Daily Post (Liverpool, England) back issues from March 2008:
Skin deep; Emma Johnson talks to one of the stars of Channel 4's startling teen drama.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Emma Johnson IT IS the TV phenomenon of the decade, the show that has been blamed for everything from trashed houses to the demise of Grange Hill, and one which has parents all over Britain wondering just exactly what their children are getting up to. Since ...
Georgian splendour; Elegant Homes Emma Thompson looks at a stunning slice of history.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Emma Thompson ENJOYING a favoured location within the Neston conservation area, this outstanding, Grade II-listed, Georgian town house has been carefully restored. The property has been refurbished to an exceptionally high standard, taking great care to ...
Mersey smokers best at quitting; EXCLUSIVE Knowsley and Liverpool lead way for giving up cigarettes.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY LIZA WILLIAMS Daily Post Staff SMOKERS in Merseyside are giving up the habit at three times the national average, new figures revealed last night. The tide may finally be turning in Merseyside's longrunning battle against lung cancer and heart disease, with ...
Nimrod disaster families still fear body parts mix-up.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE Ministry of Defence was yesterday asked by a coroner to meet the families of three Merseyside airmen who died in the Nimrod disaster over Afghanistan, to allay fears over a body parts mix-up. Some remains of the 14 servicemen who died when the spy plane came down near ...
1300 freed early from Mersey jails; Early release programme under fire.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY BEN SCHOFIELD Daily Post Staff MORE than 1,300 criminals including thugs, robbers and burglars have been released early from Merseyside jails since June, 2007, it was confirmed yesterday. Leading prison officers warned last night the Government's early ...
Tangerine dream; food & drink This is a delightful seasonal offering that looks stunning.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Heathcote HERE'S a really quick recipe that's ideal at the moment, as there are plenty of tangerines around. Orange curd can be found in most delicatessens or farmers' markets, but, if you are struggling, substitute with rindlessmarmalade - although the recipe is ...
'Slapping' attack teenager sentenced.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A TEENAGER who was part of a gang who caried out a "happy slapping" attack on a young Goth has been jailed. Alan Brown was with three others when they targeted their 14-year-old old victim, simply because of his distinctive style. Liverpool Crown Court heard what may ...
tinybites ... with Conor Armstrong; food & drink.(Features)(Recipe)
Mar 01, 2008 ... TRY this recipe out for Saturday morning breakfast. Kids will love the combination of creamcheese and fruit - that's if the grown-ups don't get there first. 3 toaster waffles 3 tbsp plain cream cheese 1 1/2 tbsp strawberry jam 6 strawberries, ...
IN BRIEF: 'Work rage' leads to abuse of colleagues.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... AN INCREASING number of people are suffering from "work rage", often reverting to shouting and yelling abuse at colleagues, according to a new report today. A survey of 1,200 employees showed that four out of five lost their temper at work, usually out of frustration with a ...
Good things come to those who wait; food & drink.(Features)(Recipe)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sheila & Sean YOU won't find this on our menus very frequently, but recently we havemanaged to source some wonderful Cumbrian pork, which is excellent in both quality and flavour.We roast a whole belly of pork (which we first roll in ground, roasted spices) and serve ...
IN BRIEF: Online info call for councils.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... COUNCILS will be forced to publish information about their activities online in a standardised format under a future Conservative government, to give residents more power to hold them to ...
IN BRIEF: Class plight.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... HALF of physics teachers want more practical experiments in class, a survey has found. And eight out of 10 said they regretted the decline of field trips, according ...
One leap year baby makes a monkey out of zoo staff; Orang-utan Emma among the day's proud mothers.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY LIAM MURPHY and LIZA WILLIAMS Daily Post Staff LEAP year bundles of joy arrived in all shapes and sizes across Merseyside and Cheshire yesterday, when more than 25 babies and even an orang-utan came into the world. Liverpool Women's Hospital delivered 22 ...
the essentials.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... YOU probably knew this already, but Johnny Depp has been voted the number one perfect romantic hero in a new poll. The Pirates of the Caribbean star topped the list of actors compiled by members of the Romantic Novelists' Association. According to these authors, a romantic hero should be ...
Six of the best.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Ainsdale, offers over pounds 600,000 SET in approximately two acres with a stable, tack room and kennels is this extended detached house with no chain. Inside briefly comprises a reception hall, cloakroom/wc and a through entertaining room which has French doors to ...
