Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) back issues from September 2008:
TRAGIC; Teen is 9th Mersey stab death this year.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tributes & ...
LUKE IS NEW STAB VICTIM; Boy, 15, to face court on murder charge.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BEN ROSSINGTON & VICKI KELLAWAY A 16-YEAR-OLD boy is the ninth person to die after being stabbed in Merseyside this year. Luke Howard died from injuries received at a house party in Knotty Ash at the weekend. A 15-year-old boy was appearing in ...
Young on march.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... HUNDREDS of young people marched through Liverpool to raise awareness of knife crime. Yesterday's march from Liverpool cathedral to Derby Square was organised several weeks ago in a bid to curb rising youth violence. But with tragic irony the youngsters took to the ...
Two blade crimes every day.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... MERSEYSIDE police today said they would use everything in their power to crackdown on knives. Assistant chief constable Simon Byrne spoke out after a weekend which saw Saint Francis Xavier pupil Luke Howard, 16, killed and a 22-year-old from Dovecot left fighting for his life ...
Stabbing victim, 22, is on critical list.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A YOUNG man was fighting for his life in hospital today after a second stabbing on Merseyside at the weekend. The 22-year-old had emergency surgery at the Royal hospital after being admitted at about 7am on Saturday. His condition was said to have improved slightly ...
Huyton rocked by gun attacks; More police patrols.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BEN ROSSINGTON EXTRA police are being sent out onto the streets of Huyton after two shooting incidents in less than 24 hours. In the second attack a taxi driver escaped injury when his winds creen was shattered. Residents on Reeds Road, Huyton, ...
Song remembers Rhys.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A SONG in memory of Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones was released today. The single, Angel Child, comes from Liverpool group Taylor Bradley featuring Jules. ...
News Briefs: Drink injuries on the rise.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... THE number of young people ending up in hospital because of excessive drinking is much higher than thought, new figures revealed. Statistics compiled by ...
News Briefs: Guy film premiere.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... THE world premiere of Guy Ritchie's new movie RocknRolla takes place ...
News Briefs: Sex attack charge.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A MAN was charged with sexually assaulting two British women on holiday in New Zealand, police said today. The ...
News Briefs: School costs blow.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... PARENTS now spend almost pounds 16,000 putting their child through school. A "Schools Sums Index" compiled by the Norwich Union ...
News Briefs: Car service shock.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CAR servicing rates are rising sharply with garages charging labour rates of up to pounds 200 an hour, a survey revealed ...
News Briefs: Hunt for Kirstie.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... POLICE will today continue searching for teenager Kirstie Foster after the body of her mother Jill and a man, believed to be her ...
We've caught a shark in the Mersey; OK, so it's only 30cm long, but I it's still a shark.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By VICKI KELLAWAY TWO first-time anglers already have their own fisherman's tale after catching a shark in the River Mersey Zoey Mulhearn, 30, and Lynn Darnell, 27, were amazed when they reeled in a tiny Jaws complete with its distinctive dorsal fin and ...
Minke whale washed up.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A DEAD whale has been washed up on Formby beach. The whale, found opposite the Albert Road track on Saturday night, is thought to be a Minke whale. It is about seven metres long and two metres in wide. Sefton Rangers are organising the removal of the carcass. ...
St George's hall pipped in lotto poll.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... ST GEORGE'S Hall was celebrated at this year's National Lottery Awards. But the grade I listed landmark was pipped to the title of Best Heritage Project at the live TV ceremony on Saturday. The Liverpool building, ...
Boozy mums.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... HALF of mothers drink at home three or four nights a week, with many drinking because of ...
Legends to tell tales in free event.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... JOIN Liverpool rangers this Sunday for a free event entitled In Search of Liverpool's Legends. The event is a costumed, promenade performance in Calderstones Park. All are welcome to hear the stories of many Liverpool ...
Lisa evicted.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BEAUTY and tanning sales rep Lisa Appleton from Warrington has become the 11th person to be evicted from ...
