire, after an upbeat trading update.Read

27-year-old man bailed after shooting in Liverpool suburb

A 27-year-old man was bailed by police after a shooting in Aigburth.Read

Garden festival

Liverpool Garden Festival site work to begin today

THIS is the first exclusive picture of how Liverpool’s derelict Garden Festival is set to look within just 12 months.Read

Ben Hatton: The newspaper paywall debate heats up

THE PAYWALL debate rages on with publishing heavyweight Rupert Murdoch slating Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger’s take on paid content as “BS.”Read

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