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Pier Head Crammed After Music Festival Plays Host to 350,000

Drivers May Face Tolls to Avoid M62 Gridlock ; Exclusive Proposal to Tackle Motorway Congestion

ROAD charging should be introduced to cut congestion on the M62 between Liverpool and Manchester, a leading government agency has been told. Leaders of the Northern Way - the body set up to work out how to bridge the pounds 30bn productivity gap between the North and South - have received recommendations that road charges must be introduced if the M62 isn't to become gridlocked within the next 15 years.

Clubs Urged to Give Smoking Red Card

YOUNG campaigners have called on Liverpool's football teams to banish smoking from their stands. DMYST, which is the youth arm of SmokeFree Liverpool, hopes to encourage football clubs to make all parts of their stadium, including stands, smoke-free. More than 8,000 people in Liverpool have signed the group's petition, which has been presented to officials at Anfield and Goodison Park.

Council to Appeal Over Ticket Ruling

LIVERPOOL City Council is considering a high court appeal to a ruling which could mean hundreds of parking tickets are invalid. On August 2, a judge ruled that tickets issued by wardens across the country, including Liverpool, did not carry the correct information and should be annulled.

In Brief: Fresh Police Appeal in Hunt for Murderer

DETECTIVES issued a fresh appeal last night for information about the murder of satellite television engineer Peter Woodhams. The father of one was shot dead a week ago just minutes after a confrontation with a group of youths outside shops near his home in Canning Town, east London.

In Brief: Strike Brings Travel Misery

TENS of thousands of rail passengers will suffer travel misery today because of a strike by train drivers which will cripple services on some of the busiest routes in the country. Hundreds of drivers at South West Trains (SWT) will walk out for 24 hours in a bitter row sparked when managers were drafted in to drive trains during previous industrial action.

In Brief: Love Triumph

In Brief: Four in Court

FOUR British men have appeared in court in Cyprus over the death of a teenage motorcyclist, officials have confirmed. Julian Harrington, 38, Luke Atkinson, 22, Michael Binnington, 21, and James Goodwin, 21, all from Essex, were detained after a crash involving their rented car.

Red Arrows Thrill the Crowds ; Atmosphere Was Buzzing As Thousands Attended Event

RECORD crowds turned out along part of the Wirral coast to see the Red Arrows perform as part of a massive fundraising event for the RNLI. The Hoylake and West Kirby Lifeboat Day has become one of Wirral's most popular events and organisers said it had surpassed itself once again. Around 40,000 people lined the promenade at Hoylake to see the spectacular airshow, as well as dozens of other attractions.

Birthday Break

RINGO STARR'S wife spent her 60th birthday in hospital yesterday after breaking her leg in a horse riding accident. Barbara Bach, a former Bond girl, was admitted to the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford on Sunday morning.

Bbc Apology Over Everton Mascot Claim

EVERTON FC has received a formal apology from the BBC after it claimed the club was charging young fans thousands of pounds to become mascots. Sunday night's Match Of The Day 2 programme repeated allegations that Everton had been asking for more than pounds 3,000 for the match day role.

Timetable Set to Remove Pedlars From Shops Area

PEDLARS who exploit an ancient law to sell their goods on Liverpool's busiest streets will be removed within weeks. A long-awaited crackdown on the use of "pedlars' certificates" to beat strict street trading rules will start in October, the city council announced.

Security Alert at Terminal

TWELVE people were detained in a security alert at a ferry terminal. The group were the occupants of a minibus waiting to board a sailing from Ardrossan to Arran on the west coast of Scotland.

Power Station Faces Ten Days of Protests

ACTIVISTS were last night gathering close to Britain's biggest coal-fired power station for a ten-day "Camp for Climate Action". Organisers of the event -which is at a site about a mile-and-a- half from Drax power station, near Selby, North Yorkshire - are hoping up to 2,000 demonstrators will turn up over the weekend.

In Brief: First Parenting Orders Issued in West Lancs

THE first "parenting orders" in West Lancashire have been secured by Ormskirk magistrates. Police have been working with a number of juveniles with anti- social behaviour contracts (ABCs) or anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) in Birch Green, Skelmersdale.

In Brief: Injunction for Racial Abuse

In Brief: Site Secured

In Brief: Fine Art Sale

Powerful Cameras Aim to Trap Wrongdoers ; Law-Breaking Drivers, Litter Bugs and Fly-Tippers Are Targeted

CAMERAS so powerful they can take close-up pictures of people from across the Mersey are to be deployed by a council to catch l aw - b re a ke r s. The Gizmo Wagon is the latest weapon in the fight against law- breaking motorists, fly-tippers and litter bugs in Liverpool.

Another Success in War On Cheats

THE conviction of a 53-year-old wages clerk for a pounds 13,000 benefit fraud has been hailed as another significant success in the battle against benefit cheats. Liverpool Council's Counter Fraud team estimates benefit fraud in the city costs every household pounds 80 a year and Maureen Maguire from Anfield is the 38th person to be convicted since April this year.