Oct
2008
Articles from 7th Oct 2008
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Drunk jailed for attacks on girlfriend
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A DRUNK with a broken leg, who beat his girlfriend with a crutch, has been jailed. Read
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Drugs boss has to surrender profits
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE drugs boss, currently serving 16 years imprisonment, has been ordered to hand over more than a third of a million pounds – or face a further 3½ years in jail. Read
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Secret pop artist Steve Hardstaff breaks cover
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
STEVE HARDSTAFF could be Liverpool’s original pop artist. A new book spanning more than 30 years of his work designing album sleeves and concert posters for everyone from Led Zeppelin to the Icicle Works is launched today. Read
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Chester grinds to a halt as restaurant catches fire
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A FIRE in Chester’s main high street brought the city to a standstill yesterday. Read
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Royal Mail sorting office walkout halted
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
UNION representatives had to step in yesterday to call a halt to a strike by 400 engineers at Liverpool’s beleaguered sorting office. Read
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Plotting MP George Howarth at peace with PM
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE politician who was among a so-called “Lancashire Mafia” of MPs who supported calls for Gordon Brown to face a leadership contest last night announced:”Hostilities are over”. Read
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"Ignorant parents" to blame for Mersey obesity crisis
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
IGNORANT parents are blamed today for the region’s obesity epidemic, which is now expected to cost the NHS a staggering £678m a year by 2015. Read
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Lourdes reborn as Spire Hospital
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S renowned Lourdes hospital marked its 80th anniversary yesterday with a new name. Read
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Defaulting tenants to be shamed as rent ‘dodgers’
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
SIGNS naming and shaming those who have fallen behind with their rent will be put up outside dozens of homes across Merseyside in the next few weeks as landlords feel the bite of the credit crunch. Read
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Drunk jailed for attacks
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A DRUNK with a broken leg, who beat his girl-friend with a crutch, has been jailed. Read
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500 turn out to protest at plans for giant prison
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
AN ESTIMATED 500 people attended a meeting last night to oppose plans for a giant £400m “Titan” prison, capable of housing around 2,500 inmates, at a site near Warrington. Read
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Six arrested in stabbing inquiry
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
FIVE men were arrested, then released on police bail after a man was found stabbed in the back in Wirral. Read
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Council job loss plans may trigger Wirral strike action ballot
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
COUNCIL workers in Wirral could be balloted for industrial action over possible plans for compulsory redundancies. Read
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And they’re off! Quad bike circuit a haven for teenage speed freaks
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A FORMER motocross champion is opening a quad bike circuit to stop off-road bikes causing problems in his Wirral neighbourhood. Read
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School vows to take fight against closure to the top
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
THE headteacher of closure- threatened Croxteth Commun- ity Comprehensive has vowed that every possible step will be taken to keep the school open. Read
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Newsagent murder accused in court
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A MAN has appeared at court in connection with the murder of a father-of-10 at a newsagents. Read
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Heritage made vital by Grossman at Roscoe lecture
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
LOYD GROSSMAN, culinary masterchef and one-time chairman of National Museums Liverpool, was back in the city last night. Read
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Woman admits stabbing partner in the chest
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A WOMAN has admitted stabbing her partner in the chest. Read
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JMU ‘dogged by macho culture’ says professor
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A PROFESSOR claims she was dismissed after blowing the whistle on mismanagement at a Liverpool university “dogged by macho culture”. Read
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Brian Lawlor on mortgage fraud, and why solicitors need to be vigilant
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
MORTGAGE fraud costs the UK £600m a year and, as solicitors, we need to be on our guard to ensure clients are not victims. Read
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Face-to-face meeting vital when making a will
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
THE Crosby office of solicitors Morecrofts is warning about huge pitfalls and potential disasters for people using online will services. Read
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Litigation specialists in the frame for top client care award
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
CIVIL litigation specialists Harkin Lloyd are in the running for a top client care award. Read
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Liverpool lawyers’ Mombasa twinning mission
Oct 07 2008 | Liverpool News
A DELEGATION from Liverpool Law Society (LLS) are in Mom-basa on a fact-finding mission to scout out the possibility of twin-ning with Kenya’s second city. Read
