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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

Bootle ‘honey trap’ robber and friends jailed

A WOMAN and her two friends who lured a taxi driver into a “honey trap” so they could rob him were jailed.Read

Bootle man fined for possessing cannabis

A MAN pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis.Read

Ten pupils from St George of England High School, Bootle, hospitalised after 'drug overdoses'

A GROUP of 10 Merseyside schoolchildren were taken to hospital with suspected drug overdoses on the last day of term.Read

Bootle vicar helps residents battle floods

A VICAR swung into action to help parishioners after their homes became flooded with rain water.Read

Chaos as Merseyside is hit by severe flash floods

TORRENTIAL downpours and flash flooding brought Merseyside to a standstill and left hundreds of residents fearing for their homes.Read

Bootle man jailed for sex with underage girl

A MAN who had sex with an underage girl almost half his age was jailed for 12 months.Read

Man sent obscene image of boy being abused

A MAN who sent an obscene image of a young boy being sexually abused to someone he met on a gay dating website was spared prison.Read

Liverpool ECHO in the Community: Children's exhibition paints a picture of health this summer

The ECHO continues to support initiatives which help young people and their families on MerseysideRead

Mersey firefighter takes up new post in Abu Dhabi

VETERAN firefighter John Baker is swapping the streets of Merseyside for the heat of Abu Dhabi.Read

Seaforth drug dealer jailed for selling heroin and crack cocaine to undercover cop

A DRUG dealer was jailed for selling heroin and crack cocaine to an undercover cop.Read

Bootle ‘honey trap’ robber and friends jailed

A WOMAN and her two friends who lured a taxi driver into a “honey trap” so they could rob him were jailed.Read

Plans to build new houses in Bootle could be scrapped

A MULTI-MILLION pound Bootle housing regeneration scheme today hangs by a thread.Read

Police appeal for help in Stephen Lloyd shooting, four years after his death

A FRESH appeal to catch the killers of a 25-year-old dad was made on Tuesday on the fourth anniversary of his death.Read

Gang steal benefit cheques from Bootle pensioners

A GANG stole hundreds of pounds worth of pensioners' benefit cheques from a Bootle care home.Read

Bootle crime gang steal pension cheques Hawthorne Lodge care home

THIS is the moment a gang stole hundreds of pounds worth of pensioners' benefit cheques from a Merseyside care home.Read

Dance teacher Sylvia Stubbs life celebrated

A SURPRISE party for a much loved community dance teacher was held in her honour at the weekend.Read

Sefton Council agrees £2.5m cuts, leaving 60 jobs in limbo

SOME of Bootle’s most vulnerable will be affected in the latest raft of cuts agreed by Sefton councillors.Read

Trading standards officers warn Southport residents to beware energy door to door sales people

TRADING Standards officers in Sefton are warning Bootle residents to be on their guard in relation to energy door-to-door sales people.Read

Bootle mum’s fury after squaddies are turned away from Lloyds bar in Liverpool

A BOOTLE mum has hit out after her son’s soldier comrades were turned away by a Liverpool bar for wearing their uniforms after returning home from Afghanistan.Read

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