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Liverpool has been crowned the second most Irish location in the world, following Boston in the U.S. Factors such as the number of Irish pubs in each city, the percentage of Irish cuisine offered in restaurants and how much of...

A Liverpool cafe that provides a lifeline for homeless people has been broken into. PaperCup Coffee, located in Queens Square, was set up by The Papercup Project to train rough sleepers in 2022. The cafe was targeted in the early hours...

Advice has been issued to parents and carers in Liverpool as all pupils are set to return to school. Education and public health officials in Liverpool have written to parents and carers with information about the measures in place to keep Covid cases down when schools reopen to all pupils next week.

At the entrance to Earlestown cricket ground, a white banner flutters across the fence and acts like a symbol of surrender, where people come to lay down their woes. Held up by cable ties, the banner states in bold, black...

The continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic and a succession of national lockdowns has put untold strain on the UK’s high street; none more so than for Merseyside’s independent bookstores. At the start of 2021, official book sales monitor Nielsen BookScan...

The comedian surprised young people being supported on the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital as part of his headline UK comedy tour Hustle. Romesh, who has been a vocal supporter of the Teenage Cancer Trust for...

The Homotopia arts festival is being staged at various venues around Liverpool. The celebrations begin on November 1 and end on November 20. The activists explain on their website: "We’re tired of being angry. The simple act of living our...

Eating good, nutritional meals is important when you move to uni, but with the rising cost of living it's becoming an increasingly tricky task. Here's some tips to help you navigate food shopping in Liverpool on a budget. As a...

The Scouse Solidarity Sisters launched ‘The Scouse Christmas Stocking’ appeal to keep the festive spirit alive for families in 2020 and distributed over 100 stockings to organisations across Liverpool. This year, they hope to give out many more for one...

Liverpool's Catherine Braidy Cake Parlour is to open on Christmas Day offering free refreshments, as “nobody should have to feel alone” during the festive period. With all the festive-themed activities going on, sometimes it’s easy to forget what the holiday...