Liverpool News for 20 March 2009

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£1m worth of drugs found in BMW in Kirkdale Mar 20 2009

ONE million pounds worth of drugs were seized by police yesterday in Kirkdale.Read

Former Liverpool FC star Robbie Fowler gets driving ban Mar 20 2009

FORMER Liverpool FC striker Robbie Fowler was today banned from driving after being caught using a mobile behind the wheel.Read

Tom Hicks: No cash yet for new Liverpool FC stadium - but we will build it Mar 20 2009

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

RIBA announces five Liverpool One buildings in shortlist for design awards Mar 20 2009

GROSVENOR’S Liverpool One project has earned a string of nominations for major North West architecture awards.Read

Repairs to West Kirby Marine Lake get under way Mar 20 2009

WORK is under way to repair one of Wirral’s most popular leisure areas.Read

Way open for hundreds more Taser stun guns for Merseyside Police Mar 20 2009

THE path was cleared for Merseyside Police to receive a huge influx of 50,000-volt stun guns last night.Read

Wirral South MP Ben Chapman writes to Culture Media and Sport Secretary Andy Burnham to intervene in library closures Mar 20 2009

WIRRAL MP Ben Chapman has made a last-ditch attempt to save the borough’s libraries.Read

Duncan Ferguson flies in to join Everton’s Hall of Fame Mar 20 2009

LEGENDARY striker Duncan Ferguson flew back to Liverpool last night to be inducted into the final Gwladys Street Hall of Fame.Read

New play chronicles Liverpool FC’s Champions League win in Istanbul Mar 20 2009

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

Court victory for Wirral Conservative in ‘acid’ libel case battle Mar 20 2009

A WIRRAL businessman’s libel case collapsed in Liverpool High Court yesterday.Read

Liverpool city centre free parking loophole to be closed Mar 20 2009

AS ANY motorist will know, parking regulations are vigorously enforced by Liverpool city council’s traffic wardens.Read

Southport Indoor Market will become one of the town’s most-prized assets following a £3.2m transformation Mar 20 2009

SOUTHPORT’S 127-year-old Indoor Market will become one of the town’s most-prized assets, following a £3.2m transformation.Read

Merseyside hospitals must raise their game Mar 20 2009

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

Liverpool's Alma de Cuba will host this year’s Aintree Grand National winners’ party Mar 20 2009

A POPULAR Liverpool cocktail bar has announced it will host the official John Smith’s Grand National winners’ party.Read

MPs set to accuse University of Liverpool of a “knee-jerk reaction” Mar 20 2009

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

Children from Norris Green and Croxteth record anti-gun song Mar 20 2009

MORE than 300 children came together to record a song and spread an anti-gun crime message.Read

Dragon to review help for business Mar 20 2009

TELEVISION Dragon Peter Jones is to spearhead a review into the support available for budding entrepreneurs, Skills Secretary John Denham announced today.Read

Questions over Natasha Richardson death as ambulance turned back Mar 20 2009

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

Dungeon horror father Josef Fritzl to be locked up for rest of life Mar 20 2009

EVIL Joseph Fritzl will spend the rest of his life locked up for the crimes that shocked the world.Read

Pay has been cut Mar 20 2009

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

Wirral man accused of murdering soldier makes first appearance in crown court Mar 20 2009

A WIRRAL man accused of murdering a soldier has made his first appearance at crown court.Read

Liverpool FC ace Steven Gerrard set to appear before Southport magistrates over alleged bar brawl Mar 20 2009

LIVERPOOL FC star Steven Gerrard was set to appear in court today over a late-night bar brawl.Read

Fire knocks out power Mar 20 2009

A FIRE in an electricity sub-station in Skelmersdale knocked out power for hundreds of people.Read

Blitz spirit for Southport evacuees after gas leak Mar 20 2009

HOMELESS for a night in Southport, these evacuees found themselves sleeping in a leisure centre after a mains gas leak.Read

Many Merseyside hospitals see drop in MRSA rates Mar 20 2009

MANY Merseyside hospitals have seen a reduction in cases of MRSA, according to latest figures.Read

Tulip ‘no choice’ but to close Bromborough meat factory Mar 20 2009

MORE than 50 jobs are to go at a distribution centre belonging to a catering supplies firm.Read

Fire crews in action as blaze engulfs Wavertree Conservative Club Mar 20 2009

FIRE crews have spent the night battling a severe blaze in a residential area of Wavertree.Read

Google Map Street View tool goes live in Liverpool Mar 20 2009

LIVERPOOL has joined a select group of world cities as Google’s Street View service becomes available to internet users.Read

A third worry over homes Mar 20 2009

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

Celebrities are “employed” by Tracey Bell Clinic to raise money for Hoylake Cottage Hospital Mar 20 2009

A LIVERPOOL beauty clinic turned the tables last night by getting celebrities to pamper its clients in aid of a health charity.Read

Rail closure to affect Wirral passengers Mar 20 2009

MERSEYRAIL’S Wirral loop line will be closed for more than a month from Good Friday.Read

Nazi trial papers from Nuremberg Trials are made public Mar 20 2009

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

Banks ‘still failing small businesses’ Mar 20 2009

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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