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Teenager found hanged in Northumberland had strong Merseyside connections

A TEEN found hanged in woods in the North East was a Liverpool FC fan with strong family links to Merseyside, the ECHO understands.Read

Mums and toddlers enjoy trip to Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery

FEARS about taking noisy youngsters to art galleries have become a thing of the past for Liverpool parents.Read

Knowsley Hall open week has 20 portraits of Derby and Stanley women

A SPECIAL exhibition of 20 portraits of Derby and Stanley women will be part of Knowsley Hall’s annual open week.Read

Saturday art fair at the Liverpool Bluecoat

THE first art fair of the summer holidays at Liverpool’s Bluecoat will see local artists selling their wares.Read

Liverpool man Paul Woodford held in Amsterdam gun bust

A MERSEYSIDE criminal’s arrest in Amsterdam may have prevented a gangland hit.Read

Liverpool will be the first UK city to have its own fire bikes

The six-month pilot begins in August and, if successful, could see fire services across the UK switching to two wheels.Read

Tributes paid to Liverpool parks gardener who fell to his death

A COVETED award bestowed on an iconic Liverpool park was yesterday dedicated to a much-loved gardener.Read

Sir Ron Watson re-appointed as chairman of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

SIR Ron Watson has been re-appointed as chairman of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust for a second term.Read

Competition launched for artwork to go around Southport Cultural Centre

SEFTON Arts has launched a borough-wide competition to design the artwork that is to be displayed on the building hoardings outside Southport Cultural Centre until 2012.Read

Echo correspondent Ian Hernon analyses the coalition record as MPs head off for summer break

TOMORROW BBC’s Nick Robinson will lift the lid on how the Con-Lib coalition was created in May.Read

Anger over plan to scrap Merseyside police authority

GOVERNMENT plans to abolish Merseyside police authority within two years were greeted with fury.Read

Royal Birkdale employee who gossiped about golf club secretary’s alleged affair loses claim for unfair dismissal

A GOLF club secretary’s PA who claimed she was sacked for gossiping about her boss’s affair lost her appeal for unfair dismissal.Read

Entries flood in for Face of the ECHO 2010 competition

ENTRANTS have flocked to win the chance to be crowned Face of the ECHO 2010.Read

Mods parade vintage scooters through Liverpool for Help For Heroes

A PARADE of 40 Mods on scooters zoomed through Liverpool in aid of Help for Heroes.Read

Merseyside weather warning - get the latest information

AFTER the floods of Tuesday, the Met Office has issued another serious weather warning today.Read

Parents protest at cuts to “lifeline” Waterloo pupil centre

ANGRY parents – including one from Maghull – staged a protest after it was confirmed a “lifeline” centre for children with behavioural issues was being axed.Read

Compensation payout for family of tragic Maghull doctor killed in New Zealand boating incident

THE driver of a tourist jet boat which flipped and killed a much-loved Maghull doctor has pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court to charges arising from the tragedy.Read

MP Bill Esterson voices concerns over road building plans for Maghull area

IN THE two and a bit months since the election, my office has had roughly 250 pieces of case work.Read

New measures allowing Sefton to grant ‘sex licences’ has been opposed by a councillor

A COUNCILLOR has accused Sefton of “exploiting women” by passing new rules on lap-dancing clubs.Read

More than 4,000 pirates gather at city waterfront for Mersey Pirate Muster record-breaking attempt

MORE than 4,000 swashbuckling pirates gathered at the city’s waterfront – but organisers face a nervous wait to find out if they were record breakers.Read

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