Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) back issues from September 2007:
RHYS WAS INNOCENT VICTIM OF GANG ATTACK; Gunman targeted rival, 19.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By GREG O'KEEFFE DETECTIVES today said Rhys Jones was most likely the accidental victim of a stray bullet fired during a teen gang attack. It is believed the ...
I'M TAKING CULTURE COMPANY TO COURT; Ex-events manager claims for constructive dismissal.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES Culture Reporter THE man who quit as 2008 events manager is claiming constructive dismissal against Liverpool Culture Company. Lee Forde today said he was left with no option but to resign because of continued frustration caused by a lack of ...
Mersey dragon boat racers take part in fun event on the river.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A DOWNPOUR did not dampen the spirits of dozens of Merseyside youngsters taking part in a day of dragon boat racing. The races began yesterday at the Albert Dock after a dramatic launch event featuring Chinese dragons, firecrackers, dancers and music. One of the ...
Youths held over railway vandalism.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... TWO teenage boys were quizzed after 15 obstacles were deliberately placed on a railway line. The items, which included a wooden pallet, palisade fencing and large heavy rocks, were left on tracks a mile from St Helens Central station. Two youths, aged 14 and 13, were ...
Jimmy says BBC is racist institution.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL playwright Jimmy McGovern accused the BBC of being racist during a live Radio 5 interview. The TV Bafta award-winning screenwriter said while there were "lots of black faces in the BBC", they were working in the canteen. McGovern was being interviewed about ...
Tallest butty plan comes crashing down; World record bid 'too dangerous'.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By NICK COLIGAN FESTIVAL organisers pulled the plug on a record-breaking bid to create the world's tallest sandwich in case it collapsed on passers-by The record attempt was billed as the headline act of the two-week Food Lovers Festival which starts on ...
Recipe for 2 weeks of fun.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL Food Lovers Festival includes the following events: Mon Sep 3 - The Ultimate Food Miles Dinner at London Carriage Works gourmet dinner for 50 people. Tue Sep 4 - Seafood Across The Mersey on Mersey Ferries, 4.15pm-6.25pm. Wed Sep 5 - Wine ...
Store gets into Pole position.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... CASH and carry giant Makro has launched a range of Polish products in its Kirkby store to cater for the region's growing immigrant population. The Britonwood Trading Estate site is now stocking 100 Polish lines, from beer and confectionery to meats and dairy products. ...
Neil gets skates on to aid teens.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... SKATEBOARDERS have been learning new tricks from a champion on wheels. English skateboarding champion Neil Danns, from Liverpool, has shared a few of his techniques with youngsters from Seaforth. He is to accompany the skaters to skate parks around the UK as part of ...
News Briefs: Pensioners hit by rising costs.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... PENSIONERS are finding it harder to save money as they are hit by rises in the cost of living, a survey has shown. One in four ...
News Briefs: Baby killer jailed.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... SCHOOLBOY joyrider Lewis Zotiades who killed a 19-month-old toddler in south ...
News Briefs: It's Sean Brrrean.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... ACTOR Sean Bean filmed a nude scene in minus 40 degree temperatures for ...
News Briefs: Fall victim named.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A MAN who died after falling into a water chamber at Connah's Quay ...
News Briefs: Police dump boy.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A POLICE force has paid compensation to a teenage boy over ...
News Briefs: Three deadly fish.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... THREE of the world's most venomous fish have taken up ...
News Briefs: Mosquito clue.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... RESEARCH into how mosguitoes smell out their human prey could help ...
News Briefs: Mel goes dancing.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... SCARY Spice Mel B will feature on the US TV show Dancing with the ...
News Briefs: A load of carp...(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... STEAMED crap (carp) and virgin chicken (young chicken) are being removed from restaurant menus in China ahead of ...
News Briefs: ...a load of rubbish.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... THE London Philharmonic Orchestra added another string to its bow when its musicians made music out of rubbish. Eight ...
