News! as it happens. All the stuff you never read about in the Local Council 'News'papers. Honest reporting, not spindoctored political nonsense or a series of articles patting everyone in Kirkby's political circles on the back for a job well done.

All the News Stories are situated below, the latest 2004 stories will be added to the top of the list as they come in. Please contribute to this section by sending in any news about Kirkby.

December 2004 News.

Kirkby Times salutes Sergeant Ryan M. Campbell (31 Dec)

I.D. = Identity. Control of the individual and what it means to me and you. (Dec 31)

A Grim End To 2004 - we look at how many deaths may have been prevented in the recent tsunami disaster. (Dec 30)

New Labour Shows its Fascist Credentials (Dec 29)

England invaded - Would you fight for your Country if we were invaded? Take our test! (Dec 29)

Christmas Mothers (27 Dec)

Devastations hits Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia (27 Dec)

Christmas Day at the Cemetery (Christmas Day)

OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL (Christmas Day)

Freedom of speech versus religious mob rule in the UK (24 Dec)

Kilroy Silk Junior - and Peter Mandleson The Euro Boss man - Loan Arrangers (23 Dec)

New Labours Shameful Seven year Legacy (23 Dec)

Trams are blowing in the Wind. More revelations on this appalling waste of OUR money. (20 Dec)

New Labour Knight is back in Town (18 Dec)

More memories of our great town - the Molly Offy - St Kevs, Brookie, plundering Birds Eye and other amusing adventures. (18 Dec)

New addition to memories of Kirkby. Ollies! (17 Dec)

Poorest Targeted by Knowsley Housing Trust (17 Dec)

British Soldiers to spill more blood for America and Israels Oil and Territorial Wars till at least 2008. (17 Dec)

Thumb a lift from Kirkby to Huyton for "local "NHS services (07 Dec)

A City which won't look after its own elderly. Do our pensioners know its Christmas? (07 Dec)

New labours 'Do as we say, not as we do' campaign finds a new patron with David Blunketts recent trouser dropping, passport and train ticket 'misadventures'. Love is indeed blind - more here! (04 Dec)

November 2004 News.

Webster House lined up for closure (28 Nov)

George Howarth and the Sonae demo that never was (27 Nov)

LUGER SHOOTS IN THE FOOT: A look at the Ukraine elections and the dodgy USA ones. (25 Nov)

Now New Labour Demonise the Kirkby Times in a leaflet ... (23 Nov)

Knowsley Labour Councillors Cost Kirby £Millions in Trams Failure (21 Nov)

David Henshaws Classic Speech in Australia. (20 Nov)

Knowsley Council Misers (20 Nov)

10000 march to remember (18 Nov)

Boris Johnson - Another one bites the dust (17 Nov)

Fallujah: USA Lies exposed. (13 Nov)

Fallujah - Well, What Do We Know? (10 Nov)

Crime in Kirkby: Burglary and serious sexual offences unreported by local media (09 Nov)

Video of Black Watch Suicide Bombing Appears on Internet (07 Nov)

Dark Days Ahead for the Black Watch (05 Nov)

Liverpool Soldier Dies in Iraq. MOD claim death is not from 'hostile action' but dozens of similar deaths are covered up. (Nov 02)

October 2004 News.

How Tacky is Taki Boris - more on the blond haired, blue eyed, no brain section of the new Reich Tory Party (Oct 30)

Hillsborough Slurs off Millwall Fans leads to crowd trouble (Oct 29)

850 (849) Black Watch Troops Sent To Republican Guard Killing Zone (Oct 29)

Another British Hostage Held in the Hell we've created - Iraq cops uniforms used by kidnappers (Oct 25)

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY General Scales of Merseytravel (Oct 23)

Forgetting the lessons of the past as 850 UK Troops head to a killing zone (Oct 22)

New Labour press the panic button: If all else fails, blame someone else! - more here from our friendly local 'left wing socialist' champions of the peasants, I mean, people! (Oct 19)

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Tawhid and Jihad: Are Americas former pupils of terror now the teachers and practitioners of terror? (Oct 17)

Boris Johnson: More Tory led purveyors of evil find opportunities to kick Liverpool when we are down with slurs against Ken Bigley and Hillsborough Disaster. (Oct 16)

Eileen Rowe, one of Kirkby great Humanitarians, passes away. (Oct 14)

In this hour be very close to us .... (Oct 11)

The Murder of Ken Bigley: Kens last words and a report on the events surrounding his death. (Oct 11)

Ken Bigley Murdered (Oct 08)

More Ken Bigley News (Oct 02)

A City in Plight - Donna Nobis Pacem (Oct 01)

September 2004 News.

