Oct
2009
Articles from 15th Oct 2009
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Liverpool council insists its jobs policy is fair despite Lib Dem Laura row
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
CITY leaders insisted their jobs recruitment process is fair, despite the girlfriend of a senior councillor being given a £30,000-a-year job. Read
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Royal Marines Reserves Liverpool given freedom of the city
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A ROYAL Marines reserves unit was given the freedom of the city by Liverpool Council. Read
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Jane Russell Liverpool visit - upfront and much-admired
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
BORN in Minnesota, Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell – plain old Jane Russell to her friends and fans – made an early mark as a model. Read
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Liverpool FC and Everton FC chief executives brought together for Liverpool University debate
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
FOOTBALL professionals who studied at Liverpool University will come together for a unique discussion on the “beautiful game”. Read
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Double date in Liverpool for Hollywood legend Jane Russell
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
JANE RUSSELL, one of the most glamorous actresses in Hollywood history, was arriving in Liverpool today for two glittering showbusiness occasions. Read
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Pop legends Spandau Ballet are back
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
EIGHTIES pop legends Spandau Ballet have returned to the spotlight after an absence of two decades for the first show of their comeback tour. Read
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Crosby MP Claire Curtis-Thomas: Expenses hate mail made me stand down
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE MP last night claimed hate mail she received over her expense claims pushed her into standing down at the next general election. Read
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MPs’ jobs plea for autism sufferers
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
AUTISM sufferers are being “cast adrift” when they become adults because of a lack of knowledge and awareness among health and social care staff, MPs said today. Read
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We’re on meal break, said 999 crew
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
PARAMEDICS fighting to save a nine-year-old girl with a fractured skull were told the nearest crew could not attend as back-up because they were on a meal break. Read
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Last person on Gormley’s Fourth Plinth reads tributes to Liverpool's Hillsborough 96
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE woman was the last person to take to Antony Gormley’s Fourth Plinth – and dedicated her time to the 96 Liverpool fans who died at Hillsborough. Read
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Liverpool does not feature in moneysupermarket.com car theft ‘list of shame’
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL has long been the butt of the nation’s jokes about car theft and stolen hub caps. Read
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Making a date at work
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than a quarter of people (27%) have visited a dating website while at work, according to a new survey. Read
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Anger as ‘140,000 denied university’
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than 140,000 applicants missed out on university places this year, the Tories claimed. Read
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‘Scrap exams’ plea
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
BRITAIN’S GCSEs and A-levels should be scrapped and replaced by the International Baccalaureate, the chairman of BT said last night. Read
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Missing woman found dead
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN appeared in court yesterday following the discovery of the remains of a woman who went missing more than a year ago. Read
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Last chance to vote for an elected mayor for Liverpool
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
THERE is just one day left for people in Liverpool to have their say over whether the city should have its own directly elected mayor. Read
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Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant promised Astra replacement from 2016
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
ELLESMERE Port’s Vauxhall plant will build the next generation Astra from 2016. Read
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Liverpool’s Newz bar defeats police attempt to install a magnetic knife arch
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
LICENSING bosses threw out a bid by Merseyside Police to impose a magnetic knife arch on a city bar. Read
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Unemployment falls across Merseyside for the first time in 15 months
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
UNEMPLOYMENT fell across Merseyside for the first time in 15 months in September – raising hopes that large-scale job cuts might be coming to an end. Read
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Wirral Arrowe Park hospital’s casualty manager sacked over waiting times scandal
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A CASUALTY manager was sacked after a hospital found her “gross misconduct” resulted in a year of suspect waiting figures. Read
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Liverpool band The Christians headline charity dinner in aid of the NSPCC at Garston pub
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
HIT soul-pop act The Christians headlined a charity dinner in aid of the NSPCC last night. Read
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Printer is too good
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A TOP-QUALITY colour printer has been withdrawn from sale after it became a favourite with fraudsters. Read
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Ashworth Hospital doctor named Psychiatrist of the Year
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE doctor has been named Psychiatrist of the Year. Read
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Boyzone to join Stephen Gateley on final trip
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
THE funeral of late Boyzone star Stephen Gately will be held in Dublin on Saturday afternoon, it has been confirmed. Read
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Experts close to finding a scheme to generate power from the River Mersey
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
EXPERTS are weeks away from knowing how power could be generated from the River Mersey. Read
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Improving Liverpool's Parklands high school enlists ‘country’s best’ governors
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A LIVERPOOL school has enlisted the “most skilled governing body in the country” to ensure it continues to climb away from the foot of exam league tables. Read
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Arctic sea ice ‘gone in decade’
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Arctic Ocean will be an “open sea” almost entirely free from ice within a decade, the latest data released today indicates. Read
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Wirral libraries inquiry chairman let town hall lawyer decide who saw her top-secret letter
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A GOVERNMENT inspector who investigated Wirral’s proposed library closures let a town hall lawyer decide who was given a “preview” of her top-secret report. Read
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Comedienne Jo Brand signs her autobiography in Liverpool
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
STAND-UP comedienne Jo Brand visited Liverpool on a “sit-down” tour signing her new autobiography. Read
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Date set for Wirral Council by-election
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A DATE has been set for a by-election following the tragic death of a Wirral councillor. Read
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UK spends £6m calling helplines
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
FRUSTRATED broadband users with faulty connections spend millions of pounds kept on hold by technical support phone lines, a new survey reveals. Read
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Lib Dem MP Alan Simpson: I’m ready to go to court over expenses bill
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
THE backlash against the audit of Parliamentary expenses intensified last night with a Labour MP insisting he would not pay back any money. Read
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Baywatch star Pamela Anderson to appear in panto
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
FORMER Baywatch star Pamela Anderson will make her pantomime debut in a production of Aladdin this Christmas. Read
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Mersey hospitals score highly in Care Quality Commission health check
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
FOUR Merseyside hospitals received top marks in a yearly assessment of how they look after patients and their finances. Read
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St Helens residents feel safer after six month anti-social behaviour clampdown
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
RESIDENTS feel safer after an anti-social behaviour clampdown. Read
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11,000 support Liverpool ban on smoking in youth rated films
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than 11,000 postcards were handed to council chiefs backing a ban on smoking in youth-rated movies. Read
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Extra £1m of public funding needed to help Wirral's Neptune development
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
AN EXTRA £1m of public funding is needed to help a key development in Wirral compensate for a dramatic fall in commercial property prices, according to a secret council report. Read
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Topsy-turvy world of ‘human art’ makes its London debut
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
A human artwork, by Austrian artist Willi Dorner, debuted near the Mayor's Office on London's Southbank yesterday. Bodies in Urban Spaces, is a ‘moving body trail’ featuring 24 performers. It takes place in the Tower Bridge area until Sunday Read
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown commits more troops to war effort
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
GORDON BROWN yesterday gave the go-ahead “in principle” for the deployment of an additional 500 British troops to Afghanistan, taking the total UK force in the country to 9,500. Read
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Sleeping with baby raises risk of death
Oct 15 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than half of cot deaths happen when a baby is sleeping with a parent, a study has revealed. Read
