Mar
2009
Articles from 20th Mar 2009
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£1m worth of drugs found in BMW in Kirkdale
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
ONE million pounds worth of drugs were seized by police yesterday in Kirkdale. Read
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Former Liverpool FC star Robbie Fowler gets driving ban
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
FORMER Liverpool FC striker Robbie Fowler was today banned from driving after being caught using a mobile behind the wheel. Read
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Google Map Street View tool goes live in Liverpool
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL has joined a select group of world cities as Google’s Street View service becomes available to internet users. Read
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RIBA announces five Liverpool One buildings in shortlist for design awards
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
GROSVENOR’S Liverpool One project has earned a string of nominations for major North West architecture awards. Read
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Rail closure to affect Wirral passengers
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYRAIL’S Wirral loop line will be closed for more than a month from Good Friday. Read
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Repairs to West Kirby Marine Lake get under way
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
WORK is under way to repair one of Wirral’s most popular leisure areas. Read
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Tom Hicks: No cash yet for new Liverpool FC stadium - but we will build it
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL FC co-owner Tom Hicks last night admitted he could not put a date on when the club’s new stadium would be ready – but insisted: “We’re going to build that sucker”. Read
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Wirral South MP Ben Chapman writes to Culture Media and Sport Secretary Andy Burnham to intervene in library closures
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL MP Ben Chapman has made a last-ditch attempt to save the borough’s libraries. Read
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Way open for hundreds more Taser stun guns for Merseyside Police
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
THE path was cleared for Merseyside Police to receive a huge influx of 50,000-volt stun guns last night. Read
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Liverpool FC ace Steven Gerrard set to appear before Southport magistrates over alleged bar brawl
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL FC star Steven Gerrard was set to appear in court today over a late-night bar brawl. Read
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Duncan Ferguson flies in to join Everton’s Hall of Fame
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
LEGENDARY striker Duncan Ferguson flew back to Liverpool last night to be inducted into the final Gwladys Street Hall of Fame. Read
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Wirral man accused of murdering soldier makes first appearance in crown court
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
A WIRRAL man accused of murdering a soldier has made his first appearance at crown court. Read
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New play chronicles Liverpool FC’s Champions League win in Istanbul
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
STEVEN GERRARD and Jamie Carragher were among the personalities at the launch of a play recapturing the magic of Liverpool FC’s legendary Champions League win in Istanbul. Read
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Tulip ‘no choice’ but to close Bromborough meat factory
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than 50 jobs are to go at a distribution centre belonging to a catering supplies firm. Read
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Court victory for Wirral Conservative in ‘acid’ libel case battle
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
A WIRRAL businessman’s libel case collapsed in Liverpool High Court yesterday. Read
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Fire crews in action as blaze engulfs Wavertree Conservative Club
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
FIRE crews have spent the night battling a severe blaze in a residential area of Wavertree. Read
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Liverpool city centre free parking loophole to be closed
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
AS ANY motorist will know, parking regulations are vigorously enforced by Liverpool city council’s traffic wardens. Read
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Fire knocks out power
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
A FIRE in an electricity sub-station in Skelmersdale knocked out power for hundreds of people. Read
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Blitz spirit for Southport evacuees after gas leak
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
HOMELESS for a night in Southport, these evacuees found themselves sleeping in a leisure centre after a mains gas leak. Read
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Southport Indoor Market will become one of the town’s most-prized assets following a £3.2m transformation
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
SOUTHPORT’S 127-year-old Indoor Market will become one of the town’s most-prized assets, following a £3.2m transformation. Read
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Many Merseyside hospitals see drop in MRSA rates
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
MANY Merseyside hospitals have seen a reduction in cases of MRSA, according to latest figures. Read
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Merseyside hospitals must raise their game
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
HOSPITALS in Merseyside have failed to recruit enough members after winning independence from Whitehall and need to “up their game”, a former Health Secretary has warned. Read
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Liverpool's Alma de Cuba will host this year’s Aintree Grand National winners’ party
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
A POPULAR Liverpool cocktail bar has announced it will host the official John Smith’s Grand National winners’ party. Read
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A third worry over homes
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
ONE in three Britons is worried their home may be repossessed, with three-quarters of people claiming the Government should do more to help struggling home-owners, a survey showed today. Read
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Celebrities are “employed” by Tracey Bell Clinic to raise money for Hoylake Cottage Hospital
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL beauty clinic turned the tables last night by getting celebrities to pamper its clients in aid of a health charity. Read
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Children from Norris Green and Croxteth record anti-gun song
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than 300 children came together to record a song and spread an anti-gun crime message. Read
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Nazi trial papers from Nuremberg Trials are made public
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
The 205 letters between David Maxwell Fyfe, British Deputy Chief Prosecutor at Nuremberg, and his wife, Sylvia, have been gifted to the Churchill Archives Centre, at Cambridge University. Read
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Banks ‘still failing small businesses’
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
SMALL firms are still having problems accessing new finance, with nearly a fifth seeing a rise in bank fees, according to a new report today. Read
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MPs set to accuse University of Liverpool of a “knee-jerk reaction”
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
AN INFLUENTIAL group of MPs is to accuse the University of Liverpool of a “knee-jerk reaction” in axing four departments, when they hold an evidence session in the city next week. Read
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Dragon to review help for business
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
TELEVISION Dragon Peter Jones is to spearhead a review into the support available for budding entrepreneurs, Skills Secretary John Denham announced today. Read
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Questions over Natasha Richardson death as ambulance turned back
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
QUESTIONS have been raised over the initial response to Natasha Richardson’s fatal ski accident after it emerged that the first ambulance sent to the injured actress was turned back. Read
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Dungeon horror father Josef Fritzl to be locked up for rest of life
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
EVIL Joseph Fritzl will spend the rest of his life locked up for the crimes that shocked the world. Read
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Pay has been cut
Mar 20 2009 | Liverpool News
FIRMS have started to cut pay by up to 10%, while almost a third of recent settlements were for a freeze in wages in response to the recession, according to a new report. Read
