Articles...
Aug 2 2007
LIVERPOOL’S world-famous Mathew Street Festival has been cancelled for health and safety reasons - just three weeks before it was due to take place....
Aug 2 2007
HEADS must roll in the wake of the Mathew Street fiasco, key city figures said today....
Aug 2 2007
A van that exploded killing its driver and injuring five police officers was not terrorism related, police confirmed today....
Aug 2 2007
A CAMPAIGN to secure an air route between Liverpool and London Heathrow has begun after it was placed at the top of a list of “must have” transport projects needed to ensure the region’s continued regeneration....
Aug 2 2007
ENGLAND World Cup-winning rugby star Ben Kay last night paid tribute to the teacher who set him on the road to sporting success....
Aug 2 2007
A VAN exploded into flames after a police chase last night, leaving five people needing hospital treatment for burns....
Aug 2 2007
THERE was a time in the summer holidays when the people of St Helens would be drawn towards Blackpool or Southport for a week of sun, sea and sand....
Aug 2 2007
SEFTON Council leaders are considering making up to 100 people redundant and cutting services to plug an anticipated £8m gap in next year’s budget....
Aug 2 2007
MERSEYSIDE’S health managers said fears hospitals would be thrown into chaos as 30,000 junior doctors started new jobs across the country yesterday were unfounded....
Aug 2 2007
LIVERPOOL’S first eco-friendly music festival has been cancelled after organisers feared it “would not live up to expectations”....
Aug 2 2007
CITY councillor Peter Millea has reassured University of Liverpool officials he is alive and kicking, after his elderly mother was asked if he was dead....
Aug 2 2007
ONE driver every three minutes was caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel in the fourth crackdown against offend- ers by Merseyside police....
Aug 2 2007
THE contrails of the final VLM flight between Liverpool and London may have barely faded from the sky, but the fight is already under way to restore that precious air link between the cities....
Aug 2 2007
THE world’s oldest deep-sea shipping company celebrated its 200th anniversary by launching 2,000 balloons from Liverpool’s Albert Dock....
Aug 2 2007
A NEW website is hoping to recreate the community spirit of days gone by for the digital age....
Aug 2 2007
AN EVENT to celebrate children’s play in Wirral was marred yesterday when thieves stole a bouncy castle generator....
Aug 2 2007
A RECORD number of people in Wirral are turning to home composting....
Aug 2 2007
WORK has begun on a new extension to make access to the crypt of the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral easier....
Aug 2 2007
A FOOTBALL hooligan who committed a vicious attack at a Liverpool and Everton derby football match has been given a 54-month banning order....
Aug 2 2007
A PUBLIC inquiry will not be held over a plan to build Europe’s biggest waste incinerator on the banks of the River Mersey....
Aug 2 2007
DETECTIVES investiga-ting the death of a young woman who was burnt alive have made a fresh appeal for witnes-ses....
Aug 2 2007
ENCLOSURES at Chester Zoo will be made more accessible to those with hearing difficulties as the attraction has employed a sign language interpreter....
Aug 2 2007
A MAN living in the shadow of Liverpool FC’s stadium has picked up the city’s biggest-ever parking ticket, costing him almost £4,300....
Aug 2 2007
VISITORS are being invited to follow in the footsteps of famous visitors including the Queen by taking a tour around Liverpool’s ornate Town Hall – but the exterior will not prove so impressive....
Aug 2 2007
FIREFIGHTERS battled with a fire at a cement factory in Widnes for over six hours yesterday....
