Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) back issues from April 2008:
Rent fundraiser.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... FRIENDS of a Liverpool student who died suddenly have launched a fund to pay her rent after letting agents threatened her family with legal action. ...
REVEALED: MATHEW STREET 08; EXCLUSIVE Six outdoor stages and drinking in streets.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES CULTURE bosses today revealed plans for themed stages at this year's MathewStreet ...
POLICE PROBE; CLUBS'ANGER AT TREATMENT OF STAR PLAYERS IN DERBY.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MICHELLE FIDDLER Chief Reporter POLICE were today due to speak to Liverpool and Everton FC officials after Sunday's derby. Officers were expected to investigate claims Blues captain PhilNeville, 31, was spat on and punched by Liverpool fans as he prepared ...
Power cut as cables burn.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A 100-METRE cordon was set up after flames erupted from a manhole. The fire was caused by underground cables supplying electricity and cable TV to homes in L15. Merseyside Fire Brigade were called to Salisbury Road, off Smithdown Road, Wavertree at 7.42pm yesterday. ...
Reds ticket conman banned from all matches.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A CONMAN who sold fake Liverpool tickets for six times the real price has been banned from all games for four years. Man Utd fan Robbie Varle sold nine tickets for the Champions League game against Barcelona for pounds 1,980 to fans from Norway. When they tried to get ...
Truck driver in gun terror.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A RECOVERY driver was injured after shots hit his truck in Toxteth. He was parked in Back Egerton Street just before 5pm yesterday when the shots ...
Homes are handed over.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THOUSANDS of council homes in Liverpool were transferred to a new landlord last night. Officials sealed a deal to hand over the 11,000 properties to ...
RUNNERS & RIDERS; What star horses are demanding at this year's Grand National.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By VICKI KELLAWAY HORSES have turned into divas at this year's Grand National - issuing showbiz style riders for their stables. The animals are fussy about everything from the softness of their bedding to the taste of their water. A in tree stable ...
Healthy treat for Aintree.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A CHEF has cooked up a winning formula for this year's Grand National meeting. Dave Roberts, head chef at Dovedale Towers in Penny Lane, has joined forces with jockey Liam Treadwell to create the meal. Rising star Liam, who is set to ride French horse Mon Mome in this ...
News Briefs: World watches Zimbabwe.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... ZIMBABWE remained in limbo today as results continued to slowly trickle out, increasing fears President Robert Mugabe is attempting ...
News Briefs: Free health MoTs.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... HEALTH secretary Alan Johnson was expected to announce today everyone aged 40 to 74 will be offered screening for illnesses that kill 170,000 people a year. ...
News Briefs: Judge me do.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... HEATHER Mills will soon be back in front of the cameras. The ...
News Briefs: Suspects appeal.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THE three suspects held in Italy in connection with the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher, American student Amanda ...
News Briefs: Cash in the Banksy.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A SCREENPRINT by guerilla artist Banksy that pokes fun at the art establishment is to be auctioned ...
News Briefs: 999 hoaxer jailed.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A SERIAL hoaxer who bombarded the emergency services with false reports of people in danger was jailed for four ...
News Briefs: Deer in sea rescue.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A YOUNG deer was rescued by a lifeboat crew after it was chased into ...
News Briefs: Crash tributes paid.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... FIGURES from the world of motor sport today paid tribute to two popular colleagues killed in the Farnborough plane crash. Former racing driver ...
SUNBED CALL TO BAN UNDER-18s; Salons may be asked to help in cancer fight EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BEN TURNER Education Reporter UNDER-18s could be banned from sun beds in Liverpool. The council is expected to ask sun bed salons to voluntarily raise the legal limit of 16 to 18 to reduce the risk of skin cancer. The idea comes after the ECHO ...
Doddy's century of gags.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... KEN DODD is putting the finishing touches to his tribute to a century of Liverpool's comedy talent. He is performing two sell-out shows tonight and tomorrow at St George's Hall. Doddy described his tribute to comedians such as Arthur Askey, Ted Ray, Robb Wilton, ...
