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31/10/2002 TXT UR WAY 2 A HOLIDAY
Liverpool residents can text their way to a free holiday in Paris in a unique road safety initiative....
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1/8/2002 COUNCIL AND POLICE AIM TO ZAP SPEEDING MOTORISTS
Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police have got speeding motorists in their sights. ...
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27/8/2002 MATCH DRIVERS - YOU'VE BEEN WARNED
Liverpool's new parking company, Citilink, is warning drivers going to the Everton match tomorrow to park legally - or face the consequences....
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12/8/2002 YOUNG ANFIELD SWEEPERS THANKED
Young people who are helping to tackle litter around Anfield are to be thanked by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool....
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8/8/2002 WRESTLE YOUR WAY TO EVERTON THIS WEEKEND
More than 500 kids from across Liverpool will be treated to a professional wrestling extravaganza this weekend - as part of the massive Summer Splash activity scheme....
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14/8/2002 WORLD CLASS ARCHITECTS COMPETE FOR 4TH GRACE
Four renowned architects are set to compete to design the Fourth Grace on Liverpool's renowned Waterfront....
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16/9/2002 WHO PROVIDES SPECIAL SERVICE?
Do you know a shop assistant who provides excellent service? Or a hotel worker who helps make tourists' visits to Liverpool memorable?...
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12/9/2002 WHO DID IT?.MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT AT CROXTETH HALL
Super sleuths will be unleashing their inquisitive powers at Croxteth Hall tomorrow night as they attempt to solve a murder mystery....
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22/8/2002 WELL DONE GCSE STUDENTS!
Liverpool's director of education, Colin Hilton, today congratulated the city's GCSE and GNVQ students on their examination successes....
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6/9/2002 WALTON GROUP REFUSED PLANNING PERMISSION FOR CHAVASSE PARK SHOPS SCHEME
The Walton Group have been refused planning permission for a retail development scheme at Chavasse Park in Liverpool City Centre....
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2/8/2002 WALKERS BRANCH OUT
Two events which give walkers the chance to find out more about the trees in the city's parks have been organised by the Liverpool Rangers. ...
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7/8/2002 LIVERPOOL RESIDENTS ASKED TO VOTE FOR LIFE
Every resident in Liverpool is being asked to vote for life when they receive their annual electoral registration form....
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12/9/2002 TWO MORE CULTURE JUDGES TO VISIT CITY
Two more culture judges are to visit Liverpool to see the city's bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2008....
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28/8/2002 TWIN BEAMS OF LIGHT IN LIVERPOOL TO COMMEMORATE TRADE CENTER ATTACK
Two giant columns of light will reach 11 miles into the night sky above Liverpool's waterfront to commemorate the people who died in the World Trade Center attack....
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13/9/2002 TRADERS' BACKING FOR CAR-FREE EVENT
Liverpool's support for a European Car Free Day is proving popular with traders in the area where roads will be closed to traffic for a day....
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3/9/2002 LIVERPOOL TIPPED FOR TOP TOURISM AWARD..AGAIN!
Liverpool's bid to be European Capital of Culture has received a timely boost. ...
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7/8/2002 Tots get grand start in life
Parents are being encouraged to send their toddlers to nursery - and Liverpool City Council will pick up the bill!...
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13/9/2002 TOP ACCOLADE FOR ALLEYGATING TEAM
Liverpool's alleygating team has won a top award. They scooped the Association for Public Service Excellence's 'Best Community Initiative' for their work, which has so far seen more than 2,000 al...
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22/8/2002 TINHEAD COMES TO VAUXHALL
Brookie Star Philip Olivier, better known to millions as Tinhead, will give scores of kids an acting lesson ...
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5/8/2002 Tenants give disabled a big lift
DISABLED tenants are getting a big lift from the city council - thanks to the success of its home insurance scheme....
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6/9/2002 TEENAGER'S LIBRARY TO OPEN
A teen library is to open in Liverpool next week. Central library, Liverpool's oldest, is to open one of the countries first dedicated zones for teenagers designed, by teenagers....
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29/8/2002 MARKET BRINGS A TASTE OF FRANCE
The latest speciality market to come to Liverpool will have a French flavour. Following the success of two Continental Markets earlier this year a French Market will be held in Lord Street on Fri...
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6/9/2002 TAKING STEPS TO A HEALTHY LIFE
Liverpool Rangers are inviting local people to walk their way to a healthier lifestyle. They have organised a 'Walking Your Way to Health' programme - a series of brisk walks aimed at improving s...
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23/7/2002 SUMMER SPLASH BUDDIES READY FOR ACTION
Liverpool City Council leader Mike Storey will be on hand to congratulate nearly 100 teenagers who've made it through a rigorous training scheme - for Summer Splash....
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1/8/2002 STREETS SERVICES SET TO IMPROVE
Liverpool's streets will be cleaner and better maintained in the future, the City Council has promised....
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21/8/2002 MATHEW STREET FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO THE QUIET BEATLE
The Mathew Street Festival gets underway this Saturday (August 24th, 2002) - with this year's event celebrating the life and music of the late George Harrison....
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12/8/2002 HELPING HAND FOR NEW MUMS AND DADS
Liverpool registrars have been rushed to hospital- to give a helping hand to new mums and dads....
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1/8/2002 LIVERPOOL INTRODUCES ITS OWN MINIMUM WAGE
Thousands of low paid council workers are in line for a big pay hike. Liverpool City Council and its trades unions have reached a groundbreaking agreement that will see 3,276 of the council's low...
