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Porcelain Delaney (c) DaDa

Diary of hope shines new light on hidden condition

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Liverpool-based deaf and disabled charity DaDa are putting on a variety of performances to highlight talent and art from the disabled and neurodivergent community. Among these performances is the Toilet Paper Diaries, by Porcelain Delaney, at the Unity Theatre...
Neil Atherton - the bus walker on a walk

Widnes bus driver to be honoured for charity efforts during pandemic

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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...

Music legend Tim Burgess serves coffee to tackle homelessness

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Music star Tim Burgess swapped his microphone for an apron this afternoon as he served various coffees and sweet treats to help raise money for homeless people in Merseyside. The Charlatans' lead vocalist visited Paper Cup coffee shop located near...
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Wrexham FC Hollywood star pledges to match donation to local foodbank

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Hollywood icon and Wrexham FC co-owner Rob McElhenney has pledged to double the amount of donations to a foodbank set by a local pub owner. Wayne Jones, the owner of the Turf Hotel pub next to Wrexham's Racecourse ground, tweeted...

Liverpool MP’s mixed response to police chief over institutionalised racism

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Merseyside police chief Serena Kennedy has received a vote of confidence from one of the region’s MPs in her determination to address racial discrimination - but was warned that structural racism still exists in the force. Liverpool Riverside MP Kim...

Family’s joy as statue of the ‘fifth Beatle’ is commissioned

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The family of Brian Epstein have thanked everyone who has helped commission a statue of the Beatle's manager also known as the fifth member of the band. In a post on the Brian Epstein Project website, they wrote: "Thank you everyone...

MoMedals up for grabs as charity runners support men’s health

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Morunning is back this November to help bring the community together by raising awareness and fundraising for men’s health issues. The Liverpool 1.5k, 5k, 10k and half marathon MoRun will take place at 9:30am on Saturday (November 18) at Croxteth Hall...

New mural to celebrate Liverpool’s Chinese Community created

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A new mural to celebrate Liverpool’s Chinese Community has been created in the centre of the city. The mural is located in Great George’s Square in Liverpool’s Chinatown and stands at 50-metres wide and two-metres tall. It features the image of...
Oddballs charity (c) James Hirst

Merseyside students educated on testicular cancer

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  Calday Grange grammar school welcomed UK Testicular Cancer charity The Oddballs Foundation this month. James Hirst, one of the charity's student ambassadors, went into the school to talk to the students about the basics of testicular cancer. Walking them through how...
Oddballs. Photo by James Hirst.

Fight Night in Liverpool to raise cash for cancer charity

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Fight night is coming to Liverpool this November. Students will take part in this white-collar fighting event in partnership with Oddballs, a charity which brings awareness to testicular cancer. Students who have volunteered for the event have been on an...

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