Maghull & Aintree news & Sefton news - Maghull & Aintree Star

Home News Maghull & Aintree News

Liverpool inventor Frank Hornby's Meccano set for the silver screen

A FILM company run by the man who made movie blockbuster Ghost signed a deal to bring Meccano to the silver screen.Read

Maghull and Aughton Rotary Club fight against polio

MAGHULL and Aughton Rotary Club has raised £3,000 towards ending the third world polio threat.Read

Maghull neighbourhoods urged to get involved with Sefton in Bloom 2010

MAGHULL is being urged to get involved in this year’s Sefton in Bloom event.Read

Ladbrokes still in talks over closure of Aintree betting centre

BETTING giant Ladbrokes said it has “commenced a consultation” with staff at its Aintree telephone betting centre over its proposed closure with the loss of 263 jobs.Read

Trains between Ormskirk and Maghull suspended after man hit by train

TRAINS between Ormskirk and Maghull have been suspended after a man was hit by a train.Read

Maghull dad tells of double transplant joy

‘My daughter has a father’Read

A glitzy ball in aid of the Marina Dalglish Appeal raised more than £200,000

A CHARITY ball in aid of the Marina Dalglish Appeal raised more than £200,000 for the cancer charity.Read

Woman takes on Jospice Mum’s Mile in memory of her mother

A WOMAN will complete a mile walk for Jospice in memory of her mother.Read

Mersey tunnel tolls held for another year

TUNNEL tolls will stay at the same levels after Merseytravel agreed to continue the freeze for another year.Read

Mount Pleasant to get £6m facelift

THE area surrounding Liverpool’s Metropolitan cathedral is set to be transformed by a £6m facelift.Read

Rocking all over the Pops: Status Quo ECHO arena gig

ROCK legends Status Quo are the latest act to sign up for the Summer Pops.Read

Silt cleared from pipes in Melling

FLOODING problems in Melling should now disappear after silt has been cleared from underground pipes.Read

North West Ambulance Service bans novelty socks

MERSEYSIDE paramedics are being banned from wearing novelty socks.Read

Parking is driving Lydiate residents mad

VANS and trucks parked precariously on a Lydiate close are causing havoc with residents.Read

Lydiate author and historian wants to hear from people in the Fifties

A LYDIATE author and historian is writing a book and would like to hear from people who grew up in the Fifties.Read

£1m pothole bill for Sefton Council

POTHOLES caused by the big freeze will cost Sefton Council a staggering £1m to repair.Read

Taskers in £100,000 bonus scheme for staff ‘partners’

LIVERPOOL home and DIY store group Taskers has boosted staff morale by making all 300 employees “partners” and awarding bonuses worth £100,000.Read

Merseyside’s fire service cut by almost a third in a decade

THE NUMBER of firefighters in Merseyside plummeted by almost a third in just a decade.Read

I’ll never cook in my new West Lancs restaurant, says chef Marco Pierre White

CELEBRITY chef Marco Pierre White will officially open his Merseyside restaurant later this month.Read

Potholes caused by ‘Big Freeze’ to cost Sefton £1m