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by Joshua Weale

Magistrates across Liverpool and Knowsley were due to be given the freedom of the city in a ceremony at Liverpool Town Hall today.

The honour was being award-ed to recognise the important role they play as part of the citys judicial system.

There are currently 285 active magistrates in the region and all of them will be added to the Freedom Roll of Associations and Institutions of the City.

Often referred to as The Justices of the Peace, they vol-unteer to sit in on court cases part-time to help make the city a safer place to live.

Liverpools Lord Mayor Councillor Gary Millar de-scribed the award as the highest honour the city can bestow on them.

He said: The city of Liver-pool is a better, safer place to live and work thanks to their knowledge, dedication, com-mitment and efforts.

He added: I congratulate and thank them for their vital contribution.

Over 95% of all criminal cases are handled in either adult or youth courts by magistrates which amounts to almost 20,000 court cases a year. They are responsible for deciding whether to refer a case to a higher court, consider bail applications and deal with ne enforcement amongst other responsibilities.

TOWN HALL HOSTS CITY AWARDS

New air rescue service takes off

TOP TEAM: a North West air ambulance plays backdrop to the Air crew team photo, before taking off for dutyTwitter/NWAirAmbulance

by Jess MacDonald

A new air ambulance service has been announced for Mer-seyside.

Gloucestershire-based Bond Aviation Group which has al-ready provided two for the North West, with one in Man-chester and the other in Black-pool, is the largest operator of its kind in the UK.

The new service will join its air ambulances operating from 23 bases around the country plus two major maintenance fa-cilities.

The helicopter will be a Euro-copter EC135T2 aircraft, with state of the art technology with the highest level of reliability out there.

The Euro-copter will be care-fully and speci cally modi ed for emergency medical services.

The North West air ambulanc-es provided have been useful in holding an important role in the delivery of emergency oper-ations and the new aircraft is a signi cant step for the charity, allowing a larger medical cover in the extended areas of Mer-seyside.

Chris Greenhill, Managing Director of Bond Air Services, is delighted at the companys successful relationship with the air ambulance.

Our relationship with the North West Air Ambulance goes back 13 years and I am delighted that this continues to develop.

The service now operates three helicopters on active duty 365 days a year and the delivery of this aircraft demonstrates our commitment to the charity and the people of the North West in delivering safe helicopter oper-ations.

Lynda Brislin, Chief Exec-utive Of cer of North West

Air Ambulance said: I would like to thank everyone who has made donations to the North West Ambulance Service, which ultimately has allowed us to add this helicopter to our eet.

We are delighted to see the new and extended service com-mence in partnership with Bond Air Services.

Bond Aviation Group is part of the Avincis Group.

Last year the company ew more than 108,500 hours, res-cued more than 8,600 people at sea and on mountains, helped put out 7,800 res and carried more than 175,900 passengers in the oil and gas industries.

Colin Withers,rescued in 2010. Spoke to the North West Air Ambulance.

After my motorbike accident, the North West Air Ambulance ew me to hospital in ve minutes and that was crucial to my recovery. I wouldnt have made it otherwise

by Jess MacDonaldA government scheme to help sniff out crime has been hailed a success in Merseyside.

Scratch and Sniff drug cards were given to residents to help them detect cannabis farms in their area.

They have resulted in a 28% increase in reports of drug agri-culture in local areas, according to Crimestoppers.

Since the campaign began, Merseyside police have seen a 56% increase in drug related in-formation and at least 25 canna-bis farms have been found.

More than 200,000 cards have been issued in hotspots such as London, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

Mark Hallas, chief execu-tive of the charity, believes the organisations commitment to stopping crime has never been stronger.

He said: We continue to be

proactive and are determined to explore new and innovative ways to educate, empower and encourage the UK public to put their trust in Crimestoppers.

Working with communities and government agencies, we believe Crimestoppers to be a truly effective crime- ghting charity that will continue to have a highly signi cant and success-ful impact on keeping communi-ties safe.

