Jan
2009
Articles from 7th Jan 2009
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Man critically ill after being battered by gang
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A man who tried to retrieve his brother’s stolen bicycle was battered by a gang in Liverpool and is in a critical condition in hospital. Read
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Liverpool social worker suspended as elderly woman dies in her own home
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A VULNERABLE elderly woman was found dead in her own home after social workers in Liverpool failed to make contact with her for three days. Read
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Merseyside MPs call on Gordon Brown to condemn the "slaughter" in Gaza
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO Merseyside MPs have called on Gordon Brown to openly condemn the "slaughter" in Gaza - accusing the Israelis of deliberately targeting innocent civilians. Read
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Merseyside Marks & Spencer stores will not close
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
The high street giant announced in its trading update today it plans to shut 27 underperforming stores across the country, including 25 of its M&S Simply Food outlets. Read
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Bullying incidents fall in Liverpool schools
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
PUPILS are beating the bullies, as more Liverpool schoolchildren than ever point out the culprits. Read
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Wrong body buried at Wirral funeral
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A FUNERAL firm exhumed a body after a mix-up in a funeral parlour saw a family bury the wrong person. Read
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Francesca Bimpson: Parents make appeal after daughter's arson death
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A couple whose three-year-old daughter was murdered in an horrific arson attack made a tearful plea for help to catch her killer today. Read
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Historic flag firm latest victim of credit crunch
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
AN HISTORIC Liverpool company who made the flag carried by Scott of the Antarctic to the South Pole has become the latest victim of the credit crunch. Read
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Four more arrests after knife attack on disabled woman and pet dog
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
FOUR more men have been arrested after a disabled woman was attacked and her dog killed in Liverpool. Read
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Coroner urges checks on where babies sleep
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
HEALTH visitors in Liverpool will be asked to check the sleeping arrangements for every newborn child in the city, after a baby girl died while sharing her parents’ bed. Read
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Liverpool Archbishop prepares for visit to Holy Land
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Archbishop of Liverpool is to lead an international delegation to the Holy Land later this week. The announcement came as Israel continued its pounding of Gaza. Read
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Liverpool woman knifed as pet dog is killed
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was being questioned last night after a vulnerable woman was assaulted and her dog killed in an “horrific” attack in Liverpool. Read
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Wirral police get tough on anti-social youths
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
POLICE have launched a crackdown against anti-social behaviour in Wirral by making a number of streets a “designated area.” Read
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Liverpool's gun gangs exposed on TV
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
ACTOR Ross Kemp exposed Liverpool’s bitter gang feuding which lay behind the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in a TV documentary last night. Read
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Liverpool X Factor star Ray Quinn glides into ice dancing line-up
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL singer Ray Quinn is to join the line-up for this year’s Dancing on Ice. Read
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Attack victim stabbed
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN who was assaulted in Stockbridge Village on Monday night was stabbed and smashed over the head, it emerged last night. Read
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Southport beach rescue drama: I thought I would die trapped in rising tide
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
Terry Howard, 48, eventually guided rescuers to his position through freezing fog using his mobile phone after a four-hour nightmare. Read
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Expert tells of child porn trail on ex-Clubmoor councillor’s computer
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A COMPUTER expert has given evidence in the case of a former Labour councillor accused of child pornography charges. Read
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Osborne backs calls for help to secure credit
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
CONSERVATIVE shadow chancellor George Osborne has backed calls for government help to secure credit for Jaguar Land Rover and support thousands of Merseyside car industry jobs. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover boss praises campaign
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
Our ‘Support JLR’ campaign has received the full backing of the company’s chief executive. David Bartlett reports Read
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Vauxhall unions ready for meetings
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
VAUXHALL union leaders are meeting UK car bosses tomorrow for reassurances on the future of their Ellesmere Port car plant and its 2,200 jobs. Read
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St Helens teenagers ‘behaved like a pack of animals’
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A GANG of drunken teenagers behaved like a “pack of animals” when they beat up a promising chef, a court heard. Read
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PC may face jail after pleading guilty to intention to supply cannabis
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE police officer could be facing jail after admitted intending to supply almost 1kg of cannabis. Read
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Masked men stab student in stomach
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A STUDENT was stabbed after confronting masked men during a robbery at a house in Chester. Read
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City road closures
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
TOMORROW’S Cabinet meeting in Liverpool will see a number of road closures put into effect in the city centre. Read
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Liverpool College plans for new development hang in the balance
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
PLANS to demolish Victorian villas and build classrooms and apartments at Liverpool College were put in jeopardy yesterday. Read
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Construction company fined for Liverpool One accident
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined £80,000 after a worker plunged 15ft (3.5m) from a building site at the Liverpool One development and fractured his skull. Read
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Everton Kirkby inquiry: Fan noise "only as louds as a vacuum cleaner"
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
MATCH-DAY noise at Everton FC’s proposed stadium will be as loud as a vacuum cleaner for neighbouring families in Kirkby, according to an acoustics expert. Read
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Big freeze expected to last until weekend
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
WEATHER experts warned Merseyside’s freezing temperatures were expected to continue until the weekend. Read
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Fir Tree pub is renamed
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
THE former Fir Tree Pub, in Croxteth Park, has been given planning permission for alterations, including a new smoking shelter and new fencing ahead of its reopening. Read
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Children get ready to bid 2008 farewell
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
CULTURAL groups are busy preparing to say goodbye to the Capital of Culture year, ahead of this weekend’s transition event. Read
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Liverpool revealed as the blueprint for cultural development across Britain
Jan 07 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL was today revealed as the blueprint for cultural development across Britain. Read
