Dec
2012
Articles from 6th Dec 2012
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Liverpool BioInnovation Centre plans await final part of funding package
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
THE anchor tenant in a project to turn Liverpool into a global centre for life science research has reaffirmed its commitment to the scheme – but warned it cannot wait forever. Read
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Liverpool Vision board meets for final time
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL Vision board members have met for the final time. Read
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Gest quits Royal Court due to tumour
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
DAVID GEST has pulled out of his role as Monster in the Royal Court’s Christmas show A Nightmare on Lime Street due to ill health. Read
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Unions’ anger as council squirrels money away
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
IN THE face of its harshest ever cuts to jobs and services Wirral council is under attack for plans to more than treble the money it keeps in reserve. Read
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Hotel chain eyes up Birkenhead
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
A MAJOR hotel chain is planning to open a 67-bed hotel in the centre of Birkenhead. Read
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People’s power hopes to halt Holt’s Arcade closure
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
MORE than 40 people attended a peaceful protest at India Buildings to voice their concern about the fate of Liverpool’s Grade II-listed Holt’s Arcade in India Buildings. Read
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Virgin to get temporary West Coast deal
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
A DEAL to allow Virgin Rail to temporarily carry on running trains on the West Coast Main Line is expected to be announced by the Government today. Read
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Liverpool scoops chance to host cruise industry awards
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL will host the equivalent of the European cruise industry “Oscars” next year for the first time. Read
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Tributes paid to 23-year Liverpool Philharmonic manager Stephen Gray OBE
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
TRIBUTES have been paid to the long-standing general manager of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Stephen Gray, who has died aged 89. Read
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Liverpool’s iconic Littlewoods building saved from demolition
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S landmark Littlewoods building has been saved from demolition with a £16m investment. Read
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Liverpool Littlewoods building saved: Remarkable history of iconic site
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
THE Littlewoods building is not just an important feature of Liverpool’s history, but played a key role in world history. Read
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Tributes to respected freelance photographer Geoff Roberts
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
TRIBUTES were paid to a well-known Merseyside photographer who has died at the age of 64. Read
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Norman the raccoon enjoys stroll on beach
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
AN ENDANGERED North American native has been turning heads while walking on the beach. Read
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Body found on West Kirby beach
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
POLICE were trying to identify a body found washed up on a Merseyside beach. Read
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First Sea Lord backs Liverpool for event
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL was the “real heart” of the Battle of the Atlantic and it is entirely appropriate the final national and 70th anniversary should be here. Read
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Liverpool’s last grammar school earns Ofsted praise
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S only grammar school The Blue Coat has secured the highest possible Ofsted rating after inspectors concluded “its main asset is the quality of its students”. Read
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The Big Interview: Liverpool’s own Battle Axe of the Atlantic keeps the Red Ensign flying
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
Peter Elson speaks to PAMELA BROWN, chief executive of the Athenaeum Club Read
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Pamela Brown, Post Big Interview Q&A
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
Age: 70, born in Crosby Read
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Playing the game in life helps you get things done
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
IT comes as no real surprise to learn that when Pamela Brown wanted to play squash at New Brighton Rugby Club she signed her (fictional) position as prop forward. Read
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Architects appointed for new Liverpool waterfront exhibition centre
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
PLANS for a major addition to the city’s waterfront have taken another leap forward with the appointment of a firm of architects. Read
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Cultural events give Liverpool’s economy a £73m boost in 2012
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
LIVERPOOL’S major cultural events have generated £73m for the local economy in 2012. Read
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Liverpool airport baggage handler jobs at risk
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
AIRPORT baggage handlers who don’t have a driving licence are in danger of losing their jobs. Read
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Comedienne Pauline Daniels on running for council
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
COMEDIENNE Pauline Daniels has pledged to make being a councillor her first priority if elected at next January’s by election. Read
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Leadership change should offer new impetus for investors in China
Dec 06 2012 | Liverpool News
OVER the last few weeks we have seen the once-in-a-decade leadership transition in China, with the new President Xi Jinping surrounded by a relatively conservative standing committee. Read
