Jul
2008
Articles from 16th Jul 2008
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Fraudsters ordered to pay back cash
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
TWO Southport-based fraudsters who helped to con more than £1.8m from elderly and vulnerable victims have been ordered to pay back over £630,000. Read
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Miss New Brighton beauty contest returns
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
POLITICAL correct-ness has been cast aside with the revival of the famous Miss New Brighton beauty contest. The event has been brought back to life and sponsored by local businesses in a bid to retrieve some glamour for the resort. Read
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Region braced for local authority strikes
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
SCHOOLS have closed, bins will go uncollected and care services will be stretched as public service workers begin their 48 hour strike today . Read
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Culture Company threatens to sue former chief executive
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL Culture Company has threatened to sue its former chief executive Jason Harborow. Read
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Station fire alarm chaos
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
PASSENGERS were evacuated from Moorfields station in Liverpool at the height of yesterday evening’s rush hour after the activation of an automatic fire alarm. Read
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Landlubber pirates get lost on an a-maizing day out on the farm
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
SCHOOLCHILDREN in pirate costume got lost in a giant maze at the launch of this year’s Amazing Maize Maze. Read
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Culture Company’s media manager to leave during Liverpool’s flagship year
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL Culture Company’s £70,000 head of communications has announced he is leaving, half way through the city’s flagship year. Read
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MPs demand inquiry on private health deal
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
AN INDEPENDENT inquiry should be held into the privatisation of part of the NHS in Liverpool, MPs have ruled. Read
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Nurse in police dog attack
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
POLICE have launched an investigation after an 18-year-old dental nurse was mauled by a police dog as she walked home after a night out. Read
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Man held over killing
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
POLICE last night charged a man with the murder of a 64-year-old man with learning difficulties. Read
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Green light for King David
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
Schools to be rebuilt on one site Read
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Transport organisers rise to challenge of huge events, but tell visitors to leave plenty of time to travel
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
MERSEYTRAVEL is urging visitors to this weekend’s Tall Ship Race event to use public transport and avoid peak time travelling wherever possible. Read
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Signs of exciting times as AA gears up for a million visitors to Tall Ships spectacular and Golf Open extravaganza
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
THE task of directing an extra 1m people around Merseyside this weekend has fallen to a team of sign makers based in Warrington. Read
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Blackmailer who drove family out gets 4½ years’ jail
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE man who blackmailed a family causing them to flee the country has been jailed. Read
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Stun gun man told he may face jail
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE man has been warned he faces jail after admitting possessing a stun gun yesterday. Read
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Liverpool MP accuses Cherie Blair of ‘inventing poverty-stricken childhood’
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL MP Peter Kilfoyle has accused Cherie Blair of inventing her poverty-stricken childhood in the city in a scathing review of her infamous autobiography. Read
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Hot spot for sex infections
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
SEXUALLY transmitted infections are on the rise again in Merseyside with Liverpool’s Royal hospital detecting more new cases than any other hospital in the North West, according to latest figures. Read
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King David school bans packed lunches to improve diet
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
A SCHOOL hopes to be the first in Liverpool to ban packed lunches to ensure pupils eat better food. Read
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How the strikes will affect local services
Jul 16 2008 | Liverpool News
UNISON'S public sector strikes will hit services in every local authority in Merseyside. Read