Pregnant woman hit by glass as yobs hit bus.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... APREGNANT woman was taken to hospital after yobs threw missiles at a Liverpool FC decorated bus hours after the derby match. The Stagecoach bus was travelling along Breck Road close to the junction with Everton Road, Anfield, at around 7.30pm on Sunday night. A ...
TA marks 100 years' service.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... MERSEYSIDE soldiers were among 100 from the north west who launched the Territorial Army's centenary year. They met at Lancashire County ...
Shop staff threatened with knife.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... TWO shop assistants were threatened by a man with a knife who stole cash. The women were working in the Grange way Centre, Runcorn, at 8pm on Saturday, when the man came in with a knife and demanded cash. He had been in 20 minutes ...
SIX OF THE BEST; EXCLUSIVE Festival will be 'fantastic.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES Culture Reporter SIX SITES earmarked for outdoor stages at this year's Mathew Street Festival were revealed today. Culture organisers said last year's alcohol ban was likely to be lifted so festival-goers can enjoy a drink in parts of the ...
Rail upgrade 'threat to Culture year'.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... PLANS to close the west coast main line for Bank Holiday engineering work will do significant damage to Capital of Culture year, it was feared today. Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has called on Network Rail to reconsider its plans, and culture officials described the situation ...
Guantanamo talk.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A FORMER Guantanamo Bay prisoner was due to give a talk at Edge Hill University tonight. British-born Moazzam Begg endured more than 300 interrogations at the US detention ...
Police attacked.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A SMOKE canister was thrown into the foyer of a police station. Fire crews were called to Speke police station, Ganworth Road, at about 11pm last night. No-one was injured. A police spokesman said: "The canister was thrown ...
& THE BUNNYMEN; Home gig as McCullough and Co celebrate 30 years.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By TINA MILES Showbiz Reporter LIVERPOOL legends Echo & The Bunnymen will celebrate their 30th anniversary at the venue that shares their name. The band will stage a huge homecoming show at the ECHO Arena on Thursday, November 27. And they will be ...
Square eyes on a break from work; SIX in the City.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: JUSTINE MILLS I HOPE everybody had a nice Easter. I enjoyed mine as we had two days off, as we were closed Easter Sunday and Monday. I didn't do anything exciting, in fact I didn't put my nose out of the door. I just chilled out watching all the ...
Police raid 'stopped teenagers buying gun' court told.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... POLICE foiled a plot to sell a gun to two teenagers, a jury heard. Liverpool crown court heard officers from the Matrix squad raided a property in Cavan Drive, Haydock, where they discovered a self-loading pistol fitted with a silencer and loaded with ammunition. ...
EGG RUN CHAOS; Charity event organisers in fall out over roles.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By KEVIN CORE ORGANISERS of a major charity event are caught up in a bitter feud over who runs it. Just weeks after the Wirral Egg Run saw 7,000 bikers collecting on behalf of sick children, its committee is at loggerheads, with two members both claiming to ...
'Respect' week in Bootle.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A WEEK-LONG blitz on anti-social behaviour is planned for a Merseyside regeneration zone. Activities such as after-school clubs, football training and pamper sessions will take place in Bootle later this month. 'Respect' week is aimed at people in Queens Road, Bedford ...
Hillary: I will fight on.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... HILLARY Clinton is rejecting calls from Barack Obama supporters to drop out of the White House race for the good of the Democrat party. The former first lady's campaign declared she will stay until the last state primary votes are counted, even if it means what some Democrats ...
Teenagers' court date.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... TWO teenagers were charged with public order offences after a group of youths hurled bricks at fire engines and verbally abused crews. Police were called to Ridgewood Drive, in Clock Face, St Helens, on ...
Schools in relaunch as charity.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... TWO Liverpool schools are to join forces to become a charity and welcome business, health and university officials onto their books. The ECHO exclusively revealed in October how Child wall and Broad green schools were forming Merseyside's first charitable trust in a move which ...
