Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) back issues from June 2008:
Life-saving op for Faye.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Faye Lafferty is recovering after undergoing a life-saving bone marrow transplant. The Huyton ...
WHAT A KNIGHT; Sir Paul gig hailed as 'best ever'.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES Culture Reporter SIR PAUL McCartney's stunning Anfield show was today hailed as his best gig ever. His management team said they had never heard him performbetter. And the fans in the 36,000 sellout crowd ...
WITH LOVE FROM ME TO YOU; MACCA BACK WHERE HE BELONGS IN A THRILLING MUSICAL SPECTACULAR FOR CAPITAL OF CULTURE Catherine Jones joins an ecstatic crowd of 36,000 to welcome a Beatle back home.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Catherine Jones SIR Paul McCartney rocked Liverpool in a thrilling night for Capital of Culture. And if Anfield had a roof, Macca would have blown it right off. The former Beatle played almost 30 songs from across his five-decade career during ...
'It was fantastic. I just wish it could have gone on for longer.'.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... MUSIC fans from across the world flocked to Anfield last night to see the four-and-a-half hour Liverpool Sound concert. Lisbeth Jensen Verpe and her 14 year-old daughter Eve Victoria, travelled from Oslo, Norway, for the concert. Lisbeth said: "We came to Liverpool ...
Fan's 7,000 mile trek to see Paul.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ONE dedicated fan spent 48 hours travelling 7,000 miles to make it to Macca's concert last night. Milenka Reyes- Baquedano, 18, was fulfilling a lifetime's dream of seeing her hero perform in his home town. Her trip was made possible by the Make a Wish Foundation ...
Girl hit by skip wagon.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl was today "poorly but stable" in hospital after she was struck by a seven-and-a-half-tonne skip-wagon. The girl was thought to be sitting on the pavement in Allen Road, Weston Point, Runcorn, when she was hit at around 11.50amon Saturday. A ...
Man, 70, punched.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A 70-YEAR-OLD man was punched in the face in an unprovoked city centre attack. The victim was on Vernon Street at 2.30pm yesterday when he was attacked. Police today ...
Anger at death plot man's pounds 8m.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE family of a murdered Liverpool dad told of their fury today after the man convicted of plotting his death was reportedly given millions of pounds in home office grants. Ex-police officer Mark Heaver was jailed for 13 years in April 1995 for the murder of Michael Donovan. ...
News Briefs: Fashion guru Yves dies, 71.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... LEGENDARY fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent has died at his Paris home at the age of 71. ...
Review: LIVERPOOL SOUND Anfield.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: by JADE WRIGHT "LIVERPOOL I love you," said Sir Paul taking to the stage for his triumphant homecoming. And the feeling was entirely mutual. The city's favourite son delivered his gift to his hometown in person, with a spectacular centrepiece ...
News Briefs: Child killer held.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE mother of two children stabbed to death at their south-east London home has been detained under the Mental Health Act. The 35-year-old ...
News Briefs: Zara tops out.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ROYAL fashionista Zara Phillips has won this year's Celebrity Hat ...
News Briefs: Briton on trial.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... BRITON Neil Entwistle goes on trial in the US today accused of murdering his American wife and baby. He is charged with shooting ...
News Briefs: More recycling.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A NEW bid to make it easier for people to recycle their rubbish when they are out and about was being launched by the government today. ...
News Briefs: Live long, prosper.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A TERMINALLY-ill man collected pounds 5,000 - after betting he would stay alive. Jon Matthews, 58, from Milton Keynes, bet he could ...
He loved life and worked hard for his family; Mourning for newsagent shot dead.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By BEN ROSSINGTON & MARY MURTAGH A POPULAR newsagent gunned down in his shop was a father-of-11 who worked 100 hours a week to support his family back in Yemen. Abdo Sa'eed al-Selwi, 47, of Kensington, was shot dead in Huyton at 7.30amon Saturday. ...
Security vow for show.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE licence for the first ever two-day Creamfields festival has been granted as security is stepped up. Halton council have given the festival the green light, which will once again take place in Daresbury, with capacity expected to quadruple to 40,000. This year, ...
