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Fazakerley

A north Liverpool suburb which borders Croxteth, Aintree and Kirkby parts of Fazkerley lie in neighbouring Knowsley. A base for a Royal Ordnance Factories plant manufacturing weapons during World War II Fazakerley is now best known as the home of HMP Altcourse, the first private prison in the UK, and Fazakerley Hospital, also known as Aintree University Hospitals.

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Mum rang husband twice and was 'reassured' when a stranger answered
Fazakerley
John's wife was expecting him home when she received a devastating phone call
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Couple 'exhausted' after spending eight years opening front door to Boots deliveries
Fazakerley
The couple feel like "unpaid workers" given how much time they have spent taking the boxes over to their local Boots store
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Man given 'once in a lifetime' chance after quitting job at JD Wetherspoon
Liverpool Christmas Markets
Adam Noble never imagined he would be able to leave full time employment before Christmas
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How the anti-LGBTQ+ law Section 28 impacted the community
Liverpool News
The statute was part of the Local Government Act 1988 introduced by Margaret Thatcher
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The Liverpool bar that people travel up and down the country for
Liverpool bars
Hop/Scotch Whisky Bar has regular customers travelling from other parts of the UK
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Inside Merseyside's £40m new super-fire station
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
Development is well underway on the £40m super site in Fazakerley
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Meet the TikTok ghost hunter who lives in an actual haunted house
Halloween
Ray Turner is a funeral director who visits haunted places in his free time collecting spooky objects as he goes along
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Truancy, RAAC and worksheets: Three years of Dixons in Liverpool
Education
A look back at how the West Yorkshire-based trust has run three Liverpool schools
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Man's touching nod to late sister who would have been 'so proud'
Real Lives
Terry Childlow was inspired to follow his dreams by his "one in a million" sister
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What life is like behind the scenes on The Great House Giveaway
Fazakerley
"It's not every day someone offers to buy you a house"
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Past moments of Merseyside's lost factories and those who worked there
History
You may spot a familiar face
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Carrier bag with hidden clue inside led to downfall of drug dealer
Fazakerley
Officers discovered around £625 in cash and a total quantity of cannabis and cocaine with a street value of up to £130,000
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Fury as 'disgusting' alley filled with dog waste, microwaves, and camping chairs
Fazakerley
It's not the first time the issue has been raised with the council
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Man behind savage mob murder unmasked as cocaine kingpin
Crime
Stephen Cole was "hacked to death" in a pub in front of his wife as tensions between firms of doormen spiralled out of control
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Paedophile plied girl, 13, with wine and bought her Primark bra
Courts
Erickson Pascual's phone contained dozens of upskirt pictures and videos of schoolgirls
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Woman’s headache and bad back were symptoms of life-changing disorder
Health and fitness
The dental nurse's diagnosis was 'confusing and scary'
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Look inside the Merseyside fire station up for sale
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
There is a mystery price tag on the building which has been used as a fire station for almost a 100 years
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The race to win in Liverpool's unexpected election hot spot
Liverpool Council
A second by-election in little more than a year and a first test for the new Labour administration awaits in Fazakerley East
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Funeral director shares secrets people don't know about the job
Fazakerley
Ray Turner said he's always been fascinated with the afterlife
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Dad with £700k of cocaine drove Range Rover through farmer's field in 130mph chase
Courts
Pursuit covered more than 30 miles before dad was found with suitcase full of drugs in his boot
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Glaring error spotted on school uniforms days before new term starts
Fazakerley
"’I’ve never heard of anything like this happening before"
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Couple's secret to 70 years of marriage as they celebrate platinum anniversary
Uplifting stories
Joe and June Pilkington have four children, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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Funeral director goes viral on TikTok exploring Liverpool's 'most haunted' places
Liverpool
Ray Turner works as a funeral director by day, but by night he visits haunted places across the region
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Teen on 'suspected stolen motorbike' leads police and helicopter on chase
Merseyside Police
The teenager was arrested after the pursuit
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