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Click on here to find out more now!   Search via news headlines opposite or search for key words etc. via the Google Search Box below:- News Article Archive Articles for June 2004 Old News Archive (Up to August 2003) 2003 Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2004 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2005 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2006 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2007 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2008 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2009 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2010 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2011 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2012 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2013 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2014 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2015 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2016 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2017 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2018 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2019 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  2020 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  2004-06-26 00:00:00 THE PUBLIC IS RIGHT NOT TO TRUST GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THEM FROM PESTICIDES, WARN ORGANIC DAIRY FARMERS A NOP survey of 1,000 consumers released today by the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative (OMSCo), called into question the government's record on testing for pesticide residues in our food. 76% of consumers in the North of England believe we should be con 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Police Appeal for Sightings of Missing Man MERSEYSIDE Police have reissued an appeal for information following the disappearance of Lyndon Nowell in January 2002. The appeal for information follows the fourth birthday of Lyndon's son Reece 2004-06-26 00:00:00 BRITISH WATERWAYS LIVERPOOL LINK BRITISH Waterways submitted earlier this year its plans to build a Canal Link across the Pier Head linking the city's Central and South Docks to Liverpool City Council. The plans are now being closely studied by Liverpool City Council 2004-06-26 00:00:00 New Energy Centre at Ormskirk Hospital RESIDENTS living near to Ormskirk Hospital will notice a difference to the skyline soon as a new chimney appears on the hospital site alongside the hospital laundry. This event will mark the construction of a new Energy Centre at Ormskirk and District 2004-06-26 00:00:00 QUIET ROOM LEADS TO LOUD PRAISE! A LIVERPOOL school has been praised by OFSTED for improvements in standards, and its work to provide a calm learning environment for pupils. 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Sefton Cycle Challenge 2004 THIS years second Cycle Challenge was held in Formby with the start and finish point at St Jerome's School. The route took young children and adults around the Formby Pinewoods and despite the rain the event proved bigger than other years. "It is just 2004-06-26 00:00:00 HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES IN LIVERPOOL NEW figures show record numbers of people are using Liverpool's leisure and sports facilities 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Orange Loge Sunday 27 June 2004 in Crosby THE route for the Junior Parade on Sunday to Crosby Civic Hall has be changed to:- 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Man Charged with Possession of a Firearm TWO incidents involving firearms in Croxteth last week, resulted in the arrest of a 22-year-old man from Norris Green with possession of a shotgun 2004-06-26 00:00:00 PET OWNERS MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES SERIOUSLY FOR THE HEALTH OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY THE estimated 7.4 million dogs in the UK that produce 1,000 tonnes of faeces every day, worryingly, around 60 per cent of pet owners let their dogs foul in public open spaces 2004-06-26 00:00:00 PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR CLASSICAL SUMMER CONCERT ONE of the world's earliest concert giving orchestras has just announced its programme for this year's Southport Summer Classics - Music in the Park. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing at the Summer Classics at Victoria Park on 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Alternative Racing At Aintree MOTOR Show Northwest is set to gather motor enthusiasts from across the region to Aintree Racecourse to highlight a unique annual event. The show, which aims to be the centre stage for motor enthusiasts for the region has the ambitious desire to be the 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Letters to the Editor... "Traffic Wardens Give Southport A Bad Taste." "ON May 10 I was given a thirty-pound parking ticket in the town of Southport. I hadn't noticed the pay and display notices 2004-06-26 00:00:00 PAINT DONATION BREATHES LIFE INTO NEW SOUTHPORT DROP-IN CENTRE THE Dulux Decorator Centre on Kensington Industrial Park, Southport, has donated 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Man Arrested and Drugs Seized A Wallasey man was arrested week on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs after a search warrant was executed at a house in Wallasey 2004-06-26 00:00:00 GET ON YOUR BIKE WITH HENSHAWS HENSHAWS Society for Blind People is offering cyclists the chance to raise money for blind and visually impaired people in the area by taking part in the annual Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride on Sunday 18 July 2004-06-26 00:00:00 LIFE'S ONE BIG ADVENTURE AND IT STARTS AT 50 FORGET 'waiting-for-God' style cruises and yawn-inducing 'mystery tour' coach trips, Liverpool's go-getting over 50s are aiming for an adventure-filled retirement that would put their gap-year grandchildren to shame. 2004-06-26 00:00:00 New bid to tackle dyslexia misery DYSLEXIA and other learning disabilities are affecting the employment prospects of almost half of all unemployed people in and around Bootle, according to a recent study many aren 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Lights, camera and action in Sefton LIGHTS! Camera! Action! is likely to become a familiar cry in and around South Sefton this summer as local people get the opportunity to take a role in a big screen film project, thanks to financial backing from the Community Foundation for Merseyside and 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Formby welcomes Numark Pharmacy A FORMBY pharmacist is celebrating this week after becoming the 1675th member of Numark - the UK's largest independent pharmacist 2004-06-26 00:00:00 BRITONS SHUN ACCIDENT TOUTS BRITONS are wising up to so-called 'accident touts' but consumers are still in the dark about where to get affordable and comprehensive personal injury legal assistance, according to a report by RAC Legal Services. 2004-06-26 00:00:00 It's Your City,,,,,, So... Don't Mess It Up A MAJOR campaign to make Liverpool a cleaner, greener and safer city by combatting environmental crime has been launched 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Draw your pet ANIMAL experts from Pedigree and Whiskas have singled out five winners from Mill Green School in the 'Draw Your Pet' competition, held in celebration of the 'Single Serve' Roadshow 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Missing:- Victoria Michelle Wright MERSEYSIDE Police are concerned for the welfare of 22 year old Victoria Michelle Wright who has been missing from Penny Lane in Allerton since Friday 18 June 2004 2004-06-26 00:00:00 GYMNASTIC GREATS TO DAZZLE CITY THE hottest stars in world Gymnastics are set to dazzle crowds in Liverpool this weekend, in a fascinating rehearsal for the Athens Olympics 2004-06-26 00:00:00 MASSIVE FESTIVAL ON LIFEBOAT ROAD FORMBY THIS years Formby Festival is only a few days of now. With a estimated 80,000 people due to visit and with Romans descending on the sand dunes on the 3 July and on the 10 and 11 July their will be no shortage of FREE action during the day! On the 3 and 4 2004-06-26 00:00:00 ENGLAND MATCH YES England is now out, but over the last week it has been a week of highs and lows for the fans and we were at the Grapes Pub in Formby as England played. Here of some of the shots during the better part 2004-06-26 00:00:00 Southport Reporter HMV Store Competition Starts Next Week NEXT week we are running on of a few summer competitions for all you readers. The first one will be with thanks to our friends at HMV. So do not forget to log on next week and see what you can win! 2004-06-26 00:00:00 A Massive Success THIS years Mersey River Festival was yet another huge success and organizers are planning an even bigger event for next year's 25 show. The downpours could not keep the crowds away with crowds of over 700,000 descending on the waterfront and around the 2004-06-24 00:00:00 Sefton School Closures SEFTON Council, ostensibly logically, has decided upon a major re-organisation of its educational system. As are local authorities all over Britain, it is faced with falling pupil rolls and over-capacity in some schools. This is largely because of lower