Jul
2009
Articles from 15th Jul 2009
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Ten charged over Joseph Lappin murder
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
DETECTIVES today charged ten people for the murder of a teenage army cadet in Liverpool. Read
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Pablo Picasso at TATE Liverpool as major summer exhibition 2010
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
WORK by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso will form Tate Liverpool’s major summer exhibition in 2010. Read
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Unemployment figures highest in 14 years but less claims for jobseeker's allowance than expected
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
TODAY'S unemployment figures - the highest for 14 years - make grim reading, but there was some encouragement from a lower than expected rise in those claiming jobseeker’s allowance (JSA). Read
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Crosby Merchant Taylors' boys are brains of Britain
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
CROSBY pupils are officially the brainiest in the country, after Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School was crowned UK quiz champions. Read
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Liverpool memorial event for Rhys Jones fund
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Rhys Jones Memorial Fund is continuing to forge ahead with fundraising for a community centre in Croxteth Park. Read
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Liverpool doctor ‘touched colleagues’ breasts’
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE hospital doctor has been called before the General Medical Council after being accused of indecently touching colleagues. Read
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Southport baby dies as paramedics forced to bypass nearest A&E
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEY MP demanded an inquiry last night over the death of a four-day-old baby boy who was driven past his nearest hospital in search of vital treatment. Read
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Ellesmere Port workers take part in Save Vauxhall ‘drive-by’ protest
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
UNION leaders were taking their “Save Vauxhall” campaign to Parliament today. Read
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Peter Mandelson: ‘We won’t let Jaguar go broke’
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
LORD Mandelson yesterday told worried Jaguar Land Rover workers that the Government would rescue the company – as he denied his own meddling was holding up a deal. Read
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Former Lord Mayor of Liverpool’s house planning bid deferred
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A DECISION into whether a former Lord Mayor can build a house in his garden has been deferred. Read
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St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals Trust worst to hit waiting list targets
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE hospital is the worst in the country for treating accident and emergency patients with just minutes to spare from a government deadline. Read
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Sea cadets handed Freedom of the City of Liverpool
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
OVER 300 uniformed sea cadets took part in a formal parade before being handed the Freedom of the City yesterday. Read
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Wirral Council presses on with review of all its assets
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
WALLASEY Town Hall is one of the council buildings whose future is being looked at in the latest stage of the authority’s Strategic Asset Review. Read
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Liverpool mother jailed for claims fraud
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MOTHER who said she was caring for her children alone to claim nearly £47,000 in benefits has been jailed. Read
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Coffin shock
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A SOUTH Carolina judge has ordered the closure of a funeral home where a worker cut the legs off a body so it would fit in a casket. Read
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Ten suspects held in north Liverpool raids over Joseph Lappin army cadet death
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
TEN people were last night being questioned about the fatal stabbing of a teenage Army Cadet in Liverpool. Read
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Liverpool Hope University goes Global
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL Hope University will host a car boot sale on Saturday, July 25, in aid of its overseas educational charity, Global Hope. Read
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Whiston man appears at Liverpool Crown Court on murder charge
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN has made his first appearance at Crown Court charged with beating another man to death. Read
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Bernard Madoff in jail until 2139
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
DISGRACED financier Bernard Madoff has arrived at a Federal prison in North Carolina to begin serving a 150-year sentence for what is believed to be the largest Ponzi scheme in history. Read
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Tory plan to seize yobs' phones
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
POLICE should be given powers to seize yobs’ mobile phones or bikes as punishment for anti-social behaviour, the Tories said yesterday. Read
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Wirral soldier who learnt to walk again will join parade
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
HE LOST his leg in a terrifying bomb blast that ripped through his tank in a troubled area of Afghanistan. Read
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Flu fear over holy water
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A BISHOP yesterday advised churches not to use holy water in a bid to halt the spread of swine flu. Read
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Eight soldiers' bodies flown home from Afghanistan to their families
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
Eight soldiers’ bodies flown home to their families Read
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An alien is transported from Nevada to Spaceport by armed guards for the new Alien Wars reality experience
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
AN “ALIEN invader” was surrounded by high security and armed guards as it arrived at Wirral’s Spaceport yesterday. Read
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Arthritis sufferers need early care
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
RHEUMATOID arthritis is more widespread than previously thought and not enough is being done to deal with it, according to a newly-published report. Read
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Israel map row
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A TOURISM advert that suggested the West Bank and Gaza strip were part of Israel sparked hundreds of complaints which were upheld by a watchdog. The poster, run by the Israeli Government Tourist Office, featured a map which also included the Golan Heights. Read
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North West water is dirtiest in England and Wales
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
NORTH-WEST water firm United Utilities has the dirtiest water in England and Wales. Read
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Passion for wine turns to new Wirral business
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
FOR many people, owning one of the most exclusive hotels in the area and developing another would be a full-time job, but Wirral-based entrepreneur Craig Baker has another passion – wine. Read
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Dignitary brings Liverpool Garston school’s Zambian-themed day to life
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE school ensured its Zambian-themed day was as authentic as possible by inviting one of the country’s leading dignitaries to lunch. Read
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The search is on to find the new Liverpool
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S year as European Capital of Culture has paved the way for the UK’s own “City of Culture.” Read
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CBRE appointed to let space at Stadium Industry Park in St Helens
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
THE North West industrial team at commercial property agency CB Richard Ellis has been appointed by Langtree to let 270,000 sq ft at Stadium Industry Park, in St Helens. Read
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Easter Group sells second building at Easter Park in Widnes
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
EASTER Group, in conjunction with United Utilities Property Solutions, has sold the second building at Easter Park, Widnes, to telecommunications equipment and infrastructure provider specialists, Cellular Systems (UK). Cellular has now completed the freehold purchase of Unit 1, a 26,800 sq ft detached industrial unit. Read
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£4.1bn bonus bonanza for Goldman Sachs staff as markets lift
Jul 15 2009 | Liverpool News
STAFF at investment banking giant Goldman Sachs earned a mammoth $6.65bn (£4.1bn) in pay and bonuses during a bumper second quarter for the group. Read
