Articles...
Feb 19 2008
LIKE a punch-drunk old fighter already reeling on the ropes, Liverpool City Council was caught this morning by one more ruthless onslaught from the organisation that has been its most outspoken critic in recent weeks, the Audit Commission....
Feb 18 2008
THE constant on-off story of Merseyside’s tram system was one of the region’s great debacles of recent times, so it is surprising – when so many of us will have naturally assumed it was dead in the water – to see it back on the agenda this week....
Feb 15 2008
WHY does Liverpool end up on the front page for all the wrong reasons? Today’s dismaying news that the iconic Superlambanana sculpture could be on the move from Liverpool to Manchester before the end of the year is something Liverpool city council could have done without....
Feb 14 2008
AT FIRST sight, the figures appear daunting: Liverpool’s long-awaited Olympic-sized swimming pool will cost £27m in interest and debt repayments over 20 years, leading to an annual bill of £10 for each household....
Feb 13 2008
LIVERPOOL’S property market is an unpredictable beast. Just two months ago, a city centre flat which sold for £206,000 in 2004 changed owners for the knockdown price of £101,000 – not a deal to inspire confidence buyers or sellers....
Feb 12 2008
IT IS an unpalatable truth that nearly all students will be saddled with considerable debt once they graduate, with the average debt of students in Liverpool topping £15,000....
Feb 11 2008
MERSEYSIDE’S obsession with the sunbed has long been the butt of jokes, with no parade of shops being complete without one of these outlets....
Feb 11 2008
THE problem with chasing the global dollar so openly is that it flies in the face of the “People’s Club” ethos that Everton have cultivated so well over the past few years....
Feb 8 2008
EVERYONE knows the emergency services are under pressure, for a variety of reasons – lack of resources, underfunding, or insufficient personnel....
Feb 5 2008
MERSEYTRAVEL’S latest tunnel toll increase has provoked widespread anger among commuters, businesses and some politicians....