WE WILL BRING RHYS GUNMAN TO JUSTICE; PM's pledge in fight against crime.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By IAN HERNON Political Correspondent PRIME minister Gordon Brown today spoke of his confidence that the killer of Rhys Jones would be caught. Mr Brown said the net was closing on the murderer. And he said that communities like Liverpool were no ...
Club admits to lift fall guilt.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THE owners of a nightclub admitted failing to ensure the safety of revellers after a woman plunged 30ft down a goods lift shaft. Student Leanna Shearer was leaving the Krazy House in Wood Street when she fell. She suffered fractures to her foot and back and spent time ...
Under-fire company gets new care deal.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THE company that was heavily criticised for running out of hours care in Liverpool has won a new contract to continue managing the service. Primary Care Trust (PCT) bosses awarded the new three-year deal to current provider Urgent Care 24 (UC24). Wavertree-based UC24 ...
20 held in crack raids.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... RAIDS across north Liverpool saw 20 people arrested. Police also seized 10 vehicles and closed a crack house during the raids yesterday. Officers executed nine search warrants targeting drug dealers, burglars and car criminals. Working with Liverpool ...
Stevie G's cufflinks raise pounds 9,000.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... DIAMOND-ENCRUSTED cufflinks commissioned by Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard raised pounds 9,000 for charity. The footballer asked top Liverpool jewellery store Boodles to design the cufflinks and tie pin. And Boodles bosses donated them to Tsunami Soccer Aid's black ...
SHAUNA: WE'LL PAY HER RENT; Friends to club together after cash demand.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BEN TURNE FRIENDS of a young Liverpool student who died suddenly of a heart defect today launched a fund to pay off her rent. A letting agent threatened legal action against Shauna McCann's devastated dad if he did not pay her rent until the end of the ...
Criminal Justice; District New Center.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... CITY CENTRE: The Merseyside Criminal Justice Board is holding an event to increase public knowledge of sentencing in the courts. There will be an opportunity to pose questions to a panel that is made up of a crown court judge, a deputy justices clerk, a ...
Latin Music Festival; District New Center.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... CITY CENTRE: La Linea, the London Latin Music Festival, comes to Liverpool this April, bringing two exciting gigs to the Philharmonic Hall to herald the start of spring. First up on April 17 comes a gig from The Ipanemas and Zuco 103, celebrating both classic and modern ...
Yoga Afternoon; District New Center.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... CITY CENTRE: There will be a Yoga afternoon at Quaker House, on School Lane Liverpool on Saturday ...
Inviting New Members; District New Center.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... CITY CENTRE: Liverpool's Catholic ramblers are inviting new members aged 18 and over to join them on their Sunday coach rambles to North West beauty spots. Find out about ...
Church Hall; District New Center.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... OLD SWAN: A book sale will be held at All Saints Church Hall, Cunningham Road, on ...
Performing Arts Tap-Dancing; District New Center.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... CENTRAL: Team Oasis is offering classes in ballet dancing, hip hop dance, singing, theatre producing, performing arts, tap-dancing, jazz and ...
A taste of real commonsense; Voice of the ECHO.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The government's pounds 218m campaign to improve school meals - after criticism from TV chef Jamie Oliver - appears to be only a beginning. Children's minister Ed Balls has hinted that free school meals for all could be the centre piece of Labour's next election manifesto. For ...
Code of safety; Voice of the ECHO.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Vanity can be deadly in the race to look good. Now the city council is to ask sunbed outlets to, voluntarily, raise the age for use from 16 ...
Quick Quiz.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... 1. Name the chancellor of the exchequer. 2. Which poet wrote Under Milk Wood? 3. When was the first edition of the BBC's Blue Peter transmitted? 4. Where was movie Never Been Kissed set? 5. Who played Mrs Bucket in TV comedy Keeping Up ...
My marriage ended live on TV; In day two of exclusive extracts from Les Dennis's autobiography Must The Show Go On? the Liverpool comic explains why he entered the Big Brother House - and the nightmare it became ...(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: Les Dennis's THERE was nobody beating a path to my door to offer me any new and exciting projects, so my agent Mandy and I decided that we had to raise my profile. The problem was the thing we decided to do was Celebrity Big Brother. I had never really ...