The card, which initiated from a pilot set up in Holland three years ago, gives a replica smell of the growing plant to help peo-ple identify the cannabis scent.

Overall more than 3,500 piec-es of information relating to drug farming have been received since the Crimestoppers charity released the cards, resulting in a 28% increase from last year.

Lord Ashcroft, who founded Crimestoppers, said cannabis farming was linked to other se-rious crimes.

He added: Cannabis farms grow more than just drugs.

Those who are cultivating cannabis tend to be involved in other areas of crime and are often involved in related gang crime and other violent crimes

Scratch and sniff drug cards campaign a success

BIG SNIFF: testing out the new drug cards released to tackle Liverpools drug problem Crimestoppers

Cannabis farms grow more than

just drugs

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Two of the worlds rarest tur-tles have hatched at Chester Zoo. They are the rst gold-en coin turtles to be bred within the UK this year.

The turtles are endangered in the wild with the number of them declining due to over-col-lection for the southern Asian food markets meaning they are at the very edge of extinction.

Herpetology keeper Ruth Smith said: Asian turtle species have undergone massive de-clines in recent years. They are overexploited and hundreds of thousands of them are traded an-nually for human consumption.

It is thought that they are want-

Rare golden coin turtles hatch at Chester Zooed by pet traders due to their striking colours and considered to be one of the most attrac-tive amongst the turtle species.

Ruth added: Whether or not we can now save this stunning species is touch and go but at the very least, the skills and techniques our keepers are de-veloping by breeding these turtles here and the intensive care they are giving them will go a long way towards helping conserve other similar species that thankfully do have a better long-term chance of survival.

The turtles feed on a range of animals including earthworms, crabs, shes, frogs and fruit.

Docks become Uptopia as thriller filming returns

Bene ts duo faceTV show backlashA Channel 5 documenta-ry featuring a Liverpool couple has sparked out-rage among Twitter users.

On Bene ts and Proud, which aired on 14th October, fo-cused on some of Britains worst bene t claimants. The documen-tary featured newlyweds Julie, 44, and Vinnie, 38, from An eld who spend more money on cig-arettes and television packag-es then they do on basic food.

Viewers took to Twitter to voice their opinions, many of them negative. Lyndsay Ross tweeted: People nd it easy to live off the governmentAYE AND IM PAYING FOR YOU!

Tracy Ford tweeted: Bring in coupons and rations. Spending more on fags and tv than food is a disgrace!

The couple, who havent worked for six years and have nine children between them, receive roughly the minimum wage of a worker on top of a housing bene t that pays for their home. Julie also receives a 310 sickness bene t once a fortnight.

Vinnie said: People nd it easier to live off the government because they get most things paid for them. Julie added: Theyre tight sted b******* and were really not surviving.

Many users were left angry when Julie said that she would only take a job that left her with 500 at the end of the week af-ter food and general bills. Emma

Glover tweeted: 500 a week after all outgoings? We ALL wish that! whilst Steve N Al-len tweeted: She wants 500 left at the end of each week? I dream of earning 500 a week!

The end of the programme saw Julies daughter proudly telling her mother that she has a job. Julies response was that she would receive more if she lived on bene ts. In response to this, Rachel Masterman tweeted: Cant believe that mother tell-ing her newly-employed daugh-ter shed be better off staying on bene ts #Backwards.

The documentary also fea-tured a mother-of-11 who has been dubbed a dole queen by national newspapers and receives 900 per week.

by Abi Bramhall

MERSEYMURDERMYSTERYLoveHistory are to host a murder mystery experience at Liverpools oldest hotel, The Adelphi, following straight on from the sell-out success of murder at St Georges Hall.

The event involves a group of professional actors hosting a three course dinner whilst act-ing out a story in which one of them will portray a mysterious killer. The diners then have to try and gure out who the killer is by the end of the evening.