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9/8/2002 MULTI-MILLION POUND LEISURE PLAN UNVEILED
A multi-million pound plan has been unveiled for Liverpool's leisure centres. A recommendation will be put before councillors next week to back a £680,000 investment to create four new gyms in th...
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7/8/2002 LIVERPOOL'S ANSWER TO LAS RAMBLAS!
Liverpool will be staging its own version of Las Ramblas with an outdoor extravaganza of art, street entertainment, games and music. "Arts in the Garden", which will take place on Sunday August 1...
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14/8/2002 £1.1M HIGH TECH SCHEME FOR KIDS IN CARE
A pioneering £1.1m scheme to make sure every child in care can 'log on' is underway. C-Net is a two year project which will see more than 600 computers sent to residential and foster homes. The p...
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6/8/2002 KICK OFF FOR JUNIOR WORLD CUP
A junior World Cup kicks off in Liverpool today (August 6)...and it's already scored a winner. A record total of 100 teams, containing 2,000 footballers, have entered this year's BT Liverpool-Kno...
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30/8/2002 INTERNATIONAL STARS RETURN FOR LIVERPOOL HALF MARATHON
After a one-year absence, international athletics is all set to return to Liverpool this weekend. The Liverpool International Half Marathon gets underway from Sefton Park at 10am on Sunday mornin...
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5/8/2002 INSPECTORS HEAD FOR LIVERPOOL
Liverpool City Council is to undergo its first Comprehensive Performance Assessment. And the inspectors could meet with the public in their three week look at the city council, as well as talkin...
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7/8/2002 LIFE OF LEISURE FOR HONG KONG VISITORS
A TOP-LEVEL delegation from Hong Kong is coming to Liverpool to find out why it truly is the World in One City. The team, including Hong Kong's Secretary General of the Sports Federation and Olym...
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16/8/2002 HI-TECH FUTURE FOR ELDERLY
State of the art monitoring equipment could be installed in 20 Liverpool homes in a high tech bid to support elderly people living alone....
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9/8/2002 HALF MARATHON CELEBRATES RETURN TO FORM
Top-class athletes will be returning to the city next month for the 9th Liverpool International Half Marathon. The prestigious race suffered a major blow when it lost its main sponsor Nike last y...
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29/8/2002 GRANTS TEAM GO TO TOP OF CLASS
Thousands of education grants have been paid out to Liverpool youngsters - and in record time. More than 25,000 free school meals and uniform grants - worth £1m a year - have been paid out ready...
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1/8/2002 FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE QUEEN
Thousands watched the Queen wave from Liverpool's historic Town Hall balcony last week - and now people are being given the chance to follow in her footsteps....
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8/8/2002 MATHEW STREET FESTIVAL HONOURS GEORGE
This year's Mathew Street Festival (August 24-26) will celebrate the life and music of George Harrison. And the city has invited his sister to lead more than 200,000 in a special tribute to the B...
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1/8/2002 FEATURE FILM TO START SHOOTING IN LIVERPOOL
A feature film starring two of Britain's best-known actors is to start shooting in Liverpool this weekend (Sunday 4th August 2002)....
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30/8/2002 ERIC'S GREAT HAUL OF CHINA
Lifeguard Eric Deakin, took the plunge and trekked 100 miles along the Great Wall of China raising over £2000 to help deaf children....
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7/8/2002 Warning Over Door-to Door Furniture Sales
Liverpool Trading Standards Officers are warning people to think twice before buying furniture from itinerant traders....
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28/8/2002 LORD MAYOR'S DIANA TRIBUTE TO CRASH VICTIMS
Liverpool's Lord Mayor is to lead a special remembrance service in honour of Princess Diana and other road crash victims....
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15/8/2002 CULTURE'S GROWING ON THE CITY
Liverpool really is already a European Capital of Culture..bio-Culture that is. Scientists at the University of Liverpool have made an unusual contribution to the city's bid for Liverpool to beco...
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19/8/2002 CREMATORIUM OPEN DAY
A chance to find out how a crematorium works - and to dispel some of the myths surrounding the subject of cremation - is being offered to Liverpool people....
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26/8/2002 COUNTRY PARK SAYS THANKS WITH A FREE TREAT
The country life is coming to Liverpool this weekend. Demonstrations of sheep shearing and chain-saw sculpting as well as clay pigeon shooting, Morris Dancing and birds of prey displays are just ...
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2/8/2002 CONTINENTAL MARKET MOVES TO THE HEART OF THE CITY CENTRE
A Continental market is being held in the heart of Liverpool City centre this weekend. It follows the major success of a market held over the Golden Jubilee Holiday weekend when about 70,000 peo...
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13/8/2002 CITILINK APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER
Citilink, the company which took over managing parking enforcement in Liverpool on 1 July, has announced the appointment of its new general manager....
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7/8/2002 CHANGE IN THE AIR
Hundreds of people in Toxteth have come together for a unique multi-cultural arts project, which will help transform a major route into the city....
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27/8/2002 CENTRE FOR NEWLY BLIND CELEBRATES 2,000th STUDENT
41-year-old Naomi Ditchfield has become the 2,000th student at a specialist training centre for blind and partially sighted people....
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28/8/2002 CAR-FREE-NIVAL DAY!
Liverpool will be getting in festival mood to celebrate this year's In Town Without My Car day....
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7/8/2002 AUGUST CAMPAIGN TO PUT A STOP TO DRINK DRIVING
Road safety officers in Merseyside are teaming up with pub landlords to put a stop to drink driving this summer....