Bootle

A BOOTLE family who are campaigning to get their dad freed from an Indian jail took part in a rally to raise awareness. Paul Towers, 53, was sentenced to five years in prison for gun-running charges after his crew aboard an anti-piracy ship failed to ...

Dave Ewing said: “Not many people realise that Bootle was bombed on a scale comparable, for its size, to London during the blitz. Due to its location by the northern docks, Bootle and Litherland were particularly vulnerable with the Luftwaffe striking ...

The tiny village of Bootle will play host to a vibrant arts festival that will see some of the county's leading performers take centre stage to raise money for a truly worthy cause. Organised in honour of 34-year-old Danielle Fitzsimons, a Barrow ...

Family of a Merseyside ex-soldier accused of gun-running in Indian waters have put pressure on the British government to do more to get him released. Paul Towers, originally from Bootle , was one of six British nationals who, along with 29 other ...

AS this month marks the 75th anniversary of when Bootle was severely bombed in the World War II blitz, the Champion takes a look at images that show the difference between then and now. In one striking example, damage caused to Stanley Road shows a ...

Merseyside was mercilessly pounded from the skies by the Luftwaffe in a week-long bombardment which devastated vast areas of Liverpool and Bootle. Thousands of people fled the city each night seeking the safety of the countryside. Others gathered in ...