May
2009
Articles from 28th May 2009
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Baby catches salmonella from pet snake and lizard
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A TWO-month old baby was recovering at home today after catching salmonella from exotic family pets. Read
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Mersey Gateway Bridge toll will ‘help control’ air quality
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
Without the Mersey Gateway Project, levels of Carbon dioxide (CO²) and Nitrogen oxide (NO) will increase between 2015-2030, according to an expert. Read
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Lord Mandelson claims to have won guarantees the Vauxhall cars will continue to be manufactured in the UK
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
LORD Mandelson last night claimed to have secured assurances that Vauxhall production will continue indefinitely in the UK. Read
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Liverpool businessman cannabis farmer spared jail
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A BUSINESSMAN who created a cannabis farm for his own use has been spared prison. Read
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Jail for Liverpool buglar who confronted teen
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A BURGLAR who was confronted by a 15-year-old girl has been jailed for two years. Read
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Liverpool jazzman who played with Louis Armstrong
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
IT WAS said his escapades were the stuff of local legend. Last night, friends and fans of Liverpool trumpet player Tommy Smith paid tribute to the larger- than-life talent on the Mersey scene. Read
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Artist prepares to be 40 days and 40 night living exhibit at Manchester Museum
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A CALCUTTA-BORN artist is preparing to spend 40 days and 40 nights as a “living exhibit” in the empty tower of a museum. Read
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Prestigious award for Wirral theatre
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL’S newly-refurbished Floral Pavilion theatre and conference centre scooped a prestigious best practice award at the Northwest Regional Construction Awards. Read
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Liverpool planning chairman in Southport home row
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A ROW has erupted over where the chairman of Liverpool’s planning committee lives, after he was allegedly followed by “private investigators”. Read
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PETA award for fire crews who saved Penny, the Wirral mare trapped in mud
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THE fire crews who rescued a Wirral pony from drowning in mud have been given a Hero to Animals award from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Europe. Read
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Region Minister Beverley Hughes accused of ‘crude tactics’ over Liverpool civil service jobs row
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
NORTH West Minister Beverley Hughes was last night accused of “classic but crude Whitehall tactics” when claiming hundreds of civil servant jobs had been created in Liverpool. Read
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Tips for Liverpool schoolchildren as TV gardening guru digs in
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
TELEVISION gardening guru Christine Walkden gave her top tips to green-fingered youngsters. Read
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Police set up a designated area in Kirkby and Huyton banning youths from gathering at night
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
POLICE have banned youngsters from gathering at night in two areas of Knowsley. Read
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Thug jailed for attack on nun in Crosby
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A NUN collapsed suffering chest pains after trying to stand up to a truncheon-wielding robber. Read
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Research to suffer
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
MEDICAL research will suffer unless funding charities get help to weather the economic downturn, it was claimed last night. Read
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Tutu backs decision
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu yesterday backed the Church of Scotland’s decision to endorse the appointment of an openly gay minister. Read
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Court hears of secret blacklist
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THOUSANDS of workers in the construction industry were denied employment because of a secret “blacklist”, a court heard. Read
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‘Glowing’ monkeys raise ethical experiment concerns
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A QUINTET of glowing monkeys threatens to engulf scientists in a new storm of controversy over the ethics of animal experiments and genetic engineering. Read
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Junior doctors asked to ‘lie’ about working hours
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
JUNIOR doctors are being asked to lie about their working hours to meet new European rules, research out today has suggested. Read
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Insider deals: six arrested
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
FIVE men and one woman have been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into suspected organised insider dealing. Read
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Loyalist parade to avoid death area
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A LOYALIST parade in Coleraine on Friday night will keep away from the area where a Catholic community worker was beaten to death by a loyalist mob last weekend. Read
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Liverpool Hanover Street’s Neptune Theatre will be refurbished inside and out, its owner vows
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THE owner of Liverpool’s Neptune Theatre has vowed to return it to its “all-singing and dancing” former glory. Read
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Government minister says troops’ should hold their heads high
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A GOVERNMENT minister last night said British forces could leave Iraq with their “heads held high” as some of the final frontline troops returned to the UK. Read
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Saints’ Ashurst signs new contract