Stadium switch 'go-ahead'.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL council is no longer likely to formally object to Everton FC moving to Kirkby. The city council's planning committee, which meets on Wednesday, has been recommended to raise a number of concerns about the pounds 400m scheme that also involves building a Tesco. ...
Gazza sister in booze plea.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE sister of Paul Gascoigne has pleaded with fans of the troubled ex-footballer today not to buy him a drink. Amid growing ...
DEMO AT START OF BLAST DEATH TRIAL; Protest at 'no bosses'.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By LUKE TRAYNOR PROTESTORS were today gathering outside a court before a case into the fireball death of aman. Christopher Knoop, 50, died in December 2005 as fire ripped through North West Aerosols Ltd in Brookfield Drive, Aintree, after a series of blasts. ...
Day for revolution.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... GARSTON had declared itself an independent "artistic republic". Several hundred people came out on the street in the sunshine on Saturday to see the "president" arrive at the start of what was described as a cultural revolution. More than 120 people applied for ...
Stand up for right to laughter; SIX in the City Absolute glee in the pedantic.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: STANLEY McHALE We are in the middle of the Liverpool Comedy Festival at the moment, but what to see? It's a tricky one because, much as we all like a laugh, there's probably nothing more agonising in the world than having to sit through an hour of rubbish ...
We're looking for ECHO face of 08; Win fabulous prizes in our super competition.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By TINA MILES THE ECHO today launches its search for the city's next top model. Our hunt is on to find the Face of the ECHO 08 - and there are some amazing prizes up for grabs. The winner will get the chance to step in front of the camera lens for ...
Street dancer wins TV talent show.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A TEENAGE dancer from Warrington has been crowned winner of Britain's Got Talent. George Sampson won the public vote in Saturday night's live final with his break-dance routine to Singing in the Rain. The 14-year-old wowed judges after dancing underneath an artificial ...
THE GIFT THAT CAN MEAN LIFE; Prayers answered for a donor.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By MARY MURTAGH EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Faye Lafferty has just undergone a bone marrow transplant after an Australian stranger saved her life. The youngster from Huyton is doing well after the four-hour operation at Alder Hey hospital 12 days ago. Doctors ...
Tests for Ella and Sam.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ELLA and Sam Wright will today start three days of tests by one of the UK's top doctors in a bid to keep them alive. The Southport youngsters touched the hearts of thousands of ECHO readers when we revealed their desperate search for bone marrow donors to cure a rare immune ...
Heartfelt plea for more bone marrow donors.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ADRIAN Sudbury is a journalist at the ECHO's sister paper, the Huddersfield Examiner. He was diagnosed with a rare combination of two types of leukaemia in December 2006 and underwent a bone marrow transplant from a stranger. This helped the Liverpool University ...
Open letter from Adrian to ECHO readers.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Dear ECHO reader, IF YOU had the chance, would you grant a terminally ill man his dying wish? Well, that is what I am asking each and every one of you to do today. I'm 26 years old and will be dead in a matter of weeks or months. I will die from the ...
Lifeline in PO closures row.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... PLANS to close post offices across Merseyside were today dealt a hammer blow. Commons watchdogs ruled that the shake-up of the PO network must put the interests of local people first. And the business and enterprise select committee warned postal bosses they faced a ...
Surgery for Fem.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... TV presenter Fern Britton has admitted to having stomach surgery to help her lose weight ....
Sir Paul is the perfect ambassador; Voice of the ECHO.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... NOW that's how you do it, Ringo! Sir Paul McCartney lit up Anfield last night with a truly spectacular concert which will live long in the memory. Liverpool Sound, which also featured fantastic sets by the Kaiser Chiefs and Macca's fellow homegrown heroes, The Zutons, ...
Quick Quiz.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... 1. Which Liverpool acting dynasty features brothers Joe, Paul, Stephen and Mark? 2. Which British band's first album was called Word Gets Around? 3. How many squares are there on a chess board? 4. Which of the following colours does not appear on the ...