The event which will take place on November 2nd tells a story that will celebrate The Adelphis rich history and will be based on true crimes of the period when The Adelphi rst opened.Newly Hatched goldren coin Turtles at Chester Zoo

By Claire Bynoe

ANGER: Liverpool newly weds Julie and Vinne with house mate after weekly shop

An eld, where the couple live Bene t claimer Vinnie

ON THE BOX: Latest series of Channel 4s Uptopia begins lming at Liverpool Albert dock. The six part drama series stars Fiona O Shaughnessy, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Paul Higgins, Alexandra Roach and James Fox.

Pictures by Jessica McDonald

Dog owners are being reminded to take good care of their pets as bon re re night approaches.

This time of year is always a tough time for pets with the increase in loud bangs created by reworks which can cause animals to become frightened and stressed.

When an animal, particularly dogs become anxious or stressed they can become a lot more unpredictable. At this time dogs could be likely to run away in search of somewhere quieter which often leads them into the arms of a vet or a dog kennels.

Last Bon re Night, Petlog, The UKs largest database for micro chipped pets recorded a 40% increase in in the number of calls reporting either pets missing by owners or someone having found a pet that has ran away.

Celia Walsom, executive at Petlog, said: Each year we see a spike of activity on or around the 5th of November so it is important for pet owners to prepare for bon re night. She says how important it should be for pet owners to make sure that the details on the animals microchip is up to date in case they do try to run away.

Some tips that Petlog offer for dog owners are that dogs are only walked throughout daylight hours, houses are secured at all times especially when not at home with the pet and that the pets arent made a huge fuss of when the reworks do begin.

Photos courtesy Channel 5

BONFIREFEARS FOR PET OWNERS

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Ultimate baking battle, The Great British Bake Off, comes to a dra-matic end tonight with Frances, Kimberley and Ruby all competing for the title of Great British Baker.

The show has certainly grabbed the nations attention, with thou-sands of passionate viewers tweeting their animated opinions on the show.

One user wrote: Why does everyone love Kimberley? Shes drip-ping with smugness & she thinks the #GBBO is her own personal cookery show. I HATE HER.

Another wrote: Dont know about you guys, but Im de nitely going to have a little cry when #GBBO is over :(.

Michelin-star chef, Raymond Blanc, caused major controversy when he posted his thoughts about the show on the social network-ing site.

The Great British Bake Off. Not much skills, female tears, And a winner so thin who makes me doubt of her love for great cooking, baking.

His tweet caused a massive backlash from viewers who feared he had revealed the contests winner and even prompted a reply from Paul Hollywood.

The judge sarcastically asked the chef: wow Raymond have you seen the winner already???

In Liverpool, the public have been equally excited about the show.Damian Leonard, 20, said: I love the Great British Bake Off be-

cause its the best programme on TV! Its so intense, a lot of the time me and my housemates are just sat screaming at the TV

I havent baked anything personally after watching the show be-cause I cant even make toast, but my friend made this amazing car-amelised cake after seeing it on the show.

My favourite was Becca, but she left last week and I was fuming! So now I would say I want Francis to win because shes quite an underdog and very likable

Jenny Glover, 24, said: I love it. I think its a fascinating pro-gramme; its one of my favourites. Its got a great cast too. For me, Francis is my favourite to win.

Liverpool Life spoke to Emma Whitwell from Liverpool Ones, The Buttercup Bakery, to nd out if she had noticed a rise in sales since the Great British Bake Off began.

She said: I wouldnt say that I have seen a rise in sales due to GBBO, but I have de nitely seen a rise in more people actively com-menting and looking at my page when its discussed. Any post about

it certainly elicits strong responses. I have seen a rise in sales, bi-zarrely since the recession, and I think this is purely because people are a lot more careful where they spend their money and want quality for the money they do spend.

