Oct
2008
Articles from 1st Oct 2008
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Princess Anne braves showers for Liverpool One opening
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
THE Princess Royal braved blustery gusts and showers today to officially open the £1bn Liverpool One retail development. Read
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Steven Pienaar will not face assault charges
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
Premier League footballer Steven Pienaar will not face charges after being accused of assaulting a woman, police have said. Read
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Natasha Hamilton's H Bar nightclub can re-open
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
NATASHA Hamilton’s nightclub can reopen from today, after police shut it down. Read
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Ex-mortgage broker fined £100,000
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
A FORMER mortgage broker who ran an office in Chester was yesterday fined £100,000 by a financial watchdog. Read
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Liverpool Cathedrals’ laser link-up conveys hopes for future
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
THERE’S much more to the striking ray of green light that has appeared in Liverpool’s night sky than meets the eye – or even ear. Read
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Proud moment for conductor Simon Rattle in Liverpool
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
CONDUCTOR Simon Rattle was celebrated as one of Liverpool’s “favourite sons” last night, as he received the Freedom of the City. Read
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Petrol station theft
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
A PETROL station worker who stole £76,000 in takings to pay off a huge gambling debt has been jailed. Read
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Everton FC will find Kirkby stadium cash, say Tesco
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
TESCO remain satisfied that Everton have the money to part fund their bid to build a stadium and superstore in Kirkby, super- market chiefs said last night. Read
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Rules "broken" in lethal dose - inquest hears
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
A 91-YEAR-OLD grandmother would not have been killed by a lethal dose of drugs had nurses followed intensive care protocols, an inquest heard yesterday. Read
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Teenager cleared of killing Ryan Dugdale
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
A TEENAGER has been cleared of the manslaughter of a young man who died in a house blaze. Read
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Gordon Brown welcomes co-operation on economy
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown welcomed cross-party cooperation on the economy yesterday but rejected calls for the Government to guarantee all savings. Read
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Calendar girl Gemma Atkinson makes store opening a memorable date
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
ACTRESS and glamour model Gemma Atkinson helped open a new entertainment superstore in Liverpool ONE yesterday. Read
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Number of new homes to be built set to double
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
RESTRICTIONS on the number of homes allowed to be built in Liverpool and Merseyside have been lifted under the regional plan released yesterday. Read
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Liverpool One chief: We’ll beat the credit crunch
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
THE chief executive of Liverpool One last night said she was confident the £1bn development would not fall victim to the credit crunch and would continue to buck the trend of decreasing retail sales. Read
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Liverpool stockbrokers deluged by calls from frantic investors after huge Wall Street falls
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
Brokers have been deluged by calls from frantic investors, as Alistair Houghton reports Read
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One-legged conman jailed
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
A ONE-LEGGED conman who tricked a woman into marrying him so he could fleece her of more than £22,000 has been jailed. Read
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Man cleared of speeding as ‘gun’ used not checked
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
SPEEDING charges against a motorist in Wirral failed after the court was told the handheld “speed gun” used to catch him had not been properly checked. Read
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Merseyside’s jobless crisis ‘set to get worse’, health chief warns at Tory conference
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE’S jobless crisis, which has left more than 100,000 people on the long-term sick, is set to worsen as the economic crisis deepens, the Tory conference heard. Read
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Treasury reacts frostily to Cameron’s offer of political truce over emergency
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
A SURPRISE offer by David Cameron of a political truce to tackle the economic crisis appeared to have been rejected by the Govern-ment last night. Read
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£431m Mersey Gateway plans to go to public inquiry
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
A PUBLIC inquiry will take place into plans to build a second bridge across the River Mersey. Read
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Edge Lane regeneration scheme finally gets the go-ahead
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
THE long-awaited regeneration and widening of Liverpool’s Edge Lane has been given the go-ahead, after the Government confirmed a compulsory purchase order to force homeowners to sell up. Read
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Tesco remains bullish on Merseyside developments
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
TESCO yesterday restated its commitment to three major regeneration schemes in the region. Read
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Champagne and discounts on the menu as credit crunch bites
Oct 01 2008 | Liverpool News
As the credit crunch bites deeper, shoppers are changing their habits, as Alex Turner reports Read