A Stella show for Macca's home city; IT was a real family affair when Stella McCartney showcased her autumn/winter collection at LIPA yesterday. ECHO Features Editor Jane Haase had a front row seat ...(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... "GRANDAD," shouted the little boy in delight as he ran over to the man in the grey suit with the flowery shirt who leant down and gave him a hug. He might be one of the most famous men in the world but he was just grandad to the toddler who wanted a cuddle. The ...
Scousers are touchy but they have got good reason to be ... Sayle returns to his roots in new series ECHO Chief feature writer Paddy Shennan meets up with Alexei Sayle to discuss his new three-part documentary series about Liverpool EXCLUSIVE.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Paddy Shennan IT begins with him reading out letters from angry ECHO readers who didn't want him to darken their doorsteps again - and ends with him making plans to put down new roots in the city he left nearly 40 years ago. Alexei Sayle knows home is where ...
Merseybeat hero lost on Vietnam's killing fields.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: McDERMOTT AS MACCA made magic beneath a diamond-studded sky at Anfield, the saddest story of the Mersey beat era lay just a few hundred yards away. It's the story of a poor boy from Liverpool, the only Scouserwith a brick in the Cavern wall AND a brick on the ...
It's time the city showed it cared for volunteers.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Laurence Westgaph LIVERPOOL has been at the forefront of the development of pioneering philanthropic institutions. We have the first Royal School for the Blind, first Tropical School of Medicine and following in the footsteps of such fantastic institutions is ...
Letter: Short points.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Mrs J. Connor I WOULD like to express my sincere thank you to the neighbours and friends of Mr and Mrs P Kinsella, whose house was recently gutted by fire. They all got together and have rebuilt the house ...
Letter: Short points.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Mrs Walker ON Tuesday night May 20, I was invited to Liverpool John Moore's Fashion Degree show2008 at Grey ...
Letter: Short points.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Ms Dignam AFTER reading an article in last week's ECHO about the lady admitted to hospital from a nursing home, my mum had to go to a nursing home because she had Alzheimer's. We ...
Letter: Short points.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: G.M. Owens THANK you Liverpool ECHO for the special souvenir of the Royal visit - it's a delight to read and good to know young and old appreciated the visit. Like Miss J. Muir of Waterloo, I consider Liverpool should be ...
Letter: You say - Duke of Edinburgh.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... HOW very unwise of our Bishop in this climate of excessive drinking and its problems amongst young and ...
Letter: You say - Let's keep it clean.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Yvonne Harrison I HAVE just visited the new Liverpool one and must say it's just what Liverpool needed. The only fault is there is nowhere to put ciggy butts. When I enquired about this one of the bosses there told me that you have to put it on the floor and ...
Letter: You say - I wish them well.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Derek Jeffery AS a past partner, may I wish the staff of John Lewis well in their new premises (ECHO report May 26). I recall that I left the employ of George Henry Lee as it then was, in 1962, around the time of the department store's acquisition of the ...
Letter: You say - A miraculous fall.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Eddie Scott Jones WITH reference to your recent feature regarding the experience of Natalie Gabriel parachuting into the trees, I can recall a similar event. InWW2 Sgt Norman Alkamade was a rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber when his aircraft was attacked and ...
Letter: You say - Price of law and order.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: N Roberts POLITICIANS have spent millions of pounds on CCTV cameras which have not proved to be effective in reducing crime, so will they now accept that the best deterrent is a visible police presence supported by a strong legal profession. Pre-war Britain ...
Letter: You say - Beware the Tories.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: M. Dale I FEEL I must remind people not to get too excited about getting a Conservative government again, I'm sure people must remember what happened last time they were in power. 1. Three million on the Dole plus millions on the sick to keep the numbers off ...
Letter: You say - The Roscoe shambles.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Anne Foley (Mrs) RECENTLY I took my 21-year-old grandson, a photography student, and a stranger to the city on a tour of some city landmarks. On our way to the Metropolitan Cathedral we passed the memorial to William Roscoe at the bottom of Mount Pleasant. ...
Your Poem; The Palm House.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: by Terry Clarke Shimmering above the city lake, Astride of the fairy glen, The frosted Victorian Palm House, Has sprung into life again Stirring from a century of abrasive urban mists This elegant crystal lady is ...