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
ST HELENS youngster Matty Ashurst has signed a new three-year contract with the engage Super League leaders. Read
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Colour Chart opens at Tate Liverpool
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A RIOT of colour will greet visitors to Tate Liverpool’s new exhibition. They include well-known works by Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst. Read
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New Toulon rugby star Jonny Wilkinson says his troublesome knee is now in perfect condition
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
JONNY WILKINSON declared his troublesome knee was in “perfect” condition as he was presented as a Toulon player yesterday. Read
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Wales rugby star Martyn Williams ready to play whatever role is required of him for the British & Irish Lions against South Africa
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
WALES star Martyn Williams has no doubt where a Test series triumph against South Africa would rank in his glittering career. Read
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Young Casualty fan saves brother
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A BOY saved his baby brother from choking thanks to his obsession with medical television show Casualty. Read
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Cipriani set for Saxons as Moody rejoins the fold
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
MARTIN JOHNSON expects Danny Cipriani to feature for England Saxons at the Churchill Cup after easing concerns over his sore ankle. Read
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Liverpool and Wirral park designer Edward Kemp wins place in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THE man who designed many of the region’s best-loved parks and gardens has been added to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Read
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Smelly Bishop
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
STINKING Bishop was officially voted Britain’s most pungent cheese yesterday in the first smell championship. Read
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Sale of ‘cult film’ hall falls through
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THE sale of the derelict farmhouse made famous in the cult film Withnail and I has “fallen through”, its owners said. Read
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Liverpool's Britain's Got Talent Stars MD Productions' knife crime message
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THE mother of murdered student Anthony Walker said a TV tribute paid to her son by a dance troupe will help tackle knife crime. Read
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Injured Marine to escort Prince Harry
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
PRINCE Harry will be accompanied by a Royal Marine who had both his legs blown off in Afghanistan during his visit to New York this weekend. Read
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A new Park and Ride service is to be built at Bidston Railway Station, Wirral
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A NEW Park and Ride service could soon be built at Bidston Railway Station, if funding is granted. Read
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Measles still on increase in Merseyside children, say Health Protection Agency
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
ïMERSEYSIDE health chiefs are renewing their plea to get all children immunised with the MMR vaccine, after measles cases rocketed in early 2009. Read
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Labour funds fall behind as Tories net £4m
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Tories continue to outstrip Labour in fund-raising ahead of the next General Election, receiving more than £4m in donations in the first quarter of this year, the latest figures show. Read
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Row over Ellesmere Port parking changes
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
CONSERVATIVES and Labour are at loggerheads over proposed changes to free parking in Ellesmere Port. Read
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Parents call for justice
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THE parents of a teenage Army cadet who drowned in a boating accident have demanded justice for their “murdered” daughter. Read
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Royal seal of approval as new £1.5m PDSA hospital opens for business
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THE £1.5m PDSA PetAid centre, Kirkdale, was officially opened by HRH Princess Alexandra. Read
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Food confusion
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
YOUNGER people are in a “shocking state of ignorance” over seasonal foods, campaigners claim. Read
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Northern Ireland Deputy Chief Constable job appointed
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A WOMAN has been appointed to the second most important policing job in Northern Ireland for the first time. Read
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Beatles early history through the lens as Mike McCartney provides taster of Liverpool exhibition
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
INTIMATE early photographs of the Beatles and striking portraits of The Scaffold have gone on show at World Museum Liverpool. Read
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Cuckoo call to go way of the dodo
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
THE cuckoo’s call has long been one of the best-known sounds of spring – but the species has become so rare it has joined the “red list” of the UK’s most threatened birds. Read
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Injured officer hits charity target
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
AN ARMY officer who recovered from horrific wounds to dedicate himself to charity fundraising announced yesterday that he had reached his £1m target. Read
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Backpacking son on satellite tracking system
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
A MOTHER told yester- day how she was keeping a close eye on her son’s gap year adventures - by fitting him with an 007-style tracking device. Read
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£370m new Liverpool Alder Hey Hospital consultation set to begin
May 28 2009 | Liverpool News
MEMBERS of the public are set to get their say on plans for a new £370m Alder Hey hospital from Monday. Read