Not surprisingly, Emma is a huge fan of the show.At the start of GBBO I really wanted Becca to win, as she seemed

the most down to earth!From episode one, Ruby grated on my every nerve! With her sim-

pering and woe is me attitude I just couldnt get on with her. But the more I have watched the more I have realised I would be exactly the same on the show! I wouldnt believe anything I created would be good enough for the Queen of Baking and indeed Mr Hollywood!

I think Kimberley should win. She seems the most competent of the remaining contestants and has been the most consistent through-out. And she didnt break a Kitchen Aid!

Elsewhere in the city, one baker has been inspired to create her very own Bake Off.

Laura Worthington, of Lauras Little Bakery, created Berry Bake Off a monthly baking contest held in Berry and Rye.

Each month seven bakers from around the city whip up their best puddings in an attempt to impress ticket-holders and win a 50 cash prize.

The next Bake Off will take place on November 3rd. Tickets to the event cost 20 and are from liverpoolpuddingclub@gmail.com.

BAKEBake O fans fr om Liverool all set for nal show-down!

Its a fascinati ng programme;

its one of my favourites

Kimberley WilsonAged 30

Francis QuinnAged 31

Ruby TandohAged 21

by Lisa Kerr

Bake-off duo: Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry. Pic: @BritishBakeOff/Twitter

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MUSIC4th November Echo ArenaJessie J

One of Englands top pop sing-ers will be hitting the Echo Are-na for her Nice To Meet You tour. Tickets range between 28 and 36.50.

11th November O2 Academy Craig Colton

The former X Factor star returns to his hometown ahead of the release of his new album in this one off gig after postponing the rest of his tour.

19th November Echo Arena Five

After the success of the Big Re-union tour, the now four piece are taking their greatest hits on the road stopping off in Liver-pool.

THEATRE28th October - 9th NovemberBlood BrothersEmpire Theatre

Blood Brothers, written by Willy Russell, takes to the stage. The play tells the emotional sto-ry of twin brothers who after be-ing separated at birth and lead-ing separate lives, meet again. The show will take place at the Empire Theatre and prices will range from 12 to 38.

13th - 16th NovemberThe NutcrackerEmpire Theatre

The famous ballet production graces the stage of Liverpools Empire Theatre. Tickets start from 12.90.

26th October Philharmonic theatreSean Lock

Purple Van Man is coming to the Philharmonic later this month as Sean Lock, one of the UKs most acclaimed comedians is full of gags, opinions and silly impressions.

1st November Lantern ParadeSefton Park

This years Lantern parade will take place in Sefton Park, kids will have the opportunity to take part in workshops to create their own lanterns. At 6.30pm you will witness a parade of lanterns that will light up Sefton Park as the parade makes its way into the woods.

11th November Remembrance Day

Like every year, on the 11th of November Liverpool will come together to pay commemoration to the members of the armed forces who have lost their lives whilst on duty.

15th NovemberRemembrance BanquetAnglican Cathedral

Liverpools Anglican Cathedral will be home to the rst Re-membrance Banquet. The event hopes to collect over 40,000 for the charities of Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion. The event will include entertainment and will start at 7pm. The prices for tickets start off at 55.

FOR THE KIDS21st - 27th October Underwater Street Halloween Half Term

Kids can make their own slime, zzy ghosts, blood bags, frank-enworms, oozing pumpkins in spooky science workshops. Also included is the legendary Hallow-een Bingo, Whacky Batmobile races, fancy dress parade, trick or treat and all rounded off with a Halloween Disco.

5th November Bon re Night Sefton Park

Various rework displays will light up the skies across the city, including the annual celebra-tions at Sefton Park and Newsh-am Park and Halton, being seen from both Widnes and Run-corn. Displays will start around 7.30pm.

