The Liverpool Times

A visit to Kirkby College by Tony Blair is pencilled in for tomorrow, Thursday 14th June 2007. No time of arrival is given, but don’t expect to get too close to the Blair, lest you fancy some armed cop jumping on you.

Let’s hope the students and lecturers can have a go at Blair, and let this friend of the rich and powerful know that he has enemies in the poor areas.

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Capital of gun culture?

Apologies for the delay in this new item. It came in a couple of weeks back and is still worth reporting as it’s a serious incident.

On Saturday morning my brother-in-law was returning to Huyton from Tuebrook
market. The bus he was on stopped outside the Jolly Miller pub and he noticed
two youths looking at the bus.

The next thing they pulled out a gun and shot at his window. The bullet went through the window and grazed his head. The youths did not run but walked away towards Holly Lodge school.

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In the Kirkby Extra (free local paper) the May 2007 edition comes with a 4 page front cover advert for Bargain Booze. Some might say that it’s wrong to have such a prominent advert for alcohol on a local paper which has high rates of alcohol abuse in the community.

The Kirkby Extra chose to publish the May 2007 issue wrapped in a front cover stuffed full of adverts for cheap booze, wines and spirits. The eye catching campaign was agreed by the Kirkby Extra staff. After all it must be a big earner to land such a big advert.

The grim truth of the Kirkby Extra is that it is stuffed with over 95% adverts. The May 2007 issue is practically devoid of local news. Some articles could be sent by text message.

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From a reader….

Dear sir, We here in Kirkby have a lovely park for the people of Kirkby to enjoy. The council provide benches to sit and rest or admire the view. They also provide litter bins and recently new dog waste bins, a must for all responsible dog walkers.

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Model Citizens?

For a number of years the Kirkby and Liverpool Times have reported on the dishonest activities of people who have become Labour Councillors.

Primarily these characters operate out of Knowsley Politics, with the apparent endorsement of the new labour high command in London.

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