Historic day of success for new universities.(News)

From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: March 23, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: BY ADRIAN BUTLER Daily Post Staff

TWO colleges of higher education in Merseyside and Cheshire yesterday won full university status.

Liverpool Hope University College and University College Chester will become the University of Chester and Liverpool Hope University, once the Queen formally approves the titles.

The change will make Liverpool only the fourth city in England with more than two universities, after London, Birmingham and Mancheste...