Need to knowToday’s headlines include a daughter’s heartfelt plea to her missing mum, news of a major industrial development moving forward, and John Lennon Airport being named the UK’s most on-time airport for 2025
Garston community protest outside Liverpool Town Hall. Photo by Colin Lane(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
Here are five stories published by the Liverpool Echo you may have missed today.
1) Daughter pleads for mum to come home five years after she vanished
It’s been five years since mum-of-five Carol Mighall vanished and her heartbroken family are still searching for answers. Carol, 56, from Tranmere, was last seen on Monday, January 4, 2021 on Rodney Street, in Birkenhead. On that day she was seen on CCTV in a convenience store on the corner of Rodney Street and Argyle Street South near the centre of Birkenhead. She bought a litre bottle of vodka and 20 cigarettes and then headed in the direction of Birkenhead Central train station, wearing a khaki coloured parka-style coat with grey fur on the hood, blue jeans and black and white speckled trainers. Despite extensive enquiries to find Carol, her family are still searching for answers. Five years on from her mum’s disappearance, Carol’s daughter Kayleigh Doyle has today (Monday, January 12) issued a direct appeal to her mum. READ HERE.
2) ‘Sad day’ as major industrial scheme gets go-ahead on appeal
A major industrial development in a “neglected” area of the city rejected by Liverpool Council will go-ahead after being overturned on appeal. In April last year, many Garston residents gathered at Liverpool Town Hall to oppose Peloton Real Estate’s proposal for an open storage site on land encircled by York Street, Brunswick Street, Blackburne Street, and Window Lane. The developers sought to repurpose the industrial site for open storage use, including the housing of plant/machinery, construction materials, vehicles, pallets, and self-storage units. READ HERE.
3) Liverpool John Lennon Airport crowned UK’s best for this reason
Liverpool John Lennon Airport was the UK’s most on-time airport in 2025, according to new data. Of the 2.77 million passengers who travelled through the airport last year, an impressive 83% flew on time, with just 17% – around 466 thousand journeys – affected by delays or cancellations. The statistics come from AirHelp, an air passenger rights organisation. The company’s 2025 UK Flight Disruption Report shows Liverpool significantly outperformed the national average, where 26% of passengers experienced disruption in 2025. The brand said “the contrast is particularly stark when compared with Manchester Airport, the UK’s most delayed airport, where almost a third of passengers (32%) – around 4.7 million – faced disruption last year”. READ HERE.
4) San’s Cafe back on top after refusing to ‘give up’
San’s Cafe, on Lightbody Street in Vauxhall, has been serving customers for more than five decades and is “proud” to announce the venue is back on top of its game. The business was founded by Tseng Chikha, from Sichuan, who served in the Chinese armed forces during WWII on the front line in Burma. Tseng had to leave the army after being wounded, but later joined the British Merchant Navy, which brought him to Liverpool. Going on to serve hundreds of workers based on and around the city’s Northern Docks, the name Sans stuck after failed attempts to pronounce Tseng’s name. The café’s red and yellow exterior continues to stand out among the surrounding industrial landscape decades later. Offering English and Irish breakfasts as well as Sichuan dishes, the café has remained there since. READ HERE.
5) Scooter firm’s message to Liverpool as contract comes to an end
A Swedish e-scooter firm has said it hopes to one day return to Liverpool as its stay in the city comes to an end. It was confirmed in November that the city council had awarded a contract to Bolt – Europe’s largest micromobility platform – to operate shared scooters and e-bikes from this year. The new service, replacing existing provider Voi, will provide 2,000 scooters and 100 e-bikes across Liverpool, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It will cover the entire city, with areas such as Speke and Garston to have access to the vehicles for the first time. In a message to users, Voi confirmed it would cease operation in the city from next month. READ HERE.
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