Daily Post (Liverpool, England) back issues from December 2008:
Evie, 4, back on her feet after store plunge.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... FULL STORY: PAGE 5 CAPTION(S): Seven months after she nearly died following a hundred-foot plunge ...
Bullied staff too stressed to work; Under-pressure city council employees signing off sick.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY BEN SCHOFIELD Daily Post Staff LIVERPOOL'S council staff are too stressed to work and are signing off sick at a rate of more than one every day, new figures reveal. Bullying at Liverpool City Council is also an "everyday occurrence" which is "endemic" ...
Body discovered in freezer at home of suicide man.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... THE body of a woman discovered by police in a Southport house was hidden in a freezer. Police were called to an address in Southport on Monday where they found Gavin Tomlinson, 45, dead. On Friday detectives searching the property in Norwood Crescent discovered a ...
Foundation Trust status for hospitals; New era for Warrington and Halton.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY LIZA WILLIAMS Daily Post Staff TWO Cheshire hospitals have gained Foundation Trust status just two years after financial troubles. Warrington and Halton General hospitals have turned their fortunes around to gain the title, which will give staff new ...
IN BRIEF: Police shoot man dead close to cathedral.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... A MAN was shot dead yesterday by armed police, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said. The man was killed at around 3pm after officers responded to reports of an armed man in Guildford, Surrey, the IPCC said in a statement. ...
IN BRIEF: Bone marrow treatment.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... CHILDREN with gut failure could be offered a lifesaving bone marrow transplant in a world first for British hospitals. The treatment was first given at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London as Michael Wenman, then five, faced death ...
IN BRIEF: Air turns blue.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... BOSSES at ITV were left red-faced after a mid-day football match turned the airwaves blue and resulted in full-frontal nudity being broadcast. Problems began after fans commandeered a pitchside microphone and proceeded to chant "ITV are f------ s----" ...
Beautiful Race's track triumph; Motoring and football mix captivates spectators.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY RICHARD DOWN Daily Post Staff IT IS branded the Beautiful Race and is an ambitious combination of two of the world's most compelling and successful sports. When launched on a rainy day in August at Liverpool FC's Melwood training ground, the concept raised eyebrows - ...
Three hurt in fire.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... THREE people were treated for smoke inhalation after fire tore through a pub in the Walton area. Firefighters were called to Joey Orrs, in Rice Lane, in the early hours of Saturday morning. After forcing their way in, they found the bar area ...
Romanians in Liverpool cast a vote for their homeland elections.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... A POLLING booth was set up in Liverpool yesterday for Romanian nationals wishing to cast a vote in the election of their Parliament. Liverpool's municipal buildings hosted the station for Romanians who still wished to have a say in who sits on their Government. The ...
Union backing for Thatcher play.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... A PLAY which starts with the death of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher is set to open in London to mark the 25th anniversary of the miners' strike. Maggie's ...
IN BRIEF: Tourism on the up as prices slip.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... THE recession is set to boost the number of overseas tourists coming to Britain for their Christmas shopping, it was disclosed today. With high street ...
IN BRIEF: Meditation therapy.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... GROUP psychology involving Buddhist meditation techniques can be just as effective at combating depression as medication, a study has found. The ...
IN BRIEF: Satisfaction.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... PLUMBERS and electricians are most likely to find their jobs stimulating, while human resources staff are likely to be the unhappiest workers. A survey of more than 3,000 adults by recruitment website ...
IN BRIEF: Hero awards.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... A HOST of soap and sporting stars are to attend Radio City's Local Hero Awards at Liverpool's Royal Court theatre tomorrow. Texas superstar Sharleen Spiteri, Lemar, ...
IN BRIEF: New No. 1.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... TAKE That held off the best the US r'n'b scene has to offer to claim the top spot in this week's singles chart. The Greatest Day presented the quartet with one of their finest as it rose above ...
Log on to www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... EARLY CHRISTMAS Join in the festive fun with competitions, videos and games on our special website: www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/christmas MAP What's happening near you? Find out on our interactive news map: www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/explore/Merseyside/ ...
McCanns launch new appeal.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... A NEW worldwide appeal is being planned to find missing Madeleine McCann. Her mother, Kate McCann, remains certain she is still alive and is planning the action at Christmas to help find the toddler. Mrs McCann, from Allerton, and husband Gerry, both 40, are facing ...
Lecture at the Mere.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... THE Friends of Martin Mere hold their next talk on Friday. It will be given by Andy Wooldridge on the ...
