Oct
2009
Articles from 19th Oct 2009
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Man fights for life after attack at Southport bar
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN is fighting for his life after he was attacked at a bar in Southport. Read
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Man found in Wirral died of suspected drug overdose
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN found lying in a field in Wirral yesterday afternoon died of a suspected drug overdose. Read
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Liverpool's Merseytram fails to secure government funding
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE’S plans for a tram system have been “virtually killed off” by the Government, a month after the scheme was formally revived. Read
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St Helens school unveils new glass artwork
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A ST HELENS school has used the town’s historic links with the glass industry to create a stunning new piece of art. Read
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Knowsley could use Green Belt for site of new homes
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
SWEEPING new plans could see new towns spring up on Green Belt land in Merseyside. Read
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Internet safety scheme launched
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A NEW programme for parents to keep their children safe on the internet will be launched today by academics. Read
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Wirral governor opposes closure of popular high school
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A SCHOOL governor from Wirral has hit out at plans to close a successful and popular school. Read
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Arrests at protest
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
NEARLY 80 people were arrested and three police officers needed hospital treatment during a huge climate change protest at a power station. Read
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Environmental and friendly as Liverpool green fair pulls in the crowds
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
HOPE STREET turned green yesterday as it hosted a special Year of the Environment-themed fair. Read
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Boy in balloon a ‘publicity stunt’
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A UNITED States couple’s report that their six-year-old son was in a balloon that was hurtling away from their home was a publicity stunt, police in Colorado said. Read
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Nursery rhyme row
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
THE BBC has defended a decision to change the ending of nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. Read
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Maghull Topgun fan has become one of the youngest people in the world to get a pilots licence
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A WANNABE Merseyside pilot has become one of the youngest people in the world to get a pilot’s licence. Read
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Wirral MP ‘in a daze’ at expense charges
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL MP Frank Field is refusing to pay back £7,000 in the government expense row. Read
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Owners of Liverpool's Liver Building, Royal Liver, poised for deal with rival
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
ICONIC Merseyside business Royal Liver is believed to be in talks with larger rival Liverpool Victoria about a potential £10bn merger. Read
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Golf championship will boost Wirral tourist drive
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL is to host an international golf championship next year with 300 of the top amateur players trying out the borough’s best courses. Read
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Loose Woman star Denise Welch and husband Tim Healy opens new wing at Wirral hospital
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
LOOSE Women presenter Denise Welch and husband Tim Healy, of Auf Wiedersehen Pet fame visited the new Ronald McDonald House at Arrowe Park hospital – as the first families moved in. Read
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Comedy star Harry Enfield’s new material stolen
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
NEW material by comedy star Harry Enfield has been stolen, it has emerged. Read
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Merseyside still victim of ‘education ghettos’ claims reports
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
PEOPLE living in parts of Sefton are five times more likely to lack a single qualification than those residing in some areas of Wirral, a new report reveals. Read
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Schools secretary Ed Balls says children may start school earlier
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
SCHOOLS Secretary Ed Balls today opened a consultation on plans to allow summer-born children to start school at the age of four. Read
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More pay misery for workers forecast
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
WORKERS face another year of hard pay bargaining and low rises, with long-term deals not being renewed, according to a new report. Read
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Queen Mary 2 comes to Liverpool
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
THE world’s largest ocean liner will make her maiden visit to her spiritual home tomorrow. Read
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Fresh hope for Merseyside asbestos victims
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEY victims of an asbestos-related condition were given fresh hope of compensation – even as the Government was revealed to be in chaos over the issue. Read
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Southport fraudster posed as doctor and vet
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN has admitted posing as a vet and a qualified doctor to carry out a string of frauds. Read
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Brave Lydiate shopkeeper fights off store robbers
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A BRAVE shopkeeper fought off masked yobs armed with a baseball bat as they tried to rob his village store. Read
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Recession is driving people abroad
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
THE recession is encouraging people to travel abroad, with graduates going because of poor job prospects back home, a survey claims. Read
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Children sowing seeds of success
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
EFFORTS to get children growing their own pumpkins with a free seed handout could mean an extra million lanterns lighting up windowsills at Halloween. Read
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Learning Revolution comes to Liverpool Town Hall
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL Town Hall is to host a “learning festival”. Read
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Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment present their colours after Liverpool march
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
SOLDIERS from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment marched through Liverpool before laying up their old colours in the Town Hall. Read
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Housing price lift
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
PROPERTY asking prices are now higher than they were a year ago following a 2.8% jump during the past month, research shows. Read
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Liverpool One misses out on top award
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL One missed out on being named the best British building of the year and taking home the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize on Saturday night. Read
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Late bid to halt postal strikes
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
LAST-DITCH talks aimed at preventing crippling post strikes will be held today as union leaders consider a legal challenge to the recruitment of up to 30,000 temporary staff by Royal Mail. Read
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Too drunk to drive for just the price of a stamp
Oct 19 2009 | Liverpool News
A DISMAL picture was painted today of drinking in Britain, with claims that the number of alcohol-related deaths has tripled in the past 25 years and minimum prices per unit should be enforced. Read
