Mar
2010
Articles from 17th Mar 2010
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MPs warn Liverpool world superport scheme will be hit by ‘unfit’ planning shake-up
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
PLANS to turn Liverpool into a world superport will be hit by a planning shake-up “not fit for purpose”, MPs will warn today. Read
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Around 1,000 new jobs to come to Liverpool with “Superport” plan
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
AROUND 1,000 new jobs will be brought to Liverpool in the coming months as part of the continuing drive to create a “Superport” in the region, the Daily Post can reveal. Read
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Hospital rules that ban on flowers and visitors sitting on beds ‘diminish the joys of life’ claims GP
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
RULES banning hospital doctors and visitors from sitting on patients’ beds “diminish the joys of life” and are “dehumanising”, a medic said today. Read
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BBC Radio 3 more ‘niche’ than 6 Music
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
SHADOW Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he could not understand the BBC’s logic in dropping 6 Music but retaining another “niche” service such as Radio 3. Read
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The effects of advertising on children ‘should be a public health issue’
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
THE effects of advertising on children should be treated as a public health issue, an expert will say today. Read
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Mother’s joy as missing Sahil Saeed is found safe
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
THE mother of a five-year-old British boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan has spoken of her relief and the joy of hearing his voice again. Read
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Orphanage staff deported after being accused of converting Moroccan children to Christianity
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
A FAMILY was deported from Morocco and forced to leave their adopted son behind after being accused of trying to convert children to Christianity at an orphanage. Read
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Job loss fears at Shell oil’s Stanlow plant
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
OIL giant Royal Dutch Shell has announced a further 1,000 job cuts – some of which could fall in Ellesmere Port. Read
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Ifaw criticise Canada for raising annual seal hunt quota
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
CAMPAIGNERS have criticised the Canadian government for raising quotas for the annual harp seal hunt despite “disastrous” ice conditions and lack of a market for the animal products. Read
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Time is running out to avert British Airways strike action
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
THE first effects of the planned strike by British Airways cabin crew emerged last night as time was running out to avert the action. Read
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Pregnant Liverpool DLA Piper lawyer would have “drained resources”, tribunal hears
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
A TOP Liverpool law firm sacked a pregnant partner because she would be a drain on resources, a tribunal heard yesterday. Read
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Liverpool DLA Piper tribunal: the partner pay cuts that could have saved a colleague’s job
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
THE tribunal also heard yesterday how “overpaid” senior partners could have taken pay cuts to save Sarah Sweeney’s job at DLA Piper. Read
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Southport and Ormskirk hospitals given clean bill of health
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
AN INDEPENDENT health watchdog has given a clean bill of health to two Mersey hospitals. Read
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Liverpool Hope University becomes an “All-Steinway” School
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
PLAY it again Sam. And again. And again. Read
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Ex Lord Mayor Steve Rotheram makes final Labour shortlist for Liverpool Walton constituency
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
THE race for one of Labour’s safest parliamentary seats in Merseyside has entered its final stages. Read
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Folding plug wins top design award
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
AN INNOVATIVE folding electric plug has beaten a final collection by late fashion guru Alexander McQueen to land a top design award. Read
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Daily Post columnist Jane Costello scoops Romantic Comedy Award
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
ROMANTIC fiction author and Daily Post columnist Jane Costello scooped an award for her most recent book at a prestigious ceremony held yesterday. Read
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Government U-turn on dangerous dogs plan sees compulsory insurance idea junked
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
A GOVERNMENT crackdown on dangerous dogs was branded a shambles last night after a key measure was junked just one week after it was announced. Read
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NHS spends £2bn a year treating ‘minor ailments’
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
PEOPLE seeing GPs for minor ailments such as coughs and colds are having a “catastrophic impact” on the NHS, leading healthcare professionals warned. Read
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Chance for parents to have their say on Wirral academy plans
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
PARENTS will be able to have their say on plans to merge two Wirral secondary schools and create a new academy. Read
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Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to open new Italian restaurant at Liverpool One
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
CELEBRITY chef Jamie Oliver will bring his own brand of Italian cooking to Liverpool when he opens a new restaurant in June. Read
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Edge Lane West scheme approved by Liverpool council’s planning committee
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL councillors have approved plans for 188 new homes at Edge Lane. Read
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Zoo’s gift “symbolic of links” with Chester
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
CHESTER Zoo has donated a bronze elephant calf to the city – similar to that at the popular tourist attraction’s own main entrance. Read
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China revaluation would be good for world growth
Mar 17 2010 | Liverpool News
TO PARAPHRASE PG Wodehouse, it is never very difficult to tell the difference between an economist and a ray of sunshine. It certainly seems that the media is currently full of opinions from members of “the dismal science” cautioning against getting carried away by the recent strength in investment markets. Read
