Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) back issues from March 2009:
KOP LEGENDS RECORD SONG FOR HILLSBORO; Dalglish, Aldo & ex-stars in 20th anniversary charity single.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by LUKE TRAYNOR FORMER Kop legends - including Kenny Dalglish and John Aldridge - teamed up to record a tribute to the Hillsborough victims. Ex stars joined city musicians and families to record a version of classic LFC ...
HILLSBOROUGH NO1 SONG BID; Ex-stars record track to remember 96.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by LUKE TRAYNOR LIVERPOOL hopes to land a number one hit single to mark the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough. Former Reds players andmusic stars are launching a bid to top the charts on on April 15. Famous faces and Hillsborough families have ...
EXPLOSION HITS CITY STREET.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... AN ELECTRICITY link box caught fire closing part of Vauxhall Road in Liverpool city centre last night. Police sealed off an area near to the Vauxhall Vaults pub at 7pm as fire crews dampened flames coming from a chamber underneath the ground. One passer-by described ...
PC pub shooting trial starts.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... FOUR men will go on trial today in connection with the shooting of an Ormskirk policewoman as she attempted to foil a robbery at a pub. Dog handler PC Katie Johnson, 30, was shot in the leg following the raid at the Hospital Inn in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, on New Year's Eve 2007. ...
BUSINESSES ARE HIT BY ROADWORKS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... ROADWORKS have left business owners fearing for their livelihoods. Gas pipe replacement works began on Stopgate Lane, Walton, on Friday and will restrict access to local businesses for the next three to four weeks. Anthony Hewitt, owner of Emirates House Furniture ...
KIDS' SCANNER APPEAL LAUNCH.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... AN appeal to raise cash for a children's cardiac scanner was launched today. The Jellybean Kid's Appeal aims to raise pounds 80,000 in 12 weeks to buy a ...
GMC HEARING FOR DRUGS DOC.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A DOCTOR who had cocaine in his surgery is appearing in front of the General Medical Council today. Traces of the Class A drug were found on the desk of Dr Fabrizio Equizi at Claremont Medical Centre, Maghull, on May 4, 2007. Equizi, of Red Cat ...
TOP AWARD FOR CITY FESTIVAL.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... LIVERPOOL'S HUB Festival has been named the nation's best at the UK's event Oscars. It is the biggest urban free festival of its kind and was named Public Outdoor Event of the Year by the National Outdoor Events Association. Organised by Liverpool City Council's ...
MAN JUMPS ONTO TRACKS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... POLICE were called to aWirral train station after a man jumped onto the tracks. Officers attended New Brighton station at around 4pm yesterday following reports of a man on the line. Alarmed witnesses said he appeared to rest his head on the rails and ...
PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD; Charity run to raise cash for children.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by TINA MILES THE ECHO today urged its readers to take part in a charity run and raise cash for children in Merseyside. The Liverpool Unites: Great Purple Run 2009 was organised after the success of the Run For Rhys on September 14 last year. More ...
ARMY FAREWELL TO MURDER DAD; Knifed Blues fan Graham is laid to rest.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by LUKE TRAYNOR THE funeral of a Merseyside soldier stabbed to death on his way to the match takes place today. Friends and family of Graham McKenna will say goodbye to the much-loved dad killed in front of his 14-year-old son in January. His ...
CREWS TACKLE OLD PUB BLAZE.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze at a disused pub. Birkenhead crews were called to the Comet Inn, Laird Street, at 9.30pm yesterday. The pub, only recently put on the market, suffered extensive fire damage on both floors. ...
CONCERN FOR MISSING MUM.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... POLICE today urged a missing woman to let them know she is safe. Christine Armstrong, 43, has not been seen since leaving her home in Hampton Road, Southport, on Wednesday, February 25. Officers said her disappearance is ...
The Picket sees Joss's inner soul.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... DEVON songstress Joss Stone delved deep into her soul roots to deliver an intimate performance at The Picket on Saturday night. The soul star, whose nan hails from Woolton, is more used to performing arena shows. But she entertained a cosier 300-strong crowd at the ...
BRITAIN Briefing: NEW RULES ON NAMING IVF PARENT.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... NEW rules allowing women who have children via IVF a wider choice in who they name as the second parent will come into force next month. ...
BRITAIN Briefing: PRAISE FOR TROOP CARE.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... TREATMENT of wounded British troops on the frontline is so good that NHS accident and emergency ...
