Old Hall Street, Liverpool is Blocked Off

OLD Hall Street, in Liverpool, at around 7pm, on 21 July 2010, was closed from the Liverpool Echo offices, due to spillage of chemical between A5052 King Edward Street and A5046 Chapel Street, in Liverpool. The incident also affecting Edmund Street between A565 and Bixteth Street. At the time this site was edited, it was still unclear as to what the substance was.

WITNESS APPEAL - ARMED ROBBERIES, KIRKDALE

MERSEYSIDE Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at the Supa Shop on Stanley Road, Kirkdale on Friday, 16 July 2010. The incident happened just after 6.45pm when two men, who had their faces concealed, entered the shop and stole a quantity of cash and cigarettes. One of the men was armed with what is believed to be a machete-type knife. No-one was injured in the incident but staff members were left shaken. They left the scene on foot heading in the direction of Briar Street. One of the men is described as wearing mostly black clothing with a dark green and grey deep striped hood while the other is described as wearing a green jacket with yellow stripes. Officers are also investigating two other incidents that took place over the weekend involving similar features as the armed robbery at the Supa Shop. At around 4.50pm on Saturday, 17 July 2010, two masked men, one of whom was armed with what is believed to have been either a long knife or a machete, entered Bread and Wine on Breeze Hill. They left the scene empty-handed and were seen getting into a waiting small black car on Olney Street. The second incident took place at around 7am at J&R Butterfield on Breck Road on Sunday, 18 July 2010, when three masked men entered the shop. One of the men was armed with what is believed to have been a machete and threatened the shopkeeper to hand over a quantity of cash and cigarettes. They then left the scene in the direction of Rydal Street. House to house enquiries have been carried out and CCTV is being examined. DI Eddie Cowan said:- "We are appealing to anyone who may have seen two or three men acting suspiciously near to these premises around these times to contact us with any information they may have. In particular, we are keen to speak to passengers on an Arriva bus that drove past the Supa Shop and saw two men matching the above description standing at the bus stop at 6.48pm, just prior to this offence taking place. We will not tolerate this kind of crime on Merseyside and urge anyone who may know these men, or may have any information, to call us so we can put them before the courts and bring them to justice." Anyone with any information is asked to call the Robbery Investigation Team on:- 0151 777 4811 or 4809, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on:- 0800 555 111.

MDI announce fabulous local line up for River Stage

MERSEYSIDE Dance Initiative is delighted to announce their involvement in the Dance On the Waterfront Festival, which takes place at Liverpool’s Albert Dock and Pier Head from Friday, 6 August to Sunday, 8 August 2010.

Get ready to LEAP out and about! In celebration of the LEAP year of dance, a fantastic line up of local performers will take to the River Stage from 1om to 5pm on Saturday, 7 August 2010, with a plethora of international dance styles, offering a fantastic opportunity to take notice and connect with dance a great way to improve your Health and Wellbeing.

African Dance artist Lamin Dumbuya, will perform a short solo piece before opening the floor to the public for African Dance Classes throughout the afternoon, sure to have the whole family active and dancing along! You can learn more about dance by taking in a passionate Tango as Tango Liverpool take to the stage before offering you the opportunity to fine tune those staccato movements in a Tango workshop with Linda Wilton.

Also performing is Fenfen Huang of local dance company China Pearl who will perform a traditional Chinese solo piece. Continuing the world dance theme is Movema, who have just taken up residency in the newly renovated Black-E and community involvement features with a 15 minute dance piece from MDI’s Community Dance Group, created as part MDI's African Dance Summer School.

Darren Suarez, founder of the House of Suarez and recipient of one of Culture Liverpool’s 10 for 2010 Commissions, will vogue his way onto stage to entertain the crowds with one of his outstanding performances, after local contemporary dancer Adele Slachmuylders, also a recipient of one of Culture Liverpool’s 10 for 2010 Commissions, performs Dauntless Circle. Dauntless Circle invites you into a world of dynamics and iterations. The piece has a sense of growth and wellbeing and will take the audience through a personal journey through dance. Get ready to LEAP along with MDI on the Waterfront, sure to be a fantastic afternoon of dance.

LEAP 2010 festival Director and Artistic Director of MDI Karen Gallagher said:- "2010 has been the best year for dance in Merseyside so far and with Liverpool City Council's continued commitment to dance via Culture Liverpool throughout the year has brought about increased investment to dance, culminating in this our first Dance on The Waterfront. It has been wonderful to support Walk the Plank and produce our very own MDI Riverside Dance Stage as part of the programme and we look forward to seeing dance continue to be centre stage as part of Liverpool's future events across the City.”