'I'd never have let guns near daughter'.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A FATHER accused of storing an armoury of guns has told a jury he would never have allowed weapons near his young daughter. Mark Watts is alleged to have amassed an "arsenal of weapons" at a house he rented in Haydock. But the married 30-year-old told a jury he knew ...
Up hot.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... MARKS & Spencer deciding to start charging people for plastic carrier bags, below. We should all stop using them. CHRIS FOUNTAIN'S axel in last week's Dancing on ...
High wind closes road.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... JAMAICA Street in Liverpool was closed temporarily by police last night after a section of scaffolding blew loose in high winds. Emergency services attended the scene shortly after 8pm and made the ...
Down not.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... BOTTLED water. Along with plastic bags, they are the latest target of the environmental lobby. AMY WINEHOUSE'S range of clothing. Excuse us . . . is someone having ...
10 questions; Caroline Oates, 38, lives in Aigburth with her husband, cat and black Labrador.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Philosophy of life: If you are able to love and accept yourself, you are able to love others. Being real is the big thing which makes us find happiness. Idea of happiness: Living in the present moment and loving yourself and others without too much selfishness. My idea of ...
Cut in government offices to cost 400 Mersey jobs; MP demands more work is moved to NW.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY MATT HURST Daily Post Correspondent A REVENUE and Customs office reshuffle will see nearly 400 jobs lost across Merseyside over the next three years. The government department, created in 2005 following the merger of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and ...
Mother dear, you're prehistoric; genealogy Everyone with European roots is directly related to one of seven women living thousands of years ago. On the eve of Mothering Sunday, Laura Davis searches for the leader of her Ice Age clan.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Laura Davis THERE are many things my mum has given me - a happy home life, a love of books, lifts to music lessons, brown hair, a beautiful art deco lamp - but neither of us were aware until just recently that she had given me a link to my distant ancestors. ...
I quit so I can see my grandchildren grow up.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... VINCENT LOWRY, 55, used to smoke up to two packs of cigarettes a day - despite having two heart attacks. Mr Lowry, from Halewood, said seeing his youngest grandchild, Aaron, gave him the incentive to stop. The BT Engineer said: "It was Aaron's third birthday and the ...
IN BRIEF: Most of us are saving for a pension.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... NEARLY three-quarters of British workers have some form of pension provision, with the average person starting to save towards retirement at 28, research showed today. The survey found that Britons currently begin to save into a pension around six years earlier than those ...
IN BRIEF: Seven in scare on killer ricin.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... SEVEN people have been taken to hospital after the deadly toxin ricin was found in a Las Vegas motel. It was in a package a guest took to ...
IN BRIEF: Fond farewell.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE ashes of Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary were scattered into the sea by his family yesterday in a private ceremony off his native New ...
IN BRIEF: Research aid.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... STEM cell research aimed at finding a cure for Parkinson's Disease has received a cash boost from a top charity. The Parkinson's Disease Society (PD) has ...
IN BRIEF: Diamond mum.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A SON has splashed out pounds 2,250 on what could be the most expensive Mother's Day card ever sold. Rob Partakides, from London, bought the card at auction, tempted by the accompanying pounds 5,000 one-carat diamond and because the proceeds will go to breast cancer ...
How BT has stepped in to help council fund Plan B; Agreement could free up pounds 2om for 08.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY DAVID BARTLETT Daily Post Staff LIVERPOOL council has been forced to turn to one of its private sector partners to help create a Plan B to fill the pounds 20m hole in Capital of Culture finances. Liverpool Direct Limited, a joint venture with BT set up in ...
Mike Chapple at the bar... pubs.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Chapple WHEN The Railway on Tithebarn Street closed for refurbishment, everyone feared the worst for this traditional old boozer which, like its excellent next-door neighbour, the Lion Tavern, once served Exchange Station across the way. In recent times, ...
Builders get to work on schools projects worth pounds 33m.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... WORK has finally begun on two flagship educational centres in Merseyside, representing a combined pounds 33m worth of investment. In St Helens, Cowley Language Centre is being completely rebuilt and yesterday pupils joined Cllr Shirley Evans, executive member for children and ...
Party plan denied.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell has hit out at "ludicrous" reports she is planning a party from her hospital bedside. Earlier this week, Campbell underwent surgery at a hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to remove a cyst. The Brazilian press is reporting that the 37-year-old is ...
Budget brides.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... CASH-STRAPPED customers can get married on a tight budget by ditching the frills, retailers advised. A wedding can cost as little as pounds 1,300 by cutting out expensive reception venues and using friends' cars for transport, ...
