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Royal Mail Centre May Stay in City ; Exclusive Liverpool Vision in Talks Over Proposed New Base

ROYAL Mail could stay in Liverpool and build one of its three new distribution centres in the city, the Daily Post can reveal. Last month, the company announced plans to close its Copperas Hill sorting office and move 600 jobs to Warrington.

Giant Spider's Legacy

LIVERPOOL council leader Warren Bradley last night said events like last weekend's La Machine spectacular showed "every penny invested in Culture year will come back tenfold". His views were echoed by Steve Broomhead, chief executive of the Northwest Development Agency, who said the city had benefited "significantly" from giant spider La Princess and some great international press coverage would undoubtedly raise the profile of the city.

Vital Support for Sex Attack Victims ; Experts Will Staff Pounds 300,000 Complex

VICTIMS of serious sexual assaults on Merseyside will be able to use a 24-hour specialist support unit when it opens later this month. Staffed by a dedicated team of experts, Safe Place Merseyside will operate from a pounds 300,000 complex in the centre of Liverpool.

Boy, 15, On Luke Murder Charge

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has appeared in court in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenager. Luke Howard died after being knifed 12 times during a party at a house in Ashcombe Road, Knotty Ash.

In Brief: Multi-Million Pound Floods Repair Bill

THE clean-up and repair bill from the weekend storms will run to tens of millions of pounds, insurers said yesterday, as forecasters predicted more bad weather for flood-ravaged areas. Heavy rain will this week hit towns and villages already swamped by rain in deluges that have claimed six lives.

In Brief: Doctor Who Takes Award

In Brief: Oven Horror

In Brief: Girls Rescued

Circus Back in Town for British Show Premiere ; Liverpool the First to Stage Cirque Du Soleil Spectacle

LIVERPOOL theatre fans will be the first in the UK to see the latest production from world-famous circus group Cirque du Soleil. The company returns to the city for a second time with an acclaimed show, never seen before in the UK.

Stars Head for Mtv Awards

DUFFY, Leona Lewis, Adele, the Ting Tings and Liverpool's own The Wombats could be among the acts performing at the MTV Europe Music Awards at the Echo Arena Liverpool in November. They have all been shortlisted for the best New UK & Ireland Act which will be decided by the MTV audience.

Knowsley Tops the League of Cancer Care Spenders ; Report Reveals Huge Variations in Trusts' Outlay

KNOWSLEY spends more on cancer care than any other borough in the country, according to a new report. The borough spends pounds 118 per head of population - two and a half times as much as Ealing in west London.

In Brief: Hopes Fade for Zoom Resurrection

ADMINISTRATORS for collapsed budget airline Zoom have said there was only a slim chance of resurrecting the business. Accountants and businesses advisers PKF has been appointed administrators after flights were grounded on August 28.

In Brief: Dance Parents Sell Home

In Brief: Vicar's a Punk

In Brief: Model's Wish

In Brief: L of a Splash

Woman in Bank Raid Knife Ordeal

A BANK robber held a knife to the throat of a female customer before making off with cash. The raider grabbed the woman after entering the Chester branch of Bradford and Bingley building society in Bridge Street at 2.45pm yesterday.

Dogs Face Beach Ban

DOGS could be banned from Wirral beaches from May to September, under new council plans. A new report, to be considered by a council committee later this month, said officials would have to prove it was a proportionate way of dealing with problems.

Drunken Woman Carried to Van by Seven Police Officers

A DRUNKEN woman had to be carried into a police van by seven officers after being challenged over the noise coming from her flat. Police were called to York Terrace, Everton, by neighbours disturbed by the commotion.