DaDaFest International 2025 Celebrates 40 Years of Disability and Deaf Arts
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...
Walk for Autism fundraiser puts best foot forward
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...
Knowsley MP urges screening of Stephen Graham’s “Adolescence” in Parliament and schools
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 against girls.
Speaking...
Neurodiversity Celebration Week kicks off in Liverpool with events for every kind of mind
Liverpool is embracing every kind of mind this March as it celebrates Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025, running from March 17th to 23rd.
With events spanning the city from peaceful yoga sessions to art festivals and expert talks, the week aims to...
Grassroots musicians pay tribute to beloved Liverpool venue after closure
Liverpool's grassroots musicians have paid tribute to an iconic city centre pub and gig venue following news that rising costs have forced it to close for good.
The Caledonia, situated in the Georgian Quarter, announced its closure on March 7...
Ricky Tomlinson launches the return of Stanley Park Market
Stanley Park Market has reopened 100 stalls today after a triumphant first year in 2024.
To celebrate the new season, Merseyside award-winning actor and comedian Ricky Tomlinson welcomed the first day back in business with a ribbon cutting surrounded...
From struggle to strength: meet the woman running the Merseyside mental health charity that...
Once a woman looking for support with her own mental health, Siân Thomas now runs the charity that helped rebuild her life, leading the way in providing help to women across Merseyside.
Two decades ago, Siân, now 47, entered the...
Public health charity praises ‘fantastic’ St. John’s Beacon display for no-smoking day
Liverpool’s St. John’s Beacon will tonight be illuminated with messages encouraging smokers to quit, in a move praised by public health charity Action on Smoking and Health.
Deputy Chief Executive of Action on Smoking and Health, Caroline Cerny said: “It’s...
Merseyside community champions honoured at awards ceremony
Charities, individuals and organisations that have made a positive difference to people across Merseyside will be recognised at an awards ceremony on Friday.
The Liverpool Community Impact Awards 2025, hosted by the Be Free Campaign, will be held at the...
Three peaks, two wheels, one man: an odyssey to raise funds for cancer research
A retired university lecturer and touring cycle enthusiast has announced his aim to cycle for more than 2,000 miles across three of the UK's highest mountains to raise money in memory of his brother.
Wayne O'Brien, a former University of...
