LOCAL pride is secure for another season, but Liverpool remain on the margins of the bigger picture. Victories such as this will only ever be consolation triumphs while the league title remains such a distant dream, but at least Rafael Benitez’s side are now firmly in pole position in the race to secure another stab at the Champions League next season.

A LOCAL authority may seek a judicial review after an eviction case sought after a flood of antisocial complaints was thrown out of court.

A LOCAL man was yesterday arrested in connection with the death of Dublin man Derek Cumiskey who died after allegedly being assaulted by a gang in Lanzarote on August 1.

A LOCAL politician running for the Dáil has been removed from the updated register of electors.

LOCAL hero Steven Taylor made sure his first Newcastle goal was a crucial one as he fired the Magpies into the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup.

LOCAL hero Felipe Massa sent his compatriots into raptures on Sunday when he won the Brazilian Grand Prix ahead of Fernando Alonso, who finished second to confirm his second drivers’ world title.

A LOCAL election candidate who spent close to €13,000 on his last campaign says he has not been put off politics after failing to win a seat.

LOCAL hero and Paul Hunter, another darling of the Chinese crowd, both battled through to the quarter-finals of the €292,000 China Open in Beijing last night.

A LOCAL election candidate who lost out to a party colleague who forged a letter containing Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s signature said yesterday he kept quiet about it “for the good of the party”.

A LOCAL election candidate in Waterford has promised not to take a single cent in salary or expenses in the 2004-2009 period if elected to Waterford City Council following the June 11 ballot.

LOCAL hero Robert Allenby kept his unbeaten record in play-offs to claim the first Australian Mastercard Masters of his long career yesterday.