Jul
2009
Articles from 17th Jul 2009
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Pagan police officers allowed their own holidays
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
PAGAN police officers have been given the right to take eight days off each year to mark events including Hallowe’en and the summer solstice. Read
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Moon walk film gets new look
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
NEWLY-RESTORED footage of the first moon walk was released yesterday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing. Read
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Liverpool Council has been criticised for using bailiffs to collect council tax by the Local Government Ombudsman
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL council has been criticised for using bailiffs to collect council tax. Read
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Liverpool burglar jailed
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A BURGLAR was jailed for six months after a crackdown on car crime in Liverpool city centre. Read
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Tributes paid to ‘one of life’s gentlemen’
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE headteacher dubbed “one of life’s gentlemen” has died. Read
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Ireland facing financial crisis
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
THE scale of Ireland’s economic woes was laid bare last night with the unveiling of a 5.3bn euro cost-cutting masterplan. Read
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Pressure mounts to reopen Southport Hospital’s children’s A&E
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
PRESSURE was mounting last night on local health services to re-instate the children’s A&E in Southport, following the death of a four-day-old baby boy this week. Read
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Merseyside police seek missing Tranmere nurse Carol Nursaw
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE Police is continuing to appeal for information about missing nurse Carol Nursaw. Read
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Progress in research
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A BREAKTHROUGH by researchers studying the causes of muscular dystrophy could pave the way to a full or partial cure, it was revealed last night. Read
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Ex-Liverpool FC star pops the question to Croxteth Park-born model Abbey Clancy
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL model Abbey Clancy and former Reds striker Peter Crouch have announced their engagement. Read
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Inquiry into helicopter crash which killed Kirkby pilot urges gear checks
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
CRASH investigators yesterday ordered an urgent review of helicopter gears following the North Sea crash which claimed 16 lives – including an oil rig worker from Merseyside. Read
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PM backs extra places at university
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Government last night bowed to pressure to provide more university places, days after it was revealed that almost 50,000 applicants could lose out this autumn. Read
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SUMMER POPS REVIEW: Squeeze and The Pretenders, Echo Arena Liverpool
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
BOTH Squeeze and The Pretenders have had more formation changes than the British Lions rugby team in South Africa. Read
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Barnett Formula which costs Merseyside millions branded ‘unfair’ by inquiry
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
THE 30-year funding rules that deliver far higher spending in Scotland than in much poorer Merseyside are "arbitrary and unfair" and must be scrapped quickly, a forensic new study says today. Read
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Catch 22 for Merseyside if Tories win election
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE is trapped in a “Catch 22” situation by today's report, which brilliantly strips the ridiculous Barnett Formula of any lingering credibility. Read
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West Lancashire Borough Council axes jobs to save £1.5m
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
WEST Lancashire Borough Council has announced it is cutting 57 jobs to balance the books during the recession. Read
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Stephenson's Rocket comes back to Rainhill
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
IT’S been 180 years since Stephenson’s rocket triumphed at the Rainhill Trials. Now the first steam locomotive is back – but, unlike its predecessor, the reincarnation is more environmentally friendly. Read
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Forth bridge proof of unfair Barnett Formula funding
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
“CONCRETE proof” that the Barnett Formula is unfair was revealed by the Daily Post earlier this year – in the bricks and mortar of the new Forth Crossing. Read
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BT accused of leaving Liverpool in ‘digital desert’
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
TELECOMS giant BT was under fire last night for leaving Merseyside out of its plans for super-fast broadband. Read
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Wirral charity worker back in court
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A CHILDREN’S charity boss accused of sexual assault and possessing indecent images is now facing 10 further charges. Read
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Beatles memories as Paul McCartney rooftop gig draws a crowd
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
SIR Paul McCartney wowed passers-by in New York with a rooftop gig that recalled the Beatles’ last live performance, on top of the Apple building 40 years ago. Read
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Merseyside Police reveal new national crime statistics
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
NEW national statistics today reveal Merseyside has experienced the UK’s biggest drop in crime over the past three years. Read
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Wife killed by car
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
THE family of a woman who was killed when her husband accidentally ran over her in the driveway of their home spoke last night of their “catastrophic” loss. Read
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Ghost Stories: A Night Opera comes to Liverpool's 'bombed out church'
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
THE darkened shell of St Luke’s Church was the scene of a one-off musical performance last night. Read
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Defendants charged with murdering teenage Liverpool army cadet Joseph Lappin appear in court
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
TEN people charged with the murder of Liverpool army cadet Joseph Lappin appeared in court. Read
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Southport, Ormskirk and Skelmersdale colleges building scheme attacked
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
CATASTROPHIC mismanagement and a lack of direction from Government led to the collapse of a flagship college rebuilding programme, and will result in millions of pounds being written off, MPs said last night. Read
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Merseyside MPs astonished at delays in helping car industry
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
AN INFLUENTIAL group of MPs today condemn the failure to deliver badly-needed aid to crisis-hit Mersey carmaker Jaguar – describing themselves as "astounded" at the delays. Read
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Liverpool man who abused teenage girl jailed
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN who had an 18-month sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl has been jailed. Read
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Treasure trove
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
A COLLECTION of more than 1,000 Roman coins found in farmland was officially declared treasure trove last night. Read
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Marks fury over school tests
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
PUPILS were marked down for forgetting to dot an “i” in this year’s Sats tests, headteachers claimed last night. Read
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Cherie Blair fails to collect her honorary degree from Liverpool’s Hope University because of suspected swine flu
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
CHERIE BLAIR missed her honorary degree graduation in Liverpool because she has suspected swine flu. Read
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Celebrity photographer, Rankin, captures the different faces of Liverpool
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
CELEBRITY photographer John Rankin was in Liverpool yesterday to capture the faces of the city’s people – including Daily Post Style City Editor and columnist Emma Johnson. Read
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Angela’s Ashes
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
PULITZER Prize winning author Frank McCourt has contracted meningitis and is unlikely to survive, his brother said last night. Read
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Alien Wars is open at Wirral’s Spaceport
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Alien Wars reality experience opened yesterday at Wirral’s Spaceport. Read
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HomeBuy little help
Jul 17 2009 | Liverpool News
ONLY 215 people have been helped by a Government scheme to give first-time buyers a leg up on to the property ladder, it emerged last night. Read
