Charity founded by Liverpool comedian helping to raise mental health awareness
National Car Parks (NCP) have teamed with national mental health charity Chasing the Stigma to raise awareness on the importance of mental wellbeing.
Chasing the Stigma was set up by Liverpool comedian Jake Mills after his own suicide attempt in 2013.
He...
World Parkinson’s Day 2021
World Parkinson’s Disease Day was started in 1997 by the World Health Organisation and European Parkinson’s Disease Association to raise awareness of those suffering from the neurological condition- Parkinson’s.
“A new chapter will begin”- reflections on a year of Covid with Merseyside’s independent...
The continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic and a succession of national lockdowns has put untold strain on the UK’s high street; none more so than for Merseyside’s independent bookstores.
At the start of 2021, official book sales monitor Nielsen BookScan...
New mural to celebrate Liverpool’s Chinese Community created
A new mural to celebrate Liverpool’s Chinese Community has been created in the centre of the city.
The mural is located in Great George’s Square in Liverpool’s Chinatown and stands at 50-metres wide and two-metres tall.
It features the image of...
Southport martial arts centre to start self-protection course for women
A Southport martial arts centre has announced a self-protection course for women in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard.
Licensees’ anger as pubs could require vaccine passports
The Licensing Association has criticised the Government's lack of 'genuine leadership' as pub goers may have to provide a vaccine passport.
A review into the relaxing of Covid-19 laws will look at whether people will have to prove they have...
Liverpool’s arts centre reignites creativity of the elderly
Bluecoat, Liverpool's centre for the contemporary arts, is teaming up with Belong Crewe care village to reignite the creativity of older people and those living with dementia's.
The 'We Belong Together' project involves the care village teaming up with critically acclaimed artists to explore the wellbeing benefits of using the arts at home through a series of sound and clay workshops.
Castle Street and Bold Street ‘pedestrians only’ until September
Businesses across Liverpool have welcomed news that Castle Street and Bold street will stay pedestrianised until September.
Liverpool City Council scheme ‘Without Walls’ was launched in June last year in partnership with Liverpool BID Company.
The scheme included a £450,000 fund...
Modern slavery remains a problem 214 years since the Slave Trade Act
On March 25 1807 the Slave Trade Act was given Royal Assent effectively ending the legal Slave Trade in Britain.
Close monitoring in schools is cause for teacher stress research suggests
A new study has revealed that the close monitoring of schools and student achievement data in the UK is a cause of stress for teachers.
University College London found the school system to have some flaws when it comes to...