Primark fall youngster, 4, back in the classroom; Brave Evie all smiles after school return.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY ANGELA JOHNSON Daily Post Correspondent A MIRACLE toddler who was not expected to recover from a 100ft fall at Liverpool's Primark store has returned to school. Three-year-old Evie Parry accidentally slipped though a gap in a "glass wall" at the top of the ...
Youngsters send out anti-guns message; Churches unite to condemn violence.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY PAULA OWENS Daily Post Staff MORE than 100 school children joined together in song yesterday at a special church service to spread an anti-gun message. The choir, made up of children from schools in Norris Green and Croxteth, performed "You're the Voice" at ...
Rethink needed after Mumbai.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... BRITAIN must reassess its ability to respond to terrorist attacks in the wake of the massacre in Mumbai, the Home Secretary said. Jacqui Smith said security forces in the UK should review "what lessons need to be learnt" after multiple strikes in the Indian city left 174 dead. ...
Former Mersey officer in top job.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... A FORMER Merseyside police officer will today officially take the reins of Britain's largest police force. Sir Paul Stephenson will be the acting commissioner of the Metropolitan police while a permanent successor to Sir Ian Blair, who bowed out on Friday, is sought. ...
Three arrested after BNP city march.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... CLASHES between antifascist and BNP supporters in the city centre on Saturday resulted in three arrests. Anti-fascist protesters gathered at one end of Church Street at 10am, while BNP members met at the other end - near the bottom of Lord Street - at midday. Merseyside Police ...
I want to clear my name off BNP list; Carer fears being shunned at college.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY PAULA OWENS Daily Post Staf A MERSEYSIDE man says he wants to clear his name after being included in a list of BNP members published on the internet. Jayson Carmichael, 46, from Southport, also fears he could be shunned at college. He believes ...
LIVERPOOL DAILY POST: Council in dock over bullying.(Leaders)
Dec 01, 2008 ... IT IS hard to know what to make of new figures which reveal that Liverpool's council staff are signing off sick at a rate of more than one every day. On the one hand, as many workers struggle to hold down their jobs in the current economic downturn, or have no job at all, some ...
LIVERPOOL DAILY POST: Good luck to Evie.(Leaders)
Dec 01, 2008 ... WITH so much doom and gloom around, it is great to be able to report on the miraculous progress being made by four-year-old ...
Letter: Let's be clear on the decision.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Foulkes IN THE wake of the "For Sale: Wirral's Culture" headline (Daily Post, November 25, 2008) I feel I must reiterate the position of Wirral's ruling Cabinet in considering the Strategic Asset Review. Wirral Council has for far too long soldiered on ...
Letter: A local timebomb.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Len J Ellison THE way local government is financed is a timebomb waiting to happen. You cannot keep increasing local rates above the cost of inflation. Local councils have to balance their expenditure with what people can afford. To do this, every area of Wirral Council ...
Letter: A slap in the face.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Taylor RE: CULTURE for sale (Daily Post, November 26). This is a total disgrace and slap in the face to residents both in Wirral and beyond. If the council thinks it can get away with it, they are in for a shock. Firstly, English Heritage will have ...
Letter: Perish the thought.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Phil Griffiths IN WIRRAL, first they came for the lollipop people, and I didn't speak because I need no help crossing roads. Then they came for the libraries, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a librarian; And then they came for the swimming baths, And I ...
Letter: No interest?(Letters)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Terry Jones I FEEL I must respond to Tony Dawson's letter in the Daily Post on November 25 ("Labour must shoulder blame"). In the letter, he states that the Conservative Government has never pretended to be interested in working-class voters, etc. I would ...
Letter: We've been let down.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Danny Dougherty THE present Labour Government deny that a plan has been made to increase VAT to 18.5%, which may be true. Perhaps they are going to make it 20%, I would not be surprised. We are always being given spin on most things. For example: ...
Letter: New way out.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Bill THE Chancellor is urging banks to lend more money - despite the fact that people are so in debt many can't afford to repay the debts they already have. A more sensible option would be for banks to reflect their bad ...
Letter: What's next for us?(Letters)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: C Parker IT IS probably no surprise that advance bookings at the city's hotels are down next year, given that we are in an economic downturn and that 08 was Capital of Culture year. However, one significant difference between 2009 and this year is the large ...
THE DAILY POST & YOU.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... THE Daily Post strives at all times to be balanced, fair and accurate in its coverage. All its journalists have a duty to maintain the highest professional and ethical standards, as set out in the newspaper industry Code of Practice, which is designed both to protect the rights of the ...
