Dec
2008
Articles from 2nd Dec 2008
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Lucas Leiva burglary: teen denies handling stolen goods
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
A TEENAGE girl has denied handling stolen goods taken from the home of Liverpool FC's Brazilian star Lucas Leiva. Read
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Why it costs £4,000 to plant a tree in Liverpool
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
PLANTING a single tree costs Liverpool taxpayers £4,000. Read
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Liverpool's Jermaine Pennant targetted by ram raiders
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
RAM-RAIDERS are believed to have struck at the home of Liverpool player Jermaine Pennant. Read
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Girl, 3, fights for life after Everton arson
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
A THREE year-old girl was fighting for her life today following a suspected arson attack at her home. Read
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Unilever to axe 70 Port Sunlight jobs
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
CONSUMER products giant Unilever is axing 70 jobs at its Port Sunlight research base. Read
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Bill for Edge Lane project rockets
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
THE cost of extending Liverpool’s Edge Lane dual carriageway has risen by £9.5m, to £25.6m, after regeneration officials “underestimated” the price of property and demolition. Read
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Facebook bid to save Wirral’s culture sites
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
A GRASSROOTS campaign opposing proposed cuts across Wirral's libraries and leisure centres is growing over a social networking internet site. Read
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Kop backs Michael Shields at Anfield
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
A SHOW of support for the campaign to free Michael Shields took place before last night’s Liverpool match. Read
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Birkenhead artist wins Turner Prize
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
BIRKENHEAD-BORN Mark Leckey was last night announced as this year’s £25,000 Turner Prize winner, with an exhibition that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson. Read
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Jesse Jackson's message to Merseyside
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
HIS tear-stained face during Barack Obama’s acceptance speech will go down as one of the enduring images from the recent US presidential elections. Read
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Woman in freezer not yet named
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
POLICE have still not formally identified a woman, thought to be aged in her 60s, whose remains were discovered in a freezer at a house in Southport. Read
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Police launch drink-drug crackdown
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
POLICE have launched their annual crackdown on drink and drug driving over the festive period. Read
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Latvian sought over Southport cemetery rape inquiry
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
THIS is Vadims Holostova, who police are trying to trace in connection to a rape and serious assault. Read
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Liverpool councillor Steve Hurst found guilty of breaching electoral law
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
Cllr Steve Hurst, the council’s executive member for corporate performance, was found guilty of breaching election law. Read
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VAT cuts - the impact in Liverpool, if you can afford it...
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
Paula Owens has been scouring the High Street and dealerships to find out if Chancellor Alistair Darling’s VAT cuts will make a difference to shoppers Read
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Landfill neighbours’ fury as second site earmarked
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
AN EXTRA Wirral landfill site that could handle Merseyside’s waste has emerged – next to an area primed for a £1m makeover. Read
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Feel the boon – how the 08 effect turned out brilliantly for the independents in Liverpool
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
INDEPENDENT galleries of all sizes across the city felt the 08 effect throughout the year. Read
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Wildest dreams have come true
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
Liverpool’s arts world has been transformed by the city’s Capital of Culture year. Vicky Anderson reports in the second part of our week-long series assessing the legacy that 2008 will leave behind Read
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Labour launches attack on Liverpool's ‘culture of secrecy’
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL Council is failing to respond to around 40% of Freedom of Information requests within the legal timescale, it emerged last night. Read
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Saved from the Holocaust – now students tell story
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL students are travelling to London’s Liverpool Street Station today to perform a home-grown play to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Kindertransport. Read
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Everton and Liverpool "rip off" fans with price of a pint
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
THIRSTY football fans are being “ripped off” by the sky-high cost of a pint of lager at Merseyside’s Premiership giants, it was claimed yesterday. Read
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Jesse Jackson joins youth of the world at Portrait of a Nation summit
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
THE red carpet treatment was given to over 400 young people from 17 cities yesterday as the Portrait of a Nation youth summit kicked off at St George’s Hall. Read
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LEGAL WEEK: Paul Hunt discusses how it could be decision time for prenuptial agreements in the UK
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
Paul Hunt discusses how it could be decision time for pre-nuptial agreements in the UK Read
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Portrait of a killer nets short story award for gallery guide
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL-BASED writer Cathy Roberts was crowned winner of law firm Mace & Jones’s inaugural short story competition last week, at an awards evening at St George’s Hall. Read
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LEGAL WEEK: Arrow points to Weightmans as recovery specialist
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
THE Commercial Recovery team at Weightmans has been appointed by international debt purchasing giant Arrow Global. Read
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Libel cases spur Kirwans to set up ‘political’ unit
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE law firm has set up a dedicated political unit after taking on a large number of libel cases involving politicians and activists. Read
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Mersey schools show the way ahead for reading
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
CHILDREN who were struggling to read made “spectacular” improvements after a trial scheme was run for just 30 minutes a day in Merseyside schools. Read
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School celebrates success of Microsoft partnership with others
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE school picked out by multi-billionaire Bill Gates has been showing off its dramatic turnaround. Read
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Schools where pupils had extra reading
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS Read
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Labour launches attack on city’s ‘culture of secrecy’
Dec 02 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL Council is failing to respond to around 40% of Freedom of Information requests within the legal timescale, it emerged last night. Read
