Issue 114Issue – November 2016 113 – October 2016
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To celebrate we have increased our South Liverpool distribution yet again!
IT’S OUR 10TH BIRTHDAY!
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Yes, 10 years old! Doesn’t time fly? Well advertisers. We would also like to thank all we were 10 years old in July actually. our regular contributors who have helped And to celebrate we have increased our us so much over the years with their great distribution. From this month we will be articles: Stephen Guy (whose wonderful delivering a further 2,000 LINKs into homes local history articles continue to inform and in Liverpool 19. What started off as a “bright entertain; Anton Valdemart for his Strange idea” when we were working together at the Tales; Jim Stanway (South Liverpool FC); Liverpool Echo came to fruition in July 2006 Peter Harrison (Alder FC); Mick Titherington and we started by distributing 8,000 copies (Stoneycroft FC); Paul Coshott (Fighting (now 15,000 copies) of the West Derby and Fit); Bill Chambers (Liverpool Sefton – page 3 Croxteth Park LINK. In 2007 we launched Hockey Club); Kevin Edgar (AFC Cronus); South Liverpool LINK (now 28,000 copies) Jade Ainsworth (Life ‘n’ Style); all the other and the Liverpool LINK now has a total readers who kindly send in articles and, of monthly distribution of 43,000. We have course, Peter (my husband) who does all firmly established ourselves as a favourite our competitions/quizzes and who writes and local advertising paper and we remain a edits many of our articles for us. protesting his our passers-by and We householders Assurance Company agent, totally independent business. are the Andstrongly where would we be without – page 11 the success of The and printers and of course our aboutthat where he could find designers innocence. decided to visit the caller. first to recognise LINK down toGardens you – our readers distribution team? Gardens West Menlove East. Menlove It was 1931, the address was inis entirely and our advertisers. So we wouldthat like to Here’s to the next ten years! He discovered a well-heeled area, and Wallace still has an original metal thank you all for your constant support Best wishes and many thanks to you all, Menlove Gardens North, thought he could sell a substantial name plate (pictured), dating and loyalty over the last 10 years. And we Moira, Dawn and Carol South and West existed – but policy plus commission. from when Wallace made his thank you, our readers, for supporting our
SEARCH FOR THE EAST By Stephen Guy
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THE respectably-dressed man seemed confused as he wandered around the new estate of upmarket homes. He had travelled there by tram no East. Returning home, he He lived at 29 Wolverton following a phone call from found Julia battered to death Street, Anfield, with wife Julia. a stranger enquiring about an in their front parlour. They appeared a devoted couple, insurance policy. Wallace was charged with sometimes holding musical The mystery man left a her murder. evenings in their terraced home. message at William Wallace’s old surveys and registers which By Stephen Guy The police said he had give Wallace pointedly asked the chess club saying his name was fascinating insights into the the of seems to have a at the meticulously plannedlives tram conductor to drop him Mr R M Qualtrough, 25 Menlove EVERYTHING our ancestors. crime, making it look like a price today,stop fromtothe bargainsGardens. in nearest Menlove Gardens East, Allerton. Childwall may now be a leafy break-in. pound market stalls to the Wallace, a Prudential Heshops then and questioned several claimed he, in fact, but is far older than huge variety of goods and services suburb They was Qualtrough, disguising Liverpool itself. It is likely there available by tapping a keyboard. his voicehere to set up years an alibi. was a church 1,000 ago. This is nothing new, as revealed in He coldly battered Julia to death then went through the charade of looking for Menlove Gardens East. Wallace had deliberately asked many people for directions so he would be remembered. The jury agreed with the prosecution and Wallace was sentenced to death. However, the conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal and he was freed. He died two years later,
fruitless search. – page 7 The case is believed to be unique in criminal law because it can be argued equally wasarea Even in thethat 14thWallace century the either guilty or not guilty. was wild and remote – an ideal It was said that there was location for a religious community. no motive for the crime but Parts of Childwall Parish Church no-one knows exactly what date back to times although goes on inNorman a relationship. littleYears of the later ancient fabric it was remains. discoveredContinued that Julia on liedpage 5 about her age. Wallace may have been shocked to discover his wife was 17 years older than she claimed. They had no children. Did pent-up rage result in a savage killing planned by a master criminal? n Learn more about the history of Liverpool at the Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, open 10 am to 5 pm every day, admission free.
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