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A short film festival hosted by postgraduate film students at Liverpool John Moores University will return after last year's success. From April 1-8, 40 student films received from 22 countries, including Spain, China, and Brazil, will premiere digitally to be...

As the crisis continues to deepen across Ukraine, local people have shown their support for a campaign to help the country's refugees. The appeal for clothing and medical donations began with founder of Polish community group Polskie Merseyside, Michael Frackowiak. Michael...

Community campaigners are continuing their mission to clean up the city. Liverpool Black Men's Group and Toxteth residents came together recently to clean up the Igbo Centre on Princes Avenue. The group in the past have helped clean up other iconic...

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...

A new all-female football tournament has been launched in Merseyside to give young women more opportunities. 'She Inspires' is funded by Merseyside’s Police Commissioner, the Chief Constable and Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership. The football tournament is also supported by Liverpool County...

Theatres, music events and festivals are among those who will benefit from a funding boost to revive Liverpool's culture scene.  Several of Liverpool's leading cultural organisations have been included. The £2.7m funding will create job opportunities for residents, and help reach...

Events are taking place across Merseyside this week in support of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day on March 8 celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women across the globe. The United Nations officially recognised the event in...

A new campaign has been launched across Liverpool to help women and girls across Merseyside feel safer on public transport. It follows a survey that was carried out last summer by the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner’s which asked women...

Child poverty in Liverpool is on the rise. There are in total around 1.05 million children who are living in poverty in the north of England, with more than 50,000 of them located in and around Liverpool, according to Action...

  Liverpool City Region has taken the first steps into transport reform and aims to put bus services back into public control. Local leaders of the combined authority voted through the changes last week, confirming the move to a London-style business...