Communities

Welcome to LJMU's first themed news day of the year! Today MerseyNewsLive will be shining a light on the communities that don't normally hear their concerns covered in the press. Stories of marginalized people across Liverpool and Merseyside will be covered...

As we enter the colder season, museums and religious groups in the Liverpool city region prepare to open their doors as warm hubs. This time of year can be a scary thought to many as the cost of living crisis...

On World Mental Health Day we're being reminded that it's good to talk. Events are taking place across Merseyside this week to promote good wellbeing - something the Mental Health Foundation calls a "universal human right". Phil Roberts is the CEO...

Sober October encourages people to go alcohol-free for a month. The aim is to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, whilst positively benefitting individuals to rethink their relationship with alcohol. View our video report by Pratham Bhagudia  https://youtu.be/LzcOESvqtdI Featured image (c) MerseyNewsLive

ANDYSMANCLUB is a men’s suicide prevention charity, which aims to end the stigma surrounding men’s mental health. The charity was founded in 2016 in the wake of the death of Andy Roberts, a 23-year-old man who took his own life. Andy’s...

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...

National Coming Out Day is an annual day celebrated on October 11, supporting those who decide to be open with their sexuality or gender. National Coming Out Day was first observed on the one-year anniversary of the 1987 National March...

Protestors in Liverpool have reacted angrily to plans which could see trans women being banned from female-only healthcare spaces such as Liverpool Women's Hospital Health secretary Steve Barclay promised to restore “common sense” to the health service and recognise “the...

A Liverpool based social media organisation is providing sexual assault survivors access to a safe space online. Emily Penman, 24, founded The Middle Woman Liverpool on Instagram in 2017, after being spiked and sexually assaulted whilst at university. Emily spoke to...

Wirral Council has launched 28 Emergency Help Points throughout the borough to improve safety on the streets by linking people directly to its CCTV control centre. The points can be identified by distinctive yellow signage. A red button links to the...