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The Champion • Wednesday 12 June 2013BVisit us @ www.ChampNews.com • 5Stadium plansheld back whileclub looks tobuy propertiesaround AnfieldReport by Holly RummensLIVERPOOL FC should have completed theacquisition of properties around Anfieldstadium by the end of the summer, which willallow redevelopment proposals to be putforward.The club has had to put on hold processingany planning applications to extend the MainStand and Anfield Road part of the stadiumuntil this has taken place.Managing director Ian Ayre estimates that itRedevelopment on holdpending final purchasesshould take another two months for theremaining homes to be aquired.Liverpool City Council have been workingalong side Your Housing Group to leadnegotiations with the local residents to gettheir feedback on the new plans.Some residents say they have felt neglectedduring the decision process and have claimedthey have been offered unreasonable prices forAnfield stadiumtheir properties.Mr Ayre said: “Our goal is to extend Anfieldbut we need certainty and that comes with theacquisition of properties.“Real progress has been made in acquiringthem. Once they have all been acquired we willgo through the planning process.“Once planning has been achieved then wecan start construction.”Once plans are completed the stadium isexpected to hold around 60,000 fans and willmassively boost match day revenue.Mr Ayre added: “We are in a very fortunateposition in that we generate some of thebiggest revenues in football despite having notbeen as successful on the pitch as we wouldhave liked in recent years.“We also have a huge fan base around theworld. We’ve sold 100,000 tickets at the MCGin Australia this summer and there has been asimilar demand for tickets for the otherpre–season tour matches in Jakarta andBangkok.”holly.rummens@champnews.comThief incemeterycaught outby CSI teamA THIEF who broke into a car parked outsideBootle cemetery was caught after a CSI teamrecovered his fingerprints.Kenneth Wright, 37, of Starling Way, hadpreviously pleaded guilty to theft from avehicle and appeared at Sefton Magistrateson June 6 following a pre–sentence report.Lynne Ingman prosecuting told the courtthat on the afternoon of Saturday, March 30victim Gillian Butler had parked her silverFiat Punto near the cemetery and put herhandbag in the passenger side foot–well,covering it over with a carrier bag.In the bag were a Samsung Galaxy mobilephone, identity cards and cash cards – alongwith a note of a PIN number.Sometime between 1.30pm and 1.45pmWright was said to have forced his way intothe vehicle and stolen the bag. A short timelater a withdrawal of £300 was made fromone of the cash cards, followed by a furtherwithdrawal of £200 soon after.A CSI team examined the car, Ingman said,and Wright’s fingerprints were foundleading to his arrest.“It can’t have been me, I’ve not been introuble for five years”, he was said to havetold police and during a subsequentinterview he gave no comment.Wright has a record, she said, for burglaryand drugs offences. His last offence being in2009 when he was sentenced to custody fortheft and assault on a police officer.Telling the court that Wright was aware thecar could have belonged to someone visitinga grave, his defence solicitor said thisincident was a relapse, saying that for fouryears he has demonstrated he can stay of outtrouble.Sentencing him to 12 weeks custody,suspended for 12 months, the magistratesordered him to pay £800 in compensation –which includes £300 for the damage to thecar – along with £85 prosecution costs andan £80 victim surcharge. He was alsoordered to participate in a 12 monthsupervision order with a drug rehabilitationrequirement.“This is your last chance” they said.Directors banned fromrunning a companyTHREE company directors who‘displayed a total disregard for therules’ after owing £112,689 in taxhave been banned from directing acompany for a combined 23 years.Family members John Postlethwaite,John Anthony Postlethwaite, and LeePostlethwaite, who together ran aBootle haulage company, weredisqualified after failing to keepproper records, or to make taxpayments.The three men ran BrasenoseContainer Services (BCS) which wentinto liquidation on June 13 2011despite owing creditors £157,352.John, 69, was disqualified for nineyears while John Anthony, 49, andLee Postlethwaite, 30, were bothdisqualified for seven years eachfollowing an investigation by theInsolvency Service.They provided undertakings to theSupport to live your life...the way YOU want to• Approved by Sefton MBC• Local to you• Over 16 yrs experienceFLEXI-HELP available:Home-based care2 hours a weekfrom only £24“ The carers make my day - everyday...”73 Liverpool Road, Crosby L23 5SETel: 0151 924 1999 • info@warrencare.co.ukwww.warrencare.co.ukThree familymembers ofBootle haulagefirm ‘displayeda total disregardfor the rules’Secretary of State for Business,Innovation and Skills not to act ascompany directors or in any waycontrol or manage a company fromJune 2013.They were accused of failing to keepproper books and records, meaningthat the company’s assets, sales andGot an interesting story to tell?Champ Newsdesk 01704 3924001108340receipts were unaccountable.And bank payments of £1,701,939 –with £834,071 in cash – were leftunexplained, with no evidenceavailable that these funds were usedon behalf of the company.HM Revenue and Customs were alsoowed a total of £112,689 in tax.Commenting on thedisqualifications, Vicky Bagnall,director of Investigation andEnforcement Services at TheInsolvency Service said: “These threedirectors displayed a total disregardfor the rules regarding the running ofa company and additionally thoseregarding the operation of a companyrequiring a haulage licence.“These disqualifications show that insuch cases, the Insolvency Service willinvestigate and ensure that theprotection of limited liability isremoved for a considerable period.”Plan takesthe biscuit!Apprenticeships withLooking for employment in hair & beauty?PLANS to makecakes and biscuitssmaller to tackleBritain’s increasingobesity problemhave been branded‘ludicrous’ byBootle MEP PaulNuttall.Ministers want theportion sizes of fattyand sugar–ladenfoods to be cut in anattempt to haltgrowing waistlines.The changes arepart of theGovernment’sResponsibility Deal,involvingencouraging foodmanufacturers toreduce unhealthyingredients andportion sizes, andeducate consumerson healthy eating.Former Hugh Bairdpupil Mr Nuttall,who is the deputyleader of UKIP,described the plansas “ludicrous.”We have salons looking for apprentices. 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