Ken Bigley - Miserere Nobis (27 Sept)

New Labour 'Don't Talk' With Terrorists but Ken Bigleys plight snowballs and hope is still alive. (27 Sept)

A Plea For The Life Of Ken Bigley (24 Sept)

Free The Iraqi Women Prisoners, Free Ken Bigley (22 Sept)

The War Hits Home: Scouser and Two Americans Held By Iraqi Resistance group. (18 Sept)

Sweet Charity and Blind Justice, a look at how millions of pounds of grants still leaves local people begging for pennies for charity - plus - Knowsley Councils hypocrisy when it comes to those registered blind. (14 Sept)

The real terrorists behind 9/11 exposed. Plus respect paid to the victims. (11 Sept)

Donate to the Victims of the Beslan School Siege (09 Sept)

Some of the worse Sonae pollution we've had. (08 Sept)

Alarm bells ringing as Knowsleys top two officials quit the Council (07 Sept)

Solidarity With The Russian People (04 Sept)

Is Beslam far from Bethlehem? Both are about children whose end was in sacrifice. (04 Sept)

Marshall Mujati pleads guilty to rape of 3 yr old Liverpool Girl (Aug 30)

Liverpools Red Light Zones: A Step Forward? (Aug 30)

Maggie Thatcher, Mark Thatcher, Milk Snatcher, Arms Seller? A look at the recent news of Mark Thatchers arrest and our undying sympathy for his poor Mum - this could kill her you know! ;-) (Aug 28)

'Audit! - Audit! We don't need a Audit!' - Another in the continuing series of probing articles on public transport and the millions that are being wasted by pen pushers and fat cat do nothings. (Aug 25)

The lad who always plays football on the field close to Sonae speaks out (Aug 24)

Kirkby Times and it readers force new labours hand on Sonae (Aug 24)

There is Justice and there is Justice for The Victims of Hillsborough. We name the names of those whose poisonous lies turned a fight for justice into a operation of black propaganda. (Aug 23)

Appeal for any evidence which can solve the murder of Julie Finley on Aug 06 1994 (Aug 20)

Soggy School Fields, All Weather Pitches, Knowsley Council and LFC. (Aug 20)

Englands Middle Class crime wave is out of control (19 Aug)

Letter to the Liverpool Echo regarding them covering the Sonae situation more (18 Aug)

Public Transport in Liverpool, £10 Fines, Scallies on the bus and Cherie Blair. (17 Aug)

40th Anniversary of Liverpools last Judicial hanging. (13 Aug)

Ex - Mr Knowsley (David Henshaw) brings home the bacon for Liverpool FC - again ! (13 Aug)

Local youth reports on pollution in Northwood and football being spoiled (10 Aug)

Merseytravel Trams Saga Continues (09th Aug)

Merseytravel invites us to have 'Our Say' - more shennanigans on the tram lines (06 Aug)

Knowsley Housing Trust Properties and Arson (05 Aug)

Black smoke coming from Sonae (05 Aug)

More Sonae Dust Pollution. (05 Aug)

Knowsley Councils Plan to Twin with Chinese City (04 Aug)

CDS Damp Proofing Company Abuse Local Pensioner with 'cold call' (03 Aug)

Keight ally is the new Chair of the Police Authority (01 Aug)

July 2004 News.

