Sep
2009
Articles from 18th Sep 2009
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Woolton St Francis Xavier College pupils remember Liverpool crash victim
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular 16-year-old, killed after being knocked from his bike by a car. Read
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Ryanair marks its 12 millionth passenger
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
LOW cost airline Ryanair has celebrated flying its 12 millionth passenger at Liverpool John Lennon airport. Read
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Liverpool man injured in collision with double-decker in Fazakerley
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN suffered head injuries after he was knocked over by a double- decker bus on a busy Merseyside road junction yesterday. Read
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Body of Liverpool Kingsman Jason Dunn-Bridgeman comes home
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
THE body of a Liverpool soldier described by comrades as “a lion” has returned home. Kingsman Jason Dunn-Bridgeman, 20, of 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, died in a firefight in the Babaji district of Helmand province on Sunday. Read
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Beatles fan buys John Lennon magazine for $12k
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAGAZINE from 1966, signed by John Lennon, containing his remark that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus sold for $12,713 (£7,711). Read
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Strangled girl was sexually assaulted, tests show
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
FORENSIC tests have confirmed that schoolgirl Stacey Lawrence was sexually assaulted before being strangled by her mother’s boyfriend who then hanged himself. Read
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Strokes in children ‘more common’
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
STROKES may be four times more common among infants and young children than was previously believed, a study suggests. Read
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Tourists on increase
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
THE number of overseas tourists visiting the UK rose between May and July but fewer Britons travelled abroad, official figures show. Read
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Mothers put flexible working above maternity pay
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
THE economic recession has not dented women’s desire for flexible working arrangements, well ahead of extended maternity pay, according to new research. Read
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Campaign calls for Lockerbie inquiry
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
LOCKERBIE campaigners have written to the United Nations calling for a public inquiry into the 1988 disaster. Read
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Poet Laureate Carol-Ann Duffy headlines Wirral Bookfest
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
BRITAIN’S Poet Laureate, Carol-Ann Duffy, is the star attraction of this year’s Wirral Bookfest, which takes place next month. Read
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Preview of Liverpool penguin-themed public art extravaganza held
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
WHAT Superlambananas were to Capital of Culture year, penguins are set to be for Christmas. Read
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Warning of Merseyside schools cash crisis
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
ONE in four schools in part of Merseyside is already running out of cash, even before the savage spending squeeze expected for the next few years. Read
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Fossils unearthed in China reveal T.rex’s ‘mini me’
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
A “MINI-ME” 9ft version of Tyrannosaurus rex looking almost identical to the king of the dinosaurs, but 100 times lighter, has been unearthed in China. Read
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Illusionist Derren Brown to play TV mind games
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
DERREN BROWN is hoping his number is up once more – to win a fortune for a member of the public at a casino. Read
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Former Liverpool Daily Post picture editor unveils portraits of a city’s people
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
FORMER Liverpool Daily Post and Echo picture editor Stephen Shakeshaft describes his new exhibition, Liverpool People, as his most personal to date. Read
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Sat Nav blunder
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
A DRIVER whose car was left teetering on the edge of a cliff after following his sat-nav was ordered to pay nearly £900 for driving without due care and attention. Read
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Southampton will try to block cruise line upgrade at Liverpool’s Pier Head
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
SOUTHAMPTON is attempting to block Liverpool’s Pier Head from being allowed to become a start and finish base for cruise liners. Read
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‘Moob’ surgery up
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
“MAN boob” reduction operations across the UK have rocketed by more than 1,000% in five years. Read
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The £1,100 cookbook
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO volumes of a handwritten cookbook, dating back around 300 years, sold for more than £1,000 yesterday, an auctioneer said. Read
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Climate campaign dumps on BBC Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
CLIMATE campaigners have dumped horse manure on TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s front lawn, in protest against his views on global warming, they said. Read
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Conservative shadow minister Chris Grayling hits out at North West Development Agency NWDA
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
SHADOW Minister for Merseyside Chris Grayling last night attacked the Northwest Development Agency, claiming it often made “cack-handed” decisions. Read
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Cleaner inquiry
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
IMMIGRATION officials have launched an investigation into revelations that the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, employed an illegal migrant. Read
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Michael Jackson hat worth £25k
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
A MICHAEL JACKSON fan has been told a hat she owns – once worn by the King of Pop – could be worth £25,000. Read
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Charities fearful in downturn
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
CHARITIES are facing rising demand and shrinking incomes during the recession and a third are now unsure about the future, research has suggested. Read
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Band of HM Royal Marines Commando Training Centre in charity concert at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Band of HM Royal Marines Commando Training Centre is set to perform in a charity concert at the Philharmonic Hall tomorrow. Read
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Liverpool enters ‘premier league’ of university education after Hope awarded research degree power
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL was last night celebrating after entering the “premier league” of university education Read
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£70,000 plan aims to improve Caldy Nature Park for visitors and wildlife
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
WORK is due to start on a £70,000 environmental improvement project at a Chester nature park. Read
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Tributes after shock death of Wirral councillor
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
A WIRRAL councillor has been found dead at her home. Read
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'Lives at risk' warning as Merseyside firefighters’ jobs are axed
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
FRONTLINE firefighter jobs were axed yesterday in a £5m cost saving drive. Read
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Life on the ocean wave
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
SEA cadets from St Helens and Wallasey learned about life aboard one of the Royal Navy’s most powerful ships. Read
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Liverpool-Kirkby MerseyTram scheme is back on track
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE’S abandoned plans for a tram system were officially put back on the table today. Read
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Canal canoeist provides the winning move in Sefton regeneration art contest
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
ARCHITECTS firm Duggan Morris has been chosen as the winner of the Sefton Waterworks competition. Read
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New Liverpool fire station work starts
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
WORK has finally started on a new fire station on the former site of the city’s ice rink. Read
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Book tells story of love, life and miracles
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
DOCTORS did not expect Derek Craig to survive the massive heart attack he suffered in April, 2007, and, when he did, they expected him to remain practically brain dead. Read
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More farm E.coli cases confirmed
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
FIVE more people have contracted E.coli in the outbreak linked to a children’s farm, it was confirmed last night. Read
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How Merseyside readers are opening a new chapter in life
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
WHEN Dr Jane Davis introduced a new group of people to the pleasure of reading, she experienced an Educating Rita moment. Read
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Call for control over ‘junk food’ shops near schools
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
SCHOOLS must clamp down on shops selling cheap, discounted junk food to pupils, experts said. Read
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Swine flu cases start to increase
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
THE number of swine flu cases in England has jumped in the last week, from an estimated 3,000 to 5,000, Government figures show. Read
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Curtis Warren trial: Liverpool man accused of running £1m drugs plot
Sep 18 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL man, Curtis Warren, was the head of a gang who planned to smuggle £1m of cannabis into Jersey, it was alleged in court. Read
