Oct
2009
Articles from 7th Oct 2009
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Councillors call in West Kirby Sail project plans
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a hotel at a key seafront site in Wirral faces more threats to its future. Read
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Radio DJ Chris Evans in Liverpool to promote new book
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
DJ CHRIS Evans must love his public because he is using two weeks annual leave to do a book signing tour. Read
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Rescue bid saves scores of jobs at Dams International
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
KIRKBY office furniture group Dams International has been rescued from financial collapse by former management. Read
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Crosby Labour MP Claire Curtis-Thomas to stand down at general election
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
MP Claire Curtis-Thomas is to stand down at the general election after 12 years representing the area. Read
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Woman at centre of love 'triangle' that sparked stabbing tells Liverpool court she was not leading men on
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
THE woman at the centre of a love "triangle" which sparked a vicious stabbing has insisted she was not leading both men on. Read
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Tory government will end cheap super-strength alcohol deals - shadow minister for Liverpool Chris Grayling
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
SUPERMARKETS were warned a Tory government will call time on cheap Read
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Michael Jackson gave song to help murdered Liverpool toddler James Bulger's campaign
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
MUSIC legend Michael Jackson gave his song Heal The World to a group of young entertainers to support the James Bulger House campaign. Read
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Ben Chapman MP
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
SINCE the middle of May, there has been considerable reporting about MPs' expenses. Read
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Liverpool would have 'died' without European funding
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL would have "died" as a city without an injection of £1.8bn of Euro cash, the city's deputy leader has told European leaders. Read
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Merseyside will slip further behind its competitors unless it drops a “business as usual” approach to economic growth, political leaders and industrialists warned
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE will slip further behind its competitors unless it drops a "business as usual" approach to economic growth, political leaders and industrialists will be warned today. Read
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Mersey Ferries take cruise around Queen Mary 2 on Liverpool visit
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Queen Mary 2 will be accompanied by some smaller waterborne cousins when she sails into Liverpool later this month. Read
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Mencap host multi-sensory food and drink exhibition at Liverpool's St George's Hall
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
ST GEORGE’S Hall is playing host to a multi- sensory food and drink exhibition this month, organised by Mencap Liverpool and the Access to Heritage Project. Read
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Liverpool would have 'died' without European funding
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL would have "died" as a city without an injection of £1.8bn of Euro cash, the city's deputy leader has told European leaders. Read
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Dangerous drugs stolen from van in Liverpool Mossley Hill
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
DANGEROUS prescription drugs have been stolen from a van in Mossley Hill. Read
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Lorry driver was inside man in elaborate £1m fake hijack
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
LORRY driver Brian Fogg was found inside his cab, bound and gagged with sticky tape by police in Humberside in August last year. Read
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Green light for massive new Marks and Spencers at Ellesmere Port
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
MARKS & Spencer has been given the go-ahead to proceed with their massive new flagship store at Ellesmere Port. Read
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Health warning over polluted river
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
PEOPLE have been warned to avoid part of one of the country’s major rivers after a “pollution incident” rendered it a health risk, the Environment Agency said. Read
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Senior member of Wirral Council’s ruling cabinet slams secondary schools revamp plan
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A SENIOR member of Wirral Council’s ruling cabinet has attacked the authority’s flagship plans to revamp secondary schools as “deeply flawed”. Read
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Liverpool comic Ken Dodd pitches in as pupils visit Alder Hey to plant first seeds of giant NHS forest
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
KEN DODD helped Merseyside school children begin planting a forest the size of 2,500 football pitches yesterday. Read
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Grieving mum of murdered Liverpool teenager has gone missing
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
THE mother of a teenager who was stabbed to death at a Liverpool museum has gone missing. Read
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Head conference
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
STUDENTS from private schools are relied upon by top universities, a Liverpool conference has heard. Read
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Spate of card cloning hits St Helens
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A SPATE of card cloning has led to a warning. Read
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Vegetables grown by young offenders in Knowsley given to charities and victims of crime
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
VEGETABLES grown by young offenders are being given to charities and victims of crime. Read
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University of Liverpool scientists help develop vaccine against Japanese encephalitis
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL research has led to more than 50m people being vaccinated against a lethal brain bug. Read
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Little Britain star Matt Lucas quits stage role after death of ex-partner
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
LITTLE Britain comedian Matt Lucas withdrew from a West End role as a suicidal writer last night after the death of ex-partner Kevin McGee. Read
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All smiles as Liverpool musical Twopence to Cross the Mersey takes £2m at the box office
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
THE musical Twopence to cross the Mersey – based on author Helen Forrester’s memoirs – has netted £2m since the production first opened. Read
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Inhaler ‘of little benefit’ to thousands with asthma
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
HUNDREDS of thousands of asthmatic children may be getting little benefit from the most commonly used inhaler in the UK, researchers claim. Read
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Crosby Merchant Taylors' teacher in court trial accused of sexual misconduct with pupil
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
THE case of a female teacher accused of sexual misconduct has been sent to Liverpool Crown Court. Read
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Liverpool taxi driver found guilty of raping woman as she walked dog in Calderstones Park
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
A TAXI driver has been found guilty of raping a woman as she walked her dog in a park. Read
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New deputies for Cheshire's Lord Lieutenant
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
CHESHIRE’S Lord Lieutenant, William Bromley Davenport, has appointed seven new deputies for the county. Read
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Family of Liverpool hostage Ken Bigley murdered in Iraq mark fifth anniversary since his death
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
THE family of Liverpool hostage Ken Bigley, who was murdered in Iraq, will today mark the fifth anniversary of his death. Read
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New Section 30 order for St Helens
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
NEW zones to allow police to move on people suspected of anti-social behaviour are being introduced in St Helens. Read
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Sean Lennon sat front row at Chanel show
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
SEAN LENNON was among the A-listers watching Chanel’s catwalk show in Paris. Read
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Tories demand answers about Wirral Council’s “secret meeting”
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL Tories are demanding to know details of a late-night meeting at Wallasey town hall involving senior council officers – on the day before the authority’s dramatic reversal of its library closure plans. Read
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Chris Evans: I’ve put my wild boy days behind me
Oct 07 2009 | Liverpool News
Warrington’s favourite son tells Peter Elson about his newly reacquired maturity as he steps into Wogan’s shoes Read
