Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) back issues from November 2008:
NO HAPPY RETURNS.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... HOWARD EAGER TO KEEP OUT OLD ...
Children's charity gives Bernie miles of smiles; My Dream Job Bernie Buxton, chair of Liverpool Taxi Drivers' Children in Care Outing Fund.(Features)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by EMMA THOMPSON ON a mission to treat children in care, Bernie Buxton and his fellow taxi drivers are driving forward to give kids a time to remember. The Liverpool Taxi Drivers' Children in Care Outing Fund is a charity that was founded over 20 years ago in ...
Joseph murder: Myson was inch from dying too.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Rib stopped thug's knife going ...
Lisa and Liam's spooky wedding.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... IT was the happiest day of their lives on the scariest day of the year. Lisa Morgan and Liam Durkin tied the knot in spooky style on Hallowe'en yesterday. The couple, who have been together for 14 years, had all the scary trimmings at their wedding reception at the ...
Forget Harry, Reds hold key to three points.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: John ALDRIDGE IF Liverpool had been playing Tottenham two weeks ago pretty much everyone in the country would have seen it as a guaranteed three points for Rafa Benitez's side. Back then, Spurs couldn't buy a win and Juande Ramos had lost the dressing room ...
Paedophile is locked up; Pervert's catalogue of sex attacks.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by HELEN HUNT and CHLOE GRIFFITHS A PREDATORY paedophile who carried out a catalogue of sex attacks on young girls over the last 30 years was jailed indefinitely. Kevin John Dears, 43, who is originally from Knotty Ash, will serve a minimum of four years and ...
I WAS delighted that Xabi Alonso.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: John ALDRIDGE I WAS delighted that Xabi Alonso got the winner at Chelsea last week because for me he has been like a new signing this season. Maybe the fact that Liverpool were so heavily linked with Gareth Barry ...
VIRGIN SACK 13 STAFF IN FACEBOOK ROW.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... VIRGIN Atlantic has sacked 13 cabin crew staff after investigating their use of a social networking website. The airline said the employees' behaviour was "totally inappropriate" and "brought the company into disrepute". It launched disciplinary action last week amid ...
Benitez has got to keep a settled side.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: John ALDRIDGE LIVERPOOL'S win against Portsmouth may have earned them three points but the performance was far from convincing. The reason for this was that Rafa made four changes and the players who came in didn't really perform to the same standard as those ...
LABEL SAVED.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... FASHION label Ghost was saved from collapse ...
We have to try to win every game says Kuyt; Tottenham v Liverpool White Hart Lane, today, 5.30pm (Setanta 1) 'Hard work is the key'.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: TONY BARRETT BY common consensus, there are few worse times to take on a club struggling at the wrong end of the table than when they have just appointed a new manager. By that token, Liverpool can expect a rough ride when they meet a Tottenham side ...
School wins battle with couture kings; EXCLUSIVE Parisian fashion house backs down over school logo.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BEN TURNER Education Reporter A KIRKBY head teacher today told how his school took on a French fashion house - and won. Couture kings Yves Saint Laurent claimed St Laurence primary's school uniform logo bore "a confusing similarity" to its own world-famous ...
Team that thinks outside the box; My Day Paul Tinsley, manager of The Removal Team in association with fish4jobs Paul Tinsley is manager of The Removal Team. This is his day...(Features)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by EMMA THOMPSON 6.00am: Rise and shine. Quick shower and then hit the gym (not). 7.00am: Arrive in St Helens for my weekly Horizon Group meeting, giving me a 60 second chance to promote our business and gain potential referrals (while enjoying a full English ...
COUNTERFEIT CIGS HAUL IN FIREWORKS.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... MILLIONS of counterfeit cigarettes bound for Merseyside have been discovered in containers full of fireworks. UK Border Agency officers examining two of the hundreds of containers of fireworks that have been regularly arriving at the Port of Felixstowe have found millions of ...
CULTURE CHIEF'S VISIT.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... THE culture, media and sports minister visited Liverpool to visit the North West's only media academy. Andy Burnham spent time at Liverpool John Moores Skill set Media Academy, run ...
Tributes to rugby favourite.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... HUNDREDS of mourners gathered for the funeral of Widnes rugby league star David Myers. Among those attending at St Raphael's church were past team-mates Bobby Goulding and Jim Cassidy, along with Tongan and Samoan internationals. During the service, sacristan John ...
Poor displays are big cause for concern; Everton v Fulham Goodison Park, today, 12.45pm (Sky Sport 1).(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: BARRY HORNE IT'S been a good week for Everton Football Club. A spirited second half display against Manchester United, followed by a hard earned victory at Bolton, ought to have lightened the mood around Goodison Park after a very difficult month or so. ...
