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3m visitors flood in to enjoy Liverpool's Capital of Culture

MORE than 3m people are expected to have visited Liverpool’s cultural attractions by the end of this week, as figures continue to break all records in Capital of Culture year. Read

Roger Waters performing at The Liverpool Echo Arena

MUSIC REVIEW: Memories of the vintage Pink Floyd with Roger Waters in Liverpool

ROGER WATERS is only performing in two UK cities as part of his world tour. London, because everybody has to play the capital, and Liverpool because nobody salutes the Floyd quite like a Scouse crowd. Read

Minister tours art gallery

THE Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has been seeing first-hand the treasures of one of Wirral’s leading tourist attractions. Read

City nightclub loses court battle over ban on patio

ONE of Liverpool’s best-known nightclubs yesterday lost an appeal against an order banning it from opening its outside terrace, in the latest episode of a four-year row with residents. Read

Hotels such as the famous Adelphi are predicted to be full for long periods during Culture year in 2008

Academics on the ball at football conference

LIVERPOOL is playing host to the world’s first conference in Science and Soccer, which was been opened by former Scotland manager Craig Brown. Read

Hub festival hopefuls go through their paces

MORE than 20,000 people are expected to get down to Otterspool Park in Liverpool this weekend for the sixth annual Hub festival. Read

Muscles pervert "erratic" in court

A LIVERPOOL man behaved erratically in court as he started his appeal against an order banning him from touching men’s biceps. Read

Tributes paid as prison reform campaigner dies by daughter’s grave

PRISONS campaigner Pauline Campbell, whose daughter died of a drug overdose in a Cheshire prison, was found dead yesterday near the entrance to the graveyard where her child was buried. Read

Obese children facing stomach operations

Obese children to have their stomachs stapled

MERSEYSIDE children could soon face drastic weight loss surgery in a battle against the region’s spiralling obesity problem, according to a hospital chief. Read

The statue of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, watches over Liverpool from the top of the Town Hall dome. Picture Howard Davies

‘Dirty tricks’ drive reveals split in Liverpool’s ruling Lib-Dem party

THE division among Liverpool’s ruling Liberal Demo-crat party is today laid bare by the revelation of a “dirty tricks” campaign against one of the challengers in this week’s leadership election. Read

Dave Grohl performing with the Foo Fighters. Photo by KPA/Zuma/Rex

Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl at Sir Paul McCartney’s Anfield concert

FOO Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl is set to play at Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Sound concert next month. Read

Investigators probe Bluecoat blaze

FIRE investigators are continuing to build up a picture of what led up to the blaze that hit the Bluecoat arts centre in Liverpool. Read

The magnificent Palm House in Sefton Park has been restored to its former glory

Fears over park conservation area

A CONSERVATION area in Sefton Park could be under threat if “promises” continue to be broken by contractors, say activists. Read

Expert says The Beatles’ full story still to be told

THEIR impact was felt way beyond the musical world. For that reason alone, there has probably been more written about the Beatles than any other group. Read

Parties postpone decision on Wirral’s political future until next week

WIRRAL Council appeared no nearer to resolving its deadlock on a new administration last night. Read

Refurbished yacht sinks on owner's birthday

Trevor Shirley, from Warrington, had spent the winter refitting the yacht, Hindsight, to a “gleaming” condition. Read

Families fear for relatives in Chinese quake zone

RELATIVES of two Wirral women missing in the aftermath of the Chinese earthquake yesterday told of their worries as a Merseyside policeman joined a team searching for survivors. Read

Ellesmere Port council leader is re-elected

JUSTIN MADDERS has been re-elected leader of Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council in its final year. Read

Liverpool’s pubs join in Capital of Culture fun

LIVERPOOL’S pubs were cited as a cornerstone to the city’s cultural heritage as a new campaign was launched at a special ceremony at the Lion Tavern, in Tithebarn Street. Read

Chinese star Jin joins Everton for TV show

A CHINESE star is the latest recruit to join the Everton Soccer Academy. Read

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