Protest over courthouse cleaner ban.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... UNION members were today protesting against a decision to ban a 64-year-old cleaner from the court where she has worked for two decades. Officials have dismissed 64-year-old Barbara Mis-und from her cleaning post at ...
SUPER HEROES! Thousands turn out for Saints.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ALAN WESTON THOUSANDS of St Helens fans gave their returning rugby league heroes a tremendous welcome back from their Wembley victory. A two-hour open top bus tour through the town was followed by a civic reception at St Helens town hall yesterday for the ...
Ahoy! Navy is coming to city.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A SPECTACULAR series of Royal Navy warships will visit Liverpool for public viewing over the next two months, starting this weekend. It is made possible by the city's new cruise liner berth. The amphibious assault landing warship HMS Albion will arrive on Friday for a ...
Couple's wedding reception nightmare; Shock over closure of pub.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CLAIRE ELLICOTT A COUPLE'S wedding reception was thrown into chaos a week before the big day when the venue closed. Robert Burke, 33, and Maddie Kirby, 27, lost their pounds 50 deposit for a room at The Wheatsheaf pub in Archway Road, Huyton, and pounds ...
Families pay tribute to region's road victims.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... PARENTS and children who lost their loved ones on Merseyside's roads have released doves in their memory. Dozens of people gathered in Liverpool's Queen Square for a poignant memorial yesterday. Among them was Lorraine Wilson of Birkenhead who released a dove in ...
We're Krazy for Mr K; Queues as Klimt closes.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES Culture Reporter TATE Liverpool was today celebrating a record- breaking end to its acclaimed Klimt exhibition. More than 194,000 people flocked to visit the dazzling display of Austrian artwork on show at the Albert Dock gallery. ...
Family will sue over airman killed in explosion.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... THE family of a Merseyside airman who died along with 13 others when their RAF Nimrod exploded in Afghanistan are to take legal action against the government. A writ will be served on defence secretary Des Browne today, accusing the Ministry of Defence of negligence, failing to ...
JOIN IN FUN AS 08 MYSTERY REVEALED; Countdown to arrival of La Machine.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CATHERINE JONES Culture Reporter THE countdown has started to one of the most spectacular weekends of Capital of Culture. La Machine's giant mystery creature will take to the streets of Liverpool city centre on Friday in what will be the biggest piece of ...
Roads will be closed.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... THE Strand will be among a host of streets closed for La Machine's mystery creature, due to hit Liverpool this weekend. Many parts of the city centre will become pedestrian-only zones as the giant animation comes to life. Roads will be closed and public transport ...
Boost in trains service.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... PASSENGERS will enjoy more frequent trains from Ormskirk to Preston as part of a shake-up of train services. The Ormskirk line is included in the new Network Road plans aimed at improving services in and around Lancashire and Cumbria. The plan, called the Lancashire ...
MP's visit to mark 30th.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... AN MP has visited a newly-opened NHS psychiatric intensive care service at Clatterbridge Hospital. Wirral West's Stephen Hesford dropped in to coincide ...
Vandals return in blitz on gardens; Allotments under attack.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CLAIRE ELLICOTT VANDAL-plagued allotments have suffered one of their worst break-ins. More than 70 sheds were destroyed, tools stolen and gardens wrecked at the Bootle leisure garden allotments in Gardner Avenue, Bootle. The thieves stole hedge ...
End of the peer shortfall.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... RESEARCH published today reveals that the north west is vastly underrepresented by Peers in the House of Lords. The figures, released in a paper by the New Local Government ...
USA braces itself for huge hurricane.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... HURRICANE Gustav is expected to reach land on the US Gulf coast today, three years after Katrina devastated New Orleans. Hundreds of thousands of residents have fled the city after its mayor, Ray Nagin, warned "the storm of the century" was coming and it was "time to be scared" ....
Hospital plan in public view.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... RESIDENTS in south Liverpool can view proposals for a new Liverpool hospital on Wednesday. A public meeting takes place at Bridge Chapel Centre on Heath Road, Garston, at ...