Wepaypounds 4m for alcoholics; Taxpayers foot bill for booze addict benefits.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by MARCWADDINGTON Political Reporter ALCOHOLICS are costing taxpayers up to pounds 4m by going "on the sick". Figures obtained by the ECHO show 590 people in Merseyside receive incapacity or disability handouts because of their chronic drink problem. ...
Tapped up Harry earns his Spurs; Everton v Fulham Goodison Park, today, 12.45pm (Sky Sport 1).(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: BARRY HORNE THE papers have been fully of Harry-Mania this week - and why not? Harry Redknapp had barely crossed the threshold at White Hart Lane last week when he inspired an invaluable victory, then he followed up with that amazing match at The Emirates in ...
BRITAIN Briefing: 600,000 BUY TAKE THAT TICKETS.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... MORE than 600,000 Take That tickets were snapped up in fewer than five hours - making their new tour the fastest-selling in UK ...
Howard: I have blank ready for my pal AJ; Everton v Fulham Goodison Park, today, 12.45pm (Sky Sport 1) Keeper is keen for a second clean sheet.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: DOMINIC KING TIM HOWARD is one of the more affable members of Everton's squad but he has been selective as to who he has answered calls from in the past few days. It will, of course, be a case of friends reunited at Goodison Park today and Andrew Johnson is ...
BRITAIN Briefing: NIGELLA'S KIDS GAVE GIFTS AWAY.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... NIGELLA Lawson has told how she once made her children give their Christmas presents to charity.The domestic goddess, whose husband is wealthy art collector Charles Saatchi, wanted to show daughter Mimi, 14, ...
BRITAIN Briefing: COLDS CAUGHT BY REMOTE.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... WATCHING TV makes it easier to catch a cold, new research has shown. The TV remote control is a key cold virus "hotspot" in the home, say scientists. Others ...
BRITAIN Briefing: HBOS MERGER GETS GO-AHEAD.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... THE government has given Lloyds TSB's planned merger with HBOS the green light after overruling competition concerns raised by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). ...
BRITAIN Briefing: 'SMALL RISE' IN DRINK VENUES.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... THE "predicted explosion" of 24-hour drinking venues has failed to materialise, with just a small increase in the number of licences issued in the ...
BRITAIN Briefing: MUSLIM ARTIST'S DEATH THREATS.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... DEATH threats have been made against a controversial Muslim artist, whose pieces include a picture of a woman in a headscarf holding a pig, a gallery showing her work said. ...
BRITAIN Briefing: LIGHTS AT SEA FALSE ALARM.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... A MAJOR search operation was abandoned after flashing lights spotted in the sea turned out to be a model boat bearing a birthday greeting. Ten coastguards and ...
BRITAIN Briefing: VATICAN TO USE 'PSYCHO' TESTS.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... THE Vatican has issued new psychological screening guidelines for would-be priests in the latest effort to be more selective about ...
BRITAIN Briefing: ECONOMY IN MELTDOWN.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... TWO artists installed a 1,500lb ice sculpture of the word "Economy" in New ...
PAUL HAS HIGH HOPES AGAIN FOR PROPOSAL.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... THWARTED romantic Paul Fortune and his girlfriend will enjoy a special Bonfire night party after all. Yesterday's ECHO revealed exclusively how the 32-year-old, family and friends had booked a meal at the 34-storey Panoramic restaurant - where Mr Fortune planned to pop the ...
FARMLAND BIRD NUMBERS FALL.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... FARMLAND bird numbers have tumbled, government figures showed today. The population ...
Our son almost died with Joseph; Dad reveals how rib saved Callum's life.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by MICHELLE FIDDLER and RICHARD DOWNES THE best friend of murdered army cadet Joseph Lappin came within an inch of losing his life, his parents have revealed. Kenny and Tracy Naden say only a rib prevented the knife blow to the chest of their 17-year-old son ...
Police discover cannabis worth pounds 250,000 in raid.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... A pounds 250,000 cannabis farm was discovered during a police raid in Halewood. Officers from Operation Hawk searched a house in Alexander Grove and found that it contained 300 mature cannabis plants and several bags of cropped cannabis, together with more than pounds 15,000 ...
ECSTASY HAUL IN CABBIE'S TYRES; Taxi driver who smuggled 5,000 pills gets six years.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by LUKE TRAYNOR A LIVERPOOL taxi driver was jailed for six years for smuggling 5,000 ecstasy tablets into the Channel Islands while on a family trip. Carl Nelson, 31, was stopped by customs officials at the harbour in St Helier, Jersey, on July 10 and his car ...