BRITAIN Briefing: TV MUM NELL IS REALLY SWELL.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... MODEL and TV personality Nell McAndrew joined less well-known mothers at an event recognising the contribution they make to ...
BRITAIN Briefing: SCHOOL CHOICE TO INCREASE.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... SCHOOLS Secretary Ed Balls pledged today to increase the choice of good schools as he admitted there would be disappointment ...
BRITAIN Briefing: BRITS MEMORY TEST SHOCK.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... BRITONS remember key events in recent history with greater clarity than certain significant moments in their own personal lives. More adults were able to recall in detail the news of the 9/11 terror attacks than could describe the birth of their first ...
BRITAIN Briefing: KRAYS' ART UP FOR AUCTION.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... SEVEN paintings created by the Kray twins during prison art classes will today go up for sale at auction. The works of notorious gangsters Reggie and Ronnie were ...
I've found a German bomb in the park lake; World War II device spotted by woman.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by GARY STEWART LIVERPOOL woman today told how she spotted a Nazi bomb sticking out of the silt in a city park lake. The explosive was last night dug out of Sefton Park lake by army experts. The World War II device was visible because of drainage ...
TATE POST FOR URBAN SPLASH BOSS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... URBAN SPLASH chairman Tom Bloxham has been appointed a Tate trustee. The four-year post starts with immediate effect. A Liverpool Culture Company board member from 2004-2008, Mr Bloxham is well connected with the arts world serving as a ...
ALEX PARTIES AT CLUB NIGHT.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... ALEX Curran - wife of Liverpool captain Steven - attended the launch of an exclusive ...
School sorts out Mr Men from the boys; Children create their own show characters.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by BEN TURNER Education Reporter A LIVERPOOL school has added theMr Men to its curriculum. Broadgreen primary school is breathing new life into lessons with the help of Aigburth-based author Hilary Keating, the writer behind some of the popular children's ...
THE HOME OF BOND - JAMES BOND.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... ESTATE agents have been "licensed to sell" the former Cheshire country pile of 007 actor Roger Moore. The 17th-century Broxton Hall manor house, near Chester, has gone on the market for a cool pounds 1m. Set in four acres of land, the hotel has 10 en-suite guest ...
BIG DROP IN PLANNING SCHEMES.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE number of major planning applications in Liverpool has fallen by more than half in the latest indication of the impact of the credit crunch. Between April and December last year, Liverpool council only received 95 applications for large schemes - about 53% less than the 200 ...
Patient details left in car park; Hospital investigation into confidentiality breach.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by LAURA SHARPE A TEACHER found patients' intimate medical details lying in a hospital car park. Steve McKenna, 53, picked up a handwritten sheet of paperwith details of 20 patients outside the Royal Liverpool Hospital. MrMcKenna said hewas ...
SCHOOL CLOSURES APPROVED.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THREE primary schools will definitely close and be replaced by a single learning centre. An adjudicator decided Knowsley council can go ahead and establish a new 420-place community primary. The new All Saints Centre for Learning will open in April 2011 on the ...
FOUR ARRESTED IN KNIFE BLITZ.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A BLITZ on knife crime saw four people arrested for carrying weapons. Police held a Knife Crime Day of Action on Friday. ...
POLICE HUNT FOR SHOE AFTER VILE SEX ATTACKS; Rapist may hold footwear as trophy.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by LUKE TRAYNOR A TEENAGER'S slip-on shoe could still be stored by a double rapist years after she fled from his car after a terrifying late-night sex attack. Detectives are searching for the man who targeted two 19-year-old women, on one occasion posing as a ...
City prof leads stars to summit; 'The Trainer' helps Comic Relief celebrities get in shape.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by LAURA SHARPE A LIVERPOOL professor is leading a team of celebrities to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Sports professor Greg Whyte, from John Moores university, has been training stars including Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and singers Cheryl Cole, Kimberley ...
RUNNER'S SAHARA MARATHON.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A RUNNER is facing up to a gruelling 152-mile desert race across the Sahara. Jonathan Kane, 32, has just four weeks until he sets off on the Des Sables multi marathon across Morocco. Driving the LFC business ...
CULTURE BOSS WON'T HELP OUT LIBRARIES; Government will not stop closure plans.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by LIAM MURPHY THE Government has said it will not stop the controversial closure of Merseyside libraries. The decision by culture secretary Andy Burnham MP came as Wirral council prepared to meet tonight to approve its budget - including provisions for its ...