George Howarth agrees Sonae has to be closed, plus - new pollution evidence passed to Kirkby Times (31 July)

Job Centre And Benefit Office Staff On Strike July 29/30. But management refer to it as 'exceptional circumstances', again! (29 July)

More Sonae pollution and other concerns about the local environment (28 July)

Margaret Simey R.I.P. 27 July 2004 (28 July)

New Sonae Video and short report (27 July)

Peter Mandleson: Middle Class Trash on the Up (26 July)

Merseytravels Darker Side, The Trams gravy train looks like its coming to a halt (23 July)

A Minor Incident,Anti Community Crime and behavior and How It All Starts. (23 July)

Tramline: Job Losses and More (21 July)

The Fourth DisGrace - more money vanishes..... (21 July)

More Correspondence Regarding Sonae and there continued pollution of Kirkby (20 July)

Quad Bikes, Scramblers and Motorbikes: Problem, reaction, solution. Council need to take onboard the the changing recreational interests of many young people. (18 July)

Half the Households in Knowsley Live in Poverty under new Labour. Plus, New labours election lies. (15 July)

Who Are The Real Criminals? (14 July)

A History of The Scum (S*n 'newspaper' (11 July)

Groups and individuals face second SRB grants fraud probe. (10 July)

Kaiser Keight to be Crowned Mayor in 2005 (09 July)

A look at a recent Inquiry on a Liverpool Council Land Deal and a look at Knowsley land deals. (09 July)

The Sun Never Sets (08 July )

The Scum's Sick Excuse Of An 'Apology' (07 July)

Knowsley Misses Government Targets on Housing. A report by one of Kirkbys Green Party candidates (06 July)

Merseytravel Trams: More public money un-accounted for. (05 July )

Wayne's World - Todays front cover of the Scum altered. (05 July)

Wayne Rooney Does The Dirty (05 July )

73 Redundancies At Javelin Printers (04 July)

Welcome to the latest attack on the unemployed people - benefits won't be reduced to less than 10p a week in Northwood. (04 July)

All supping for the new mayor of Knowsley (04 July)

Judas Rooney? - Wayne Rooney reported to have made deal with Murdoch's scum gutter rag (03 July)

Daily Mirror's Sue Carroll puts the sly boot into Liverpool (01 July )

June 2004 News.

Capital of Gun Crime (June 27)

BNP Candidate and the Echo (24 June)

New Mayor for Knowsley (June 21)

Mug an 87 yr old, get awarded £3,500 costs after 'unfair' trial: Welcome to the EU. (June 20)

Sonae pollution - some worrying answers from Dr Diane Forrest (June 19 )

Kilroys Silks Barmy Army: A look at the past of our former MP Kilroy Silk now a Euro MP (June 19)

St Kevins Fenced off Playing Surface, work still ongoing almost a year later and the playing surface is waterlogged, how much has this cost? (June 18)

Kirkby in the Big Issue (June 17)

Thieves in the Community (June 17)

One new labour casualty last week was ex Brookside actor Tony Scoggins, and his live-in partner Pat Devlin. (June 16)

The return of 'The Messiah' from Knowsley (June 12)

Election news and gossip (June 11)

Election Day! - Live Election Web-Cast/Video Feed on Knowsley Council website - we have a link and look forward to results. (10 June)

More cutting edge electoral commentary - its a skit song - 'In the Knowsley' by the Knowsley village people (09 June)

Dr Shyam Prasad Sinha - Not Guilty of sexually assaulting 12 local women. (07 June)

60th Anniversary of 'D Day' (5th June)

Tiananmen Square Anniversary - 15 years today (June 04)

Northwood SRB, Time to Act (June 03)

Full list of Knowsley council candidates for local council elections 2004 and results when they come in (June 02)

Election Bombshell from the BNP, plus New labour spin doctoring and meddling with unemployment figures, oh dear! (01 June)

May 2004 News.