We thought dying friend was joking.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By THOMAS MARTIN A MAN who died after a drunken fall lay untreated for hours because his friends did not believe he was injured. Richard Swindles, 30, from Birken-head, suffered a ruptured liver, spleen and stomach when he fell from the war memorial near ...
Gun guard for MP's jungle trek.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A PRIVATE army has been drafted to look after Merseyside MP Peter Kilfoyle as he treks across one of Nicaragua's most notorious drug-trafficking routes for charity. Daniel Ortega, the country's president, is lending six soldiers to the Labour backbencher to ensure his safe ...
Excuse me officer, do you want to buy drugs?(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A MAN offered to sell drugs to an off-duty police officer in a pub. The constable was enjoying a drink with friends in the Nag's Head in Wallasey on February 27 when Matthew Light asked him if he wanted to buy drugs. Liverpool crown court heard the officer declined ...
Handbag robber is sent to jail.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A MAN who tried to rob a woman of her handbag has been jailed for two years. Craig McCullagh, 21, pleaded guilty at Liverpool crown court to attempted robbery. Sean Brogan, prosecuting, told the court Kelly Brunfit was waiting for a bus in Reeds Lane, More-ton, ...
Water and fire.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... SWIMMERS fled Bootle leisure centre in their costumes and ...
Police plea for two motorists to call them.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... TWO motorists could hold key information about Rhys's death. Police today appealed for the drivers of a red car and a green car, seen in Fir Tree Drive North around the time of the murder, to come forward. The green car was in the area from around 7.25pm, and the red ...
Thousands expected at city vigil.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... THOUSANDS of Merseysiders are expected to attend a community vigil tomorrow for Rhys. His parents Melanie and Stephen will light a candle for him at Croxteth Country Park, and there will be readings at the vigil starting at 4pm, including one from Liverpool lord mayor Cllr Paul ...
Gunman may have killed Rhys in error; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By GREG O'KEEFFE DETECTIVES today revealed Rhys Jones was most likely the accidental victim of a stray bullet fired during a teen gang attack. Their strongest line of inquiry is that 11-year-old Rhys was shot during a targeted attack against others. ...
Rhys's pals will lead England team on to the pitch.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... TWO of Rhys Jones's football teammates are to walk out on the Wembley pitch. Charity Coaching for Hope has offered the youngsters the chance to lead England out as mascots in the European Championships qualifier against Israel. It is expected the children with Rhys ...
Nursery aiming to be a cut above the rest; It has salon for kids' haircuts.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By BEN TURNER Education Reporter A NURSERY is opening a hairdressing salon for its children. Whiston's Sandfield Montessori nursery is also proving popular with parents after starting up dry cleaning and counselling services for mums and dads. ...
City pupil standards dropping.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL pupils are conquering maths but levels in reading, writing and science have fallen. The government's Key Stage 1 tables show seven-year-olds in the city hitting targets in maths has stayed at 89%. But compared to last year, standards in reading, writing and ...
Festival of cars.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A BMW & Porsche Festival takes place at Tatton Park, ...
Fab Four faces herald opening of Beatles themed hotel.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... GIANT faces of the four Beatles have appeared on hoardings surrounding Liverpool's Hard Day's Night Hotel. The images are the idea of Los Angeles-based artist Shannon, who is creating paintings for each of the pounds 17m hotel's 110 rooms, due to open in January. The ...
MY RIGHTS ABUSED, SAYS HAMMER KILLER; Walton inmate wants to sue.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By BEN ROSSINGTON Crime Reporter A CONVICTED murderer wants to sue striking prison guards for "breaching his human rights" at Walton jail. The 36-year-old, who bludgeoned a pensioner to death with a hammer, is filing a lawsuit against the Prison Officers ...
