Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) back issues from August 2008:
Ilest Chic; Emma Johnson meets the man who's more than happy to be the one who gets us all dancing - even if we don't know his name.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Emma Johnson IF YOU have ever set foot in a disco or danced at a wedding you will know the songs Good Times, Everybody Dance and Le Freak ... but chances are you won't recognize this man. His name is Nile Rodgers and without him none of those songs would ...
Pride in our city? Out & About.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andy Green IT'S summer and therefore it's Pride Season, and there are Prides going on all over the place - except here. Liverpool in its Capital of Culture year is sadly lacking in its celebration of its gay population. I know we've got Homotopia ...
Gay play; Out & About.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andy Green FOR those dizzy queens who may have forgotten, tomorrow night sees our very own gay football team modelling Debenhams fashions upstairs at H on Victoria Street. The Marauders will be flouncing up and down in a selection of day and evening wear for ...
Horror attack; Out & About.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andy Green FOLLOWING the horrific, homophobic attack on 18-year-oldMichael Causer in Huyton lastweek, Merseyside police have issued a letter to re-assure the gay community that they have taken action and arrests have beenmade. I'mimpressedwith the response ...
Win a glam CDmix.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Emma Johnson THE UK's most glamorous clubbing brand brings you the sexiest sounds of the White Isle in their latest release - Miss Moneypenny's Glamorous Ibiza. This fantastic triple disc exhibits themusical glamour of themagical island and themusical ...
Club Goss.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Emma Johnson HAVE you heard? There's a newresident at Garlands . But it is not a DJ. Instead they have their first resident diva in the shape of the delectableAngie Brown (pictured right) . The singer,who is the voice behind somany Eberle Street anthems,made her debut ...
Winter's trail; Movie THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Riley IF absence really doesmake the heart growfonder thenwe should be ready to fall in love againwith FBI special agents FoxMulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). It's been six years since the intrepid double-act concluded their ...
THE LOVE GURU (12A); Rating: 3/10 Second-rate goods.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WHEN this feature opened in America, Hindu leaderswere not amused byMikeMyers' mockery of their spiritual leaders, calling for a boycott of the film. In truth, no-onewill be amused by this crass and humourless tale of self-empowerment, which bookends lacklustre comic vignettes ...
Bitz.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ewan Ross Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo, Wii, pounds 34.99) AS a reviewer, one of the most difficult questions to answer is: What is your favourite game? Sure, I love the Italianwhoops andwhirls of Mario, but I also like the more spectacular affairs of ...
Pick of the day.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... BBC1 Would I Lie to You? (9.00pm) Michael Aspel, Dara O'Briain and David Mitchell attempt to hoodwink their opponents Big Brother host Davina McCall, Jason Manford and Lee Mack with absurd facts and plausible lies about themselves. Presented by Angus ...
An every day story of an epic hero; Arts.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Riley YOU don't have to be a Liverpool fan, you don't even have to followfootball, to see Andrew Sherlock's showabout Bill Shankly. The 08 commissioned play - seen for just one night at theOlympia Theatre - is being revived for a two-week run at the Royal ...
Victorian poet deserves some modern appreciation; Arts.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Riley A TRIBUTE to a Liverpool-based writer of old, which has been showing at St George's Hall, now deserves further promotion elsewhere. FeliciaHemans - best known for the poem The Boy StoodOn The Burning Deck - was born inDuke Street in 1793. ...
Singers should hotfoot into city; Arts.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Riley A TOUCH of cafe society is being drummed up for this year's Hotfoot on Hope Street event next month. To be more precise, it's Cafe Europe that's on the bill for the Philharmonic Hall concert on September 6 - completewith a new commission from former ...
Wiz of a musical looking for help; Arts.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joe Riley MORE than 120Merseyside teenagers get their chance to performin a full-scale musical at the Empire Theatre later this month. Preparations for TheWiz get underway on Monday, to be followed by four performances, starting on August 14. ...
Max Mosley should take his pounds 60,000 and keep quiet.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rex Makin FOR half a century I have dealt with defamation cases, both for those who claim to have been defamed and those who are alleged to have caused the defamation. I have always tried to throw a dampener over the parties. With his pounds 60,000 damages, I ...
