Jun
2009
Articles from 17th Jun 2009
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Movie fans Count cost as Christopher Lee's Dracula’s cape sells at auction for £26,000
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
THE cape Sir Christopher Lee wore in the 1958 horror film, Dracula, sold at auction yesterday for £26,400. Read
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Liverpool people to be asked whether films containing smoking should get 18 rating
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL residents and local businesses are to be consulted on a proposal which would see new films which show characters smoking given as 18 rating in the city. Read
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Wirral man tried to swim across Mersey for £50 bet
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN swimming across the Mersey for a £50 bet had to be rescued. Read
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Wirral Arrowe Park hospital worker suffers swine flu
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE health chiefs moved to reassure the public last night after a hospital worker tested positive for swine flu. Read
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Julian Lennon and mum Cynthia open Liverpool exhibition in memory of John Lennon
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
BEFORE the gunshot that robbed the world of Liverpool’s most famous musician, John Lennon told his son that if he ever died he would contact him by means of a white feather. Read
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£5m to save a generation in Merseyside
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
NEARLY £5m has been pledged to stop Merseyside teenagers becoming a "lost generation". Read
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£64m bill for empty properties in Merseyside
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
COMMERCIAL property with a potential annual rental income of more than £150m is lying empty on Merseyside, the Daily Post can reveal. Read
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Repairs set to hit Huyton residents
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
HUYTON residents could face delays on Pilch Lane East, while United Utilities carry out repairs. Read
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Empty commercial properties – how the figures break down
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL has 266 empty commercial properties. Read
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Liverpool International Tennis Tournament at Calderstones Park
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
THOUSANDS of children from across the city got to watch live tennis is their own back yard. Read
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Planners back plans to build schools in Liverpool Littlewoods building despite business fears
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build two highs schools within Liverpool’s iconic Littlewoods building have been backed despite a scathing attack from a city business. Read
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Planners’ ‘yes’ paves way for £500m rebuild and refurbishment of Liverpool’s secondary schools
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
OUTLINE planning permission was yesterday also granted for an £18m development at De La Salle School, in Croxteth, which will be re-named and re-developed on its existing site and become a boys’ academy. Read
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Navy op may have beached dolphins
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
NAVAL exercises could have contributed to the mass stranding of 26 dolphins on the Cornish coast a year ago, according to a scientific report. Read
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Call to ban smoking in private cars
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
HEALTH and safety campaigners renewed their calls last night for smoking to be banned in all cars. Read
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Liverpool restaurant manager crowned best in the UK by the Academy of Food and Wine
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL man who started out washing dishes has been crowned the UK’s top restaurant manager. Read
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Merseyside Police join forces with faith groups for new anti crime initiative
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A NEW initiative to tackle gun and knife crime will see police working directly with church communities. Read
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Blood link to age
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
SCIENTISTS may be able to use a simple blood test to determine a patient’s suitability for procedures such as organ transplants and chemotherapy, studies suggested. Read
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Merseyside MPs to lose union’s financial backing
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO Merseyside Labour MPs had their funding axed by a trade union last night, as a protest against the "privatisation" of public services. Read
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Phil Redmond to head up investigation into young people’s lives in Knowsley
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A COMMISSION has been set up to investigate what motivates young people. Read
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Police arrest 267 in drugs purge in Wirral
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE Police arrested 267 people throughout Merseyside as part of the Home Office’s Tackling Drugs Week. Read
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Huyton man jailed for storing guns
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A HUYTON man who stored a tool box loaded with lethal weapons and ammunition has been jailed for six years. Read
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New city rail service proposed for Liverpool-Skelmersdale link
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
SKELMERSDALE could be re-connected to the rail network, providing services for thousands of travellers, a new report from the Association of Train Operating Companies has suggested. Read
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Formby's Shorrocks Country Club firebombed in escalating vendetta
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A PRESTIGIOUS country club was targeted by arsonists waging a terror campaign against two businessmen. Read
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Huyton accused had ‘secret friendship’ with murder victim’s wife
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN charged with murdering his former football team-mate was having a relationship with his wife, a court heard. Read
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Merseyside Police issue appeal for missing Stephen Hounslea
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE Police has reissued an appeal for help in tracing Stephen Thomas Hounslea. Read
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Art prize for Liverpool John Moores Univeristy old boy Peter Monkman
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A FORMER art student at John Moores University has gone on to win a top art prize. Read
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Virtual ‘Quay Skills’ cranes to train Merseyside’s new dockaside generation
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A VIRTUAL reality “computer game” is helping the dock workers of the future to learn their trade. Read
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Charity faith event at Liverpool Cathedral
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL charity organisation is holding an event to celebrate the importance of faith and its impact on the city. Read
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Alleged Huyton cannabis dealer hands himself into police after decade on the run
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE fugitive handed himself into police after a decade on the run. Read
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Workers walk out at Fiddler's Ferry power station in Widnes
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
UP TO 140 contractors at Fiddler’s Ferry power station, in Widnes, continued their unofficial strike in sympathy yesterday. Read
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Gym equipment installed in Liverpool parks to keep elderly fit
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL parks have been fitted with outdoor gym equipment in an attempt to tackle the health and fitness issues of the city’s pensioners. Read
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A Knowsley Council and Asda scheme has secured 100 jobs for long term jobless people
Jun 17 2009 | Liverpool News
THE personal details of almost 200 hospital patients were lost by a hospital, shame-faced health bosses admitted yesterday. Read
