Communities

Female punk band the Iconoclasts are making a comeback - over 40 years on. The Merseyside band were popular on the Liverpool punk scene during the 1980s, inspiring many youngsters of the time with outrageously spikey hair and some...

Christmas is a time for giving, whether it be to your friends, family or loved ones. But Christmas isn’t the easiest time of year for everyone. Thousands of people in Liverpool alone are homeless, terminally ill or struggling mentally.

Businesses across Liverpool have welcomed news that Castle Street and Bold street will stay pedestrianised until September. Liverpool City Council scheme ‘Without Walls’ was launched in June last year in partnership with Liverpool BID Company. The scheme included a £450,000 fund...

With energy bills continuing to rise, and a chilly start to the year, many families are finding it difficult to keep their homes warm. From fitting free boilers, making food parcels, buying PPE, helping families pay their bills, there’s not...

Used nitrous oxide canisters are causing severe littering problems throughout the city, but a Liverpool litter-picking group has spotted an opportunity to tidy up and do some extra good by recycling the canisters to gain money for community projects. The...

Knowsley residents are objecting to what they say are "horrendous" proposals for a six-pump petrol station close to a primary school and church. The disused brownfield site was previously home to The Boundary Pub on Pilch Lane next to St...

'Pandemic parents' who gave birth during lockdown can now attend support groups at Little Peacock coffee shop in Mossley Hill. Between April and June 2020, the strictest lockdown period, 153,464 babies were born in England and Wales. However, until now, new...

Student Jessica Taylor has completed an inspiring 25-day challenge to raise money for the Neonatal Unit at Liverpool Women’s Hospital. The PhD Chemistry student at The University of Liverpool raised £1625 by walking 25,000 steps for 25 days. Jessica, 25, has...

A local family and group of volunteers have transformed an unused green space into a  thriving community garden in Croxteth. Liverpool council granted Rachael Emblem, 42, permission to use the green space for Croxteth Community Garden in February 2020. Volunteers of...

A mother and daughter who were both made redundant from their jobs supporting businesses during the pandemic have launched their own new venture. Gemma Quine and her mother, Gillian Quine, both grew up in Croxteth, Liverpool. The pair spent most...