Liverpool News for 19 January 2008

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Liverpool's famous but ever changing waterfront viewed from Woodside

Ministers want to put knife detectors in Liverpool schools Jan 19 2008

Airport-style metal detectors are to be installed at hundreds of schools in a new drive to curb the rise of youth knife crime, it was revealed last night. Read

The statue of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, watches over Liverpool from the top of the Town Hall dome. Picture Howard Davies

2008 debts may force sale of Culture office Jan 19 2008

THE HOME of Liverpool’s Culture Company could be placed into a charitable trust and sold to help plug the £20m shortfall in ’08 finances, the Daily Post can reveal. Read

Rhys Jones memorial appeal gets a £250,000 boost Jan 19 2008

THE fund to build a community centre in memory of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones was today given a £250,000 cash boost. Read

A police officer stands guard as Ramilies Road, off Penny Lane, is cordoned off yesterday

Liverpool doctor to stand trial over terrorist charges Jan 19 2008

A LIVERPOOL doctor is set to stand trial in October in connection with last summer’s failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow. Read

£130m start date for large Pier Head project Jan 19 2008

BUILDING work on a spectacular waterfront development in Liverpool will finally get under way in September after protracted negotiations. Read

Wildlife photo show has moved to Ellesmere Port Jan 19 2008

FOR the first time a prestigious wildlife photography exhibition has moved from its initial site in London’s Natural History Museum to – Ellesmere Port. Read

A casual cigarette will have to be stubbed out

£503,500 bill for Liverpool cigarette smuggler Jan 19 2008

A LIVERPOOL fraudster who attempted to evade prosecution has been ordered to pay over £503,500 for illegally smuggling cigarettes. Read

Experiment could stop Strand traffic for an hour Jan 19 2008

TRAFFIC could be stopped for up to an hour on Liverpool’s Strand as part of an experiment to see how the city copes with traffic and high volumes of visitors to the new Echo Arena, Liverpool. Read

Garry Newlove murder: Tories want return to national service Jan 19 2008

TORY leader David Cameron has called for the introduction of a form of national service to tackle yob culture in the wake of the murder of Garry Newlove. Read

Edge Lane inquiry: Home failure ‘conspiracy’ is denied Jan 19 2008

ALLEGATIONS that housing market failure along Edge Lane were deliberately engineered were strongly denied at a planning inquiry yesterday. Read

Offensive weapon crimes rocket in Merseyside Jan 19 2008

AN EXPLOSION in convictions for illegally carrying knives and other offensive weapons in the region is revealed in new government figures. Read

Darts victory is so sweet for championship couple Jan 19 2008

IT’S not often one professional sports player says another’s victory is the highlight of their career, but this tale rings true for a local darts star. Read

St Peter and Paul church New Brighton. L-R June Hargreaves, Catherine Nelson and Cllr Tony Pritchard

New glimmer of hope for campaign to save church Jan 19 2008

CAMPAIGNERS say they believe there is a “glimmer of hope” for the future of a landmark Catholic church in Wirral. Read

Mersey police in protest march Jan 19 2008

OVER 400 off duty officers from Merseyside Police will be joining up to 15,000 of their colleagues from across England and Wales on a march in central London next week. Read

Rabih Khoury, a representative of Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai, Liverpool's prospective buyer, in the directors' box at Anfield - Picture: JASON ROBERTS

Arabs 'prepared to pay £500million' to buy Liverpool FC Jan 19 2008

Dubai International Capital - the investment arm of the Dubai Government - is preparing to launch a £500million bid to buy Liverpool, according to reports. Read

Appeal for witnesses as thieves steal defibrillator Jan 19 2008

BRITISH Transport Police are appealing for witnesses after a potentially life-saving piece of equipment was stolen from a busy Liverpool railway station. Read

Missing pensioner’s body found in Widnes woodland Jan 19 2008

A BODY found in woodland near Widnes is believed to be that of a 79-year-old pensioner who went missing last July, Cheshire Police have said. Read

Probe into cancer mix-up Jan 19 2008

INVESTIGATIONS are being carried out at the Countess of Chester hospital to help shed light on how a doctor mistakenly gave possible cancer sufferers a clean bill of health. Read

Pit bull terriers are among breeds of dogs banned in Britain

New dogs law passed on to councils from police Jan 19 2008

LOCAL authorities will be given responsibility for dealing with stray dogs 24 hours a day from April. Read

Holocaust talk is a lesson in life for children Jan 19 2008

HUNDREDS of schoolchildren were confronted by the horrors of genocide as a Holocaust escapee and fellow students recounted their experiences. Read

Remploy workers in vote for first strike Jan 19 2008

DISABLED workers at Merseyside factories could strike for the first time in their company’s 60-year history over closure and amalgamation plans. Read

Man beaten up Jan 19 2008

A 62-year-old man from Wirral suffered serious facial injuries after a group of men beat him up and robbed him. Read

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