OBITUARY: Lady Trudy Bliss.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... ANXIETY must have quickened the pulses of diplomats when they saw the seating arrangements for the grand banquet. Alongside Nikita Khruschev, the shepherd boy, whose peasant charm, brutality and political cunning had led him to the leadership of the USSR, was the wife of the ...
THE DAILY POSTCARD.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... To order copies of pictures in the Daily Post, contact Photosales on 0151 472 2549 CAPTION(S): ...
Here's how I read it.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: JIM HANCOCK THE only time a council can close a library is in June. The point of this Town Hall maxim is that local elections are usually held in May, and it is hoped the anger of the voters will have subsided before the next round of polling. Wirral Council ...
THOUGHT for the DAY.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Terri Whitaker "WHAT'S in it for me?" "Look after number one!" We sometimes hear this, don't we? The opposite attitude to this is found in the Book of Ruth. This tells the story of a widow, Naomi, whose two sons die, leaving her with two daughters-in-law, ...
City has rebuilt its pride and confidence; LIVERPOOL 08 THE POWER OF CULTURE As 2008 draws to a close, we look back on what Capital of Culture Year has meant to Liverpool and the legacy it will leave for the city. Today's assessment is the first in our week-long series.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY ROB MERRICK Political Correspondent MANY expect to see the legacy of Capital of Culture in the new Museum of Liverpool, the new-look Pier Head with its canal link to Leeds, the Kings Dock and the Liverpool One shopping centre. But Culture Secretary Andy ...
Top 10 highlights of Capital of Culture Year 2008; LIVERPOOL 08 THE POWER OF CULTURE.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL Sound concert, with Sir Paul McCartney, at Anfield Opening ceremony La Machine mechanical spider Gustav Klimt exhibition MTV Europe awards King Lear, starring Pete Postlethwaite, at the ...
The legacy: qualityof life and a continuing buzz; 08 Liverpool EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY ALEX TURNER Daily Post Business Staff IN A difficult year for business, the so-called Capital of Culture curse has dampened some of what should have been a year of celebration. Official sponsors Cains, Sayers and Ethel Austin have all suffered severe ...
It has been great for the city, but the feeling is: Will it last? LIVERPOOL 08 THE POWER OF CULTURE.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... RACHEL HOWARD, Ormskirk: I have recently moved to the area from Teesside. I've been lucky to arrive while the Capital of Culture is going on. I love the city, there's a great buzz here. I don't know whether that's because of Capital of Culture or not. I can't imagine it feeling ...
Veterans of The Jam back on road; 08 Culture Diary.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Philip Key's FOLLOWING a recent Liverpool date from Paul Weller, his former bandmates in The Jam are coming to the city to revive the group's classic hits. From the Jam features Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler, twothirds of the original line-up, at Liverpool ...
NOW BOOKING; 08 Culture Diary.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Philip Key's WIRRAL pop heroes The Coral, top, play a festive Mersey gig on New Year's Eve, courtesy of indie club night Pet Sounds, with special ...
pounds 500k Lottery cash to fight Black Bone; Support group helps research.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY LAURA SHARPE Daily Post Staff A LIVERPOOL widower who suffers with a severe form of a rare genetic disease is hoping Liverpool University can find a cure. Robert Gregory, 59, has suffered from Alkaptonuria, often known as Black Bone Disease, since birth. ...
Offering people light in the darkness; Emma Pinch talks to the writer who wants people to understand that the face of HIV is the one that looks back in the mirror.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: Emma Pinch IT WAS one of those nights, says Cate, which would be stamped on her memory for ever. The kids had sausage and mash for tea, and argued over whose turn it was to help wash up. She put them in the bath - they swished the bath foam over the sides - and tucked ...
Take comfort - Ancient Rome also had a credit crunch.(Features)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: PETER ELSON NOBODY has provided me with evidence of this, but, on the basis that nothing's new, it wouldn't surprise me to learn that the ancient Chinese had invented the plastic credit card 3,000 years ago. So it is with the credit crunch and the ...
SUNDAY TIPS.(Business)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BILL GLEESON SUNDAY TELEGRAPH COMPASS (306.25p), the world's largest catering company by market capitalisation, is likely to benefit from the economic downturn as businesses outsource their catering services to cut costs. Pre-tax profits rose 33.3% ...
