Nov
2009
Articles from 13th Nov 2009
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Suspected bomb attack outside Merseyside businessman John Ball's home
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE home of Merseyside businessman John Ball was targeted again tonight in a suspected bomb attack. Read
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Wayne Hemingway’s silent disco to stay at Tate Liverpool
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A SILENT disco created at a Tate Liverpool sculpture show will remain at the gallery for an extra three months. Read
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Film-maker Ken Loach returns to Liverpool to film new Iraq movie, Route Irish
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
HE MAY be 73, but veteran film director Ken Loach showed no signs of slowing down during a visit to Liverpool. Read
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Birkenhead police employee wins employment tribunal against Greater Manchester Police after claiming psychics should be used to crack crimes
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A POLICE employee sacked for claiming psychics should be used to crack crimes won a landmark ruling that his views should be regarded as a faith. Read
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Chinese artwork on show at Liverpool Calderstones Park
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
AN EXHIBITION of embroidered silk artwork from China will go on display at the Coach House in Calderstones Park from Monday. Read
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Wirral family wins compensation battle over toddler fight
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A LANDMARK legal battle means a Wirral family can claim compensation after their three-year-old son was attacked by another toddler with a car jack. Read
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Royal Mail van gets stuck between lamp post and garden wall in Southport
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A ROAD accident left a Post Office van sandwiched between a lamppost and a garden wall. Read
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‘Cosh drugs’ wrong for dementia
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
HUNDREDS of thousands of dementia patients are being wrongly prescribed powerful “chemical cosh” drugs, with an estimated 1,800 dying every year as a result, a report has said. Read
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Teacher fury at ‘check-up’
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
SCHOOLS secretary Ed Balls is facing a backlash from teachers over plans to make them undergo five-year check-ups to ensure they are fit to teach. Read
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MPs back hacker Gary McKinnon
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
AN INFLUENTIAL committee of MPs has thrown its weight behind the campaign to stop computer hacker Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the US. Read
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Friday 13th may well drive you mad
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
TODAY could be particularly unlucky on the roads, according to new accident analysis from the AA and the Work Wise UK organisation. Read
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Liverpool FC assistant boss Sammy Lee supports children’s charity KIND
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
DEMOLITION specialists have teamed up with a Liverpool children’s charity for 2010. Read
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown promises bonus payment probe
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
GORDON Brown has promised to study Ministry of Defence bonus payments after it was revealed the department’s civil servants had pocketed almost £50m this year. Read
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Merseyside Pension Fund in line for award
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE Pension Fund has been shortlisted for a national “Fund of the Year” award, Read
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Travel chaos as staff shortages decimate rail services
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE Government was involved in a row with train drivers last night after staff shortages caused worsening travel chaos for passengers on some of the busiest routes in the country. Read
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Ex-Beatle Pete Best performs to 250,000 people in India as part of campaign to attract more tourists to Liverpool
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A VISIT from The Beatles’ original drummer confirmed Beatlemania is alive and well in India. Read
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Firework death: three charged
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THREE teenagers appeared in court yesterday charged with causing the death of a woman in a house fire. Read
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Expired stars found
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
TWO Earth-sized objects with oxygen-rich atmospheres have been discovered by British astronomers – but they are unlikely to provide homes for aliens. Read
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TK Maxx to move into Liverpool’s George Henry Lee building
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A NEW occupier has been found to take over the remaining half of one of Liverpool’s most famous stores. Read
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Woman fined for feeding birds
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A COUNCIL has defended its decision to fine a young mother £75 for feeding bread to birds while visiting a park’s duck pond with her 17-month-old son. Read
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Switchover to electric cars may not reduce emissions
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A WHOLESALE switch to electric cars may not necessarily reduce CO2 emissions or depend-ence on oil, a report prepared for the Envi-ronmental Transport Association said. Read
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Drop in Merseyside families losing their homes
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A STEEP fall in the number of Merseyside families on the brink of losing their homes was hailed as proof that a government action plan was finally working. Read
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Southport's £5m park and ride could be mothballed indefinitely – just two years after it was opened
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
A £5m park and ride could be closed indefinitely – just two years after it was opened. Read
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Tallest unveils largest
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THE world’s tallest living man unveiled the world’s largest ginger-bread man at an Ikea outlet in Oslo. Read
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Masked thieves force way into Tarbock Green home
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
THREE masked men forced their way into a Merseyside home and stole jewellery from its terrified occupants. Read
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Mankey Monkeys project sets up headquarters in Liverpool’s Bling Bling building
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S “Bling Bling” building now has a tenant with as much character to rival its most famous occupant, hairdresser Herbert Howe. Read
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Ellesmere Port and Neston air quality strategy wins award
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
ELLESMERE Port and Neston Air Quality Forum has been honoured with a North West Public Health Award. Read
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Nurses will need to have degree
Nov 13 2009 | Liverpool News
ALL nurses will need to be educated to degree level from 2013, the Government has announced. Read