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Shocker is yet another sellout

Liverpools annual Hallow-een scarefest Farmaged-don has sold out for its fth consecutive year, more than two weeks before Halloween itself. The experience runs all through the month of Octo-ber offering a terrifying ex-perience to those who wish to get in the Halloween spirit. Situated on Farmer Teds farm in Ormskirk, Farmageddon

promises an interactive terror experience with a number of dif-ferent corridors, crypts and cav-erns where you will be scared into ght or ight mode by the monsters and characters roaming around the venue and hiding in the shadowy corners of the farm. Expect chainsaw massa-cres, Freddy Kruegers and escaped inmates all ready to jump out at you when you go. The organisers do recommend that it is not for people of a nervous or weak disposition and is for strictly over 15 year olds, and they will be releas-ing an unspeci ed number of extra tickets on Friday due to a high demand for the fright-fully successful attraction. Many people have said that they couldnt get to sleep for weeks after the shocking hal-loween experience, so beware.

By Grace Lindsey

Halloween: Decorations at Farmaggedon Flickr

Former X Factor nalist Ray Quinn will take to the stage in Liverpools Christmas panto Peter Pan. The classic tale will see a modern twist, the tights and hats are long gone and the production will have a hint of Liverpool. He said : I cant wait to come home and get back on the Empire stage. Its one of the best theatres in the country and I love performing here to a home crowd. He will be performing alongside his wife, Emma Stephens, who is playing the role of Wendy. The couple met when they appeared together in a London production of Grease and got married in 2012.Emma told JMU Journalism: I am looking

forward to performing in the Empire. I have only performed in Liverpool once in Saturday Night Fever. I am nervous about both me and Ray ying though.The couple plan to spend Christmas at Rays mums house in Liverpool for their

son Harrys second Christ-mas.Also starring in this years festive spectacular is Brook-side legend, Louis Emerick, who will play the famous baddie role of Captain Hook. Louis has recently been over in Benidorm lming for the new series. He told JMU Journalism: I am so excited. I have played Captain Hook before but this is my rst time in the Empire. I am looking forward to being home for Christmas

and performing in my hometown with the best audience in the world. Peter Pan runs at the Liverpool Empire from Friday 13th December 2013 to Sunday 5th January 2014.

Peter Pan flies to townBy Jess Watters

Queen of country on her wayIconic country singer Dol-ly Parton will be return-ing to Liverpool next year as part of her world tour. Tickets will go on sale this Friday for her Blue Smoke World Tour at the Echo Are-na on 8th of June 2014.Dolly has been touring since 2011, and has been everywhere, from Austraila to Germany. The Queen of country last per-formed at the Echo Arena in Au-gust 2011, where she performed a cover of the Beatles famous hit Help on the banjo as she paid tribute to the city that she loves.

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Window dressing

The Kardashian sisters new clothing line will launch in Lipsy stores in Liverpool and across the country this week, but are these celebrity endorse-ments really adding fashionable value and credibility to our high streets? Or are they just the produce of the celebrity cash cow? Scouser Coleen Rooney launched a

clothing collection for retailer Little-woods several years ago, the stores have since closed and no longer exists on the high street. Kate Moss grasped a more fruitful opportunity churning out 14 col-lections for Sir Phillip Green at Topshop which is believed to have gained her over a million pounds. Other ventures for celebrities on the High Street include Kelly Brook for New Look, Madonna for H&M and Fearne Cotton for online retailer Very.co.uk.Research by Sure Women found that

British women spend, on average, 83,498 on clothes in a lifetime, a mar-ket which is lucrative to say the least.

However, garments that celebrities attach their name to in order to take a cut of this market arent always in the interest of becoming the next McQueen or Galliano. Katie McCormarck, a sales assis-

tant at Lipsy who will be selling the Kardashian Kollection, said: I work in fashion and love to represent my brand, I wouldnt say the Kardashian Kollection is any better or more fash-ionable than our in-house styles, but I

think the fact that its being promoted by the Kardashian sisters allows it to sell itself. The reality star sisters originally

collaborated with Dorothy Perkins in November last year, agreeing an exclusive contract to sell their line at the Arcadia. In an interview with a national news-

paper, the company said although the Kardashian collection was a success and launched the family into the

UK market, they were keen to place a particular emphasis on their own collections and wanted to continue to build Dorothy Perkins as a brand. Stephanie Alistair, 21, a Dorothy

Perkins shopper,W said I dont think Ive ever bought anything from the clothing line the Kardashian sisters brought out.I have seen it in store before but it

looked too American and a bit tacky for what I normally like to buy.