Biotech company salutes pounds 3m triple contract success; Eden seals deal wtih Asian and European firms.(Business)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY TONY McDONOUGH Deputy Business Editor LIVERPOOL-BASED biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing company Eden Biodesign has secured three contracts worth initially almost pounds 3m. The firm - which is based at, and is the operator of, the National ...
Bidders poised to carve upWoolies stores portfolio 'within days'.(Business)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BILL GLEESON WOOLWORTHS could be broken up as early as this week as around a dozen serious bidders circle the high street chain, reports said. Parts of the group's 815- store portfolio could be sold off in parcels to rival retailers, despite administrator ...
Bank 'takes advice' on JJB's future.(Business)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BILL GLEESON A KEY lender to sports wear retailer JJB Sports has appointed leading accountancy firm Grant Thornton to advise it on the group's future, it was reported. Barclays has lent the group pounds 60m, and speculation is mounting that the bank is ...
Horse Racing: Encore Royal to score.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY ARGUS JAMES FANSHAWE did not enjoy the best of seasons this summer but he can strike on the all-weather at Wolverhampton today with Royal Encore. It all started promisingly for Fanshawe as Spacious ran a massive race in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket, ...
Horse Racing: Hennessy winner is set to step up in class.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY CHRIS WRIGHT Daily Post Staff DAVID PIPE is looking to step up Madison Du Berlais in class following his surprise victory in the Saturday's Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury - but no firms plans are on the agenda just yet. Pipe's Pond House stable has made a ...
Rugby League: Rugby League create unique system for the play-off stages.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY IAN LAYBOURN Daily Post Correspondent THE Rugby Football League are to break new ground next season with an engage Super League play-off series in which the highest-placed team after the first round will get to choose their next opponents. The series has ...
Twell wins McCain Cross Challenge in Liverpool.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... WORLD junior 1500m champion Steph Twell dominated her older and more experienced rivals to win the senior race at the McCain Cross Challenge meeting in Liverpool on Saturday. The teenager, who will chase a third successive European junior gold medal at this month's championships ...
Yakubu injury is 'massive blow' Major setback for Moyes as top scorer's season is over.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY IAN DOYLE Chief Football Correspondent Tottenham Hotspur 0 Everton 1 DAVID MOYES admits the "massive blow" of losing Yakubu for the remainder of the season took the shine off victory at Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Pienaar's 51st-minute ...
Old boyMellor relishing FA Cup clash.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY CHRIS WRIGHT Daily Post Staff FORMER Liverpool striker Neil Mellor is relishing facing his former teammates after Rafael Benitez's side were drawn at Preston North End in the FA Cup third round. Both Liverpool and Everton were handed potentially troublesome ...
Benitez sees striker's role for Gerrard.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: BY NICK SMITH Daily Post Staff RAFAEL BENITEZ has backed Steven Gerrard to play on for another 10 years - and finish his playing days as a striker. Liverpool's captain marks his 10th anniversary of playing for the first team by leading his side out to face ...
Divine inspiration.(News)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Tottenham Hotspur 0 Everton 1 PAGES 8-9, 11, 16 Arbeloa happy to shun the limelight Liverpool v West Ham United ...
FAR POST; LIVERPOOL v WEST HAM IN BITS BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... ONE CLUB WONDERS STEVEN GERRARD has celebrated a decade of playing for Liverpool with the 10th anniversary of his club debut falling on Saturday. He is one of only seven players who have played 10 successive years in the Premier League with the same club they were ...
Arbeloa happy to shun the light; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE LIVERPOOL v WEST HAM UNITED, TONIGHT 8PM Full-back isn't bothered that the Kop don't chant his name.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Byline: IAN DOYLE FOR someone who marked no less a talent than Lionel Messi out of the game on his full Liverpool debut, recognition has been a long time coming for Alvaro Arbeloa. While the likes of Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard claim the headlines with their ...
SPEAKING WITH THE ENEMY; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... Gordon Thrower of West Ham fan website Knees up Mother Brown Are you a happy Hammer at the moment? Sort of. We've played some decent football at times and got no reward so it cheered me up a bit to see us grind out a 1-0 over at Sunderland. I'd be slightly happier if ...
Time for Babel & Keane to deliver; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE VIEW FROM THE STANDS FANS FORUM.(Sport)
Dec 01, 2008 ... MARVELLOUS - we make it through to the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday and then get the news Torres is out again for a few more weeks. The Gerrard/Torres axis is vital to this teams' success and we are struggling to get them both on the pitch at the same time. ...