Mar
2009
Articles from 31st Mar 2009
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Royal Liverpool Hospital plans will be delayed by judicial review
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A JUDICIAL review will definitely be held into plans to rebuild the Royal Liverpool Hospital, that could significantly delay the project. Read
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£50m Shanghai Expo prize will be unveiled to Liverpool businesses today
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S presence at the Shanghai Expo in 2010 could generate up to £50m in the next 10 years. Read
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Traffic misery alert for drivers as road works start in Everton
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
DRIVERS will endure weeks of temporary traffic lights while workmen repair a water pipe. Read
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Ticket availability for the Aintree Grand National
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
AINTREE tickets are selling out fast, but are still available for all three race days. Read
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VIP chaos as Aintree Grand National hospitality firm folds
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE firms have lost thousands of pounds and been left without tickets to Saturday’s Grand National, after a hospitality firm went bust. Read
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19 die in academy shooting
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
GUNMEN launched a co-ordinated attack on a Pakistani police academy yesterday in an hours-long rampage that ended with 19 people dead. Read
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Wirral West MP Stephen Hesford is Merseyside’s most expensive MP
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL West MP Stephen Hesford was revealed as Merseyside’s most expensive MP last night after claiming £166,866 in expenses – £22,000 more than the Commons average. Read
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Ex-soldier from Wirral denies injuring his son
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A FORMER soldier squeezed and shook his three-week-old son so violently he was permanently disabled, a court heard. Read
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How Liverpool is faring in the battle to fill the city centre’s empty flats
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A DECADE ago, the number of people living in the city centre could be measured in the hundreds. Now the population is around 15,000, thanks to a property boom that saw apartments built at a rate of 2.5 per day between 2002 and 2006, when 3,600 flats were thrown up. Read
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Murdered sailor’s body is found
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
THE body of a British yachtsman allegedly murdered by three pirates has been found. Read
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Preparations get underway for the Wirral Food and Drink Festival 2009
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
VOLUNTEERS are starting preparations on one of Wirral’s biggest events of the year – the Food and Drink Festival. Read
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Adoption bid row
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
MADONNA was accused of using her fame to bully her way into adopting another Malawian child. Read
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New KLM air link opens door to the world for Liverpool
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
PERSEVERANCE finally paid off for Liverpool with the launch of its three-times-a-day air link with Amsterdam. Read
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Saints’ statue struggles to find a temporary home
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
COUNCILLORS are in limbo over where to site a new St Helens rugby league statue. Read
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“Banksy note” handed in at Liverpool car wash
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A FAKE £10 note handed in at a city car wash could be a work of art worth hundreds of pounds. Staff at Five Star Wash, in Sefton Street, Toxteth, were left bemused last week when a customer paid with a note which appeared to be an original piece by guerrilla artist Banksy. Read
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‘Interesting calls’ over missing chef
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
THE detective leading the search for missing chef Claudia Lawrence said last night he had received some “very interesting calls” regarding her disappearance, including information about a previous relationship. Read
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Report in new attack on BBC
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
THE BBC has come under fire in a new report on public service broadcasting, which accused the Corporation of being a “me-too broadcaster with a serial record of imitation”. Read
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Painting is lost
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A PAINTING valued at £2,000 was taken from a train after being left behind by its owner. Read
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Gordon Brown’s five tests for world leaders
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
GORDON BROWN yesterday set out five tests which world leaders will face when they gather for the G20 summit in London on Thursday. Read
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Concern over scaled down version of controversial West Kirby hotel scheme
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
SCALED-DOWN plans for a controversial development in west Wirral are “not the iconic building hoped for”. Read
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Teaching unions fall out over tests ‘boycott’
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A ROW has broken out between teaching unions over a threatened boycott of next year’s Sats exams. Read
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Mole hunt launched as MPs’ expenses on sale for £300k
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
COMMONS authorities are hunting for a mole who is trying to sell the expenses records of all MPs for £300,000. Read
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OAPs are ‘shut out of NHS services’
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
NATIONAL Health Service care for older people with mental health problems needs “urgent attention”, says a watchdog. Read
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Hospital waiting lists across Merseyside slashed
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
NINE out of 10 patients across Merseyside are now being treated at a speed “unimaginable” when the Tories ran the NHS, according to health secretary Alan Johnson. Read
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Litherland church scoops £500,000 lottery grant
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
COMMUNITY leaders were overjoyed after a century-old church received a £500,000 Lottery hand-out. Read
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The £7.8m Comic text
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
COMIC Relief received more than £7.8m via text message donations, potentially setting a new record. Read
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Lifeline for Airbus customer
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
ONE of the biggest customers for new Airbus airliners has been thrown a lifeline in the form of another cash injection. Read
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Profit up at poker group
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
ONLINE gaming firm 888 has posted a 6% rise in annual profits, despite a tough final quarter and drop in demand for poker playing. Read
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Britain rolls out traditional pomp and pageantry to welcome Mexican president
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
MEXICAN president Felipe Calderon received a ceremonial welcome full of pomp and pageantry as he began a state visit to Britain. Read
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Over 5m names on DNA database
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
THE number of profiles held on the national DNA database has increased by 40% in two years and has topped 5m, it was revealed today. Read
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Under-fire Home Secretary Jacqui Smith claimed £23,000 for family home
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
HOME secretary Jacqui Smith claimed £22,948 in 2007/08 in taxpayer-funded allowances for her second home, according to official figures. Read
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Life for abattoir knife killer
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A 26-YEAR-OLD Polish man was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his former girlfriend with a carving knife. Read
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Liverpool Royal Court architect reveals plans for new look theatre
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A ROOFTOP bar-restaurant and a striking new entrance will be key features of the new-look Royal Court Theatre, it was revealed yesterday. Read
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Jackson & Canter and AS Law merge to create one of Merseyside’s largest private client outfits
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
JACKSON & Canter and AS Law yesterday announced they will merge on June 1. Read
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Liverpool’s JST Lawyers considers four-day week for some staff
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
CITY firm JST Lawyers is considering putting some of its staff on a four-day week to stave off the “white collar” recession. Read
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LDP Legal opinion: Halliwells’ Sharon Smith says enforced registering of both parents is overdue
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
Halliwells’ Sharon Smith says enforced registering of both parents is overdue Read
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European court blow for mother of Hillsborough victim
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A MOTHER still fighting for justice, after her son was killed in the Hillsborough disaster, had her case rejected by a European court. Read
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Hoon urges move to greener planes
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
TRANSPORT Secretary Geoff Hoon has called for new incentives to encourage airlines to use green planes. Read
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Wirral Council rebuffs legal threat over library closures
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL Council last night rejected the threat of legal action over its controversial plan to close 11 libraries. Read
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Call to step up push for college
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
A GREATER focus should be placed on getting all students into higher education, rather than focusing on encouraging the brightest students from poorer backgrounds to go to top universities, a new report found. Read
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Wirral drug baron's wife's Champagne lifestyle comes to end
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
SHE enjoyed a life of the most vulgar excess, once joining her husband for a £600 chauffeur ride to Claridges for a £345 meal at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant. Read
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Car is snatched outside Skelmersdale home with toddler still in the back seat
Mar 31 2009 | Liverpool News
THE parents of a two-year-old boy watched in horror as their car was stolen from outside their front door – with their toddler still on the back seat. Read
