Communities

A campaign has begun to reopen the closed and dilapidated Croxteth Park Riding School, which has been locked in a bitter Council dispute for nearly 4 years.  ‘Friends of Gellings Riding School’ have started the campaign which is urging the...

The family of a 63-year-old who died after a forklift accident have paid tribute to "a much-loved son, dad and very devoted grandad." The man has been named as Michael Leppert from Seaforth. Police confirmed that Mr Leppert had died after...

Police in St Helens have arrested eight people after a drugs bust in St Helens found Class A drugs and cash in properties across the town. Around £20,000 was seized along with cocaine, crack cocaine, cannabis and ketamine at numerous...

With controversial changes benefit payments set to take effect from tomorrow, Merseyside’s charities and food banks are bracing for a surge in demand. Speaking to Mersey News Live ahead of the May 1 changes to Universal Credit and Personal Independence...

Liverpool's LGBTQ+ community gathered in the city centre this weekend as part of a national day of action in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman. Protesters told Mersey News Live that the court judgement,...

The Museum of Liverpool is set to host a new exhibition, "Goodbye to Goodison," paying tribute to Everton Football Club’s historic stadium in its final season. Running from 5 April to 21 September 2025, the display features photographs taken by fan photographers, capturing the...

Liverpool is full of community gardens and green spaces, hiding in corners of the city that could easily be missed unless you know where to look. Community Garden Week, celebrated annually in the first week of April, is a time...

Liverpool's Deaf and disability arts festival DaDaFest will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an impressive array of visual arts, movies, performances, and workshops. Large-scale projections, live theatre, and thought-provoking installations are all part of DaDaFest International 40 (DDFI40), which runs...

Liverpool-based charity Autism Initiatives sets off on its eighth ‘Walk for Autism’ campaign this Wednesday (26th March).  The yearly campaign, which last year attracted over 9000 participants and raised £797,000, takes place across eight days. It challenges participants to reach...

By Jenna Murff Labour MP for Knowsley Anneliese Midgley called on Kier Starmer to screen the drama miniseries Adolescence in Parliament and schools, arguing that it could help counter toxic misogyny by shedding light on online male radicalization and violence...