Sisters Khloe, Kim and Kourtney

Khloe Kardashian

The third series of the talent show in 2006 saw former child actor Ray Quinn showing off his singing skills. Although Leona Lewis won the show, Ray proved hes got plenty of talent. Brookside was where it all started for the Childwall- born actor. Ray was just 18 when he

appeared on the X Factor and although he wasnt originally chosen by his mentor Simon-Cowell to appear in the live stages, Simon realised he had made a mistake and put Ray through. Ray released his rst album in 2007 but was dropped by his label six months later. In 2009, Ray appeared in reality series Dancing on Ice

which he won before going back to his acting roots. He then appeared on the stage in Grease, Dirty Dancing and Legally Blonde. He is currently appearing in the pantomime Pe-ter Pan in the Liverpool Empire Theatre.

In 2010, we saw single Liverpool mum Rebecca Ferguson become runner up to Matt Cardle in the seventh series of the X Factor. Rebecca wowed judges from her rst audition, getting it right each week and receiving standing ovations from the judges. After X Factor Rebecca signed a joint recording contract with Simon Cowells label Syco and Epic Records. Rebecca released her rst

single Nothings real but love, closely followed by her debut album Heaven. Too good to lose, Glitter & Gold and Shoulder to shoulder were also released from the album. Rebecca has just nished her second album, Freedom which

The eighth series of X Factor saw two Liverpudlians reach the live stages, both in the boys category mentored by Gary Barlow. Craig Colton is the former

biscuit factory worker who surprised his mum at the audi-tions by not telling her he was auditioning on the show. Craig wowed the judges but was voted off in week seven.Craig is currently working on

his debut album titled Ameri-can Dream which is due to be released by the end of the year.Former hairdresser Marcus

Collins competed the same year as Craig, but was runner up to winners Little Mix.Marcuss debut single was a

cover of White Stripes Seven nation army which reached number nine in the UK charts. Marcus is currently starring

as Seaweed Stubbs in the 2013 UK tour of Hairspray

Controversial contestant Christopher Maloney appeared on the ninth series of X Factor in 2012, nishing in third place behind Jahmene Douglas and winner James Arthur. Christopher was not originally voted through to the live shows, but went through on a wildcard.Christopher found himself

being booed by the studio audience and often criticised by judges for his cruise ship like performances. However, Chris-topher received the most votes seven weeks running.He said, I was seen as a potential threat by all the judges. I was getting 40-50% of all the public vote right up until week eight.Christopher will release his

debut single My heart belongs to you at the end of October.

This year has seen the X Factor grace our television screens yet again. As the programme enters

its tenth series we have seen many Liverpudlians compete in the live shows, even mak-ing it as far as the nal.However, after the contro-

versy over Scouser Chris-topher Maloney last year,

producers decided to axe auditions in the hometown of the Beatles.With this years X Factor

well and truly under way and no Scousers in the nal 12, we take a look at the Liverpool stars who have competed on the talent show in the past to nd out where they are and what they are doing now.

by Chantal Dickinson

Grace Lindseyreports on the latest celebrity fashion line to hit the High Street

Where are

they now?

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Much more than football

Liverpools history is often dominated by a tale of two football teams, but these erce rivals have joined forces to help a club that needs more recognition, Liverpool Homeless Football Club.

The club was established in 2007 to give people who had found themselves in a dif cult position, something to focus on and its motto sums up its mission: Much more than football.

