Apr
2009
Articles from 21st Apr 2009
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St Helens grandmother dies after confronting suspected supermarket thief
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE grandmother who died a day after confronting a suspected shoplifter in the supermarket where she worked was hailed a “one-in-a-million mum” by her devastated family. Read
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Mortgage rescue plan arrives at last
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A LONG-PROMISED £1bn scheme to help recession-hit families avoid repossession by deferring their mortgage repayments will finally get under way today. Read
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Wirral's Williamson Art Gallery honours family with art in their genes
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THREE generations of the same family have had their artworks accepted for one of Wirral’s largest and most prestigious exhibitions. Read
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Captive Birkenhead oil man ‘still fit and well’
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
AN OIL worker freed after being held captive by a Nigerian militant group has relayed positive news to the family of a Merseyside man also held. Read
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Property price rise
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
PROPERTY asking prices increased for the third month in a row during April, jumping by 1.8%, figures showed yesterday. Read
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£1.7m for airworthy Spitfire sold at auction
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A SECOND World War Spitfire was sold at auction for more than £1.7m yesterday. Read
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Gerry Marsden given Liverpool’s freedom of the city
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
SIXTIES pop legend Gerry Marsden boarded the ferry across the Mersey to receive the Freedom of the City of Liverpool last night. Read
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Gunman targets house again
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A GUNMAN has opened fire on the Crosby home of a property developer for the second time in less than six months. Read
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Claudia Lawrence's father’s anguish over river body
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE father of Claudia Lawrence spoke yesterday of his family’s anguish as he recalled how they anxiously waited to hear confirmation from the police that a body found in a river was not the missing university chef. Read
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It’s time to go, says Liverpool Radio City founder Terry Smith
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE founder of Liverpool’s Radio City is retiring after 35 years with the station. Read
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New Star Trek movie ‘a geek dream come true’
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
SIMON PEGG attended the UK premiere of Star Trek yesterday, declaring it was a “geek dream come true”. Read
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Artist Paul Harfleet plants flower in memory of Huyton murder victim Michael Causer
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
AN ARTIST has planted a flower for murdered teenager Michael Causer, at the place where he was found fatally wounded. Read
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Policeman ‘asks for third G20 victim post-mortem’
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A POLICE officer has requested a third post-mortem examination of the man who died during the G20 protests, it was reported last night. Read
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Southport teenager back home
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy who disappeared weeks ago yesterday returned home. Read
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Tories warn checks on student visas not good enough as Liverpool terror suspects remain in custody
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
CHECKS on student visa applications in Pakistan have been cut back despite the arrest of a suspected al-Qaida terror cell in Liverpool, the Conservatives claimed yesterday. Read
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Workshop to help Liverpool charity groups
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S leading charity organisation is holding a free workshop to help people develop key networking skills. Read
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Pick your favourite West Lancashire building
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
NOMINATIONS to select West Lancashire’s favourite building close in two weeks. Read
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Murder victim’s father charged
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE father of a teenage mother whose skeletal remains were found in woodland was last night charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with the investigation into her murder. Read
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South Yorkshire police chief pledges: I’ll open Hillsborough files
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
AROUND 300 boxes containing previously unseen material on the Hillsborough tragedy could soon be made public, the chief constable of South Yorkshire Police said last night. Read
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“Slap on the wrist” for renegade Wirral Lib-Dems
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
RENEGADE Liberal Democrats in Wirral who voted against their party have been given a “slap on the wrist” and let off. Read
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Catch of the day as young keeper nets Everton's Tim Howard’s gloves
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A TEEN goalkeeper who plucked Everton hero Tim Howard’s gloves out of the air says he will never let them out of his sight. Read
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Antony Goemley gives you chance to be living art work in Trafalgar Square
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
APPLICATIONS open today for members of the public to become living works of art on the vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. Read
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Fire on new nuclear sub
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
FIRE broke out on board a nuclear-powered submarine as 20 people were working on it. Read
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Taxpayers’ £200m banking loss is ‘unacceptable’
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
IT IS “unacceptable” that town halls face losing £200m from the Icelandic banking collapse, the Tories insisted yesterday. Read