STREET style.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... JAHLISHA LINDSEY aims to dress like a rock chick every day. The 16-year-old, of Kirkby, was wearing a selection of funky clothes inspired by rock and alternative music stars. She said: "Most of my mates dress quite similar to me, because we all love the same type of ...
Man groomed girls for abuse.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A MAN was jailed for 4 1/2 years after admitting a string of sexual assaults on teenage girls in the 1960s and 1970s. Philip Golding, 67, of Salerno Drive, Huyton, appeared before a packed Liverpool Crown Court on Friday. The court heard that Golding groomed his first ...
RADIO STATION UP FOR AWARD.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... LIVERPOOL'S Radio City 96.7 has been shortlisted for the ...
JAIL STAFF COULD LOSE WORK TO CONVICTS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by LUKE TRAYNOR STUNNED workers at a Merseyside jail could be sacked and their jobs taken by prisoners. Up to 12 people at HMP Altcourse, in Fazakerley, have learned of shock proposals which put their posts under serious threat. Contract caterer ...
Wild time at eco-festival.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... FAMILIES enjoyed an "eco-festival" at Martin Mere wetland centre over the weekend. The wildlife reserve, near Burscough, is home to rare and endangered birds in an unspoilt habitat. The eco-festival included den building, family crafts and chance to watch the swans ...
'Green' incinerator not ruled out yet; Councillors demand details of pounds 40m plans.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by RICHARD DOWN PLANS to site a "green" rubbish-burning power plant on the outskirts of a Merseyside town could still get the go-ahead. Officers recommended that Energos's proposal for a pounds 40mplant in Villiers Lane, off the East Lancs Road, Kirkby, should ...
USE YOUR LOAF AND VISIT FOOD DAY.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... FOOD enthusiasts are invited to an event to discuss the state of the British loaf. Visitors can taste different breads and ask experts questions, including Liverpool-based baker ...
JAIL FOR TWO ISLAND DRUGS SMUGGLERS.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by LUKE TRAYNOR TWO men were each jailed for five years for trying to smuggle Class A drugs into Jersey. Timothy Pierce, 24, was arrested after he was caught bringing in 2,400 Ecstasy tablets across on a ferry from Portsmouth. The Birkenhead man ...
BT CENTRE NAMED BEST NEWCOMER.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE sister venue of the ECHO Arena Liverpool has been named Best New UK Venue. The BT Convention Centre picked up two accolades at the Confex Award held last week in London, including Best Corporate Social Responsibility ...
MERSEYSIDE Briefing: Christine Armstrong.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... POLICE are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a Merseyside woman. Christine Armstrong was last seen at her home in Hampton Road, Southport, on Wednesday, February 25, ...
MERSEYSIDE Briefing: A BEE-THEMED.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A BEE-THEMED family fun day is taking place at Ness Gardens on Saturday, March 7. The Swarm To Ness event will include honey tasting, a bee trail around the gardens, craft activities and ...
MERSEYSIDE Briefing: Liverpool's Holiday Inn.(News)
Mar 02, 2009 ... A CHARITY fashion show will be held at Liverpool's Holiday Inn on Thursday. It starts at 6pm and tickets costing pounds 3 can be purchased from personal shoppers at Debenhams, Holiday Inn and Voodou. Raffle prizes include ...
Time to talk, Mr Burnham.(Leaders)
Mar 02, 2009 ... LIVERPOOL-BORN culture secretary Andy Burnham has been a good supporter of Merseyside. But, suddenly, he seems to have gone a little quiet and a little distant. Wirral council will meet tonight to approve its budget, which is set to result in the closure of 11 ...
Keep on running!(Leaders)
Mar 02, 2009 ... ECHO readers were not slow in stepping forward last autumn for the hugely-successful Run For Rhys. Now you are being invited back to Croxteth country park to take part in The Liverpool Unites Great Purple Run on Sunday, May 3. Hundreds of runners took part in ...
Quick Quiz.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... 1. Which famous book begins with the line "Marley was dead, at least to begin with"? 2. What nationality was painter Salvador Dali? 3. The name Wendy was introduced in which famous book? 4. What 1948 novel was originally going to be called "The Last Man in ...
Story of the Blues - and Reds - is about to be told; Paddy Shennan recalls the early days of our top football teams.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Paddy Shennan Collection to as many audiences as possible". The total project cost is more than pounds 2m and lifelong Evertonian Tony Tighe, along with former Blues director Lord Grantchester, was the driving force behind the bid to secure the famous ...
