Lidl plan to demolish picture palace divides opinion among residents
The Abbey opened in 1939 and belonged to the golden era of British cinemas when local picture houses attracted mass audiences
The former Abbey cinema in Wavertree; pic by Andy Teebay
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Parents of riders need fining after woman hit by scrambler bike fights for life
ECHO readers believe tougher measures are needed
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Court Hey Road - pics by Colin Lane Liverpool Echo (Image: Liverpool Echo)
People have expressed anger at reports gangs of off road bike riders are still tearing through the streets of Roby a day after an accident left a woman fighting for her life. The woman, who is in her 20s, was critically injured after she was hit by a scrambler bike on Court Hey Road in Huyton on Monday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene at about 12.45pm to reports of an off-road bike crashing into a pedestrian.
Tragedy as person dies after being hit by train near station
British Transport Police said the incident is not being treated as suspicious
A person was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a train close to a Merseyrail station
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Person dies after being struck by train near Merseyrail station
They were sadly pronounced dead at the scene
Freshfield station (Image: Rachael McMenemy)
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Man in his 30s killed by train on Merseyrail line
Police have confirmed details of the man who died in tragic incident near station
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A man in his 30s has sadly died after being hit by a train in the Freshfield area (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)
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