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JAMIE BOWMAN: Waiting around 20 years for a new album is nothinhg to us indie fans

WHAT it says about my character I’m not sure, but many of my favourite hobbies and pastimes seem to involve an inordinate amount of patience.Read

Beyonce

JAMIE BOWMAN: The Beyonce miming controversy is nothing new in pop music

ALTHOUGH as political scandals go it’s not quite up there with Watergate or even John Gummer feeding his kids burgers, the furore over whether generously proportioned R’n’B hitmaker Beyonce mimed her way through the Star Spangled Banner has given Barack Obama the first presidential crisis of his second term.Read

Unions fear for patient care over Royal Liverpool hospital job cut proposals

BOSSES at Liverpool’s Royal hospital are being urged to rethink plans to shed up to 600 jobs.Read

Revealed: Wirral Coroner under investigation by Office for Judicial Complaints

THE Wirral Coroner is under investigation over his personal conduct after his business partner made up invoices and took money from clients.Read

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital

600 jobs at risk at Royal Liverpool hospital as health chiefs prepare cost-cutting measures

HUNDREDS of jobs are at risk at Liverpool’s Royal hospital as managers prepare to make cuts over the next five years.Read

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

Revealed: Wirral coroner slapped with maximum fine for solicitors firm role

THE Wirral coroner has been fined and warned about future conduct after his business partner made up invoices and took money from clients.Read

Merseyside manufacturers bullish on recruitment and profits

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

Profits up at Glen Dimplex

COOKER manufacturer Glen Dimplex Home Appliances (GDHA) more than doubled its profits despite a fall in sales.Read

Georgia Varley train guard Christopher McGee lodges appeal

A TRAIN guard convicted of causing the death of a teenager has officially lodged an appeal against his jail term.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

Hillsborough inquests could be granted in just one hour when the High Court sits on Wednesday

THE discredited Hillsborough inquests could be quashed in just an hour when the High Court sits on Wednesday.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

Steve Harris of Polymorph Software buisness feature

Business profile: Steve Harris of Polymorph

Alistair Houghton meets STEVE HARRIS, managing director of Polymorph. IN MANY ways, the success story of Steve Harris and Polymorph exemplifies what The Heath Business and Technical Park is all about.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

United Utilities claim changes to licence will lead to higher bills

CONSUMER bills will rise if industry watchdog Ofwat forces through changes to the licences of the UK’s 19 water companies, it has been claimed.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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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