May
2009
Articles from 13th May 2009
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Liverpool nurses visited by “Florence Nightingale”
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
STAFF at three Merseyside hospitals marked Nurses’ Day yesterday by receiving a thank-you card from the most famous nurse of all – Florence Nightingale. Read
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Liverpool City Talk could change its name after music decision
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL all-talk radio station may change its name, after being told it can start playing music. Read
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Soldier dies after shooting
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A SOLDIER with the 1st Battalion, The Welsh Guards, died in the UK last night with his family by his bedside after being shot in Afghanistan, the MoD said. Read
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Blue Coat to take over running of Liverpool's worst school
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S only grammar school will take over the city’s worst- performing school, minister Ed Balls confirmed last night. Read
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Skins were spotted
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A WOMAN was caught illegally importing leopard skins to the US from Africa after a postal error sent them to a Dutch brewery, while she received a shipment of bottle caps meant for the factory. Read
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Campaign launched to attract civil service jobs to Liverpool
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A CAMPAIGN will be launched today to lead efforts to attract civil service jobs to Liverpool. Read
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Beatles Day launched at Liverpool's Alder Hey children’s hospital
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE 2009 Beatles Day was launched at Alder Hey children’s hospital yesterday with a fanfare and a chorus of She Loves You, led by a mop-top wearing Ricky Tomlinson. Read
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Countess of Chester Hospital wards reopen after norovirus outbreak
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Countess of Chester Hospital has re-opened its general wing to visitors after an outbreak of the norovirus bug. But wards 49 and 51 remain closed to visitors, to contain the outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea. Read
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It's a Knockout events to help Liverpool charities
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL charity organisation is hosting a fundraising It’s a Knockout-style competition to raise cash. Read
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Shadow cabinet to pay back expenses
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
SENIOR Tories were last night ordered to repay thousands of pounds of expenses, after David Cameron said he was “appalled” at allegations of abuse. Read
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Burglar’s threat to bomb Liverpool family
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A PERSISTENT burglar who raided a family’s home as they slept has been jailed for three years. Read
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Teddy bear hit by EasyJet ban
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
AIRLINE Easyjet last night apologised after check-in staff refused to allow a six-year-old girl to carry a teddy bear on to a jet. Read
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Homemade bomb forces family of four to flee house in Huyton
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A TERRIFIED family have spoken of how they fled their house after a homemade bomb blew their front door off its hinges. Read
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Liverpool jobless trend points to recovery
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than 1,000 extra people were out of work in Merseyside last month. Read
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Liverpool merchant prince’s mansion gets a Victorian makeover
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
FOR the first time in more than a century, one of the great merchant prince’s mansions of Liverpool is revealed in its full glory. Read
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Liverpool terror suspects denied bail
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
FOUR men who are appealing against deportation, after they were arrested over a suspected terrorist bomb plot in Merseyside and the North West, have failed in their bid to be released on bail. Read
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Vauxhall Union has seen Fiat's Ellesmere Port shutdown plan
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
UNION leaders at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant have now seen documents from possible new owner Fiat suggesting it would close by 2016. Read
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Huyton mother of two killed by partner in jealous rage, court heard
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A MOTHER-OF-TWO was killed by her jealous partner during a drink and drug-fuelled argument, a court has heard. Read
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Heads you lose
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN has been fined £800 for beheading a wax figure of Hitler at the Berlin branch of Madame Tussauds. Read
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Use of taxis sent ambulance service budget £375,000 over limits
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
NORTH West Ambulance Service’s Patient Transport Service (PTS) also missed targets, spending thousands of pounds on taxis. Read
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Merseyside’s ambulance service misses its emergency response time targets
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE’S ambulance service is taking too long to respond to emergency calls, according to new figures. Read
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Father jailed for stealing designer clothes from Liverpool One
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A FATHER who was part of a gang who stole nearly £19,000 worth of designer clothes during a raid on a Liverpool One store is behind bars today. Read
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Olympian Sharron Davies opens new £1m pool at The Queen’s School, Chester
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
OLYMPIC swimmer Sharron Davies opened a £1m school pool in Cheshire yesterday. Read
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Energy plan needs funds
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Government was warned yesterday that its plans to cut fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency were “underfunded, untargeted and under-prepared”. Read
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Threat to specialist burns services on Merseyside
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A GROUP of MPs will meet Health Secretary Alan Johnson amid fears that a secret decision will lead to serious Mersey burns victims being treated in Manchester. Read
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Rebirth of Merseyside’s property market under threat from recession
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
NEIGHBOURHOODS across Merseyside, where the government has spent millions attempting to revive the housing market, may struggle to recover from the recession, the Audit Commission warned today. Read
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Rainbow flag to fly above Liverpool town hall for the first time
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A RAINBOW flag will fly above Liverpool town hall for the first time on Sunday to mark International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). Read
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Variety show to help Alder Hey
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Imagine Grand Variety Performance will be held at St George’s Hall, in aid of Alder Hey children’s hospital. Read
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Prince of Wales stands by views on design
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Prince of Wales defiantly defended his views on architecture last night as he spelt out his design vision for Britain. Read
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Spoof tans prove a hit
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A SPOOF website offering computer users a tan through their screens has received nearly 2m visits in just a few months. Read
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Robber hit man with club
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
WITNESSES are being sought following a robbery in Birkenhead on Friday. Read
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Woman, 60, shot in leg by hooded youth who fired through her window in south Liverpool
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A 60-YEAR-old woman was shot in the leg when hooded thugs opened fire on her south Liverpool home. Read
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Judicial review hope for closure-threatened Croxteth comprehensive
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
PART of the multi-million pound makeover of Liverpool’s secondary schools could grind to halt after parents launched a legal challenge. Read
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Man injured in pizza shop row
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN received cuts to his head following a row with two members of staff at a pizza shop. Read
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‘Gangsters’ waved gun at Southport coast road driver
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
POLICE will today investigate claims motorcyclists waved a gun at a Merseyside businessman as he drove along a coastal road. Read
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Bob Dylan turns tourist as he visits John Lennon’s Liverpool home
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
BOB DYLAN popped into John Lennon’s childhood home while he was in the city to play a gig earlier this month. Read
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Sheppard Robson wins award for university project
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
ARCHITECTS at Sheppard Robson have won the Manchester Society of Architects Community Education award for their £30m University of Liverpool Department of Engineering restructuring project. Read
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Yoko Ono opens major John Lennon exhibition in New York
May 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A TEARFUL Yoko Ono defended the inclusion of a paper bag containing murdered husband John Lennon’s bloody clothes in a new exhibition in New York. Read