Time Off: Win a magic Disney prize.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... AS if by magic ... Favourite Disney characters and professional illusionists come together live on stage to excite and delight children of all ages. Disney Live! Presents Mickey's Magic Show taking audiences into a world where Disney Magic takes on a whole new meaning ....
Time Off: The best bard none.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE Royal Shakespeare Company returns to The Liverpool Playhouse this week with Othello, Shakespeare's great tragedy of love, jealousy and prejudice. Running from tomorrow until Saturday, it sees Patrice Naiambana pictured in the title role. Othello is an African ...
Time Off: Love can be pants.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Janet Tansley 'Stop in the name of pants!' Fab New Confessions of Georgia Nicholson by Louise Rennison, pounds 6.99 (HarperCollins) SHE is finally, and officially, the girlfriend of a 'Luuuurve God'. Yippee! Crazy but loveable teenager Georgia ...
Diabetes is ticking time bomb in this city; Active Merseyside doctors see rise in illness.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by HELEN HUNT DOCTORS across Merseyside have witnessed a surge in the number of people with diabetes. They say those being diagnosed with the Type 2 version of the disease - which is linked to obesity - are getting younger. And medics at Alder Hey are even ...
SMALL CHANGES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE; Active.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... MEMBERS of a Merseyside family are motivating each other to change their lifestyles. Ali Hargreaves, 20, mum Vicky, 46, and sister Lottie, 17, from Hale village are supporting each other through changes to their diets and exercise routines. Ali, who works from ...
CHANGING FOR LIFE; Active.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... THE ECHO is supporting Change 4 Life, a Government campaign to encourage people to lead healthy lifestyles by making small changes to their everyday lives. By eating a better diet and becoming more ...
Jane WOODHEAD.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Liza Williams Jane Woodhead, Senior Account Manager at Paver Smith Public Relations in Liverpool and a former ECHO journalist, trains at Wallasey Athletic Club five times a week. She also trains at Wallasey Amateur Boxing Club. With just six days to go until she takes ...
Review: JOSS STONE The Picket.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by Dawn Collinson IT seems incredible that anyone should be apparently reviving a career at 21, especially someone with an undoubtedly enormous natural talent. So you'd wonder then why Joss Stone, who captured everyone's imagination at 16 with her unique raw ...
Review: PACO PEDA Philharmonic Hall.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: by Catherine Jones REMEMBER when climate change was the only alliteration on everybody's lips? Then along came Capital of Culture followed swiftly by the credit crunch, and melting ice and renewable energy slipped gently off our agenda. While it ...
Pick of the day.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... BBC1 Who Do You Think You Are? (9pm) Actor Kevin Whately researches his family history, including his grandmother's career as a singer, her father's business empire and a connection to Oliver Cromwell. Last in the series. BBC2 Grow Your Own ...
FILM OF THE DAY; Beowulf (Sky Movies Action/Thriller, 9.00pm).(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Animated fantasy, using motion capture technology to mimic real actors' performances and bring the epic tale to life. Ray Winstone stars as the legendary ...
PICK OF THE DAY; Live Football League (Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm).(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Oldham Athletic v Leeds United (Kick-off 7.45pm). All the action from the League One clash at Boundary Park. The Latics won the reverse fixture 2-0 at Elland Road, with Chris Taylor scoring both the goals, and another victory tonight would give them their first league double over United. ...
CATCH THE ACTION.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Live Test Cricket (Sky Sports 1, 1.30pm) West Indies v England. The fifth and final day's play of the Fourth Test, held at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. England triumphed by eight wickets on their last visit here nearly five years ago, as they went on to secure a ...
Politicians get into a pickle over food labelling.(Features)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Ian HERNON HOW can Merseyside food shoppers be sure that they are buying British? This question has exercised the mind of Wavertree MP Jane Kennedy in her newish role as environment, food and farming minister. A key part of her job in the coming ...
Letter: You Say - No laughing matter.(Letters)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: M.H.Wirral I BROADLY agreewith Julie Lacey's point about over-sensitive modern day female officeworkers (ECHOLetters February 17) However, I dearlywish she had not mentioned being bound to a chair and having her bare feet tickled, as this represents one ofmyworst ...
Letter: You Say - Don't give up Geoff.(Letters)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Alan Wilkins AFTER reading the story on the banned rollerskater (ECHO, February 25) I have to say that this is just another example of the rot that pervades this country - they (the system) should recognise and applaud the fact that this guy has reached 71 and is still ...