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Skiers Escape

Wales: Sewage Spills From Cracked Pipe for Days ; Stench and Pollution Fears Spark Anger Over Delay

AN investigation is underway after a sewage pipe cracked and oozed thousands of litres of waste onto a river bank. The rising mains pipe burst near the River Clwyd, at the bottom of Marsh Road in Rhuddlan on Friday evening.

Wales: Scandal a Factor in Probe ; Church in Wales Promise

ONE of the triggers for the decision to undertake a review of possibly unresolved cases of child abuse in the Church in Wales was last year's scandal involving the Rev Richard Hart. Hart, of Beguildy in Powys, was vicar of four parishes in the south of the county.

Wales: Bishops Vow to Flush Out Child Abusers ; Church in Wales Promise

TWO of Wales's top clergymen have vowed to root out any remaining paedophiles in the Church in Wales. The Archbishop of Wales and the Bishop of Bangor say action needs to be taken to ensure the public can have trust in the Church.

Ice and Easy Does It As Rink Takes Shape for Cinderella

Hope Street Plan to Be Mothballed ; Exclusive Pounds 100m Project Could Be Facing Three-Year Delay

THE proposed pounds 100m transformation of Liverpool's Hope Street has been put on indefinite hold, the Daily Post can reveal. Maghull Developments last night said it could now give no definite go-ahead date for their mixed-use project which includes restaurants, a hotel, office space and apartments.

Council Tax Goes Up 4.4%

WIRRAL council last night approved a 4.4% increase in council tax, despite another bid by opposition Conservatives and rebel Liberal Democrats to overturn controversial library closures. The Labour-Lib Dem budget will see a Band D property's bill rise from pounds 1,387.64 to pounds 1,439.

Mystery of Army Munition Found in Sefton Park

AN EXPLOSIVE device found buried in the silt beneath Sefton Park lake on Sunday night has been identified by army bomb experts as a British mortar. The two-inch expended smoke mortar was discovered after the multi- million pounds regeneration of the park required the lake to be drained.

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Wind Power Brings Four New Giants to Skyline ; 125m-Tall Turbines Can Supply 5,500 Homes

THE Port of Liverpool's new pounds 15m waterfront wind farm is up and running. The last of the four turbines, each 125 metres tall, has just been commissioned by Peel Energy, and all are now generating electricity. The 10mw scheme, which straddles Liverpool and Sefton, will generate enough energy to meet the average annual electricity needs of 5,500 homes.

Thieves Target Disabled Man

A HOUSE-BOUND man was left "very shaken" after thieves smashed their way into his Wallasey home. The victim, 50, was woken up after a brick was thrown through a window at his home in Cherrybank.

Shots Fired at House

SHOTS were fired at a house in the Huyton area yesterday afternoon. Police were called to Thingwall Lane, at 2.40pm, following reports of shots being fired.

Laird Sets a Course for Jobs Security ; Merseyside's Famous Shipyard Is in Line for a Lucrative Mod Deal. Neil Hodgson Looks at the Potential for the Resurgent Operation Cammell Laird Giant Carriers Deal

BIRKENHEAD'S Cammell Laird shipyard is poised for a jobs bonanza linked to a pounds 150m Ministry of Defence contract. The yard has been named joint preferred bidder for work on two of the biggest Royal Navy vessels to be built.

In Brief: Oxford Team Is Disqualified by the Bbc

THE Oxford University team which won this year's series of University Challenge has been disqualified after fielding an ineligible contestant, the BBC said last night. A BBC statement said: "The University Challenge rules on student eligibility are that students taking part must be registered at their university or college for the duration of the recording of the series.

In Brief: High Costs May Ground Plane

In Brief: Tapes Gone

Pounds 100m Scheme On Ice As Crunch Bites ; Historic Building to Become Car Park

THE proposed pounds 100m redevelopment of Liverpool's historic Hope Street has become the latest victim of the credit crunch. Maghull Developments, which has mortgages for the project with crisis-hit Royal Bank of Scotland, said it would not be able to finance the mixed-use scheme until it had pre-let a significant proportion of the project.