Protests at 'high priest of atheism'.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... AN OXFORD professor brought out Christian protesters and an audience of 1,600 to hear his latest attack on religious faith. Best-selling author Prof Richard Dawkins hugely exceeded expectations of The University of Liverpool for the second in its series of four lectures to tie ...
Missing man appeal.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... MERSEYSIDE Police are appealing for information on a man missing from his home since February 10. Kevin Robinson, 32, who lives in Bootle, was last seen at Netherton Activity Centre that day. He is described as white, 5ft 7in tall, of slim build, with ...
LIVERPOOL DAILY POST: Hopes rise for a healthier region as smokers quit.(Leaders)
Mar 01, 2008 ... TODAY'S news that Knowsley and Liverpool are right at the top of the national league table for giving up smoking is genuine cause for hope, in a city region that has suffered more than its share of tragedy, suffering and pain brought on by cigarettes. For so many years, we have ...
late breaks.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... UK/IRELAND Powys: Lake Vrynwy Hotel in Powys (01691 870 692) offers two nights' midweek B& Welsh B plus one five course dinner for pounds 130, saving pounds 50 anytime up to Mar 20. Cornwall: Nare Hotel (0800 089 3929) on Roseland Peninsula offers three dinners, B&B ...
THOUGHT for the WEEK.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew Cook AN AMERICAN millionaire was impressed by the perfect lawn of an English stately home, and was prepared to pay handsomely for the secret. "Well," said the owner. "First you choose soil that is fertile and porous. It must then be well dug and made as ...
A real taste of the Vegas high life; Caroline Innes discovers that eating out in Las Vegas is no gamble.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THEY say "what goes on in Vegas - stays in Vegas" but that, unfortunately, is not the case. I put six pounds on in the week I spent in Sin City, and sadly brought all six of them home with me, too. Once known for its all-you-can-eat buffets, huge coffee-shop breakfasts and ...
Burglars leave battling cleric with broken nose; Third attack since move down south.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY LAURA SHARPE Daily Post Staff A CHURCH minister and former scrum half from Merseyside has been left with a broken nose after he fought off two burglars in his own home. The Rev Jon Morgan, speaking from his new parish in Cheltenham, said "worse had ...
Deal of the week.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... SHE'S your one and only, and she can mean everything to you, so why not give your mum something special to remember Mothering Sunday? It's a chance to whisk her off for her own cherished, magical memory. Budget operator Travelodge has some ideas, including tempting room rates at pounds 29 ...
Khan: Don't play truant.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... OLYMPIC silver medallist Amir Khan visited a Merseyside school to praise students on improved attendance and accept a cheque on behalf of NSPCC. The 21-year-old boxing sensation from Bolton acts as an ambassador for the charity and met with pupils from Park High Specialist ...
Gas terminal shut.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE closure of one of the UK's major gas terminals following a fire will not affect supplies, an operator said last night. Shell UK shut its plant at the Bacton Gas Terminal, in Norfolk, on Thursday night after a blaze. Although other sections of the site are now back ...
PM joins row over council coffee; Brown criticises Fairtrade snub.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY ROB MERRICK Political Correspondent GORDON BROWN has criticised Tories in West Lancashire for refusing to switch to Fairtrade coffee in council canteens. The Prime Minister stepped into a long-running row over the district council's rejection of a Labour ...
on country matters...(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Dempsey FOUR nestling blackbirds crouch in a nest snugly built in a hole in a wall in Prescot. But this picture wasn't taken last year, it was taken over two weeks ago. Jim Brady and Mike Barrow brought the nest to my attention, after they ...
Whiteoaks, Bidston, Wirral, from pounds 249,995; smart new homes.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... BLOOR Homes has made the final releases of its four, five and six-bedroom detached homes at its Whiteoaks development in Wirral. This select development of just 33 properties opened in January, 2007, and since then this tree-lined setting off the sought-after Eleanor Road has ...
Goose has bird flu.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A CANADA goose has tested positive for the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. The bird was found dead less ...
Poets Park, from pounds 1; smart new homes.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... "Get on the Ladder" one-stop shop launch event on March 8 and 9, for people thinking about making their first property purchase. Meet the builder, the sales agent, a specialist mortgage advisor and lawyer who will be on hand all weekend. Poets Park represents Braidwater's fifth ...
Student runs in memory of grandfather.(News)(Obituary)
Mar 01, 2008 ... UNIVERSITY of Liverpool student Edward Holden is one of thousands of athletes who will tackle Liverpool's halfmarathon tomorrow, - raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity. Mr Holden is running in memory of his grandfather Frank Bolton, who succumbed to cancer in 1995, ...
