Liverpool News for 21 October 2009

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Queen Mary 2 brings Cunard home to Liverpool Oct 21 2009

WITH repeated long blasts on her throaty whistle echoing off the Cunard Building, she boomed out notice of her Mersey debut.Read

International visitors hail their reception in Liverpool - the home of Cunard Oct 21 2009

INTERNATIONAL passengers on board the world-famous Queen Mary 2 have spoken of their tremendous reception in Liverpool.Read

Queen Mary 2 enjoys ‘lap of honour’ of Liverpool's Mersey Oct 21 2009

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

Queen Mary 2 Liverpool visit: The ship that offers her passengers ‘trip of a lifetime’ Oct 21 2009

QUEEN Mary 2 has this week attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators to cliff-tops, piers and beaches on the UK coast.Read

Amazing Navy centenary fly-past for Liverpool's Mersey waterfront Oct 21 2009

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

Gordon Brown praises the Liverpool Daily Post’s apprentices campaign Oct 21 2009

GORDON BROWN will today announce hundreds of new apprenticeships for Merseyside – and heap praise on the Liverpool Daily Post's campaign for such "invaluable training".Read

Caldy Rugby Football Club investigates claims secret cash deals were offered to players Oct 21 2009

BOSSES at a leading Merseyside rugby club are investigating claims their players were secretly offered thousands of pounds to play for them.Read

Former deputy PM John Prescott calls for more wind farms at start of major three-day Liverpool renewable energy conference Oct 21 2009

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

Liverpool’s university students form ‘wall of debt’ in top-up fees protest Oct 21 2009

AROUND 300 of the region’s university students formed a human “wall of debt” to highlight their anger at tuition fees.Read

Everton FC launch T-shirt campaign to refocus search for Madeleine McCann Oct 21 2009

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

Altcar training camp near Formby fails hygiene inspection Oct 21 2009

BARRACKS used by the Armed Forces, reserves and cadets breached strict food hygiene rules to fail an environmental health inspection.Read

Swine flu vaccines for North West health staff Oct 21 2009

HEALTH workers in Merseyside will be vaccinated against swine flu over the next few weeks.Read

Ex-Liverpool FC players, including John Barnes, tackle football racism Oct 21 2009

EX-LIVERPOOL FC players met children yesterday as part of a week of action to kick racism and discrimination into touch.Read

Language courses ‘dumbed down’ Oct 21 2009

UNIVERSITIES have “betrayed” the study of foreign languages by “dumbing down” degrees to attract more students, says a new report.Read

Southport MP John Pugh introduces Bill to stop "gross abuses" by local health chiefs Oct 21 2009

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

Increase in bank accounts Oct 21 2009

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

Man burned in St Helens Newton-le-Willows blaze Oct 21 2009

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

Parents threaten to remove children from Formby school over Wi-Fi installation Oct 21 2009

PARENTS have vowed to take their children out of a Merseyside school if Wi-Fi laptops are installed.Read

Equal pay victory in court for women Oct 21 2009

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

Online records reveal star Jude Law's posh past Oct 21 2009

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

Kirkby Boy, 11, found hanged at care home Oct 21 2009

AN 11-YEAR-OLD Merseyside boy was tragically found hanging at the care home where he lived.Read

Liverpool culture chief Claire McColgan receives MBE from the Queen Oct 21 2009

LIVERPOOL’S head of culture, Claire McColgan, has received her MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.Read

Hope for release of Liverpool FC Hillsborough disaster dossier Oct 21 2009

AN INDEPENDENT panel charged with releasing the Hillsborough files will be up and running by the end of next week.Read

Wirral urged to market its links with American Civil War to tourists Oct 21 2009

WIRRAL is being urged to market itself as a major destination for tourists marking the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.Read

The Farm’s Peter Hooton signs copies of When Football Was Football in Liverpool Oct 21 2009

LIVERPOOL indie legend Peter Hooton yesterday signed copies of his new book about his second lifelong love – football.Read

Strip health chiefs of powers says Southport MP John Pugh Oct 21 2009

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

Rita Tushingham attends screening of A Taste of Honey at FACT Liverpool Oct 21 2009

A SIXTIES icon returned home last night to support young film-makers on Merseyside.Read

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