Jul
2009
Articles from 2nd Jul 2009
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Michael Shields refused pardon by Ministry of Justice
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
MICHAEL Shields will not be freed from jail early after he was refused a Royal Pardon today. Read
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Swine flu could claim up to 6,000 lives in Liverpool
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
SWINE flu could claim up to 6,000 lives in Liverpool if the pandemic hits the city, latest figures predict. Read
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Plumes of smoke blacken Liverpool skyline as tyre fire takes hold
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A LARGE quantity of car tyres went up in smoke in a blaze at a scrapyard in Liverpool last night. Read
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Air links between Liverpool and London have had a troubled history
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
AIR links between Liverpool and London have had a troubled history. Read
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Bootle carer turned up drunk for work
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A CARER neglected his severely disabled patient while drunk. Read
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Sky-high taxes robbed Liverpool of London air link
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
SOARING air taxes are killing off chances of restoring a direct Merseyside air link with London, MPs were told yesterday. Read
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Liverpool grave of Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe restored by fan
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
THE grave of “the Fifth Beatle” has been lovingly restored by a keen fan after years of neglect and ruin. Stuart Sutcliffe, who was the original bassist of The Beatles for 18 months, in the early 1960s, lies in a grave in Huyton. Read
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Competition launched to win Beatles’ first contract
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Beatles’ first contract was taken from under lock and key yesterday to be shown off to fans who are being offered the chance to win the document. Read
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Michael Jackson’s Heal The World recorded in memory of James Bulger
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A GROUP of entertainers from Merseyside recorded a music video of late pop legend Michael Jackson’s Heal The World to help the James Bulger Red Balloon Centre Appeal. Read
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Wirral MP Frank Field condemns second job clampdown as “absurd”
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEY MP has vowed to go to jail, rather than comply with a "nasty" new law requiring every detail of his “second job” to be revealed. Read
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Southport family’s shock as home is wrecked by lightning
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A FAMILY’S recently renovated home was destroyed by fire after lightning hit the chimney. Read
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More stashing cash under the bed
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
INCREASING numbers of people are stashing their savings underneath beds because they do not trust bankers, research shows. Read
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Samples kept by ice cream
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A POLICE force has been storing samples from suspects and car crash victims alongside ice cream, according to a report. Read
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Russian Church takes over vandalised Wirral chapel
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Russian Orthodox Church is to take over a derelict cemetery chapel in Wirral which had been plagued by vandalism. Read
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St Helens schools add skateboarding to timetable
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE schools have unveiled a new weapon against childhood obesity – skateboard lessons. Read
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Art in the City at Liverpool Bluecoat this weekend
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
UP-AND-COMING creative talent has an outlet this weekend at the courtyards of the Bluecoat, in the centre of Liverpool. Read
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Liverpool firefighters come to gosling’s rescue
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
FIREFIGHTERS took to the waves yesterday to come to the aid of a stricken gosling which had become separated from its parents. Read
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Final farm show
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A 170-YEAR-OLD agricultural show is expected to attract 100,000 visitors when it opens for the final time. Read
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New team at Liverpool's Parr Street Studio where Coldplay recorded hits
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
THE recording studio where some of the country’s leading musical talents recorded some of their best-known works has a new lease of life, after being taken over by a dynamic new team. Read
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Tributes pour in as veteran TV actress Mollie Sugden dies
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
COMEDY actress Mollie Sugden has died in hospital after a long illness, aged 86. Read
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Robot artist exhibition is being staged in Liverpool
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
ROBOCOP, Star Wars’ C-3PO and Metal Mickey all left their mark on popular culture and now another android is hoping to inspire the masses . . . this time to get involved in art. Read
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Two die after rail explosion
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, bringing the death toll to 16, officials said. Read
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Liverpool cabbies' treat for school pupils
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
GENEROUS black cab drivers ferried blind and partially-sighted children to a theme park. Read
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Fourth man jailed for Liverpool brawl which left student dead
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
THE final member of a four-strong group who killed a Liverpool student during a drunken brawl has been put behind bars. Read
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Statue smashed
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
FIVE people have been arrested for smashing the face of a Lenin statue in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev. Read
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Doorstep peddling ‘must be banned’
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
ENERGY companies must be banned from peddling their products on doorsteps, trading standards chiefs said. Read
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Loans frozen as fees face rise
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
MINISTERS’ plans to freeze grants and increase tuition fees next year are a “real kick in the teeth” for students, union leaders said. Read
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Stars bid farewell to Farrah Fawcett
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
HOLLYWOOD bade a final farewell to actress Farrah Fawcett yesterday at a private funeral in Los Angeles. Read
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Best job in the World
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A BRITISH man started work in “the best job in the world” – a six-month contract as caretaker of the islands on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Read
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Patients trial home dialysis machines
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A NEW home dialysis machine as small as a sewing machine is set to be launched at a UK hospital for the first time. Read
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Minister refuses to let Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs go free
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
RONNIE BIGGS has been refused parole by Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who accused the Great Train Robber of being “wholly unrepentant” about his crimes. Read
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‘Walk of Fame’ plan for Liverpool stars
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
THE great and good of Liverpool could be honoured for their devotion to the city on a new Sunset Strip-style Walk of Fame. Read
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Liverpool’s Chines Youth Orchestra under threat due to funding row
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S award-winning Pagoda Chinese Youth Orchestra is under threat due to a funding row with the city council. Read
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Winnie Johnson begs Moors Murderer Ian Brady to find her son
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
HEARTBROKEN Winnie Johnson broke down in tears yesterday as she begged Moors murderer Ian Brady to reveal to her the 45-year secret of where her son is buried. Read
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Two arrested after Ellesmere Port fire
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire in Ellesmere Port. Read
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£7m flood pipe work on course to stop Huyton flooding misery
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
WATER company United Utilities said it was on schedule to finish work on a major pipe scheme after thousands of households in Huyton suffered flooding misery. Read
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Government to run London to Scotland rail line after franchisee defaults
Jul 02 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAJOR London to Scotland rail franchise is to be run by the Government, after giant transport group National Express refused to fund the loss-making East Coast Main Line beyond the next few months. Read
