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Campaigners urge bosses not to use PFI to build new Royal Liverpool Hospital May 14 2013

CAMPAIGNERS are urging NHS managers to ditch plans to fund part of the new Royal Liverpool Hospital using private finance.Read

Thousands sign petition calling for Liverpool pub the Caledonia to be saved May 14 2013

MORE than 3,000 people have signed a petition bidding to save a closure-threatened city pub.Read

Row over vote for Wirral’s deputy mayor May 14 2013

WIRRAL’S Tory group broke with longstanding tradition to oppose the nomination of former council leader Steve Foulkes as deputy mayor.Read

Merseyside’s under pressure A&E units consistently miss waiting time targets May 13 2013

MERSEYSIDE A&E units are consistently failing to hit waiting times targets, figures reveal.Read

Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) in discussions for exchange programme with Stax Academy in Memphis May 13 2013

AN EDUCATIONAL exchange programme could be set up between two musical capitals of the world – Liverpool and Memphis.Read

May 13 2013 Union officials to visit Cains brewery after job losses shock

Liverpool council cabinet approves 1,000 new homes plan May 10 2013

A DEAL which will see 1,000 new homes built in Liverpool was given the green light.Read

Long wait for decision on Museum of Liverpool ‘negligence’ row May 10 2013

THE board of Liverpool’s National Museum faces an anxious wait to learn the outcome of a court bid for £3.9m for alleged defects in the building.Read

Warren Bradley denies foul-mouthed Twitter tirade against Liverpool's Liberal Dem leader May 10 2013

A Twitter account appearing to belong to former Liverpool council leader Warren Bradley launched a foul mouthed tirade on Liverpool's Liberal Democrat leader.Read

Wirral music teacher given lifetime teaching ban after affair with 16-year-old pupil May 10 2013

A Merseyside teacher who had sex sessions with a student in a church loft was handed a lifetime teaching ban – after admitting he had no defence.Read

Everton FC confirm David Moyes intends to join Manchester United and will leave club May 09 2013

EVERTON FC have confirmed David Moyes will leave at the end of the season and intends to join Manchester United.Read

Liverpool city centre’s £200m retail investment bonanza May 09 2013

AROUND £200m is being invested in the city centre as Liverpool continues to defy the economic gloom, the Post can reveal.Read

Tall ships gather in Liverpool for the Irish Homecoming Festival May 09 2013

LIVERPOOL’S contribution to the Irish Homecoming Festival – or Gathering – are starting to congregate in the city.Read

Merseyside's Women of the Year 2013 - meet the finalists and vote for your winner May 09 2013

AND here they are – the finalists in our search for Merseyside’s Women of the Year 2013.Read

Southport mother’s death prompts son’s call for assisted dying law reform May 09 2013

THE family of a Merseyside woman have joined the campaign for a change in the law after watching their mum take her own life with the help of doctors at a controversial Swiss clinic.Read

Liverpool has been identified as a leading host city for The National Eisteddfod May 09 2013

LIVERPOOL has been identified as a leading host city for Wales’ premier cultural event by Labour politicians.Read

Sir Paul plays on as grasshoppers plague concert May 09 2013

SIR Paul McCartney has swapped Beatles for grasshoppers – after a stage invasion by a swarm of the creatures.Read

Wealth Management: Central banks’ strategy poses risk for investors and savers May 09 2013

FORMER US president Ronald Reagan once described inflation as being “as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man”.Read

Merseytravel sets aside £50m reserve for new train set May 09 2013

MERSEYSIDE’S transport authority is setting aside £50m to cover the start of the process of buying new trains for the Merseyrail network.Read

BAFTA winning broadcaster Fergal Keane delivering masterclasses to University of Liverpool students May 09 2013

A BAFTA-WINNING former BBC Northern Ireland correspondent is giving masterclasses on conflict to Liverpool students.Read