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Long-time journalist, editor, and cherished member of the Coromandel community Lesley Staniland has passed away. Staniland, originally of Marton, was the...

AN Ellesmere Port man found with three knives on the A41 has been jailed.

AN Ellesmere Port man found with three knives on the A41 has been jailed.

60 people jailed in June for crimes linked to Merseyside An evil rapist, killer drivers and EncroChat drug bosses are among those put behind bars this month 05:00, 1 JUL 2021 Updated (L-R) Robert Randle, Shakur Valentino and Jorun Chang Get the inside track on the big stories from Liverpool Crown Court with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your i...

Hell and back for family of dad jailed for something he didnt do Stuart Whittaker had a long criminal record but always denied the more serious charges against him which saw him wrongly jailed for 17 years Dad-of-three Stuart Whittaker The family of a man who spent three years in custody after an axe attack in a family home have claimed they have been to "hell and back." Judge Robin Spencer told Whittaker that he would be freed from custody on account of the three years he had already spent in ...

Court usher fired for baguette and machete explanation to jury A dad-of-three was wrongly jailed for 17 years after an usher interfered with a deadlocked jury 05:00, 22 MAY 2021 Dad-of-three Stuart Whittaker was wrongly jailed for 17 years after a jury bailiffs actions (Image: Liverpool Echo) A jury bailiff explained the legal concept of intent to a deadlocked jury by describing attacking someone with either a baguette or a machete. The ushers actions - in breach of a solemn oath - may have ti...