Oct
2009
Articles from 8th Oct 2009
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The life-and-times of Crosby MP Claire Curtis-Thomas
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
A CONTROVERSIAL MP at times, Ms Curtis-Thomas sparked anger when she tried to seek Parliament’s permission to raise Tunnel tolls. Read
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Council chief ‘suicidal’ after baby P sacking
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
FORMER children’s services chief Sharon Shoesmith was left suicidal and financially ruined when she was “unlawfully” sacked over the Baby P tragedy, the High Court heard yesterday. Read
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Crosby MP Claire Curtis-Thomas will stand down at the General Election 2010
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE MP Claire Curtis-Thomas is to stand down at the next general election. Read
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Review: Cliff Richard and the Shadows at Echo Arena Liverpool
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
IT HAS been billed as the second, and presumably final, farewell tour of Cliff Richard and The Shadows. But it might not be wise to bet on that. Read
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Ellesmere Port: Deal for Vauxhall may not be complete until end of month
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
A DEAL for Vauxhall may not be completed until the end of next month at the earliest. Read
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Mother of Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones' killer Sean Mercer's rent arrears
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
THE jailed mother of Rhys Jones’s killer has run up more than £2,000 in rent arrears since being put behind bars, an eviction hearing was told. Read
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Stars of stage and screen turn out for opening night of the Caretaker at Liverpool Everyman
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
LEGENDARY American singers and popular British actors were among stars at the opening night of The Caretaker in Liverpool last night. Read
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Mayor of Wirral Andrew Hodson set to sue Lib Dem leader Simon Holbrook
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Mayor of Wirral is set to sue the leader of the Liberal Democrats over an accusation he brought his office into disrepute. Read
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Tory scheme under attack for ‘exploiting’ the jobless - Conservative Party Conference
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
DAVID CAMERON was accused of planning to "exploit" jobless young people – after it emerged his work creation scheme will pay "benefits plus £1 an hour". Read
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Chris Grayling blunders over Army chief - Conservative Party Conference
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
A TORY plan to unveil a former Army chief and arch-Gordon Brown critic as a defence adviser backfired – when a senior Conservative called it a "gimmick". Read
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A Tory government ‘will call time on cheap alcohol’ - Conservative Party Conference
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
SUPERMARKETS were warned that a Tory government will call time on cheap super-strength alcohol. Read
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Animal welfare record praised
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
CHESHIRE West and Chester Council has won a coveted animal welfare award for the way it deals with stray dogs. Read
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Young Liverpool carer reaches the final of “Britain’s Kindest Kid”.
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
AN 11-YEAR-OLD carer has reached the final of a competition to find Britain's Kindest Kid. Read
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West Wirral hotel plans face new threat
Oct 08 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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Michael Jackson’s Heal The World released to support new Liverpool James Bulger centre for bullied children
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
THE late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, gave his permission for a group of Merseyside performers to release Heal The World to support the James Bulger Red Balloon Centre Appeal. Read
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Mourners say a tearful farewell to St Helens pilot killed in Blackpool helicopter accident
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
MOURNERS attended the funeral of a Merseyside pilot killed on a training flight last month. Read
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Lisbon Treaty on agenda at major Irish conference in Liverpool
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Lisbon Treaty will be among agenda items when Liverpool hosts a major Irish conference tomorrow. Read
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Chris Evans in Liverpool to promote his autobiography, writes Peter Elson
Oct 08 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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Liverpool gangster Curtis Warren: European representative for the Columbian drug cartels
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
CURTIS Warren’s criminal career started as a boy being driven around in a stolen car and rose to him being named in the Times Rich list. Read
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Liverpool gangster Curtis Warren guilty of £1m plot
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
The only gangster to make the Rich List, Curtis Warren is facing another 14 years in prison as Ben Rossington reports Read
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Wirral interpreter wins £30,000 damages
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
AN INTERPRETER from Wirral has won £30,000 in damages from one of the country’s biggest unions, after being wrongly accused of selling data. Read
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Mother of murdered Liverpool teenager is home safe
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
THE missing mother of a teenager who was tragically stabbed to death by her partner at a Liverpool museum has turned up safe and well. Read
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Liverpool Childwall student miraculously survives bathroom tumble
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL student has miraculously survived a 26ft plunge from a bathroom window. Read
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Delays caused by road spillage near to Cheshire Oaks
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
MOTORISTS faced delays yesterday after an unknown substance was found spilled on the road. Read
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Killer’s mother fights eviction
Oct 08 2009 | Liverpool News
THE jailed mother of Rhys Jones’s killer has run up more than £2,000 in rent arrears since being put behind bars, an eviction hearing was told. Read
