Feb
2008
Articles from 8th Feb 2008
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Ex-culture boss Jason Harborow: I was bullied and intimidated
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
FORMER culture chief Jason Harborow today told how he felt “bullied and intimidated” during his time in charge of Liverpool Culture Company. Read
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Liverpool council leader vows to plug £60m black hole
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
A PLAN to solve Liverpool’s £60m financial crisis was being thrashed out today. Read
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One million ecstasy tablets found in Liverpool flat
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
POLICE stumbled upon one million ecstasy tablets after being called to a suspected burglary at a Liverpool flat. Read
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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr pay tribute to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
SIR Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have paid tribute to the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Read
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Fears grow council won't listen to worst tag warning
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
THE head of the Audit Commission last night said he was worried that Liverpool City Council would not take proper action after it was labelled the worst local authority in the country. Read
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Fans duped into buying 'fake' Champions League Final memorabilia
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
Signatures, including those of Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, were “systematically” forged and sold by businessmen Graeme Walker and Faisal Madani, a jury at Chester Crown Court was told. Read
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Lives at risk as medics stop for meals
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
CRITICALLY-ILL patients on Merseyside are waiting up to 40 minutes for an ambulance because there are not enough paramedics to cover meal breaks, the Daily Post can reveal. Read
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Topping out ceremony takes place at One Park West, Liverpool
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
Members for the One Park West project team and council leader Warren Bradley met at the top of the 15-storey residential tower which forms part of Grosvenor’s Liverpool One development. Read
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Bigamist who attacked his ‘wife’ spared prison
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
A COMPANY director flew his partner and their families to New York for a lavish wedding ceremony despite knowing he was still married. Read
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Yoko Ono is centre stage for refurbished Bluecoat opening
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
YOKO ONO will stage an exclusive performance as part of the opening season of the refurbished Bluecoat. Read
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Judge spares teenage getaway driver from jail
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
A TEENAGER who was the unsuspecting getaway driver for three armed robbers has been spared jail – on his 19th birthday. Read
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Pupils help to celebrate start of Chinese Year of the Rat
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
CHINESE New Year celebrations have kicked off across the region to welcome in 2008 – The Year of the Rat. Read
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55 fire jobs at risk in move to cut costs
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
UP TO 55 firefighters’ jobs may be lost as Merseyside Fire Authority tried to cope with receiving the lowest budget settlement of any in the country. Read
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Climate change could fuel invasions of tropical viruses
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
CLIMATE change could fuel invasions of tropical mosquito and tick-borne viruses across Europe’s borders, experts from Liverpool and Oxford are warning. Read
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Mother tells of 20-year anguish over missing daughter
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of 22-year-old Liverpool office worker Helen McCourt who vanished as she made her way home in what was to become one of Merseyside's most notorious murder cases. Read
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Film to be made on Brookside set wins £250k
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
A HORROR film to be made on the form-er set of Liverpool soap Brookside has been given the green light after winning its £250,000 budget as part of a new initiative. Read
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Region to stage UK premiere of Japanese dance production
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
THE UK premier of an innovative Japanese theatre production is coming to the region. Read
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Illegal migrant appeal
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
A JUDGE’S decision to strip a businessman believed to have made more than £7m by employing illegal immigrants of just £36,000 will be appealed. Read
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Work scheduled to start on new marine park
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
WORK on building one of Merseyside’s premier waterside attractions is set to start in a couple of weeks. Read
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Drivers face paying extra £65,000 to park
Feb 08 2008 | Liverpool News
MOTORISTS will pour at least £65,000 more into council coffers through rises in parking charges in Southport and Bootle. Read