Their aim is to try to go beyond football training to improve their players personal lives, pushing them with tness; employ-ment and helping to nd them long term ac-commodation. On their monthly match days they also offer the players tests for blood pressure, heart rate, STDs and diabetes.

The charity started small with a ve a-side team, made up of residents from Liverpools hostels and they were entered into the homeless football league. Now each season, sees them up against 18 other homelessness organisations across Merseyside.On Thursday, the team received a new strip

and a variety of other donations, to help it during the season.Liverpool and Everton football clubs gave training kit, food manufacturers John West and Typhoo gave food supplies and the HIS Church charity gave this years largest donation rebranded and recycled counterfeit clothing.

Over the past 12 months, the Christian charity has worked with Liverpool trading standards, to re-use the fake items for a good cause.

Richard Humphrey, senior coordinator for HIS Church, said: Its quite a simple solution but its just so effective, we thank God for the wisdom to do it. We just rebrand counterfeit clothes.HIS Church have been rebranding counter-feit clothing for eight years, recycling and estimated 50 million worth of counterfeit clothing that would have been otherwise shredded. Richard added: We say that counterfeiting

is not a victimless crime, but it would almost be more of a crime to throw away these clothes when there people who really need

New kit for homeless football club sees the season o to a kicking start, Bethany Wells reports

James joined LHFC in 2012, a former Homeless World Cup player.

At the age of 19, James lost his adoptive mother, which was a catalyst for the tough times James would face.

He became homeless; living in and out of hostels.

In 2010, whilst staying at a hos-tel in Crewe, James became in-volved with the Homeless World Cup national partner in England.

This led to him representing Eng-land in the 2011 Homeless world cup in Paris.

Following his football success, James began training for his coaching badges. He went on to the Mexico City Homeless world cup, as assistant coach for Eng-land.

His success story reached a new high when he won coach of the tournament with Team England in Portugal June 2013.

them.Over the last 12 months Liverpool trading

Standards alone have seized counterfeit goods worth 250,000. While some cant be recycled for safety reasons, whatever can be re-used, has been.

Keith Marshall, Liverpool trading stand-ards of cer, said: Weve entered into a part-nership with HIS church for the counterfeit goods to be rebranded with the HIS church

logo and then put back into the community.What better way than giving it to a

charity that is able to recycle it and reuse it and distribute it to the likes of the vulnerable groups within the Merseyside area?

John Finnigan, LHFC chairman said: Events like this raise our pro le and put us on the map. People are aware of us now, and by linking with HIS church and Liverpool and Everton in the community, their partners

have come along to donate some stuff today and obviously that will be distributed to homeless people.

Liverpool Homeless Football Club has al-ready begun distributing the donations they have received to local hostels.

LHFC will be putting their new kit to good use, with their rst game at the end of October with Liverpools own John Bishop, there to kick off the season.

James story

STRIP: Some of the kits that have been donated by Liverpool and Everton Football Clubs

James Buckley: Homeless World Cup England Coach

www.liverpoolhomelessfootballclub.com

NEVER TOO OLD...

playing career. He was also the rst player to win European player of the year and European Football writers asso-ciation of the year. His strict diet and the fact he was T-total meant he was t enough to play at the top level until he was 50 and played his last competitive game at an unbelievable 70 years of age.Bryan Robson: Perhaps the most unpopular from the golden oldies around Merseyside because of his long career with Manchester United. The mid elder

