May
2009
Articles from 1st May 2009
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Madeleine McCann was taken after she walked out, says expert
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
MADELEINE McCANN was probably abducted after walking out of her holiday apartment in search of her parents, an expert on her disappearance said yesterday. Read
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Liverpool United biscuit workers protest agianst Indian job switch plan
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
WORKERS at Aintree’s United Biscuits site stepped up their bid to save jobs from being “off-shored” to India with a protest. Read
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London commuters the target of new North West digital marketing campaign
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
COMMUTERS on London’s Underground system are being targeted in a new “digital marketing” campaign for England’s north-west, including Liverpool and Chester. Read
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Gas cylinder sparks evacuation in Aintree
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A FIRE at an unoccupied body repair shop, in Aintree, caused huge amounts of smoke to cover the area. Read
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Chef whips up asparagus breakfast for start of season in Wirral
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
IT WAS a race against the clock to get the season’s first asparagus from the field to the table for an unusual breakfast. Wirral has become increasingly important for asparagus growing in recent years, with its warmer micro-climate suiting the expensive vegetable. Read
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Wirral mother 999 call: I've killed my child
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
The inquiry into the death of four-year-old Chloe Fletcher, at Wallasey Town Hall, was told that the female caller had made the admission from a telephone call box in Wallasey on Wednesday. Read
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21 arrested after drug raids in Liverpool
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
TWENTY-ONE people were arrested in dawn raids aimed at disrupting drug dealing in Liverpool. Read
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Man charged with raping dog walker in Liverpool park
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN has made his first appearance at Crown Court charged with raping a woman in a popular city park. Read
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Liverpool Yacht club appoints first femail commodore
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL grandmother, who has spent her life racing yachts, has become the first woman to be appointed commodore of the sailing club she helped to found. Read
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Mystery shoal washes up on Crosby beach
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
AROUND a dozen mysterious fish washed up on the Mersey coastline last night. Read
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Man is cleared over death
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN has been cleared of unlawfully killing his next-door neighbour with a single punch. Read
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Machete attacker is locked up
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A JEALOUS husband who went on the rampage with a machete has been locked up indefinitely. Read
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Award joy for Liverpool's Walton Centre for Neurology
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
THE WALTON Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery has scooped a top award. Read
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Irish popstars Westlife play secret gig at Wirral hotel
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
THEY have topped the charts, sold tens of millions of records and have countless fans – but one fan from Wirral, in particular, was in for a treat. Read
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Liverpool prepares for World Expo spectacle in Shanghai
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
The city has 365 days to finalise its plans for its presence at the World Expo in 2010. Alex Turner reports on its progress Read
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Wirral man to be charged with murdering grandmother
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN will be charged with murdering his grandmother, who died after being rescued from her blazing home. Read
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Wayne Hemmingway turns Tate Liverpool into a silent disco
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
DESIGNER Wayne Hemingway has created a silent disco inside Tate Liverpool to encourage visitors to take a different view of sculpture. Read
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown in humiliating climbdown on expenses
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
GORDON BROWN’S authority was crumbling last night after he scrapped a vote to axe MPs’ second-home expenses to avoid a second humiliating defeat in just 24 hours. Read
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Hazel Blears in row on Toxteth riots
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
A CABINET minister was slapped down last night after her bizarre warning that Liverpool was in danger of re-erupting into a 1981-style riot. Read
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Madeleine McCann: Family must never give up hope
May 01 2009 | Liverpool News
As the second anniversary of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance approaches, a former Merseyside police detective tells Greg O’Keeffe why her parents should never abandon the search Read
