Liverpool News for 10 November 2009

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Liverpool businessman Stephen Vaughan disqualified from acting as company director after alleged VAT fraud at Widnes Vikings rugby league club Nov 10 2009

LIVERPOOL businessman and Chester City FC owner Stephen Vaughan has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 11 years following his involvement in an alleged VAT fraud at Widnes Vikings rugby league club.Read

North of city ‘is vital to Liverpool's future’ Nov 10 2009

LIVERPOOL’S future economic success is dependent on revitalising the north of the city, an inquiry has found.Read

Mersey MPs fight for childcare voucher scheme Nov 10 2009

MERSEY MPs have urged Gordon Brown not to axe childcare tax breaks worth up to £2,400 a year – warning the move will punish women and force many out of work.Read

Liverpool office syndicate win £45.5m Euromillions payout Nov 10 2009

IT WAS probably the best start to the working week anyone could hope for. Seven office workers in Liverpool city centre arrived at their desks yesterday to find they were £45.5m richer.Read

Previous lottery winners send congratulations to Liverpool lottery winners Nov 10 2009

THE EUROMILLIONS draw had given the UK its three largest lottery wins before the £91m was won here on Friday.Read

Jane Kennedy’s resignation from Liverpool Wavertree constitutency sparks race for candidacy Nov 10 2009

SENIOR Liverpool councillors and rising Labour stars are set to lead the race to replace Wavertree MP Jane Kennedy.Read

Liverpool's Echo Arena moves to protect acts from crowd trouble after Morrissey bottle-throwing incident Nov 10 2009

THE Echo Arena last night vowed to take a “zero tolerance” approach to drunken behaviour – but will not stop selling alcohol at its shows.Read

Diocese to appeal on Wirral New Brighton church closure ruling Nov 10 2009

Ss Peter and Paul’s church is Grade II listed and became known as the “Dome of Home”, because it is visible to sailors in Liverpool Bay as they return to port.Read

Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologies over letter errors Nov 10 2009

GORDON Brown blamed his handwriting after apologising to a grieving mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan for errors in a letter of condolence.Read

Government has ‘no idea’ on hospital bug victims Nov 10 2009

THE Government has no idea how many people are dying from hospital bugs other than MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C diff) despite evidence they are on the rise, a damning MPs’ report said today.Read

£2m road improvement plan for Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle announced Nov 10 2009

MORE than £2m will be spent improving roads in the heart of Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle after it was designated as a hub for creative businesses.Read

Cast members of Spike Milligan’s World War Two show tour Liverpool in a tank Nov 10 2009

CAST members from Spike Milligan’s Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall took to a World War Two tank to celebrate the touring production’s arrival at the Liverpool Playhouse.Read

Autumn inspiration for our Flickr experts Nov 10 2009

AUTUMN has clamped down on Merseyside and the region’s photographers have made the most of the seasonal changes.Read

Fort Hood gunman is awake Nov 10 2009

THE military psychiatrist accused of shooting 13 people dead during a rampage at a US army base is awake and talking, hospital staff said.Read

Violent criminals ‘let off’ Nov 10 2009

TOO many violent criminals are being let off with the equivalent of a “parking ticket”, Britain’s most senior police officer warned.Read

Muscular link to Alzheimer’s Nov 10 2009

WEAK muscles are closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease in older adults, a study suggests.Read

Rush hour traffic chaos after Liverpool city centre collision Nov 10 2009

A MAN was taken to hospital following a rush-hour traffic accident in Liverpool city centre.Read

Maintenance crews were told about holes in M56 fence hours before young Runcorn boys were killed Nov 10 2009

MAINTENANCE crews were told about holes in motorway fences hours before two young boys were killed on the M56, an inquest heard.Read

Cash for Liverpool artist Philip Jeck Nov 10 2009

A LIVERPOOL composer who plays 180 record decks simultaneously is among a group of artists to receive £45,000 grants from the Paul Hamlyn Founda-tion Awards for Artists.Read

Millions lose out on energy saving grants Nov 10 2009

NEARLY five million households are missing out on energy savings by failing to take up grants to help insulate their homes.Read

Sir Norman Rosenthal to judge Liverpool's John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize 2010 Nov 10 2009

ONE of the art world’s most influential figures will be among the prestigious names judging next year’s John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize.Read

LDP Legal: Kirwan’s Michael Sandys says the recent Nicholson employment tribunal decision is “nonsensical” Nov 10 2009

Kirwan’s Michael Sandys says a recent tribunal decision is ‘nonsensical’Read

Huge management expansion at personal injury specialists Nov 10 2009

PERSONAL injury specialists Scott Rees & Co announced six new senior appointments – including their first non-lawyer partner.Read

LDP Legal: City Chambers Atlantic takes on two new barristers in its civil litigation and chancery and commercial teams Nov 10 2009

CITY Chambers Atlantic has taken on two new barristers in its civil litigation and chancery and commercial teams.Read

LDP Legal: City lawyer ramps up calls for asbestos “fund of last resort” Nov 10 2009

A CITY lawyer is ramping up calls for an asbestos “fund of last resort” after winning a payout for a client who was initially told he would get nothing.Read

Clean means green at new Liverpool city store Nov 10 2009

CLEAN now means green at the new Johnson’s on Dale Street. The Merseyside-based firm, the UK’s largest cleaning company with 500 branches across the UK, is investing up to £6m to transform 150 branches to eco-friendly “GreenEarth” stores by 2012.Read

Dieters locked in ‘cycle’ Nov 10 2009

YO-YO dieting may produce withdrawal symptoms similar to those suffered by alcoholics and drug addicts, a study suggests.Read

Work begins on big wheel at Liverpool One Nov 10 2009

WORK has begun on a 55m-high big wheel which will take riders on a 15-minute skyline tour of Liverpool.Read

‘Hundreds’ of North West jobs at risk at United Utilities Nov 10 2009

HUNDREDS of jobs could be set to go at North West water giant United Utilities.Read

Paul O’Grady designs Owl Ma Penguin for Liverpool’s Go Penguins festival Nov 10 2009

ENTERTAINER Paul O’Grady has created his own unique design for one of the 200 penguins which will converge on Liverpool in a fortnight’s time.Read

Jury clears man accused of killing father outside Kirkby snooker hall Nov 10 2009

A MAN was cleared of the manslaughter of a father outside a snooker hall.Read

Birds already on the look out for next year’s home Nov 10 2009

MERSEYSIDE nature lovers who put up nestboxes for birds ahead of next spring’s breeding season may find the avian real estate is used for some unusual “house shares” between different species, says the RSPB.Read

Burglar convicted of murdering Anfield woman in her own home Nov 10 2009

A BURGLAR was convicted of murdering a woman with learning difficulties in a botched attempt to ransack her home.Read

Liverpool whistleblower nurse Margaret Haywood rewarded for secretly filming patients Nov 10 2009

A WHISTLEBLOWER nurse who was struck off after raising concerns about poor standards of care has been rewarded for going the “extra mile”.Read

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