Merseyside charity tackling surge in people living on streets
Poverty charity Big Help Project, based in Kensington, insists that homelessness is on the rise in Merseyside, and that the media’s lack of representation of the community contributes to the problem.
Kevin Pilnick, head of External Affairs at Big Help...
Break-in blow for city cafe that supports homeless community
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...
LJMU Survivors Society wins fundraising award and £500 sponsorship boost
LJMU's Survivors Society has won the Bright Network Fundraising Award and £500 of sponsorship money.
The award was well earned for them after they collectively walked 350.16km for Bookmark's Walk for Words challenge.
Bookmark is a charity that aim to help...
Charities react to MBE awarded to Liverpool’s James Milner
As legendary Liverpool midfielder James Milner received an MBE for his services to football and charity the organisations he has supported expressed their delight and thanks.
Alongside his two-decade expanding football career, James Milner set up the James Milner Foundation to...
Dodge ball event to help raise cancer awareness
A group of four Liverpool John Moores University students are hosting a dodge ball tournament in aid of a testicular cancer charity.
Oddballs Foundation was set up in 2015 to raise awareness and donations about the condition.
Testicular cancer is one...
Widnes bus driver to be honoured for charity efforts during pandemic
Fundraiser Neil Atherton is to receive an British Empire Medal (BEM) award for his services to public transport and the community in Liverpool and Widnes during Covid-19.
The 43-year-old Arriva bus instructor has walked over 250 miles in recent years...
RSPCA launches Trek for Cats to raise money for rising pet returns since lockdown
The RSPCA is organising a Trek for Cats to raise money for cats in need.
Animal charities are reporting an increase in pets being abandoned since lockdown, with cats affected in the same way as dogs.
The next RSPCA trek is...
From a wheelie-bin to a big van: the story of Fans Supporting Foodbanks
It was a blustery day outside Goodison Park as Everton prepared to welcome Leeds United in a big clash at the foot of the Premier League table - but gusts do not deter Dave Kelly and his now-iconic purple...
Bootle community workshop supports men in challenging times
A special workshop in Bootle is helping men find support and good company in challenging times.
Bootle Tool Shed is a community workshop and its founder says members have told him they “would be dead” without its support.
Eddy Flynn, now...
