Merseyside

By the start of 1962 the Beatles were on the cusp of stardom but challenges remained.

Valuable antiques and jewellery were stolen from a former dealer’s home in Rainford, St Helens and the police are appealing for help.

Tracks recorded by David Bowie for his 1967 debut album that were later rejected have been sold at auction for a hammer price of £16,000.

The English Literature school book of The Beatles’ Sir Paul McCartney has been bought at auction for £39,000.

In 1977, three years before his untimely death, Joy Division’s singer songwriter Ian Curtis wrote the lyrics to ‘Failures’: “Wise words and sympathy/Tell the story of our history.”

A tape thought to contain “possibly the first ever demo version” of David Bowie’s 1972 hit ‘Starman’ drew strong competition at Omega Auctions’ latest sale.

A copy of a previously unheard studio recording made by a young David Bowie comes up for sale at auction next week.

A bookshop’s tweet announcing it had sold a book that had been on its shelf for 27 years went viral over the weekend.

Football Sport Auctions Limited, a Merseyside company specialising in auctioning football memorabilia, ceased trading in April owing large sums to a long list of consignors.

More than two decades since the first sale of golfing memorabilia, this once-booming niche market stands at an important crossroads.