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Walker Art Gallery celebrates 500th anniversary of crowning of Henry VIII
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Walker Art Gallery’s stunning Henry Vlll portrait is featuring in a Dr David Starkey filmed four-part TV documentary this month. Read
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Religious festivals hit schools
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
SCHOOLS are considering closing during religious festivals in a bid to cut pupil absences. Read
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Edge Hill university students given rape alarms and urged to drink water to cut sex attacks
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
FEMALE students are being kitted out with rape alarms and urged to drink water in between drinking rounds to cut the risk of sex attacks. Read
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Southport police win licence battle against ‘Steven Gerrard brawl’ nightspot
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE bar at the centre of Steven Gerrard brawl allegations has had its licence suspended. Read
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Racist abuse aimed at beauty queen
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
RACIST abuse apparently aimed at a black beauty queen is being investigated by police, officers said last night. Read
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Cheshire couple jailed for running international fake ID factory
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A COUPLE from Cheshire who set up and ran an international fake ID factory from their home were jailed yesterday. Read
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Liverpool scientists mat have found the secret of youth
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL scientists may have found a way to help protect the body against ageing. Read
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£1m Liverpool bid to help play fight obesity
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL playgrounds are set to receive £1m of government funding in an attempt to combat childhood obesity in the city. Read
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Atlantic Chambers kicks off Public Law Group with lecture series
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
ATLANTIC Chambers is launching its Public Law Group with a series of seminars. Read
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Merseyside law firms braced for hoped-for pleural plaques law change
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE’S asbestos specialists are braced for “hundreds” of compensation claims after a law change was mooted in Parliament. Read
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Family law plans under fire
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Law Society criticised as “unacceptable” proposals from the Legal Services Commission (LSC) for publicly-funded family law work, and put forward alternative proposals in its consultation response. Read
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Litigation specialist Jane Gunnion describes the pitfalls of Payment Protection Insurance
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
Rees-Roberts’s Jane Gunnion on the pitfalls of Payment Protection Insurance Read
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Chester amputee solicitor returns to work keen to benefit clients
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A CLINICAL negligence specialist whose leg was amputated after an infection has returned to work saying she is determined to use the experience to benefit her clients. Read
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Trucker falls from flyover
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A LORRY driver died yesterday after falling from a flyover on to the A1 as he tried to adjust his load. Read
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Investigation into ‘airline co-operation’
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE European Commission has launched two investigations into “extensive” levels of co-operation between seven transatlantic airlines. The move follows concerns that planned arrangements for joint management of schedules, pricing and revenue-sharing could breach restrictive business rules. Read
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Stephen Hawking ‘very ill’ in hospital
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
PHYSICIST Stephen Hawking was “very ill” in hospital last night, his employers said. Read
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UN diplomat walks out over attack on Israel
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
BRITAIN’S representative at a United Nations anti-racism conference yesterday walked out after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used his speech to launch an outspoken attack on Israel. Read
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UKIP aim to double their number of Euro MPs in June ballot
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE UK Independence Party last night predicted it will double its number of Euro-MPs in the coming elections, as it launched its campaign. Read
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Respite centre appeal hits half-way milestone
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL Autistic Society’s appeal to build a much-needed £1.3m respite centre is now at its half-way point, with building work due to start in the next few months. Read
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Car use soaring among elderly
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE message of using the car less and taking more public transport seems to be getting through to young people but not elderly people, a report from the RAC Foundation showed today. Read
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Breastfeeding ‘health benefits’
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
WOMEN who breastfeed their babies could protect themselves against stroke and heart attacks, research out today suggests. Read
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Damian McBride facing expulsion from the Labour Party
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Downing Street aide who quit over emails discussing a possible smear campaign against leading Conservatives is facing moves to expel him from the Labour Party, it was revealed last night. Read
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Wirral Council faces TV shaming over allotments plight as BBC's Gardeners World shines the spotlight
Apr 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A VANDALISM-HIT allotment site in Wirral is going to be featured on primetime television. Read