Shotton keeping his options open; NICK HILTON'S ROVER FLOW.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: NICK HILTON RYAN SHOTTON says his loan spell at Prenton Park is giving him fresh thoughts about developing his career. The 20-year-old defender saw himself as a centre back first and foremost when he began his temporary assignment from Stoke City two months ...
DEMO ON TYPETALK FOR DEAF.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... ROYAL National Institute for the Deaf Typetalk is visiting Charing Cross Methodist neighbourhood centre in Birkenhead. Representatives from RNID Typetalk will be available to answer questions, demonstrate products, offer support and show the latest equipment at an information ...
TRANMERE are again reducing; NICK HILTON'S ROVER FLOW.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: NICK HILTON TRANMERE are again reducing prices for their Johnstone's Paints Trophy northern quarter-final against More cam be at Prenton Park next Tuesday. Admission for adults will be pounds 9, seniors and young persons pounds 5 and juniors pounds 3. In ...
NO FREE RIDE FOR THE FANS; NICK HILTON'S ROVER FLOW.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: NICK HILTON TRANMERE will be hoping for strong, noisy support when they travel to Accrington Stanley in the first round of the FA Cup next weekend. But with revenue through the turnstiles at Prenton Park in decline, Rovers will not be repeating last season's ...
Young guns fail to shine; NICK HILTON'S ROVER FLOW.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: NICK HILTON TRANMERE'S under-19s disappointed in a 1-0 Puma Youth Alliance defeat at Shrewsbury Town. Coach Shaun Garnett admitted only goalkeeper Joe Collister emerged with credit as Rovers came under heavy pressure after conceding the only goal four minutes ...
Ahmed is set for Stags bow; NICK HILTON'S ROVER FLOW.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: NICK HILTON ADNAN AHMED is hoping to make his debut for Mansfield in Blue Square Premier at Torquay today after joining the Stags on a month's loan from Tranmere this week. Stags boss Billy McEwan said: "We have lots of games coming up and we need players ...
Cilla: My night smoking pot at 61 IMP.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by JOE RILEY Arts Editor CILLA Black has spoken of her "moment of madness" at being a pot-smoking pensioner. The veteran Liverpool singer and presenter was talking for the first time about being asked on a TV chat show if she had tried cannabis in later life. She said: ...
'We can't afford to be caught off-guard' Moore's warning as Dons provide a threat.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nick HILTON QUICK-ON-THEDRAW MK Dons will test the concentration and reaction levels of Tranmere's patched-up defence this afternoon, warns manager Ronnie Moore. Roberto di Matteo's League One promotion challengers like to move with speed to catch opponents ...
New formation has made all the difference.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: ERIC NIXON TRANMERE made it four clean sheets in a row when they came home with a point from the 0-0 draw at Stockport County in midweek. That's six hours of football without conceding a goal. Who would have thought it, after watching Millwall punch holes ...
Goalkeeping clinics.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: ERIC NIXON I'M PLANNING to launch a new generation of goalkeeping clinics in the Merseyside area in the near future. The courses will be targeted at ...
POSTIES IN CANCER CAMPAIGN.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL'S Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation charity has worked with city centre postal workers to increase awareness of the disease. Three hundred Copperas Hill sorting centre staff, including 53 smokers, were polled ahead of November's Lung Cancer Awareness Month. ...
Value for money! Now there's a cup joke.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: TONY BARRETT EITHER the credit crunch is still to hit the Seven Sisters Road or Tottenham think Harry Redknapp is such a massive draw that they can charge silly money for Carling Cup tickets. Any Liverpool fans intending to go to White Hart Lane a week on ...
SCARY ADVERT ON THE DANGER OF SMOKING.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... A NEW anti-smoking advert was launched to coincide with Hallowe'en. The TV advert opens on a darkened child's bedroom. A young girl is heard saying "I'm not scared of the dark". The ad then cuts through a series of other images such as a crawling spider ...
All gone quiet!(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: TONY BARRETT SOMETHING you won't hear on Sky's Soccer Saturday this weekend - we have just entered ...
Royal seal for city's sail club.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... THE Princess Royal officially opened the new pounds 1.2m headquarters of Liverpool sailing club yesterday. It replaces the club's original building, which was destroyed by arsonists eight years ago. Club members gave up thousands of hours of their own time to finish ...
Don't blame credit crisis.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: TONY BARRETT GEORGE GILLETT claims the credit crunch is the reason for the delay in the long awaited building of Liverpool's new stadium on Stanley Park. Which would be a reasonable excuse were it not for the fact that ...