Northwood SRB Funds = Approx £4735 for every man woman and child in Northwood! (May 29)

Clean, Green, and Proud of it: What It Really Means! (28 May)

Local Elections: New Labour Smear Green Party Candidates. (26 May)

Ronnie Round Goes Underground - Why Rons never around when Journalists want to interview him regarding the sale of land to Liverpool FC. (26 May)

'Keights Way' - a great new single by the ex leader of the Republic of Knowsley. (25 May)

Merseytravel and the trams - More public money vanishing with little accountability (24 May)

George Howarth and 'gratuitously offensive' emails regarding Sonae. (23 May)

United Futilities and 'safe' brown tap water (22 May)

Long overdue Demolition of KHT Pensioner Flats on Westhead Avenue causes more problems for neighbouring tenant (21 May)

The New Labour Moonies of Kirkby [Part Two] (20 May)

As Tory Blair is flour bombed in the house of commons - we look at the issues and the group behind the publicity stunt (May 19)

Council ignore dangerous smashed wall by town centre, and waste money building other walls which are demolished. (19 May)

Profile on the New Labour Moonies of Kirkby - Part One (18 May)

Local Election News - 2 wards un-contested - 6 of the new lab mob sit safe - for now! (18 May)

Knowsley Council: Charging local pensioners for clearing rubbish. (15 may)

David Henshaw - Public Servant of the Year! (13 May)

As the killing in Iraq intensifies - Liverpool TA Reservists head off to Basra to 'help out' - Army admits its 'short of people' (May 13)

Local Elections Open to Widespread Abuse - claims that derelict properties in Liverpool are registered with multiple voters! (May 12)

Kirkby Times has been passed the official KHT plans for the 4 tower blocks on Roughwood Drive (May 11)

Thailand's 'Rupert Murdoch' in plan to own 30% of Liverpool FC. (May 11)

Knowsley Housing Trust encourage flytippers, arson and vandals by old peoples home ----- PLUS - photos of dangers in Old Ruff Wood, and young local firebugs caught on camera (09 May)

Knowsley Council Propaganda. A look at the giant banner slung down on the Civic Suite building - 'Green, clean, and proud of it' - really? (May 08)

Kirkby has just seen yet another 'Card shop' open up, that makes 3 in the towny and 2 in the in shops! (May 08)

Andrew Kernan, Philip Prout: Nothing really changes. Police shoot dead a 53 yr old man for 'carrying a samurai sword' (May 07)

Fire at Thingwall Hall, - Ken Dodd calls in the Police. (May 06)

Knowsley Council talks rubbish over environmental issues. (May 05)

Another Sonae Complaint, Enviromental health tell nearby resident to 'close windows', plus results on dust 2 years late! (May 04)

A letter to Neil Turner, George Howarth and Steve Gallagher regarding the problem of Sonae (May 04)

Free Anti Virus Program - and 'spyware' removers - your computer IS watching you - let Kirkby Times show you how to stop it. (03 May)

Hillsborough Survivor wins legal battle against Canter Levin & Berg Solicitors (03 May)

Election news roundup 2004, a round up of New Lab, Lib Dem, Green Party and BNP efforts so far. (May 03)

British Troops torture and kill Iraqi civilians (02 May)

Mayday, Anarchism and the 8 hour week - a look at the history of Mayday. (May 01)

April 2004 News.

Knowsley is the UK's most deprived region - but were all 'proud of it' according to a certain spindocter called Barbara Spicer of Knowsley Council. (Apr 30)

Falluja - 29th April 2003 - 29th April 2004. article looks at the struggle by the brave people of Falluja in Iraq. (Apr 29)

Former Mr Knowsley (David Henshaw) and President Blair meet again (Apr 29)

A 13 yr old boy apparently hung himself on April the 10th in a care home in Knowsley (Article removed after request, we may include a tribute to the young lad at some point, apologies for anyone who was upset by the article)(Apr 26)

New Sonae Chimney - 280 Feet High - we have the plan. (23 Apr)

DWP Workers - there may be trouble ahead (Apr 23)

Old Rough Lane Hit and Run (Apr 22)

Another Enforcement Notice Served on Toxic Sonae (April 21 2004)

New Labour block story on Knowsley Land Deals (Apr 20)

Knowsley claims to be "clean green and proud of it!" Have I missed something asks Jimmy Oakley, coordinator of the Knowsley Green Party (Apr 19)

Knowsley Housing Trust, the Mask slips. (Apr 17)

Hit and Run on Mill Lane (Apr 16)

Is Kirkby The Proposed Site For Incinerator? (Apr 16)

Boycott The Sun Gutter-rag (15 Apr)

Hillsborough Football Disaster - 15 Years of Lies (15 April 2004)