Universities' record intake.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... RECORD numbers of students will flock into Merseyside in the coming month as more young people than ever pick Liverpool as their first choice to study. All of the city's universities and Ormskirk's Edge Hill campus have seen a rise in applications. Liverpool John ...
Neighbour's fire rescue.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A MAN was rescued from a house fire in Speke by his neighbour last night. The 56-year-old was led to safety by his male neighbour after a pan ...
Camera tracks cockle pickers.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A SURVEILLANCE camera was switched on today to prevent a repeat of the Morecambe Bay cockle picking tragedy on Wirral shores. The Environment Agency is beginning a new cockle licensing system on the Dee Estuary, where up to 400 workers have been seen harvesting cockles in unsafe ...
HAIL THE CHIEFS; 08 Days A Week Top team at fire charity fundraiser.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MICHELLE FIDDLER (Fire) Chief Reporter CHIEFS from all walks of life took part in a special event to raise pounds 100,000 for the World Firefighter Games 2008 charity fund. The Chief 's Challenge was thrown open to anyone who holds the "chief" title, ...
FACT of the Day; 08 Days A Week.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... ELEVEN staff from city law firm Weightmans, based at India Buildings, are volunteering to help ...
ONE to Watch; 08 Days A Week.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... TOMORROW is the last day of the Games and the last chance to cheer on Team UK. Catch the 10-pin bowling in Bromborough; ...
HOTTIE of the Day; 08 Days A Week.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Name: Rob Fucci. Age: 24. Job: Firefighter. Location: New York (FDNY). Events: 11-a-side football. What he is ...
New start after axe on nursery.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A NEW nursery has been set up just a few minutes up the road from a university childcare centre which was controversially closed. Liverpool Hope university called time on its Childwall campus nursery in July, saying it was no longer viable because only 12 students used it. ...
Singers ring the changes.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... US presidential candidate Barack Obama has met his match in the shape of Knowsley school pupils whose own ant hem for change song is getting more hits on the internet. Knowsley Singers - a choir made up of 45 pupils from all of the secondary schools across the borough - were ...
GANGSTER'S MUM THREW AWAY FILES; Court papers 'in clear-out'.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BEN ROSSINGTON Crime Reporter DUMPED files containing secret information about an international drugs bust were thrown away by the family of one of the gang they helped convict. The ECHO revealed last week how intelligence documents, witness statements, ...
Could Boris bumble his way into top Tory job?(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ian Hernon UNFORTUNATE side-effect of Britain's Olympics triumph is that it has catapulted one of Merseyside's most hated figures into political super-stardom. Boris Johnson (inset) took the flag at Beijing's closing ceremony in front of at least 2bn viewers ...
Letter: Short points - I READILY reinforce Rex Makin's.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Derek Jeffery I READILY reinforce Rex Makin's remarks regarding the August Bank Holiday and Brian Epstein (ECHO, Aug 22). Actually, that particular weekend not only reminds me of the impresario's premature passing but also the anniversary of his birth, which ...
Letter: Short points - I READ about the Liverpool Superlambs going on sale in September.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: T. Allen I READ about the Liverpool Superlambs going on sale in September. So come on, Hoylake .What a great chance to put one at the ...
Letter: Short points - MY Mancunian neighbours said to me.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: M. Dunford MY Mancunian neighbours said to me: "We could have done with you when we were watching Corrie to translate ...
Letter: Short points - RECENTLY the Mackets community in Halewood.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: T. Swift RECENTLY the Mackets community in Halewood held an open day in our local community centre. Actor Michael Starke turned up to open the day and stayed around for hours, meeting people, talking to the kids, signing autographs etc. ...
Letter: You say - TV disgrace.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: R. P.M. O'Hanlon REGARDING Liverpool Capital of Culture: I believe it is a national disgrace that the BBC has not afforded any coverage to the festivities of Liverpool, other than the opening ceremony some months ago. As far as I am a ware, the only television ...
