Jan
2009
Articles from 13th Jan 2009
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Football professor Brian Barwick returns to university in new post
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
FORMER Chief Executive of the Football Association, Brian Barwick, returned to his home city yesterday to visit his new colleagues at Liverpool University. Read
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Sean Finnan: Family devastated by tragic murder
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE family of this Liverpool man have urged witnesses to his murder to come forward. Read
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U-turn on the cards over cultural services sell-off
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAJOR U-turn on controversial plans to cut cultural services in Wirral was last night being considered, as a senior Wirral MP launched a blistering attack on council proposals. Read
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Massive new tax bill for waste mountain
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE taxpayers will pay more than £3.4m to bury thousands of extra tonnes of waste in landfill sites, councillors agreed yesterday. Read
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A day of freedom for Michael Shields
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
CAMPAIGNERS last night vowed to continue fighting for the release of Michael Shields, after he enjoyed a day of freedom at the weekend. Read
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Graham McKenna: Tributes to father stabbed to death
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
TRIBUTES were paid last night to a “loving father” and “outstanding soldier”, who was stabbed to death in a Wirral domestic attack. Read
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‘Look-out’ denies murdering widower
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A VULNERABLE widower was battered to death and his house set on fire after being targeted by robbers, a court has heard. Read
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Drinking killer driver faces jail
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A DRINK-DRIVER is facing prison after admitting killing another man. Read
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Down Street’s creation of Liverpool ‘city-region’ heralds new co-operation for cross-boundary Cabinet
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
LONG-STANDING political rivalries were declared dead as Gordon Brown officially created the Liverpool ”city-region” at a Downing Street ceremony yesterday. Read
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SUPPORT JLR: Skills that could be lost forever
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
MARK CRAVEN, 45, from Maghull, considers himself “lucky” to have worked in most areas of the plant since he joined as an apprentice in 1980. Read
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SUPPORT JLR: Quality at plant is the highest ever
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
FATHER and son Jimmy and Jason Wilding have given the plant 55 years’ service between them. Jimmy, 61, is responsible for ensuring the quality of cars leaving the plant. Read
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SUPPORT JLR: Team ethic, quality commitment
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
VEHICLE scheduling analyst Chris Melling, 28 and from Aigburth, is a relative newcomer, having only joined the company in 1999 as an apprentice. Read
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SUPPORT JLR: Jaguar employee ‘man and boy’
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
KEITH SULLIVAN, 42, lives near the plant in Halewood, where he has worked as “man and boy” since 1988. Read
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Rare crocodiles are settling in
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THREE baby crocodiles are the latest unusual guests to enjoy the hospitality of the Blue Planet Aquarium, in Ellesmere Port. Read
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£35m jobs pledge by Brown
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
UP TO £35m will be spent on finding work or training for the long-term jobless across the region to ensure they are not “written off”, Gordon Brown pledged yesterday. Read
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High-flier joins international stars – and he’s only nine
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A HIGH-FLYING nine-year-old from Merseyside will take his place in an international star- studded line-up at the British Supercross Championships at Liverpool’s Echo Arena. Read
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Four arrested over bike quarrel killing
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
POLICE have arrested three men and a youth following the murder of a 22-year-old stabbed as he tried to recover his younger brother’s bike. Read
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Conductor supremo is honoured by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
SIR CHARLES MACKERRAS, one of Britain’s greatest conductors, was at the age of 83 back at work in Liverpool yesterday. Read
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Ceasefire needed now says visiting Archbishop, as Catholics demand Gaza aid gets through
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Archbishop of Liverpool has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for both sides in the conflict to seek a reconciliation. Read
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LEGAL WEEK OPINION: Can internal organs realistically form part of divorce proceedings?
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
Paul Hunt on whether internal organs can realistically form part of divorce proceedings Read
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LEGAL WEEK: Singapore office for Hill Dickinson bucks trend
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
HILL Dickinson will build on its global reputation for maritime law by opening an office in Singapore, the Liverpool-based firm announced yesterday. Read
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DWF partner takes centre stage at motorsport awards
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
PARTNER at DWF, Laurence Pritchard, took centre stage in the motorsport world when he presented the Silver Star Award to racing driver and Fifth Gear presenter Jason Plato at the British Racing Drivers’ Club Awards 2008. Read
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English to train Chinese law firms
Jan 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Law Society of England & Wales is forging a new strategic relationship with lawyers in Shanghai. Read