The day I came face to face with Neil Morrissey.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... LOOKING to the future Les is about to become a father again with his partner Claire and their baby is due next month. He says he is glad ex-wife Amanda has found happiness with her husband Chris, and they have a baby girl. In the book he talks about estrangement from ...
Airport's success on public transport.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL John Lennon airport passengers are using public transport more than ever. A survey by industry regulator the Civil Aviation Authority shows that 15% of airport passengers chose to use public transport to travel to or from the Airport in 2007. This is more ...
Winning ways for women.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL businesswomen almost achieved a clean sweep when they claimed three of the top four honours in the first North West Women in Business Awards. Candice Fonseca of Delifonseca won Business Start Up of the Year, Anna Hayes took the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and ...
MP rejects cut plans.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... PLANS to scale back dermatology services at a major hospital have been attacked by an MP. Presenting a petition of 1,541 signatures, Wirral South's Ben Chapman wants the Secretary of State for Health to reverse moves to cut ...
COMEDY FESTIVAL TO BE BIGGEST EVER; Big laughs galore at ECHO Arena.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JOE RILEY Arts Editor THIS YEAR'S Liverpool Comedy Festival could be a ticket sales record-breaker. Organisers are predicting an audience of more than 40,000 for the summer event. That would effectively double last year's turn-out. A ...
Pools HQ replaced by pool.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THE former Vernons Pools HQ is to be demolished and replaced with a sports complex. Plans to bulldoze the art-deco building in Aintree, formerly the Paradox nightclub, including its famous clock tower, were approved by councillors earlier this month. It will now be ...
COPS PROBE SOCCER LINK TO STABBING; Fears over leap in number of pubs.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By LUKE TRAYNOR A BAR on Liverpool's popular Allerton Road is under the spotlight after a stabbing, hours after a Premiership football match. Apub-goer was knifed in Yates Wine Lodge on Easter Sunday, two hours after the end of Liverpool's game against ...
Sports fair for kids.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... CHILDREN and parents have been invited to a fair where they can find out how to get involved with sports clubs in St Helens. Representatives from different sports will be on hand to tell youngsters aged five to 18 how ...
MS support opportunity.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A MULTIPLE Sclerosis advice session will be held at the Neurosupport Centre in Liverpool today from 10am-12 noon. This is an opportunity for anyone affected by MS to speak to ...
Beech patrol.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A SCULPTURE of a Royal Engineers Sapper carved from the trunk of a beech tree has been installed at a Mersey army regiment's HQ. T he 6ft-high piece was carved with a chainsaw and chisels by Lancashire ...
Art shows our pool of talent; Singh twins draw on city's cultural depth.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES Culture Reporter AN INTRICATE painting celebrating the best of Liverpool culture took its artists two years to create. The award-winning Singh Twins have incorporated everything from community arts groups to the city's big theatres and Sir ...
Thought for 08.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... "AS an MP and now MEP, I am paid to fight for constituents' interests. Sometimes that has required me to get angry, to rattle a ministerial cage, to kick a bureaucrat's backside, to be forceful in Parliament. "Never one to act thus in my own interest, it is, ...
DOING anything to celebrate 2008.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... DOING anything to celebrate 2008 Capital of Culture? If so, let us know. Our promise for 2008 is to cover all your events in the ...
DES RES! Win family tickets for Safari Park.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JANET TANSLEY THREE well-known Merseyside entertainers have moved into their new pounds 600,000 home in Knowsley, completewith swimming pool. The exciting newdes res has been custom-built for the celebrities, Max, Biffo andArthur, the stars of Knowsley ...
If you do one thing this week.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... PAY hommage to a legend at the Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight between now until Saturday with Billy Fury - Like I've Never Been Gone. Dingle Community Theatre presents this musical production about the Liverpool star. Call 0151 643 8757. DANCE delight! ...