Aug
2008
Articles from 20th Aug 2008
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Joey Barton facing fresh legal action
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
Troubled footballer Joey Barton is being sued by a second victim of his violence, it was revealed today. Read
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Colleagues pay tribute to lawyer who died on Spanish holiday
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
TRIBUTES have been paid to a leading Liverpool lawyer who died suddenly while on holiday in Spain. Read
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Residents fight to halt New Brighton resort project
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL’S biggest – and most controversial – regeneration scheme to date has been threatened with legal action based on a 75- year-old covenant which campaigners say could yet halt the project. Read
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Passengers cruise into Pier Head terminal
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
MORE than 600 cruise passengers were welcomed to Liverpool yesterday as the latest liner to arrive in the Mersey docked at the city’s multi-million pound Pier Head terminal. Read
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Golden heroes of Beijing on their way to Liverpool
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
TEAM GB’s stunning Olympic successes have left organisers in Liverpool eagerly anticipating perhaps the greatest gathering of sporting achievement in the city’s history. Read
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Stranger stabbed man to death
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
A YOUNG man was stabbed 14 times with a knife he had used to confront a stranger who had insulted his girlfriend. Read
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Watchdog praises Wirral Council
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL Council has been praised for im-proving the time it takes to respond to the Local Government Ombudsman. Read
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Residents have a say on policing
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
RESIDENTS in Ellesmere Port are to be asked how the area should be policed. Read
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Flower show offers a taste of everything
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
SOUTHPORT Flower Show will blossom into life tomorrow, attracting about 80,000 visitors and some of the biggest names in horticulture over its four days. Read
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Author’s dilemma over book on crisis-hit brewery
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
THE crisis at Cains has presented a major dilemma for the author of a new book about the history of the city brewery. Read
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Hijack suspects’ descriptions released
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
CHESHIRE Police have issued descriptions of the men thought to be involved in the £1million lorry hijacking almost two weeks ago. Read
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Play projects’ Lottery boost
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
THOUSANDS of children across Wirral should benefit from almost £1m from the Big Lottery Fund towards play areas and games in parks and open spaces. Read
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Militant MP Terry Fields to be remembered fondly by colleagues
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
A SPECIAL meeting will be held next week to commemorate the life of former Liver-pool Militant MP Terry Fields, who died in June. Read
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Jimmy is Lord Mayor for a day
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
HOSPITAL worker Jimmy Reil will be inaugurated as Lord Mayor of Liverpool today, but don’t expect a big shake-up – he’s just there for the day. Read
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Thirsty burglar caught by DNA
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
THIRSTY burglar Leslie Murphy was caught after his DNA was found on a milk-shake bottle. Read
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Hospital hails pilot scheme to treat patients at home
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
PATIENTS at the Countess of Chester Hospital are being released sooner, following major operations, under a new scheme to free up beds. Read
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Fury after rail chiefs jeopardise £20m safety plan for Merseyside’s busiest stations
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
A KEY £20m investment to improve safety at two of Merseyside’s busiest train stations is under threat. Read
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Zorb mania hits Liverpool streets as globe-riding rolls out bingo TV ad
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
A HIGH adrenaline sport called zorbing is taking to the streets of Liverpool this week, as part of a major TV advertising shoot for bingo. Read
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Woman, 92, robbed at door of house
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
A 92-YEAR-OLD woman was robbed after a trip to the post office in Wirral. Read
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Knowsley Safari Park's roadhog rhino
Aug 20 2008 | Liverpool News
NOT many three-week-old babies would get to play in the road and get away with it. But when the child in question is Knowsley Safari Park’s white rhino calf, Flannery, it is the drivers who are having to pay attention. Read
