Dec
2008
Articles from 11th Dec 2008
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Liverpool's Capital of Culture year gives £800m boost to regional economy
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
Liverpool’s tenure as the UK’s European Capital of Culture 2008 has generated an £800m boost to the regional economy, it was revealed today. Read
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X-Factor star Cheryl Cole turned into an Angel of the North
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE artist has transformed X Factor judge Cheryl Cole into the Angel of the North for his latest portrait. Read
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£6m cash aid to help build 26,000 new Mersey homes
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
MORE than £6m of Government cash will help to build more than 26,000 homes across Liverpool and Wirral in the next eight years. Read
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Protesters picket Town Hall over culture and leisure cuts
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
AROUND 300 furious protesters demonstrated outside a Wirral Council meeting last night. Read
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Liverpool doctors end late working dispute
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
HALF of Liverpool GPs have agreed to extend their opening hours after months of disagreements over funding and conditions. Read
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Medical student's careless driving killed pensioner
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A MEDICAL student has admitted careless driving after a horror smash which killed a pensioner. Read
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Cream hit by Appeal Court share verdict
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL superclub Cream could face a substantial pay-out after a court last night ruled in favour of its estranged co-founder in a long-running dispute over the value of his shares. Read
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Christmas cheer with Dickens
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A FESTIVE Dickensian evening was laid on last night at St George’s Hall, in Liverpool. Read
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Inquest hears of witness’s fears
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A RAILWAY worker who told police his friend confessed to killing a teenager had his car trashed and a brick put though his window, an inquest heard. Read
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Playgrounds may get up to £1m in funds
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE’S local authorities will be able to access at least £1m funding for playgrounds by spring, the Government said. Read
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Man’s 400,000 child porn pictures
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A WATERLOO man has admitted hoarding nearly 400,000 obscene images of children. Read
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Cash found
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A LARGE amount of money has been found in a car park in Ormskirk, and handed in to police by a member of the public. Read
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Room for one more? New mother Robin takes lonely pup under her wing
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
AN ABANDONED dog has taken a lonely puppy under her wing, despite giving birth to six of her own little ones just weeks ago. Read
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Everton inquiry: Mystery surrounds Kirkby’s £52million economic miracle
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A BARRISTER for Liverpool City Council yesterday branded the additional £52m that Everton FC needs to build its proposed new stadium in Kirkby as a “miracle of modern economics”. Read
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Filipino sailor had child porn aboard ship
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
A FILIPINO seaman will be deported after he was caught with child porn when his ship docked. Read
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High tech rickshaws arrive in Liverpool
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
PEDAL power is hitting the streets of Liverpool with the introduction of three high-tech rickshaws. Read
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St John the Divine spire saved by campaigners
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
CAMPAIGNERS last night claimed a victory for people power after it was announced a threatened Victorian church spire in Fairfield, Liverpool, has been saved from demolition. Read
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‘Work for benefits’ scheme unveiled by Government
Dec 11 2008 | Liverpool News
SOME long-term jobless people were branded “offenders” yesterday in a fresh government crackdown that will force them into community work in return for benefits. Read
