Oct
2009
Articles from 21st Oct 2009
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Queen Mary 2 Liverpool visit: The ship that offers her passengers ‘trip of a lifetime’
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
QUEEN Mary 2 has this week attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators to cliff-tops, piers and beaches on the UK coast. Read
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Amazing Navy centenary fly-past for Liverpool's Mersey waterfront
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE incredible sight of 40 Royal Naval aircraft of all vintages and types flying along the Mersey will take place on Friday at 2pm. Read
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Queen Mary 2 brings Cunard home to Liverpool
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
WITH repeated long blasts on her throaty whistle echoing off the Cunard Building, she boomed out notice of her Mersey debut. Read
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Caldy Rugby Football Club investigates claims secret cash deals were offered to players
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
BOSSES at a leading Merseyside rugby club are investigating claims their players were secretly offered thousands of pounds to play for them. Read
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Kirkby Boy, 11, found hanged at care home
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
AN 11-YEAR-OLD Merseyside boy was tragically found hanging at the care home where he lived. Read
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Liverpool culture chief Claire McColgan receives MBE from the Queen
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S head of culture, Claire McColgan, has received her MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Read
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Hope for release of Liverpool FC Hillsborough disaster dossier
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
AN INDEPENDENT panel charged with releasing the Hillsborough files will be up and running by the end of next week. Read
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Wirral urged to market its links with American Civil War to tourists
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
WIRRAL is being urged to market itself as a major destination for tourists marking the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Read
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Rita Tushingham attends screening of A Taste of Honey at FACT Liverpool
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A SIXTIES icon returned home last night to support young film-makers on Merseyside. Read
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Southport MP John Pugh introduces Bill to stop "gross abuses" by local health chiefs
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
LOCAL health chiefs must be stripped of their power to make crucial decisions to end their "gross abuses", a Mersey MP will tell the government today. Read
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The Farm’s Peter Hooton signs copies of When Football Was Football in Liverpool
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL indie legend Peter Hooton yesterday signed copies of his new book about his second lifelong love – football. Read
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Parents threaten to remove children from Formby school over Wi-Fi installation
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
PARENTS have vowed to take their children out of a Merseyside school if Wi-Fi laptops are installed. Read
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Man burned in St Helens Newton-le-Willows blaze
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
A MAN suffered burns to his face, neck, forearms, and both hands after a fire broke out in a car workshop in Haydock last night. Read
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Increase in bank accounts
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
THE number of people living in households that do not have access to a bank account has halved during five years, figures showed today. Read
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Former deputy PM John Prescott calls for more wind farms at start of major three-day Liverpool renewable energy conference
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
LOCAL authorities in Merseyside should do more to combat climate change by agreeing to build wind farms in their area, the former deputy prime minister said at the start of a three-day conference in the city. Read
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Swine flu vaccines for North West health staff
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
HEALTH workers in Merseyside will be vaccinated against swine flu over the next few weeks. Read
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Altcar training camp near Formby fails hygiene inspection
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
BARRACKS used by the Armed Forces, reserves and cadets breached strict food hygiene rules to fail an environmental health inspection. Read
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Everton FC launch T-shirt campaign to refocus search for Madeleine McCann
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
EVERTON FC has used its European clash with Portuguese giants Benfica tomorrow night to thrust the search for Madeleine McCann back into the spotlight. Read
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Liverpool’s university students form ‘wall of debt’ in top-up fees protest
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
AROUND 300 of the region’s university students formed a human “wall of debt” to highlight their anger at tuition fees. Read
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Equal pay victory in court for women
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
WOMEN who take time off to have children may be entitled to equal pay with men on schemes linking earnings to length of service, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. Read
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Online records reveal star Jude Law's posh past
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
ACTOR Jude Law is descended from a family of bakers, while director Guy Ritchie’s ancestors had servants at their country retreat, research revealed today. Read
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International visitors hail their reception in Liverpool - the home of Cunard
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
INTERNATIONAL passengers on board the world-famous Queen Mary 2 have spoken of their tremendous reception in Liverpool. Read
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Queen Mary 2 enjoys ‘lap of honour’ of Liverpool's Mersey
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
QUEEN Mary 2’s voyage to Liverpool marked the highlight of an historic lap of honour around the British Isles to mark the fifth anniversary of the liner entering service. Read
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Language courses ‘dumbed down’
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
UNIVERSITIES have “betrayed” the study of foreign languages by “dumbing down” degrees to attract more students, says a new report. Read
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Ex-Liverpool FC players, including John Barnes, tackle football racism
Oct 21 2009 | Liverpool News
EX-LIVERPOOL FC players met children yesterday as part of a week of action to kick racism and discrimination into touch. Read