Thanks for our great 08 treat!(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL grandparents Pauline and Phillip Howard today said a big thank-you to their home city for giving them a once in a lifetime dream weekend. The Orrell Park couple enjoyed a VIP lifestyle for the Bank Holiday weekend after winning the 08 Card golden ticket competition, ...
Contest for top Culture city cocktail.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A COMPETITION to create a special Capital of Culture cocktail will be launched at Liverpool's biggest ever celebration of food and drink. The Liverpool Food Lovers Festival starts on Monday and promises some mouth-watering events from local food producers to suit all palates ...
Magical school.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... MEADOWSIDE school in Woodchurch has been dubbed "magical" ...
Death of man who opened cathedral; Tributes paid to Bishop Harris, 89.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES LIVERPOOL was today mourning the death of its former auxiliary bishop, Augustine Harris the man who opened the city's Catholic cathedral. The Rt Rev Augustine Harris died at Ince Blundell Hall on Thursday. He was 89. He famously ...
I'm from the Emo generation; SIX in the City.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: JADE WRIGHT THERE is an invisible line drawn down our off ice. On one side are those who try to keep up with the vagaries of youth culture, and those who have given up years ago. Never was the line more evident than yesterday, when the subject of Emo came up ....
TRAINS WILL BE BACK ON TRACK SOON; ENGINEERS PUT RIGHT KIND OF GREASE ON LINE But only Northern Line restored at first.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By NEIL HODGSON MERSEYRAIL will reinstate quarter-hourly train services on the Northern Line from Monday But Wirral Line trains will remain half hourly because of a shortage of trains caused by excessive wheel wear. The reduction in services led to ...
District News North: An antiques and collectors.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... BOOTLE: An antiques and collectors fair is at Bootle town hall today from 9.30am to 4pm. Entry is pounds 1.50 with free parking. A car boot sale is also held ...
District News North: Pink Aerobics at Croxteth Hall.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... CROXTETH: Pink Aerobics at Croxteth Hall on September 9 is two hours of exercise in aid of Breast ...
District News North: A rural crafts.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... RAINFORD: A rural crafts display is at Sidings Lane nature reserve on Sunday, September 9 from noon until 5pm organised by St ...
District News North: Lad's Brigade.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... LITHERLAND: A reunion is being organised for former members of St Philip's, Litherland, Lad's Brigade at St Philip's Church hall, Orrell Road, on Saturday, September 15, from 7pm. ...
FIND TOM'S KILLER; City homeless man died day after attack.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By BEN ROSSINGTON Crime Reporter DETECTIVES were today trying to retrace the movements of a well-known homeless man beaten to death in Liverpool city centre. Thomas Dooley, 51, died last Friday from bleeding to the brain. He turned up at the Royal ...
Trial date for city man on theft charge.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A MAN aged 42 who denied robbing a Blackpool garage faces trial on October 29. John Ianson of Goldfinch Farm Road, Speke, Liverpool, appeared at Preston crown court and pleaded not guilty to robbing Adam Kielly of money on May 19 this ...
Flower festival.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... ST Francis Xavier's church in Lanqsdale Street, ...
Master Minds.(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... 1. What kind of animal was the Magic Roundabout character Ermintrude? 2. Whichrock band released the albums Bleach, In Utero and Never mind? 3. Whichpop star's father-in-law appealed to her fans to stop buying her records after news of her decline in health hit the ...
Recipe; Chocolate Birthday Cake (in honour of Liverpool's 800th).(Features)(Recipe)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Ingredients: 8oz butter (or unsalted butter and 1/2 tsp salt); 6oz plain chocolate;4eggs; 1tsp vanillas sence; 8oz plain flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 pint milk; 1 1/2 lbs caster sugar Method: Heat the oven*toGas Mark5or 400*For 200*C. Butter and line three 9" ...
Download story of slavery.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A SLAVERY remembrance tour via modern MP3 players is being launched to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the British Slave Trade. The free tour, narrated by Liverpool historian and ECHO columnist Laurence Westgaph, is the latest in a series of guides downloadable ...