Letter: You say - Sporting strife.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: F. Johnson I'D be really interested to know how much staging the Beijng Olympics has actually cost China. I'd guess zillions. And who says whether or not it has been worth it? The people who spent it, of course. As for London ...
Letter: You say - Let the thinking begin.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Max Nottingham YES, we did well in the Olympics. Brilliant! But when the hysteria has died down, the thinking will need to start. Some children are naturally athletic; others are into thinking and charitable works. So we don't want schools or ...
Letter: You say - Future is Europe.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Eric Firth THEY'RE saying that China's topping of the Olympic medals table is confirmation that the Chinese will be running the 21st century. Really? So what does it say about the European Union, which won around three times as many medals as China? ...
Letter: You say - Great up North.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... WITH reference to the letters in the ECHO about the utterings of Tim Leunig regarding moving from the North to London. My work, for 43 years, took me all over the UK on local government contracts. I would spend approximately three to four months in London per year. I ...
Letter: You say - Too many titles.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Peter Armitage HOW many other countries have all the silly titles that we have I wonder? Lord, Sir, Dame, Baron, Baroness etc. Surely we already have awards for showbiz and sports personalities - Oscars, Emmys, Baftas, cups, medals and so on. Just plain 'mr', ...
Your Poem; The Ferry.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: by Hazel Watkins I'm leaving Woodside The journey won't take long, I've just bought a ticket Now I'll join the throng. As we embark I shall have to find my feet Pass the engine room With its sickly heat. I take a look around There is no space below ...
FOR an article in a small seafaring association magazine.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: W. Backshall FOR an article in a small seafaring association magazine, I am seeking information about John Bruce & Sons, Liverpool, who made ...
EIRE WE GO! Festival fun for 08 is on the way.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By VICKI KELLAWAY THE full line-up of what is expected to be Liverpool's most diverse Irish Festival ever was revealed today. Comedians, musicians, actors, authors and athletes will wow audiences at the ECHO-backed month-long extravaganza, which starts on ...
China links for Wirral.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... WIRRAL council leader Steve Foulkes has accepted an invitation to China to try to forge a potentially lucrative relationship perous cities. He will visit Suzhou to deliver a speech to a prestigious international conference next month. Renowned for its culture, ...
Centenary date.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... MANOR Church Centre in Wallasey hosts a centenary concert on Saturday, September 20. The 7.30pm show ...
Dame Helen's big mouth; Voice of the ECHO.(Leaders)
Sep 01, 2008 ... It may have been more than 25 years ago, but the result of Dame HelenMirren glamorising her own taking of Class A drugs in the 1980s, could have far-reaching implications. Particularly for those people - including a new generation - for whom the actress is a role model. ...
Quick Quiz.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... 1.What are the names of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's twins? 2. How many Olympic gold medals did Team GB win? 3.Which four cities are shortlisted to host the 2016 Olympics? 4.Where is 'I Kissed A Girl' singer Katy Perry from? 5.Who is Barack ...
Liverpool was a big part of my life; Eric's changed it all for me; Jade Wright finds out how punk club Eric's influenced a real rock 'n' rollmaverick ... and why he's coming 'home'.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jade Wright THERE are some musicians whose story is easy to tell. They are the men and women for whom it all just falls into place: their sound is easy to describe, their look is stylised and just so, their philosophy drops into a classic, easily defined slot ....
Monster hit for super truck fans; ECHO Time Off WIN.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CORRIE'S Beck Grainger - aka actress Katherine Kelly (pictured) - will be one of the celebrities helping to rev-up Truckfest North West. She will be joined by Radio 2's Sally Boazman and former East Enders actor Shaun Williams when the display returns to Haydock Park Racecourse ...
THUNDER Raker Manor is an exclusive school; ECHO Time Off.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Janet Tansley Agent Alfie: Thunder Raker by Justin Richards, pounds 4.99 pb (HarperCollins) THUNDER Raker Manor is an exclusive school - all the pupils are there because their parents or guardians are agents or spies. All except Alfie whose dad is a ... ...