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Cherie Blair pays tribute to Crosby headteacher

TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular headteacher who died on Boxing Day. Read

Shelia Hodgetts

Clerk guilty plunders £625k from Waterloo firm

A TRUSTED accounts clerk plundered more than £625,000 from a building firm by inventing imaginary employees. Read

Robbers attack Crosby bar manager and steal takings

ROBBERS wearing high-visibility jackets sprayed CS gas in the face of the manager of Stamps Too. Read

Costs for controversial Crosby link road plan now more than £200m

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new motorway link road through the centre of a Crosby beauty spot are hanging in the balance after costs spiralled to £200m. Read

Super slimmers from Crosby, Waterloo and Thornton have lost almost six tonnes in a year

SLIMMERS in Crosby, Waterloo and Thornton lost the weight of an adult African elephant this year. Read

A look back over all the Crosby news making the headlines in 2008

JANUARY Read

Rob James, Coronation Street, Liam Connor

Former Coronation Street star Rob James-Collier to start the annual CAFOD Liverpool fun run, organised by Crosby man, Mike Merriman

FORMER Coronation Street star Rob James-Collier is firing the starter’s gun at the 25th annual CAFOD Liverpool fun run. Read

Tsunami, Rotary

Crosby Rotary help build village for Tsunami victims

FAMILIES who lost loved ones in the Boxing Day tsunami are settling into a new village thanks to the help of Crosby people and Rotary International. Read

Ex-Crosby student Jacqui Howard takes on key role at Cambridge University

A FORMER pupil of a Crosby comprehensive has gained a key role at the University of Cambridge encouraging others to follow in her footsteps. Read

Lee Jones, Ricky Hatton

Waterloo artist paints Ricky Hatton and Cheryl Cole

A WATERLOO artist is getting under the skin of some of Britain’s greatest sporting stars. Read

Loved ones remembered at Jospice's Light up a Life service in Thornton

Crosby residents remembered lost loved ones at Jospice’s Light up a Life service

CANDLES were lit in memory of loved ones during an emotional service at Jospice, Thornton. Read

Crosby dancers mark their success

A UNIQUE piece of choreography performed with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra marked the pinnacle of a run of success for a group of Crosby dancers. Read

Michael Hanlon Teaser

Maghull Developments sell Village property to Sainsbury's

MAGHULL Developments has sold a large chunk of their property in Crosby Village to Sainsbury’s. Read

Tower Teaser

Seaforth Vase and Bowl observatory project still on track

PLANS for a Mersey Observatory at Seaforth are still on track. Read

Tigger Teaser

Tigger bikes it to Crosby Nazareth House in a charity run by the Original Cruisers

IT is not every day you see Tigger at the wheel of a moped. Read

Central Buildings Teaser

Traders push for answers on Crosby's Central Buildings

AS HUNDREDS of families descend on Crosby Village for tomorrow’s Christmas Lights Switch-on, there is still no news on the future of the Central Buildings site. Read

Squash Teaser

Friends pay tribute to popular squash player who died suddenly on court at Northern Club, Crosby

TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular squash player who died suddenly on court at the Northern Club, Crosby. Read

Windmill Teaser

Crosby’s landmark windmill set for a full-blown facelift

A PIECE of Crosby history is being brought up to date. Read

Royal Naval Association, Crosby branch, organised a special visit for guests from Dundee to Bootle Town Hall to meet the Mayor of Sefton

SPECIAL guests from Dundee were invited to Bootle Town Hall to meet the Mayor of Sefton. Read

James Bond night at Formby Hall Golf Club in aid of Jospice

007 fans got a licence to thrill at a James Bond dinner dance. Read

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Senior reporter for Trinity Mirror Merseyside Weeklies. She is responsible for covering news and features, while also producing video content for the online titles. 0151 282 8115

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