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Liverpool's Community Grocery is a non-profit organisation which aims to bridge the gap between food banks and supermarkets. It is run by national award-winning charity The Message Trust in partnership with local churches including the Hillsong Church on Merseyside. In recent...

Plans have been drawn up to bring a breath of fresh air to Penny Lane and its community. Structural improvements are set to take place this summer to improve the public's experience when visiting Penny Lane - it has been...

Since the 2019 General Election the UK parliament now claims the largest number of openly LGBTQ+ members than any other national legislature - but is there enough representation of this community and who paved the way? With the 2021 census...

A Birkenhead-based charity has won a major award for its creative and accessible mental health and wellbeing support for young people across Wirral and Merseyside. Open Door Charity will receive £40,000 in unrestricted funding. They will also receive expert support...

  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...

Liverpool Women’s Hospital has appointed a maternity and neonatal advocate to support women and their families through maternity and ensure their care is handled properly. It is part of Liverpool Women’s Hospital five-year strategy, from 2021 to 2025, to improve...

  New figures reveal that there has been a sharp rise in XL bully thefts within the last year, as the breed was officially banned at the beginning of the year. Since the events, the breed has now been declared as...

Local-loved Toxteth pub Peter Kavanagh's now homes the oldest landlady in Liverpool. Rita Smith, 85, took over the boozer in 1992, and hasn't looked back since, winning a Lifetime Achievement Award just last year. Having previous occupations as a cleaner and...

Liverpool City Council have today announced Croxteth Hall walled gardens have received almost £250k funding to nurture, maintain and improve the communal area. Councillor Harry Doyle said: "We are absolutely delighted that we have been successful. "We have plants from all...

Join Anna and Bebe today on the MerseyNewsLive podcast as they celebrate National Scouse Day: https://soundcloud.com/anna-rainey-876805281/national-scouse-day-pod-mixdown?si=c408a3a92b024bccb6ad9440dd344f60&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Featured image (c) Francis Clarke