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Chef Chris Marshall at the Panoramic restaurant

Hitting the heights of fine dining at Panoramic in Liverpool

EMMA Pinch talks to Panoramic’s chef about creating a menu with a difference Read

Duncan Bell outside Liverpool's School of Tropical Medicine

Helping the world’s neediest people

If your job is boring, follow Duncan Bell’s example and take your skills where you can make a big difference. Peter Elson reports Read

The men who provided an enduring image of Britain at war

A brief history of a Wirral Home Guard platoon has been republished to give us a poignant picture of the men defying Hitler. David Charters reports Read

Author is boxing clever

Laura Davis meets a mother who finds writing to be a cathartic experience Read

Doughty performer alongside Blue C

LAP-STYLE slide guitar player Tom Doughty joins Liverpool blues duo Blue C for a slide guitar feast at the monthly Blues On The Rock club at Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton, tomorrow. Read

Former G4 star pledges to bring the beauty of opera to a much wider audience

Three years of success with an operatic boy band has left Jonathan Ansell with a taste for success. Emma Pinch reports Read

On the right track for an amazing journey

Eric Wise went from being desk-bound to Moscow-bound, after switching his radio career for a job guiding rail tours. Peter Elson climbs aboard to hear more Read

THE calamitous decision by Thomson Cruises to dump its inaugural 30-cruise programme for 2009 from Liverpool is not unfair. After all, everyone will spectacularly miss out on the £4.5m annual bonanza of basing its ship here: Liverpool City Council, Peel Ports, passengers and local suppliers. Read

Tory tidal wave turns students blue

After years in the doldrums, it seems the Conservatives are enjoying a renaissance in the city. Laura Davis meets the students leading the revival Read

Will the real James Bond please stand up?

IT IS an intriguing literary game to muse who inspired the great figures in fiction, portraits so secure that they must have been drawn from life. Read

Thousands of Merseyside children were evacuated to Wales in WWII. Laura Davis hears some of their stories

THE inside of the house resembles a photograph album – the walls covered with pictures of smiling children. Read

From Wags to Witches

Emma Pinch talks to a group of former footballers’ wives who prove there’s more to them than just shopping, as they try to help Claire House Read

Master photographer’s city exhibition

A MAJOR show of work by renowned Liverpool photographer Edward Chambré Hardman will open at Liverpool University’s Victoria Gallery & Museum, Brownlow Hill, on Saturday. Read

Making a mark on God’s creation

In part two of our interview marking the 10th anniversary of his enthronement, James Jones, the ‘green’ Bishop of Liverpool, considers his vision of God. David Charters reports Read

I am here because God called me

In the first half of a two-part interview marking his 10th anniversary as Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones pledges the rest of his career to the city. David Charters reports Read

Beatles’ mystery Penny Lane nurse unmasked

THE identity of the “pretty nurse” in the Beatles’ song Penny Lane is reveal- ed in a new book about growing up in Liverpool. Read

Bishop: I’ll stay in city for ever

THE Bishop of Liverpool last night committed himself to the city for the rest of his life, saying: “I’m here forever”. Read

Liverpool Black History Month: Changing the faces of football

As part of Liverpool’s Black History Month, Liverpool FC has made a film on the history and contribution of black players. Emma Pinch reports Read

Focus zooms in on Chambré Hardman

For the first time since the Daily Post campaigned to save Edward Chambré Hardman’s photographic archive, a major exhibition will be devoted to his work. Peter Elson reports Read

First love often burns the brightest

WE never forget our first loves, according to new research. Emma Pinch asks why they have an enduring appeal Read

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