Hallelujah! Gospel fortnight kicks off; 08 Days A Week.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES Culture Reporter GOSPEL music will fill the city for the next fortnight. City Sings Gospel is a two-week celebration of the music which is bringing singers from all over the world to Liverpool. It started yesterday with a ...
THIS week Culture Reporter Catherine Jones recommends: 08 Days A Week.(News)(Theater review)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: CATHERINE JONES LIVERPOOL Comedy Festival 2008 gets into its stride with belly laughs at venues across the city and beyond. Catch household names like Frankie Boyle, Jimmy Carr ...
Only 8 lives left! Bandit dumped in airtight container.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By HELEN HUNT CRUEL pet owners left a cat in a sealed, air-tight, plastic container on the doorstep of an animal charity. But the moggy survived its ordeal and has now been named Bandit by volunteers. Staff at the Animal Aid charity shop in ...
District News Knowsley.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... KNOWSLEY: A local woman has become the 10,000th person to gain a specialist online training qualification tackling neglect and child abuse. Tricia Keane, a Knowsley Youth Offending Service senior officer with responsibility for parenting, completed an Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect ...
BUILDERS PAY GREEN PRICE.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By NEIL HODGSON Industry Reporter PROPERTY experts claim building costs could soar by 30% depending on local authority attitudes to "green energy" requirements. They say the drive to embrace renewable energy sources within new developments is in the hands of ...
Artwork that really rocks.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Neil Hodgson ARTIST Stuart Easton's love of music has hit a chord with collectors. The 26-year-old from Aintree has established a reputation as a formidable airbrush artist, producing images of rock icons like John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Bono. ...
Brief Case: BOC's proposed acquisition.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Neil Hodgson BOC's proposed acquisition of the Ineos chlorine packaging and distribution business has been ...
Brief Case: THE latest free i-start network.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Neil Hodgson THE latest free i-start network event takes place at Panoramic in Liverpool's West Tower, Brook Street, on June 11 from 6pm, with Medwyn Jones, director of business development at ...
Brief Case: ST HELENS Chamber of Commerce.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Neil Hodgson ST HELENS Chamber of Commerce has launched a Business Ambassadors project to help young people develop skills and experience. The Chamber wants business people and professional ...
Brief Case: NORTHERN Brickwork Contract.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Neil Hodgson NORTHERN Brickwork Contract, in Liverpool, is nearing completion of a key stage in the development of Hoylake's new lifeboat station. Housed on the site ...
Brief Case: LIVERPOOL Culture Company.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Neil Hodgson LIVERPOOL Culture Company has relaunched its www.liverpool 08.com website after commissioning the ...
Brief Case: SPEKE-based marketing.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Neil Hodgson SPEKE-based marketing and communications company Corporate Culture has been shortlisted for the Business in The Community Small Company of the Year Awards at ...
Why Rob's a really handyman to know; Small Firm of the Week.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ROB Millington's aim is to create an army of Handy Andys across the northwest. He realised the potential for reliable maintenance services when he was continually let down by tradesmen on the portfolio of 20 houses he had amassed over six years, renovated and rented. ...
Business Quiz; Industry experts answer your questions.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Q MY company has just invested heavily in a new website and we really want it to be cost-effective. We decided to get a website in order to promote our services to a wider audience, with the objective of this generating new business leads. We know that we need good ...
Warrens warriors in battle for green.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By KEVIN CORE A DAVID and Goliath planning battle could lead to residents taking control of land targeted by developers. The Friends of Arrowe Country Park have used a recent parliamentary act to try to reclassify part of the area as an untouchable village ...
Teens to have pounds 1m 'spends'.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL teenagers are being given pounds 1m to spend. City council chiefs today threw the gauntlet down to the city's 13 to 19-year-olds, saying it was up to them how they splashed the cash. The money is coming from the Government's Youth Opportunities Fund. ...
More homes on the cards.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ST HELENS Council has agreed to boost the number of new houses being built in the borough to comply with new regional strategies. ...