Communities

Liverpool-based community organisation Protect Scouse Dolls is hosting an alternative Valentine’s Day event this Saturday, combining live music, community care, and fundraising for the city’s Trans+ community.  The event challenges Valentines' celebrations in the traditional sense, focusing on friendship, chosen family, and...

A proposal to transfer a number of critical cases from Liverpool Women’s Hospital to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital has been agreed.  The Board of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside approved the proposal at a meeting last Thursday, arguing it will...

Charities are being urged to apply for grants from the Big Charity Giveaway by the deadline of tomorrow Thursday 5th February. Organisers of the fund, which was set up to honour the late marathon runner Jane Tomlinson, who died from cancer...

Interest in the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has surged in recent years, with pop culture hits such as Stranger Things helping to bring the game to a wider and more diverse audience. Google Trends data shows repeated spikes...

The oldest Chinese community in Europe is preparing to celebrate Lunar New Year in Liverpool. 2026 will move away from the year of the snake and into the year of the horse, which symbolises freedom, vitality, independence, and success, representing...

A Speke-based community garden is using their recent grant to encourage people t make more sustainable choices. Grow Speke's Mint Meals, Minus Waste program shows people how to cook proper meals, use the right ingredients and learn how to check...

Liverpool libraries are set up to become 'the heart of the community' as a new strategy is rolled out. Liverpool City Council have began the rollout of the Library Strategy and Delivery plan 2026-2031, which was approved by cabinet members...

A year-long scheme has been announced by the Department of Education to help increase the number of people reading across the nation. The National Year of Reading is a campaign set up in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust to...

Cold-water swimming is helping some Liverpudlian’s survive January. As a way to beat the ‘January blues’ many have turned to cold-water swimming with winter being a peak time of year for mental struggles like Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The practice has...

More people in Liverpool are relying on food banks and community based groups to get by in January, a charities have said. Organisations such as Scouse in the House and St Andrew's Church food bank say they are what many...