On the day Steven Gerrard notched his 100th Premier League goal the man being tipped to replace him claims his captain still has another 10 years in him.Jordan Henderson claimed

that the way 33-year-old Gerrard is playing now indicates he could play on for another 10 years. The chances of Liverpools cap-tain wonder still donning his famous number 8 shirt when he reaches 43 is almost zero but he is showing no signs

of slowing down yet.Following Hendersons

comments Liverpool Life put together a golden oldies team of players who either reached forty or were very close to it. One thing the Golden Oldies are lacking is a Liverpool player, Gerrard has all the attributes all he needs now is the years. There had to be a time when the Gerrard Liverpool fans came to love slowed down and became a more conservative player. Very few thought he would be as ef-fective but his performances

this season are challenging that notion.Gerrards transition from an

attack minded, goal scoring mid elder to the holding mid eld role he now plays has been one that has left some critics saying hes past his best. But a string of quality performances for club and country has left his critics looking awkwardly down at their feet. Liverpool fans have been

waiting for their club to bring together a squad of players capable of challeng-ing for the top four for the

last ve years. It nally looks like this season could be the one, but how much of that is due to their captain?Since the departure of

Xabi Alonso Liverpool have lacked a player who can sit in mid eld and control the play, Alonso gave Gerrard, Torres and co the freedom to attack with very little regard for defending. With Liverpools revamped team this season there is nally enough attacking options that Gerrard can play a much more defensive roll and pick and choose when

he makes his attacking runs rather than running up and down all game.This new style of play seems

to be suiting him and the team, and will de nitely do his ageing legs the world of good. Gerrard has been carrying Liverpool for too long and a few seasons ago it looked as if it could have took its tole on him with a string of injurys. Brendan Rodgers new tness regime has given the Liverpool captain a new lease of life. Only time will tell how long he can last.

CM: BRYAN ROBSON 39

GK: BRAD FRIEDEL 42

CB: STUART PEARCE 39

LB: NIGEL WINTERBURN 39

RM SIR STANLEYMATHEWS 50RB: GRAHAM ALEXANDER 41

ST: TEDDY SHERIGHAM 41ST: ANDY GRAY 42

LM: RYAN GIGGS 39

CM; GORDON STARCHAN 40

GK Brad Friedel: The Ameri-can shot stopper is extend-ing the premier leagues oldest player record every day while playing for Tot-tenham.

RB Graham Alexander: The Coventry born right back was the oldest player to make his Premiership debut at 37.

CB Stuart Pearce: The old school defender who is unfortunately most famous for leaving the pitch of Englands 1990 World cup quarter nal in tears after missing a penalty in the shoot-out.

CB Sol Campbell: The youngest player of our Golden Oldies at a mere 38 will go down as one of the greatest Arsenal centre backs. He spent nine years at Tottenham before being the rst high pro le player to take advantage of the Bosman ruling and move to Arsenal.

RB Nigel Winterburn: This Arsenal left back will go down in history along with Tony Adams, Martin Keown and Lee Dixon as one of the strongest Arsenal defensive lines in history.

RM Sir Stanley Mathews: Known as one of Englands greatest ever players. He is the only player to ever be knighted during his playing career. He was also the rst player to win European play-er of the year and European Football writers association of the year.

CM Bryan Robson: Perhaps the most unpopular from the golden oldies around Merseyside because of his long career with Manchester United.

CM Gordon Strachan: Known more for his role

as a right sided mid elder but we couldnt leave him out, so we squeezed him into centre mid eld. He played for Dundee, Aber-deen, Leeds, Manchester United and Coventry in a career that saw him rack up near 700 caps for club and country.

LM Ryan Giggs: The Welsh-man who is still playing for Manchester United is the most decorated played in English history.

ST Teddy Sheringham: Teddy played well into his 40s and will always be remembered in the hearts of

English football fans for his equaliser and assist for the winner in the last few min-utes of the 1999 Champions League nal.

ST Andy Gray: He is now best known as a pundit but was once a proli c Premier League striker. He scored 25 goals in his rst season at newly promoted Vlla and won the Golden Boot of the 76/77 season. He then went on to score 29 the next sea-son and win the Young Play-er of the Year Award and PFA Players Player of the Season. A feat surpassed by none other than the great Cristiano Ronaldo.

By Bill Evans

CB: SOL CAMPBELL 38

As Steven Gerrards team-mate says he can play for another decade, which would make him 43, BILL EVANS, 20, picks his top team of golden oldies