LOVE GIFTS NURSE TO BE STRUCK OFF.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by CAROLINE INNES Health Reporter A PSYCHIATRIC nurse accused of having an "inappropriate relationship" with one of his patients after lavishing her with gifts faces being struck off. Richard Fassam, 61, was counselling the woman for depression at the ...
Boost to fight fund.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: TONY BARRETT A BENEFIT night for the family of Michael Shields has raised more than pounds 2,000. The Spirit Of Shankly (SOS) fans group organised the night which was held at the Devonshire House Hotel on September 19 to coincide with Michael's 22nd birthday ....
Ferguson wary of Reds' real push for title; United boss praises through gritted teeth.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: TONY BARRETT THE last time Alex Ferguson wanted Liverpool to win any game it was only because Manchester United's title hopes were resting on it. On the final day of the 1994/95 season Fergie was relying on a favour from Liverpool to stand any chance of ...
IWASBURGLEDAS IBURIEDPARTNER; Thieves strike as funeral takes place.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by LUKE TRAYNOR THIS is the devastation caused by burglarswho broke into the home of a grieving mum-of-two and stole some of her most treasured possessions. Lana Duncan, 35, came home on Thursday to find her Old Swan home trashed by thieves. Among ...
Time to give Neville credit where it's due; Focused skipper is winning over critics.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Royal Blue THINGS are changing at Goodison Park. Everton are winning again, those who were once regulars are not guaranteed a starting place - and Phil Neville is no longer the subject of mass derision. Everton's captain is a player who has polarised opinion ...
ROSS GIVES UP pounds 100,000 JOB AS HOST OF ITV COMEDY AWARDS.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... JONATHAN Ross has stepped down from his high-profile role as host of the British Comedy Awards. Ross was suspended for three months without pay - a move which will cost him up to pounds 1.5m - by the BBC last night, a day after Russell Brand resigned. Ross and Brand ...
Tickets on sale forGoodlass' charity night.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Royal Blue ANY Evertonians wishing to wallow in a night of nostalgia may be interested to know that tickets still remain for the charity dinner to promote Ronny Goodlass' charity, Health Through Sport. The event will be held on Friday, November 28, when the Blues' most ...
LADIES GO COMMANDO FOR CHARITY.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... SEVEN Merseyside women have survived a commando charity challenge to raise more than pounds 1,000 for injured service personnel. The women, all related to Royal Marines commandos, waded through bogs, tackled gorges and swam through submerged blacked-out tunnels in aid of Help ...
Fellaini has been harshly treated by Premier refs.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Royal Blue RESPECT may still be the FA's current buzz word but maybe it's time for them to think up a new initiative - common sense. Haranguing match officials has never been something that Everton's players have done yet, for some reason, they continue to ...
JEWELLERY DESIGNS ON SHOW; 08 Days A Week.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: CATHERINE JONES FIVE shortlisted designs in a competition to create a special piece of jewellery or trophy will go on show for a public vote from Monday. City jeweller Boodles joined forces with the Open Culture initiative to run the contest for ...
Unbeaten runs that Chelsea failed to match; Record sequences put Londoners in shade The Top 10.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID PRENTICE SO Chelsea's 'proud' 86-match unbeaten home record has finally bitten the dust. But was it such a 'proud' record? After all, didn't Barcelona win at the Bridge? And Charlton Athletic on penalties? - the 'defeat' Jose Mourinho refused ...
Life in the shadows; 08 Days A Week.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: by CATHERINE JONES Culture Reporter MEMORIES of some of Liverpool's older residents form the heart of a new exhibition and film. Liverpool Culture Company, Age Concern Liverpool, Celebr8 Don't Discrimin8, and North West Disability Arts Forum, teamed up to ...
Christmas comes early for Carl.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... A MERSEYSIDE dad is planning to splash out on his kids after becoming the third ECHO reader to win pounds 1,000. Carl Wheatley, 40, of Douglas Way, Kirkby, will be buying dream presents for his three children. Hannah, 13, wants an iPhone and Ellis, 11, wants a golf ...
RAF Vets fly high as leaders Canon are held; I ZINGARI COMBINATION Corinthian.(Sport)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: BRIAN FLANAGAN THE key game in the veterans' division one saw leaders Canon (Broad 2, Hetherington) drop their first points of the season after being held 3-3 at RAF Vets (Wilson 2, Webster). Bootle (Shiels 2, Birch, Diamond) took advantage to close the gap ...
LAND WAR OVER; Liverpool One site wrangle settled in secret.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... CITY council bosses and developer the Walton Group today refused to release any details of the settlement of their multi-million pound lawsuit. The Walton Group had been seeking massive damages after its plans to redevelop Chavasse Park were scrapped in favour of the Liverpool ...