Birthday dinner.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... SOUTH Liverpool Athletic Club will celebrate its 30th ...
Snap happy.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... HAVE you got a shot of Liverpool life on your mobile phone camera? Why not send it to ECHO website www.icliverpool.co.uk and join the growing band of readers who submit images from their lives on Merseyside? For more details of how to send a mobile phone picture ...
ATTACK VICTIM INQUEST DELAY.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By MICHELLE FIDDLER Chief Reporter RELATIVES of Liverpool teenager Andrew Jones today said they are "frustrated" after their son's inquest was put back just two weeks before it was due to start. Andrew Jones, 18, was killed in March 2003 after he was punched ...
Meeting on move to Kirkby.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... OPPONENTS of Everton FC's proposed move to Kirkby today called a public meeting to provide an update on rival plans. The Keep Everton In Our City campaign group describe the event as "a must for every Evertonian who voted 'no' to Kirkby". Last week the club announced ...
Synagogue fund-raiser by cellist.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... WORLD famous cellist Colin Carr is to perform at the Princes Road synagogue. The classical musician, who is originally from Liverpool, will play at a concert at the Toxteth place of worship on November 11. Mr Carr's parents were originally members of the Liverpool Old ...
Music for kids.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... A MUSIC workshop for children takes place in Liverpool next Saturday, at Mossley Hill ...
Clippers setting sail; Ships head here for round-world race.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES Culture Reporter CLIPPER crews set sail for Liverpool on Monday ahead of the start of their round-the-world adventure. The 10 clippers are due to arrive at the Albert Dock on Saturday, September 8 - a week before the start of the 35,000-mile ...
Sir Robin began it all.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... THE Clipper event is the world's fastest and longest amateur sailing race. The 07-08 event is the sixth Clipper Race. The first one set off in 1996 and was the idea of Sir Robin Knox- Johnston. the first man ever to sail solo nonstop around the ...
District News Wirral: Merseyside's Year of Heritage.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... WIRRAL: Wirral's events to mark Merseyside's Year of Heritage are under way. Tomorrow a Blue ...
District News Wirral: HESWALL: Booking.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... HESWALL: Booking for Heswall CVS lunch club will open on Tuesday. The lunch club resumes on Wednesday, ...
District News Wirral: Tinnitus Group-meets on Wednesday.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... WIRRAL: Wirral Tinnitus Group-meets on Wednesday at St Barnabas Church, Bromborough, at ...
District News Wirral: A coffee morning.(News)
Sep 01, 2007 ... BEBINGTON: A coffee morning is being held at Christ Church, Kings Road, Bebington, on Tuesday at 10.30am. Speakers will be Mark ...
Preview: THE DEAD 60S Probe Records, September 11.(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Jade Wright THE Dead 60s like to make a statement. Their name, for instance - a deliberate poke in the eye to anyone still slavishly following the trail laid out by the Beatles half a century ago. "Our name was about what we saw growing up," explains bass ...
Weekend TV; Coming Down The Mountain (Tomorrow, BBC1, 9pm).(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Peter Grant THIS TV drama is by turns moving, poignant and funny. Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night- Time, became a bestseller and instant classic in 2003. Nicholas Hoult is fast becoming Britain's premier teenage ...
Weekend TV; British Film Forever (Tonight, BBC2, 9pm).(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Peter Grant CHOCKS Away get those stiff upper lips at the ready. Time for the Great British war film to enter the spotlight. It does, however, seem as if most of them starred John Mills, bravely overcoming the odds to accomplish some seemingly ...
Tonight's TV.(Features)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Peter Grant WATCH IT Britain's Favourite View (Tomorrow, ITV1, 8pm) FORMER Reds star Jamie Redknapp still loves Liverpool. "I lived there for 11 years, which is a third of my life," he says. "I look at Liverpool not as city but a country in itself; the people ...