Dec
2009
Articles from 30th Dec 2009
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Secret plan to let troops bury dead
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
OFFICIALS secretly considered bringing in troops to dig graves for the bodies of the dead left unburied during the “winter of discontent”, it was disclosed today. Read
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Southport social worker Tracy Dawber on child sex charge
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
A SOUTHPORT woman has appeared in court charged with child abuse offences in connection with convicted paedophile Colin Blanchard. Read
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Row looms over traffic plan for Liverpool's Dale Street
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S business district is to get a £4m facelift – which could include efforts to restrict traffic on the key Dale Street corridor. Read
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Liverpool's flooded Beatle hotel to re–open for New Year’s Eve
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
A CITY centre hotel is working to be back in business in time for New Year’s Eve after a flood forced it to close. Read
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Mersey schools to share £8m for one-to-one tuition
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
MERSEYSIDE schools are to share nearly £8m which is being made available to offer extra tuition to pupils who are struggling with their English and maths. Read
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Wirral father and son saved from an icy death on Snowdonia peaks
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
A FATHER and son from Wirral were among those rescued from the peaks of Snowdonia over the Christmas period. Read
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Weather continues to hit Liverpool's JLA as holiday travellers delayed
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
HUNDREDS of air passengers faced further misery as the fall-out from the bad weather continued. Read
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Veteran Liverpool broadcaster Phil Easton among most mourned celebrities, according to online tribute site Lasting Tribute
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
VETERAN broadcaster Phil Easton was named in the top 10 of the most mourned famous faces this year. Read
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Liverpool Empire and Southport theatres owners top The Stage's most powerful list
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
LORD Lloyd-Webber and Sir Cameron Mackintosh are no longer the theatre world’s leading men. Read
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200th anniversary of political giant William Gladstone's Liverpool birth celebrated with the laying of a wreath
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
THE 200th anniversary of the birth in Liverpool of political giant William Gladstone was celebrated with the laying of a wreath in his memory and the opening of an exhibition dedicated to his life and work. Read
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£3.6m cost of Mersey Gateway Project inquiry
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
PAYDAY came early for lawyers presenting plans for a second tolled bridge across the River Mersey. Read
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Aviation hero remembered in reenactment
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
AN HISTORIC flight was re-enacted to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the first powered flight between Liverpool and Manchester. Read
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Warning over child virus increase in Merseyside
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
HEALTH chiefs across Merseyside have today issued a warning about an increase in children’s viruses. Read
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Wallasey MP Angela Eagle is heading back to school
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE MP is going back to school. Read
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Liverpool One sales rocket smashing UK average
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL One has seen rocketing sales smashing the UK average for the past few days. Read
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Fitting into old jeans better than sex according to research
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
MORE than a quarter of British women believe fitting into an old pair of jeans again would feel better than sex, according to research published by Special K today. Read
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Wirral chef named in top 10 chefs along with Southport's Marcus Wareing
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
A WIRRAL chef has been named as one of the top 10 expected to dominate British cooking in the next decade. Read
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Liverpool pupils given a lesson in dangers of speeding
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
PUPILS swapped school books for speed guns to take part in a road safety and speed awareness course. Read
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Council cut spending over £11m gap in 2010 budget
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
SCRAPPING school uniform grants for needy children, closing children’s respite homes and swimming pools and slashing culture spending are among cuts proposed by cash-strapped city bosses. Read
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Strike protest by Southport pub landlords
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
PUB landlords in Southport could take strike action in the New Year in protest at the amount they must pay in overheads. Read
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Thousands injured and killed at work in North West
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
THREE people were killed at work in Liverpool last year and 1,220 were injured, according to new figures. Read
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Liverpool football team Marine FC in boots appeal for Africa
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
A MERSEYSIDE football team are asking for people to donate unwanted football boots as the club tries to help needy children in Africa. Read
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Intelligence failings under fire in US jet bomb plot
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
A “SYSTEMIC failure” by American intelligence allowed the alleged terrorist behind the Christmas Day airliner bomb plot to board the aircraft despite warnings about his extremist views, US President Barack Obama said last night. Read
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Merseyside’s most costly places to live revealed
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
FOUR streets in Merseyside and Cheshire have been named as among the top 30 most expensive places to live in the North-West. Read
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War of words after China executes Briton
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
THE execution of British citizen Akmal Shaikh by China has sparked a diplomatic war of words between London and Beijing. Read
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Crowds gather to pay respects as ‘friendly fire’ victims are brought home
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
FOOTBALL fans wore strips and unfurled a Union flag to honour a soldier killed in a suspected friendly fire incident in Afghanistan. Read
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Government repairman travels 175 miles to change light bulb
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
A GOVERNMENT repairman travelled 175 miles – just to change a light bulb, it was revealed today. Read
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Little Van joy for Morrison
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
MUSIC veteran Van Morrison revealed he has become a father again – at the age of 64 – and said his new son was his “spitting image”. Read
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Ormskirk father in plea for more troops after son killed in Afghanistan
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
A FATHER-OF-THREE whose youngest son was killed in Afghanistan last New Year's Eve believes the Government should do more to support the troops already out there. Read
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No contact with UK-flagged tanker attacked by Somali pirates
Dec 30 2009 | Liverpool News
NO DIRECT contact has been made with a UK-flagged tanker attacked by Somali pirates since it was seized, the ship’s managers said last night. Read
