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1 week ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Patrick Edrich |Olivia Williams |Paddy Edrich
A woman charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death will appear in court this morning. Kayleigh Smart, 39 and of no fixed address but believed to be from the Billinge area, was charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Liam Collier following an incident inside a flat on Sherlock Avenue in Haydock on Friday, May 2. Smart was remanded in custody and will appear before Liverpool Magistrates' Court today, Monday, May 5.
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1 week ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Patrick Edrich |Paddy Edrich
Liverpool Sound City returned yesterday for its annual festival celebrating independent music. Emerging artists showcased their work at a number of independent venues across the city centre on day one of the long running festival. Liverpool Sound City has been a staple of Merseyside's music calendar since 2008 and thousands of people attend the festival each year.
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1 week ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Patrick Edrich |Paddy Edrich
Merseyside Police has appealed for information from the public to help officers identify and bring to justice a number of people who are currently wanted. The force always has a number of ongoing wanted appeals for suspects officers are unable to find. The people who are the subject of the appeals include convicted criminals who have failed to attend court to be sentenced, people who have breached licence conditions and are wanted on recall to prison and those who have failed to answer bail.
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1 week ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Patrick Edrich |Gemma Ryder
A man has died after being stabbed inside a flat in Merseyside — as a woman is arrested on suspicion of murder. A woman has been arrested after a man was stabbed to death inside a flat in Merseyside. Emergency services were called to reports of an incident at a block of flats on Sherlock Avenue in Haydock at around 10.25pm on Friday night. When officers arrived, alongside paramedics from the North West Ambulance Service, they discovered a man in his 30s suffering from stab wounds.
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2 weeks ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Patrick Edrich |Paddy Edrich
Freedom of information data showed the most money was paid out to injuries caused by bunk beds, food contamination, animal bites and asbestosMore than £235,000 has been paid out in compensation for prisoner injury claims at HMP Liverpool in recent years. New data obtained through a freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has paid out a total of £235,089.61 for injury claims made by prisoners at the category B men's prison in Walton between 2020 and 2024.
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2 weeks ago | 
express.co.uk | Padma Murughappun |Patrick Edrich |Stephen Topping
Paul Woodford has a notorious history in Merseyside's gangland (Image: NWROCU)A notorious gangland figure who amassed nearly £500,000 from his criminal exploits has been ordered to pay back a mere £1. Paul "Woody" Woodford, a key lieutenant of Vincent Coggins, the head honcho of Merseyside's Huyton Firm, has been slapped with a 24-and-a-half-year prison sentence for his involvement in obtaining a firearm as part of an extortion scheme aimed at retrieving a hijacked cocaine shipment.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Iona Young |Patrick Edrich
Woodford was also charged with the murder of 31-year-old pilot Jason Osu, but slashed his throat midway through the trial and refused to answer questions when giving evidence. An associate of a notorious Liverpool drug boss Vincent Coggins, was found to have benefited to the sum of nearly £500,000 from his life of crime - but will only have to pay back £1.
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2 weeks ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Stephen Topping |Patrick Edrich
Paul Woodford was a trusted associate of a notorious gang leaderA gangland figure who benefited to the sum of almost £500,000 from his life of crime will only have to pay back £1. Paul "Woody" Woodford was one of the most trusted associates of Vincent Coggins, boss of the Huyton Firm in Merseyside. Woodford has been sentenced to 24-and-a-half years for his role in sourcing a firearm as part of a blackmail plot to recover a stolen cocaine haul.
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2 weeks ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Patrick Edrich |Paddy Edrich
Paul Woodford, Vincent Coggins and Michael Earle appeared before a proceeds of crime hearing at Manchester Crown CourtAn associate of Huyton Firm boss Vincent Coggins was found to have benefited to the sum of nearly £500,000 from his life of crime - but will only have to pay back £1. Paul "Woody" Woodford was one of Coggins' most trusted associates and was sentenced to 24-and-a-half years for his role in sourcing a firearm in a terrifying blackmail plot to recover a stolen cocaine haul.
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2 weeks ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Patrick Edrich |Paddy Edrich
Anthony Kane was involved in the illicit trading of high value watches and vehicles before police raided his mansion homeAn EncroChat money launderer's collection of high value watches are currently on auction with one limited edition piece valued at more than £150,000. Anthony Kane, 43, used the EncroChat handles 'Swiftray' and 'Dual-time' to communicate with a number of criminal heavyweights on the encrypted messaging platform.
