Alan Weston
Liverpool Echo
United Kingdom
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Priceless artwork could be 'smashed apart' as house is put up for sale
The amazing grotto was only discovered after Ron Gittins' death in 2019 → Read More
Liverpool's road to nowhere that has no name on Google maps
The state-of-the-art road junction is blocked off to all traffic by huge concrete slabs → Read More
Brown box deliveries tipped off police to huge £7m heroin plot
Two men were handed substantial prison sentences after playing a 'significant role' in the conspiracy → Read More
Friends served chicken nuggets for breakfast on 'five star' TUI trip
'We were told the trolley had fallen over and all the cases had fallen out' → Read More
Transformation of Southport into 'world class' attraction forging ahead
The £75m Cove resort aims to put the town back on the map → Read More
The criminals arrested in front of passengers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport
All these wanted criminals were later hauled before the courts to account for their crimes, or returned to prison → Read More
Three people admit starving dog to death in horrific cruelty case
Three people appeared in court charged with causing horrific cruelty to a dog in their care. Liverpool magistrates' court heard that the dog, a black and tan female bulldog type named Coco, had effectively died after being starved to death. Jonathan Brookshaw, 36, Leanne Brookshaw, 32, and 19-year-old Kyle Moore, have all pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, and to not… → Read More
Man's £1.4m fraud scam funded 52 holidays in nine years and Premier League match trips
Nicholas Duffy claimed more than £1m to indulge his love of holidays, football and golf → Read More
Man from Merseyside who became 'father of modern witchcraft'
Gerald Gardner was allegedly responsible for reviving witchcraft in the modern western world → Read More
Greedy trader 'lived life of luxury' after swindling £1m in tax fraud
Nicholas Duffy used the money he obtained for his own personal expenditure and to pay off gambling debts → Read More
Teacher wrote love poems to 'shy' schoolgirl and kissed her in his car
The historic offences took place in the 90s and only came to light when the victim approached police → Read More
Scrambler bike rider seriously injured after crash with car
A scrambler bike rider suffered serious injuries after a crash involving a red Ford Ka. The collision happened on Wood Lane at the junction with Peckmill Green in Netherley, shortly after 7pm yesterday (Wednesday). The white off-road scrambler bike struck a red Ford Ka, with the 24-year-old male rider of the motorbike suffering serious injuries in the collision. The driver of the car stopped at… → Read More
The 'Cornish fishing village' estate dubbed 'hell on earth' by residents
The Radcliffe estate still holds strong memories for those that used to live there → Read More
City's Georgian Quarter transformed back into the 1700s
Filming continues on the seventh series of Outlander → Read More
Police officer hospitalised after attack by suspected drug dealer
A police officer was hospitalised after being attacked by a suspected drug dealer during a chase. The suspected dealer fled on foot after officers on patrol saw a suspected drug transaction in the Birkenhead area. At around 8pm, officers on patrol in Church Road, Tranmere, saw a suspected drug transaction on a footpath close to the Co-op supermarket. A man ran away and following a chase and… → Read More
Carry on and Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips dead at 98
The actor has starred in numerous films and TV shows → Read More
The drug kingpin who spent eight years on the run
Michael Moogan bought and sold millions of pounds of cocaine across the world → Read More
Liverpool's last remaining tenement flats lie in rack and ruin
Eldon Grove was once home to a thriving community but has been empty for decades → Read More
Cammell Laird upgrade means cruise liner Borealis is ready to take to the high seas
It's the first time in 25 years the Birkenhead yard has refurbished a cruise vessel → Read More
UK's most wanted fugitives named including three from Liverpool
They are being sought in connection with a range of serious offences → Read More