Letter: You say - Thriving city.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: A F, Childwall MY partner and I went to the ECHO Arena to see Australian Pink Floyd on Saturday July 26. Before the concert we had a drink in Circa at the AlbertDock and stood outside by the water, enjoying the warm evening. After a brilliant performance by ...
Letter: You say - Fight at concert.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Linda Low IS there anybody out therewho also felt unsafe at the recent Aussie Floyd gig on Saturday night? We had great seats a fewrows from the front stage. Most of those around us were, like ourselves, moremature and very appreciative Floyd fans. ...
Letter: You say - Tests not fair.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Richard Knights SAD to read that 'caring school' Blueberry Park primary in Dovecot has been failed by the school inspectors, those joyless automatons from Ofsted. In one of the most disadvantaged and run-down areas in the country, the school offers a ...
Letter: You say - Pilgrimage praise.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Frank and Agnes Cannon I HAVE just returned from the LiverpoolArchdiocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes. I cannot praise the organisation too highly. I don't think the armed forces could have done a better job in the organisation and care of so many sick and disabled ...
Letter: You say - Privatisation pain.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: D Kent REGARDING Gordon Brown: all the time he was chancellor, he pandered to the wealthy, the banks and to big business. When this government first came to power, the likes of gas, electric,water and the railways should have been taken back into public ...
Letter: You say - Diamond dismay.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mrs S HayesMellingMount IT IS not true that the Manchester MENArena audiences sit down and do as they are told. My daughter bought two tickets to seeNeil Diamond a few weeks ago and two young girls stood up and were dancing andwaving their arms around. This ...
Your Poem; Me.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Michael Lydiate Me! You all wanna be me. You stare at me in the street Because I'mdraggingmy feet. You can call me a 'mong' and know it's wrong. Itmakes memad,makes me sad Makes me wanna be a normal lad. Me! You all wanna ...
Letter: You say - Short Point.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: J Shillcock REGARDING Joe Riley's review on John Lennon Songbook at the Phil (ECHO, July 19): To give a rating of 7 out of 10 was disgusting. Mark McGann, Curtis Stigers, Claire Martin, along with the RLPO, were excellent. After each number they all received ...
Letter: You say - Short Point.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: William Backshall WHILE enjoying the magnificent Albert Dock spectacle of the Ta ll Ships occasion, I was saddened to pass the old lightship Planet and notice ...
Letter: You say - Short Point.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Parry HERE we go again even the wool they are trying to pull over our eyes is 90%nylon. I'mtalking, of course, about the so-called artists entering their 'masterpieces' for the JohnMoores awards. They try to describe their entries using words ...
Letter: You say - CAROL Vordermann'sdeparture from Countdown.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: M. Dunford CAROL Vordermann'sdeparture from Countdown is a surprise although the show is not the same without Richard ...
KA-CRAZY.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: edited by Mike Torpey Ford's new million-seller baby? 2 12 pages of new & used motors 'Two new engines ...
road TEST: Twin-charged power; Volkswagen Tiguan SE 1.4 TSI 4MOTION.(Sport)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: MIKE TORPEY STICK a 1.4-litre engine in a decent size off-roader and the expectation is one of severely compromised performance. But Volkswagen had such confidence in its pioneering TSI unit that theGerman company launched themuch-heralded Tiguanwith just the ...
road TEST: Ford's trendy new baby makes its world debut; cove story.(Sport)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A NEW baby Ford is on the way 12 years after the original Ford Ka caused a stirwith its funky looks. Due to make its world debut at the Paris Motor Showin October, the new Ford Kawill join themanufacturer's latest line-up of distinctively-styled models. Hot on the ...
Autumn target for new Porsche Targa.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... PORSCHE has lifted the lid on the latest 911 Targa, which will be letting the sun shine in just in time for the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. The German company says that the arrival of the new models heralds the fastest-ever model change in the long history of the ...
A Nissan celebration.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... AFTER a quarter of a century of production itmust be difficult to come upwith new ideas for the Micra but Nissan has risen to the challenge and introduced the aptly-named Micra 25. Painted in eye-catching deep purple, it has silver-effect door mirrors, handles and body mouldings ...
