Dec
2008
Articles from 9th Dec 2008
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Rhys Jones trial: Jurors urged to "consider carefully"
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
Jurors in the Rhys Jones murder trial were urged to "consider carefully" the credibility of a key prosecution witness. Read
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Ellen Macarthur prepares to face BBC business dragon
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
RECORD-BREAKING yachtswoman Dame Ellen Macarthur could face questions from one of television’s best-known entrepreneurs at an LDP Business Club event this afternoon. Read
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MP Frank Field warns crisis could lead to national government
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
THE scale of the economic crisis may force the main political parties to come together in a "national government" for the first time since World War II, Birkenhead MP Frank Field claimed yesterday. Read
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£50m lifeline for Mersey economy
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
THE North West Development Agency (NWDA) last night unveiled a £50m funding lifeline to help Merseyside businesses beat the worst ravages of the recession. Read
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Man admits selling fake DVDs
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A FATHER who made nearly £16,000 selling fake DVDs on the internet has been spared prison. Read
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Third white rhino born at Knowsley Safari Park
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A THIRD white rhino has been born at Knowsley Safari Park in under five months. Read
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MP demands 18 rating for lads mags
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
SEXUALLY explicit “lads’ mags” should carry “16” or “18” ratings to keep them out of the reach of children, a Mersey MP demanded yesterday. Read
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Councils in battle over care package
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
ST HELENS and Manchester councils were at legal loggerheads yesterday over who should pick up the £650,000-a-year care bill for a deeply vulnerable woman – described in court as “probably the most expensive adult care package in the country”. Read
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Two-hour train journey to London arrives in Liverpool
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A DAILY two-hour train service between Liverpool and London will arrive next week as part of the newly- completed West Coast mainline refurbishment. Read
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Pensioner run over in South Liverpool
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A 76-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital last night after being run over in south Liverpool. Read
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Teenagers denies party murder of Luke Howard
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has denied murdering another teenager. Read
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Man admits carrying loaded shotgun
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A 50-YEAR-OLD man has admitted carrying a loaded shotgun in a public place. Read
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Pink to play Liverpool
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
MEGASTAR Pink has added another Liverpool date to her Funhouse World Tour scheduled for next year. Read
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Hospice given two televisions thanks to £2.5m Lottery winner
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A MULTI-MILLION pound Lottery winner from Wirral has helped a children’s hospice by nominating it to receive a share of unclaimed winnings. Read
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Wirral Council to make £110,000 by keeping hold of VAT cuts
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL Council has come under fire after admitting it will not fully pass on the VAT reduction introduced by the Chancellor at the start of this month – helping it to keep an extra £110,000. Read
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RSPCA fury at thugs who smashed a pet rabbit to death
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
THE RSPCA is horrified at a savage attack which left a Merseyside family’s pet rabbit barely alive. Read
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New play to re-create Liverpool FC’s one night in Istanbul
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S win in the 2005 European Cup Final against AC Milan will be celebrated in a new play which will take the stage at the Empire next summer. Read
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“Bullying Nun headteacher” causes strike at high school
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
TEACHERS at a Woolton school are striking this morning after claiming they are being bullied by the headteacher. Read
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Beer festival sells out in record time
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
TICKETS for the 2009 Camra Liverpool Beer Festival sold out in a record time of just 65 minutes when they went on sale on Saturday – faster than those for the Bob Dylan concert at the Echo Arena. Read
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NW alert for driver
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A DRIVER suspected of killing an 11-year-old boy in a hit and run in north London may have fled to Merseyside, police said yesterday. Read
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Olympic athletes deliver Christmas cheer to hospital youngsters
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
BRITISH Olympians brought smiles to the children at Alder Hey hospital yesterday. Read
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Gunpoint robbery accused in court
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A WIRRAL man accused of robbing a couple at gunpoint has appeared at Crown Court. Read
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Drugs seized by police
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
POLICE seized drugs with a street value of around £12,500 during raids at two flats in Bootle. Read
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SDP founders re-united at university honorary degree ceremony
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
TWO of the country’s outstanding political figures were honoured in Liverpool yesterday alongside a leading material scientist. Read
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Chef who cooked for Princess Diana arrives to feed arena revellers
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
AFTER completing a catering course, 17-year-old Steve McCabe left Liverpool hoping to find a job. Read
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I’ll champion city’s lawyers, pledges new LLS president
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
VETERAN Merseyside lawyer Charlie Jones will be the next president of the Liverpool Law Society. Read
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Collaborative law aims to make divorce less painful
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
A WARRINGTON law firm is offering clients divorces without the need to go to court. Read
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Legal firm recruits all-female graduates for New Year intake
Dec 09 2008 | Liverpool News
WALKER Smith Way selected an all-female trio of trainees last week for their new intake. Read