Artists recreate the face of Bach.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... EXPERTS have recreated the face of Johann Sebastian Bach more than 250 years after the German composer's death. Bach, one of history's most celebrated musicians, only sat for one painted portrait in his lifetime. Now forensic artists in Dundee have digitally rebuilt ...
School friend in TV plea for missing Shannon.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE best friend of missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews last night made a tearful televised plea for the nine-year-old's safe return. Megan Aldridge, also nine, was captured on CCTV footage walking home with Shannon on the afternoon she disappeared, but said she last saw her ...
Journey without cash hits buffers.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A BUSINESSMAN who aimed to walk from Britain to India without spending a penny to prove a world without money could exist has given up less than a month into his trip. Mark Boyle, 28, set off at the end of last month on his trek from Bristol to Gandhi's birthplace on India's ...
A brush with Liverpool's past; antiques.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Christopher Proudlove WITH seven bells being knocked out of Liverpool's centre, it's either fitting - or ironic - that a landmark auction of rarely-seen watercolour drawings of how the old place used to look is being staged outside the city. The pictures are ...
Well worth waiting for; interiors Patience is a virtue that has brought great rewards for one couple. real rooms.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... WHEN John and Julie Quinlivan were looking for a spacious family home to bring up their two boys, they spotted the perfect place. It had four large bedrooms, plenty of space downstairs and almost a quarter of an acre of garden. All this in Woolton, the ideal location; close ...
City artist uses Manchester scene for his towering artwork.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL'S tallest building will forever have a little bit of Manchester in it following yesterday's installation of a huge work of art. The lobby of Beetham Organisation's 134-metre, 40-storey West Tower is now home to a painting by Liverpool artist Richard Meaghan. ...
Artist and city leader join Superlambanana campaign; Backing for Post call to keep statue in city.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY DAVID BARTLETT Daily Post Staff LIVERPOOL council leader Warren Bradley last night backed the Daily Post's campaign to keep the Superlambana in the city. Popular artist Anthony Brown also gave his support to our battle to save the popular attraction after ...
Comments left by people signing the petition.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE Superlambanana sums up the sense of humour of the people of Liverpool, who have taken it to their heart. It shows art can be fun.. Jennifer Holt. WHY not offer to give a model of the sculpture to donors who give say pounds 100 or more. Richard Latto ...
Why city's culture is pulling in the crowds; Tourist attractions lure 1.2m 08 Liverpool EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY VICKY ANDERSON Daily Post Staff TICKETS for one of only two exclusive Roger Waters gigs this year have sold out in two hours. Merseyside fans of the Pink Floyd founder wasted no time in securing the chance to see him on his only UK dates this year. ...
what's it worth? antiques.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Litherland Q. PLEASE find enclosed two photos of plates - Romeo and Juliet. On the reverse of both is the stamp of Royal Doulton and the reference number D3835 (Romeo), D3836 (Juliet). Mr and Mrs R Morgan, Formby THESE were ...
'Minder' gave up hidden gun.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A YOUNG man walked into a police station and handed over a submachine gun after crumbling under the pressure of "minding" it. Shaun Wood had run up a drug debt with his Childwall dealer after losing his job. To pay off the pounds 200 cannabis bill he agreed to store ...
Murder charge.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who was shot dead in his car in Liverpool. Derek Stevens, 35, was killed while driving his gold Land Rover on Mackets Lane, Halewood, ...
Cartel whistleblowers to get pounds 100,000.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... WHISTLEBLOWERS will be offered up to pounds 100,000 to come forward with cartel-busting information, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said yesterday. The watchdog's incentive scheme forms part of its latest crackdown on anticompetitive collusion between businesses. ...
Aughton, pounds 1.6m; smart new homes.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... SITUATED on an excellent plot in a much sought-after area, this magnificent, doublefronted, detached house has been built to a high standard throughout. The property benefits from splendid features, along with under-floor heating, double glazing and a security system. Inside, ...
Woolton, pounds 660,000; smart new homes.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... AN INSPECTION is strongly recommended to appreciate this four/five-bedroom detached house that is ideally located for amenities and Commuting. Inside, there is an entrance hall which has a cloakroom, utility room with units and a cloaks/wc. The lounge has tiled ...
Harry flies home to hero's welcome; Safety compromised.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY JOHN BINGHAM Daily Post Correspondent PRINCE Harry was due back on British soil today after being pulled out of his front line deployment in Afghanistan for his own safety and that of his fellow soldiers. The 23-year-old Household Cavalry officer, who has ...