Liverpool Echo

Kids Soccer Cash Fury ; Exclusive Mersey Junior Leagues Threaten Breakaway From Fa

MERSEYSIDE'S junior football leagues are threatening to break away from the Football Association. They claim the thousands of pounds they pay every year are not being ploughed back into the grassroots of the game.

Teens Shot in the Face

TWO teenagers were shot in the face in a street attack in Norris Green. The 15 and 18-year-olds took themselves to hospital after Saturday's attack.

Keane Rock the Night Away at Echo Arena

KEANE brought their latest tour to the ECHO arena. The piano-driven rock band entertained a packed crowd at the waterfront venue last night with a set which included favourites Everybody's Changing, Perfect Symmetry and Bed-shaped.

My Call for Fee 'Mistake' ; H'boro Prof Defends Danish Tv Email

A LIVERPOOL University lecturer accused of cashing in on Hillsborough today won the backing of families of the victims. Professor Rogan Taylor was criticised in a Sunday newspaper which claimed he demanded pounds 450 to speak to a Danish journalist about the 20th anniversary of the disaster.

Council Is Showing True Grit

A MERSEYSIDE council is getting round the national gritting salt shortage by improvising with sand. Wirral council has started removing sand from North Wirral Country Park at Leasowe in a bid to help ease the pressure on its road salt stocks.

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Three Facing Gun Charges

THREE men were due to appear in court today accused of gun- related charges. The men - aged 44, 21, and 19 and from Knowsley and north Liverpool - were arrested on Friday when the police Matrix team carried out a number of raids.

Scheme to Stop Bridge Attacks

A CRACKDOWN aimed at stopping attacks on buses and emergency vehicles has been launched. Officers from Halton council's Road Safety Team are going into schools to teach youngsters about the potentially deadly consequences of throwing things from bridges.

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Rebels Could Save Libraries

COUNCILLORS will tonight decide whether to approve radical plans to close public buildings. Wirral council's divisive Strategic Asset Review could shut 11 libraries.

The Zest for Life of Our Sweetheart Little Pupil Francesca ; Exclusive

THE staff of a Liverpool nursery where arson victim Francesca Bimpson went, today spoke of her "zest for life." Teachers at Everton early learning centre spoke of their cherished memories of the three-year-old who died two days before Christmas.

Police Make New Appeal for Information Over Arson Murder

DETECTIVES are urging anyone with information about the fatal arson attack to come forward. At around midnight on December 2, petrol was poured through the Bimpson family's letter box and flames engulfed the whole house.

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Major Art Project to Create a Legacy for Capital of Culture Year

MAJOR arts organisations are joining forces to create a new programme of cultural activities for parts of Liverpool. The joint project between the Everyman, Playhouse and the Bluecoat will take their work out to the Alt Valley area of the city which covers Fazakerley, Croxteth, Walton, Clubmoor and Norris Green.

City Mourns a Cavern King ; Doorman Paddy Dies After Fall, Aged 77

A FORMER doorman who famously ticked off two of the Beatles for breaking the Cavern's strict dress code has died. Patrick 'Paddy' Delaney was known across Liverpool after he ran the door at the Mathew Street club for more than 13 years.