Take Scenic route for the family; used car SPOTLIGHT.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: MIKE TORPEY RENAULT successfully completed a stretch exercise by lengthening its popular Scenic model by 198mms (8ins). The result was the family-friendly Grand Scenic with its seven seat configuration and clever storage solutions. In fairness, the ...
pounds 600,000 DRUG FARM IN WRECKED HOUSES; Walls and ceilings had been pulled down.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BEN ROSSINGTON Crime Reporter POLICE uncovered a pounds 600,000 cannabis farm when they raided neighbouring houses in south Liverpool. Officers burst into the properties in Queens Drive, Wavertree, yesterday to find they had been wrecked by a drugs gang. ...
Mersey win on training.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... MERSEYSIDE boasts two winners in a new training scheme backed by the government, bosses and trade unions. It's Time To Talk Training encourages employers and staff to work together to ensure the best training is delivered to match the needs of an organisation or particular ...
I'm only here for the beer.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE Prince of Wales sampled a new environmentally friendly beer - after travelling to a brewery by helicopter. Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, visited Adnams in Southwold, ...
Zutons reveal their biggest date yet . . . at the ECHO arena.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL band The Zutons today announced their biggest Liverpool date yet. The group will play the ECHO arena on Friday December 19. The concert will follow a successful summer for the band, they appeared at Glastonbury festival, T In The Park and headlined seven ...
Garage raid.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TWO security guards were injured during a petrol station robbery. Raiders targeted the ATM ...
Leisure centres in price rise.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE cost of using leisure centres and sports pitches in Sefton will rise for the second time in five months. It means entrance fees for the likes of Southport's Dunes leisure centre, Splash World and Southport golf course will all rise again from September 1, ...
Minister enjoys a 'mocktail' as he hears about city's campaign to beat the booze.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... HEALTH secretary Alan Johnson visited Liverpool to see whether the "binge-drinking capital of England" has cleaned up its act. Mr Johnson enjoyed a non-alcoholic "mocktail" as he toured Liverpool Lighthouse, in Anfield, and heard how Liverpool health chiefs are working to reduce ...
Bluecoat is tops.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL city centre's oldest building has been shortlisted for an award at the World Architecture Festival. The pounds 12.5m revamp of the Bluecoat arts venue was one of the highlights of Capital of Culture year so far. It has now been nominated in both the ...
Parking ban welcomed over pounds 20m city bypass.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BEN TURNER MOTORISTS will be banned from parking in streets around Liverpool's biggest hospital once two construction schemes are underway. Work on the long-awaited pounds 20m bypass to take traffic out of busy Hall Lane, a notorious bottleneck next to the ...
City's samba beat; 08 Days A Week.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: SAMANTHA PARKER THE streets of Liverpool will resound to the beat of 600 samba drums tomorrow night. Breathtaking costumes and glittering floats will signal the start of the city's first ever Rio De Janeiro-style Brazilian street party. The party ...
Brouhaha parade all set to be the best yet; 08 Days A Week.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By SAMANTHA PARKER Culture Team FEATURING more than 30,000 sequins, 3,000 feathers and 1,500 metres of fabric, tomorrow's Brouhaha carnival promises to be the best yet. The fun begins at noon as the region's largest multi-cultural parade, with more than 1,500 ...
THERE will be a taste; 08 Days A Week.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: SAMANTHA PARKER THERE will be a taste of Tudor life at historic Speke Hall this weekend. Members of The Tudor and Living History Society will show visitors the ancient sport of owlery, along with beekeeping demonstrations. Visitors can also sample ...
DOING anything to celebrate 2008; 08 Days A Week.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: SAMANTHA PARKER DOING anything to celebrate 2008 Capital of Culture? If so, let us know. Our promise for 2008 is to cover all your ...
Kelly expects no favours from Widnes; Leigh v Widnes, Hilton Park, Sunday (kick-off 3pm).(Sport)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JOHN LAWLESS THE LAST time Neil Kelly was involved in a Leigh-Widnes clash it was as coach of the Vikings. Kelly became a folk hero in Widnes as he guided the club to promotion at the end of 2001, beating Leigh in a tense semi-final along the way. ...
'Little gem' Barnett could shine for Rovers - Moore; Tranmere v Blackpool, Prenton Park, tomorrow (3pm).(Sport)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By NICK HILTON TRANMERE'S ex-Liverpool trialist Charlie Barnett, dubbed a "little gem" by boss Ronnie Moore, hopes for the chance to show the Prenton Park regulars what all the buzz is about when Rovers take on Blackpool tomorrow. The visit of the ...
