May
2009
Articles from 22nd May 2009
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Second arrest made in Norris Green teen gang rape
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
DETECTIVES investigating the brutal rape of a 15-year-old girl in Norris Green today arrested a second youth. Read
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Three men hunted after Wirral Co-op robbery
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
THREE men are being hunted by police following a robbery at a Co-op in Wirral last Saturday. Read
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Teen held by police over Norris Green gang rape
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A TEENAGER was arrested today over the horrific gang rape of a Liverpool girl. Read
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Roger McGough's new Moliere play: Poetry on prescription
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
IT’S in slightly sheepish tones that Roger McGough replies to my question about his latest venture – a reworking of The Hypochondriac, by French playwright Moliere. Read
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Merseyside Police officers arrested in drugs raids
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A DRUGS raid has uncovered a suspected dealing ring within Merseyside Police. Read
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Will Young and Liverpool's Joe McGann to become LIPA companions
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
SINGER Will Young and actor Joe McGann are among a list of showbiz stars who will receive special recognition from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. Read
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Chinese gangs in bloody turf war in Liverpool China Town restaurant
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A BLOODY fight erupted in a Liverpool city centre restaurant between two rival Chinese gangs armed with an arsenal of weapons. Read
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BBC's Something for the Weekend's Simon Rimmer serves up a tasty menu for Liverpool Women’s Hospital
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
CELEBRITY chef Simon Rimmer has spiced up the menu at Liverpool’s Women’s hospital – and now patients don’t want to leave. The Wallasey-born culinary whiz was asked by the Trust to get involved when their food scored very low in a customer satisfaction survey. Read
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Football film Awaydays premieres at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A NEW feature film set in the beating heart of 1970s Liverpool received its world premiere at the Philharmonic Hall last night. Read
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Wirral MP Ben Chapman steps down as pressure mounts over MPs' expenses scandal
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
BELEAGUERED Mersey MP Ben Chapman announced last night that he will quit Westminster at the next election, saying: “The pressure on my family is too great.” Read
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Mother of four-year-old Wirral nursery school pupil Chloe Fletcher appears in court on murder charge
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A WOMAN accused of murdering her young daughter is to stand trial later this year. Read
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Lord Rennard of Wavertree quits as chief executive of Lib-Dems
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
LIB-DEM chief executive Lord Rennard of Wavertree is to quit for “family and health reasons”. Read
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From Crosby parish priest to Archbishop of Westminster
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
THE new leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales was formally installed in a ceremony at Westminster Cathedral. Read
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Paranoid schizophrenic faces hospital stay after admitting killing parents in their Allerton home
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A PARANOID schizophrenic faces being detained in hospital after admitting killing his parents. Read
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Liverpool FC ace Steven Gerrard in Cannes to support film by Knowsley actor Neil Fitzmaurice
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
STEVEN GERRARD swapped football for the world’s most famous film festival yesterday. Read
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St Helens and Knowsley hospital trust records revamp cash-saver
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE hospital trust could save £3.2m in five years because of a new patient record system. Read
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Mersey Gateway Project will improve health and create new jobs
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Mersey Gateway project will enable people living in Halton to “just get out of the house”, an inquiry has heard. Read
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Peter Mandelson says Vauxhall ‘will face painful change’ after takeover
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
UNION leaders at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant are hopeful the site will avoid the “painful change” that Business Secretary Lord Mandelson says is set to happen to its parent company. Read
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Manslaughter verdict for man who killed his partner at her Huyton home
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE man was convicted of killing his partner at her home after she danced with a younger man on a night out. Read
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Common cold aids cancer fight
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A COMMON cold virus has been harnessed for use as a cancer killer. Read
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Three are arrested after daylight shooting in Kirkby pub
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
THREE men have been arrested following a shooting outside a Kirkby pub in broad daylight. Read
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Bathing beaches on Merseyside praised for water quality
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
BATHING beaches on Merseyside have bucked the national trend by showing little or no decline in their water quality. Read
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Transatlantic liners back on Mersey after more than 40 years
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL will play host to around 1,300 American visitors when the first transatlantic passenger liner to call at the city for more than 40 years arrives next week. Read
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Liverpool FC fan Michael Shields decision in three weeks’ time
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A DECISION on jailed Liverpool FC fan Michael Shields's fate could be made within three weeks. Read
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Dairy firm Meadow Foods buys Cambridgeshire cream firm
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
CHESHIRE dairy giant Meadow Foods has taken over a Cambridgeshire cream producer in a move it says will help it reach more new customers. Read
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HRH Princess Royal opens first phase of Wirral centre to combat colic
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
THE first £1.7m phase of a development project at Liverpool University's Leahurst Veterinary Centre was officially opened by HRH Princess Royal yesterday. Read
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‘Compare the meerkat’ magic has crowds flocking to Knowsley Safari Park
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
THESE cuddly new arrivals have helped swell populations of the hugely popular meerkats at Knowsley Safari Park. Read
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Clampdown on under-age drinkers in Knowsley
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
A CAMPAIGN to clamp down on under-age drinkers in Knowsley is getting under way for summer. Read
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Bird lovers in a flutter in Wirral
May 22 2009 | Liverpool News
RARE birds have been causing a flutter in Merseyside after they were spotted high in the pine trees of Wirral. Read