Northwood SRB - We can't believe a word they say. Where is the new 'sports facility' promised last year? - and another look at the £14,000 'Community Garden' in Northwood House. (11 Apr)

The Children of Falluja - WARNING - this article contains graphic photos of dead Iraqi kids - don't look if you are of a sensitive nature or an un-supervised child. (11 Apr)

In memory of Journalists killed in Iraq War. (11 Apr)

Robot Bins in Huyton and burning bins in Kirkby (09 Apr)

Howarth's Support for the War on Iraq (08 Apr)

Howarth at the Races While Iraq burns (08 Apr)

One of England's richest women hands out 78p to some pensioners (08 Apr)

Local shoppers discriminated against by Somerfield (06 Apr)

New Labour Whingers want 'Knowsley', not 'Kirkby' (06 Apr)

More houses built in in Westvale, plus battered wives home. Local right of way is denied as footpath is closed, perhaps forever. (05 April)

Dummy Police Cars and The Yellow Jacket Trick! (02 Apr)

Local Heroin Addicts get free computers and internet access. (01 Apr - April Fools day!)

March 2004 News.

The Sonae Wood Dust Mountains - photographed at over 50 foot high - pollution continues.(Mar 31 2004)

UK paper boys & girls exploited (30 Mar)

Why the police should not investigate the police (30 Mar)

Once again in Northwood we had the sight of crowds of young lads making there way towards a fight.... (Mar 30)

Cherie Blair and CCTV (29 Mar)

Councillor Larry Nolan: 30 years as Chairman - we expose another of Knowsley council 'grey mafiosa' (26 Mar)

We should build a Magistrates Court here again so we can pop over and read the daily list of the accused and perhaps listen in on the burglary charges and other anti community crimes (25 Mar)

Policeman who shot Andrew Kernan back on the beat. Is this Justice? (23 Mar)

At 1800 hrs tonight, the 19th of March 2004, a piece of history was made when it was declared that police could use new powers to declare an exclusion zone or 'designated area'. (19 Mar)

Kirkby Times Movie Review - The Passion of The Christ (Mar 18)

Aznars fate is Blairs future. A look at the Spanish Bombings and the UK ones yet to come. (18 Mar)

Kirkby Times goes all intellectual with a Crossword, instead of cross words. Good luck! You'll only solve it if your from Kirkby (16 Mar)

Kirkby Swimming Pool Nearer Demolition After Mysterious Fire (16 Mar)

Local School Burgled 7 times in 3 months (16 Mar)

Southdene: Gang threatens to firebomb Mother and Baby unit.(13 Mar)

The Smell of Sonae (10 Mar)

Knowsley is No 2 in National Obesity League (10 Mar)

Sonae poison local primary school kids. (10 Mar)

Bush and Bin Laden Double Act (08 Mar)

New Sonae photo gallery: 2004 the story so far (07 Mar)

The Miners Strike 20th Anniversary (07 Mar)

New Labour leaflet Northwood (05 Mar)

Did you know? Merseytravel maintains over 6,100 bus stops and around 2000 bus shelters! How many of them are vandalised we ask? - PLUS - Why are women feeling unsafe at night at bus stops and shelters- is Knowsley some sick messed up town? (03 March)

Febuary 2004 News.

Kirkby Swimming Pool closed after serious fire (Feb 29)

Whilst some pensioners throughout the UK risk being jailed for non payment of Council tax -Knowsley Councils OAP Councillors are sitting pretty. (Feb 28)

Knowsley Councillors Superannuation Pension Scheme - More Greed from Knowsley Council snouts in the trough brigade. (28 Feb)

Kirkby Times can reveal that the worrying inter school gang warfare has not been stopped and recently a number of assaults took place with knives, hammers and golf clubs being some of the weapons used. (Feb 27)

Hargate Walk Pensioner Flats Update.(26 Feb)

Kirkby Times Appeal: Archibald 'Killer' Woodford, ex Bevin Boy, info needed. (24 Feb)

A so called 'think tank' charity called 'The Institute for the study of Civil Society' (CIVITAS) has caused outrage here in Liverpool with slurs levelled at the way we mourned Hillsborough.(24 Feb)