Rugby Union: BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR SAINTS - WILKIN; SUPER LEAGUE: WAKEFIELD TRINITY v ST HELENS BELLE VUE, SUNDAY 3.30pm We'll stay focused despite reaching Wembley says star.(Sport)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: John Lawless Rugby League Writer ST HELENS star Jon Wilkin insists the lure of Wembley will have no effect on his side's Super League form as they take on Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A 26-16 win over Leeds Rhinos last Saturday earned Daniel Anderson's men a place in their ...
PUBS KNIFE BLITZ; Scanner cops to flood city centre tonight.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By NEIL HODGSON MERSEYSIDE police will tonight blitz city centre pubs and clubs in a force-wide crackdown on knife crime. Metal detecting machines will be installed in the streets. Officers armed with metal detecting wands will police the busy ...
Drug pushers, con artists, muggers and burglars let out early; Region's overcrowded jails release 1,700 lags.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By IAN HERNON Political Correspondent MORE than 1,700 convicted criminals were released early onto the streets of Merseyside during the past year. They included muggers, drug dealers, fraudsters and burglars taking advantage of the end of a scheme set up in ...
Festival will be a roaring success.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A GIANT tiger was put through its paces last night as final preparations got under way for Liverpool's carnival weekend. The Emperor and the Tiger is a folk story featuring a mechanical tiger which graces a 100m-long stage, a statuesque emperor, colourful carnival dancers and ...
McCanns to see police papers.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... LAWYERS acting for the parents of Madeleine Mc-Cann were today trawling through Portuguese police files. Gerry and Kate Mc-Cann's legal team received notification from the authorities in Portugal that they could begin to study some 20,000 pages filed by police investigating ...
United Utilities' tap water falls flat in taste test.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... MERSEYSIDE'S water provider United Utilities came second to last in a tap taste test. A panel of experts, including Michelin starred chef Tom Aikens, joined forces to decide which region in the UK had the best tasting tap water. Out of 10 regions Severn Trent's water ...
Mum pays tribute to her brave little Faye; TRANSPLANT GIRL LOSES HER BATTLE FOR LIFE.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MARY MURTAGH MERSEYSIDE schoolgirl Faye Lafferty has died - two months after undergoing a bone marrow transplant. Today Faye's devastated family paid tribute to the brave and chatty eight-year-old. The Huyton youngster passed away peacefully, in ...
MP denies hospitality allegation.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WALTON MP Peter Kilfoyle today vehemently denied benefiting from corporate hospitality at Everton after an allegation made by Keep Everton In Our City campaigners. Yesterday, he claimed he was the victim of "smear tactics" after fans reported him to a Parliamentary watchdog. ...
Crash women lucky to be alive.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TWO women had "a lucky escape" when their car collided with a lorry. The driver and passenger, believed to be in their 50s, were travelling in a green Ford Fiesta along Dunnings Bridge Road, when they collided with a ...
News Briefs: Shot groom is brought home.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE newlywed critically injured in an attack in Antigua was on his way back home to the UK today. Benjamin Mullany was taken out of ...
News Briefs: Dog bites Purves.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... CRUFTS presenter Peter Purves, 69, was treated after being bitten by a terrier ...
News Briefs: Child deaths probe.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... POLICE today refused to rule out a murder inquiry into the deaths of at least five children whose charred remains were found at a former children's home ...
News Briefs: Grim search.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... DETECTIVES who discovered the dismembered corpse of a British teenager in a suitcase in Brazil were today searching for her remaining body parts. Police said ...
News Briefs: Deal is the Pitts.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... HELLO! secured an exclusive multi-million pound deal for the first photos of Hollywood megastars Brad Pitt and Angelina ...
News Briefs: Jamie Scout award.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... JAMIE Oliver has been awarded a badge by the Scout Association for ...
News Briefs: Lubbock protest.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TERRY Lubbock, the father of a man found dead in Michael Barrymore's ...
News Briefs: Power sale off.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A DEAL which would have seen a large chunk of Britain's nuclear industry sold to a French company has hit a snag. ...
MESSAGES FOR ATTACK VICTIM; Friends use Facebook to offer support.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By LUKE TRAYNOR FRIENDS of a Merseyside teenager left fighting for his life after a homophobic attack have set up an internet support group. Michael Causer, 18, was seriously beaten last Friday morning in Tarbock Road, Huyton. Detectives described ...