Feb
2008
Articles from 5th Feb 2008
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Rolls Royce to close Bootle plant
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
ROLLS Royce has announced it will close its plant in Bootle with the loss of more than 200 highly skilled jobs. Read
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Yossi Benanyoun caught up in terrorist bombing in Israel
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL FC star Yossi Benayoun was caught up in a terrorist bombing while visiting his parents in his home town in Israel. Read
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Hundreds of Liverpool girls 'mutilated' in African ritual
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
AFRICAN tribal elders are being flown into the UK to mutilate young Liverpool girls in a “heartbreaking” cultural tradition. Read
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Toxic spill art art gallery sparks major evacuation
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
HALF a pint of noxious liquid mercury spilled from the pendulum of an antique clock at a Wirral art gallery yesterday, forcing a full-scale evacuation. Read
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Liverpool Georgian terraces given listed status
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
TWO rare Georgian terraces have been given listed status in Liverpool’s World Heritage Site. Read
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Savoretti serenades
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
ANGLO-ITALIAN singer songwriter Jack Savoretti will be busking at three local Caffe Nero coffee shops today to promote his soon to be released new album Between the Minds. Read
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MP Field faces inquiry to see if he broke party rules
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
REBEL Mersey MP Frank Field faces an inquiry tomorrow that could trigger his suspension from the Labour party for backing a referendum on the EU Treaty. Read
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A £600,000 des res for Knowsley’s three sealions
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
AS ESSENTIAL require-ments for a new des res go, a large pool, plenty of rocks and a beach probably won’t feature on too many wish lists. Read
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Taking their toll: Fury as just six men vote through Mersey Tunnel toll rise
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
MERSEY Tunnel tolls will rise to £1.40 from April, despite just six of the region’s transport authority board of 18 agreeing to the rise yesterday Read
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Bishop wants people to improve their carbon footprint for Lent
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
THE Bishop of Liverpool has said inner-city youngsters have inspired him to go green and ask his flock to go on a carbon fast for lent. Read
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LFC INSIGHT: How Liverpool FC ended up in American hands
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
Liverpool FC spent years scouring the world for investment before the arrival of Tom Hicks and George Gillett a year ago this week. On day two of a three-day special report, David Bartlett looks at how the deal was done Read
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LFC ONE YEAR ONE: The stockbroker’s view
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
A LOT has transpired in the 12 months since Messrs Hicks & Gillett took over LFC. Read
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Richard Brason sets his sights on running Liverpool GP surgery
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
RICHARD BRANSON’S Virgin Group could be opening a doctor’s surgery in Liverpool with the possib- ility of a dentist and physio- therapist being added, too. Read
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Buckets of love project to help the world’s poor
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
A NEW aid project to help families in some of the world’s poorest areas is being set up by a Liverpool charity worker. Read
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Player accused of breaking man’s jaw
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
A TOP Rugby League player is to face trial accused of breaking a man’s jaw with a punch in Wigan. Read
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Flouride in tap water decision due in months
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
HEALTH chiefs will decide within months whether to add fluoride to tap water across Merseyside in a bid to cut tooth decay in children. Read
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Special scam post box set up in St Helens
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
SCAMNESTY has been launched in St Helens to encourage people to drop scam mailings into a special post box. Read
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‘Sell-out’ as Strauss goes stricly Scouse for Viennese gala events
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
DEMAND for the Viennese Balls at St George's Hall has been so great that all free tickets were allocated just hours after being released to the public. Read
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Bid to save Mersey steamship receives a boost
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
A MAJOR Merseyside steamship preservation project received a cash windfall when another maritime society was wound-up. Read
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Doctor had sex with patient on consulting couch
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
Dr Michael Moore, 62, thought the 34-year-old woman “was coming on strong” after she asked him to examine her chest and pulled up her top to reveal she was not wearing a bra, the GMC hearing in Manchester heard. Read
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Hundreds to join march to save Rolls-Royce plant
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
A THOUSAND unionists fighting to keep Bootle’s Rolls-Royce factory open are expected to march through Liverpool City centre on Saturday. Read
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Courts may strip drug gang of assets
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
SIX members of an international drug-smuggling gang could be stripped of their profits. Read
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More than 1,300 pictures by Merseyside photographers now on website
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
MORE than 1,300 pictures have now been sent to the Liverpool Daily Post’s online photo gallery, which aims to document Capital of Culture year through the eyes of local photographers. Read
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Firm hits 95% mark for innovation in national legal guide
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
WEIGHTMANS has been named the city’s most innovative law firm in a new legal guide. Read
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Music star wants to put resort on Map
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
AN ELECTRO pop pioneer has nominated his home town to be included on the Liverpool Map. Read
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Wirral law company reaches major milestone with move to new location
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL’S largest law firm has relocated to a new office, as partners pledged their commitment to keep its roots in the borough. Read
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Law firms offer ‘bite-size’ training and advice online
Feb 05 2008 | Liverpool News
TWO Liverpool law firms are launching their own series of seminars which they say have been specially designed to tackle the changing nature of work and family life in Britain. Read