Knowsley Green Party ask Sonae: Jobs at any cost? (Feb 21)

Sonae pollution continues - Remember the Echo telling us 'Sonae were 'sorted'? - they lied! (Feb 21)

Hargate Walk Residents Make a Stand against Frank Clarke, Frank doesn't turn up to face the tenants.(20 Feb)

Hargate Walk Residents in struggle to get abandoned flats demolished meet opposition off Frank Clarke. (19 Feb)

Today, Kirkby Job centre and the Benefit Agency buildings were closed due to a strike by workers. They were among some 90,000 civil servants who walked out today (Feb 16)

Another pensioner freezes to death in Blair's 'Cool Brittania' (15 Feb)

Knowsley Mayors Charity named and shamed online by Charities Commission (Feb 12)

Race, Class, Diversity and Multiculturalism (11 Feb)

Corruption in the UK - a look a some of the bent Labourite councillors collared so far and the crimes they committed.(Feb 10)

Cherie Blair,The Baroness Morgan of Huyton and Lord Eddie O Hara of Knowsley (Feb 09)

Sonae not in Kirkby! (Feb 08)

New Labour, More Wars = New Medal - George Howarth proposes a new medal for all the soldiers killed by New Labour! (Feb 08)

After last years Boundary Commission Report the local elections this June 2004 offer a big chance to the local Green Party (Feb 07)

Cherie Blair to stand as MP in Knowsley? (07 Feb)

Hutton Whitewash: Blair Lied to the Nation (Feb 06)

Liverpool FC Academy scandal continues.(05 Feb)

Up to 40 years service for Knowsley Council/KHT and no thanks! (Feb 04)

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January 2004 News.

George Howarth's Betrayal on Top up Fees (Jan 31))

Food for thought: Knowsley Councillors food expenses (29 Jan)

Back in 1998, the European Union produced a damning report, alleging Stephen Bundred, ex Kirkby lad, the then Chief Executive of Camden Council in London of encouraging the illegal diversion of European cash to bail out a firm run by a colleague and Councillors (Jan 26)

We incorrectly reported that Liverpool FC put forward what has proved to be a misleading planning application over the David Lloyd Centre. We apologise. (Jan 26)

On Christmas Eve 2003, slyboots Knowsley Council placed no fewer than nine contentious planning applications in an half page advert in the Liverpool Daily Post! (Jan 26)

Lessons from Kirkby to the Communities in Anfield & Kensington. (Jan 23)

Postal Votes - Government panic over voter apathy. (Jan 23)

Kirkby Times forces the Council to act over roadhumps in Southdene. (Jan 23)

New Kirkby Sports Centre delayed for at least 12 months? (Jan 23)

Girls attempt to mug local mother. (Jan 20)

A look at the Knowsley Challenge 'Local' 'News' paper (200th Issue) (Jan 20)

Kirkby Times has been alerted by several people who claim that the CCTV system in Northwood is beset by technical problems. (Jan 19)

Ruffwood Comprehensive, No 1 School for truancy in the UK- A special report.(Jan 16)

Bigdale Medical centre set to close: More GP's lost. (Jan 14)

It has been pointed out to Kirkby times that the Guardian ran a small review of this website (Jan 14)

Viking Boat Carving Update (Jan 14)

Following on from the recent revelations about Knowsley Council, the Kirkby Times has conducted an investigation to shed some light as to why no action was ever taken on the political corruption, sleaze, and malpractice rife in this one party dictatorship.(Jan 13)

Most people in Kirkby will have heard about the vicious attack on two sheep up on Acorn Venture Urban Farm (12 Jan)

Norman Bettison Quits as Chief Constable of Merseyside. (09 Jan)

Another local Kirkby/Knowsley based website has been closed or locked down due to threats from the 'powers that be'. This time it's the Kirkby Huyton and Prescott Trades website. Who next we wonder? (08 Jan)

Knowsley Council links to a very very dodgy organisation on their website! (04 Jan)

New Section - waste your time and your bosses with the Kirkby Games! (04 Jan)

Happy New Year 2004! (04 Jan)