Communities

Wirral Council have joined with other authorities in the region who are determined to tackle health inequalities and improve life expectancy. Life expectancy in Merseyside is lower than the national average. Women live for 80.4 years, whilst men live for...

The newly-appointed Chief Operating Officer for Liverpool has set out her ambitions for the city and said she is determined to deliver its improvement plan. Jacqui McKinlay was appointed last November but began her work in January. The role involves her...

A Liverpool community group is helping to restore the Caribbean Centre in Toxteth. The centre in Pomfret Street has been known in the Toxteth community for decades as a place where families and children could gather to socialise. However it closed...

A Wirral bride-to-be’s sheer panic has turned into activism to save Thornton Manor's marquees after a devastating blaze at the historic building Chloe Davis, 34, launched a petition to save Thornton Manor’s marquees after the historic Wirral Grade II-listed building...

Wirral residents have organised protests against planned cuts and service closures in the council budget. Birkenhead is a significant part of the government’s levelling up agenda. Despite this, libraries, parks and leisure centres have all closed across the Wirral. The grant...

An EU project is introducing new green corridors across Liverpool City Region to help tackle climate change. The URBAN GreenUP project has been awarded nearly £3.5m through the Horizon 2020 programme. Partners in this five-year innovative project include Liverpool City Council,...

Wordle is the latest online trend to take over social media and has become a global sensation. The brainteaser, which is free to play and features a daily word puzzle, started with only 90 daily players, but participants have flooded...

Liverpool universities are celebrating LGBT+ history month to spread awareness of the ongoing discrimination people face. Students at Liverpool John Moores, Liverpool Hope and University of Liverpool can join a range of events this month including movie nights, bingo and...

Liverpool's former St James station will have a brand new name when it reopens and everyone can help to choose it. Metro Mayor Steve Rotherham has announced the options and it is now up to the public to choose from...

Southport Market is re-opening today with a new weekly indoor artisan market. The venue has been closed since the middle of January to allow final refurbishment work to take place. From today, a weekly market in the Incredible Extravaganza space, will give...