Communities

Liverpool is marking one year since the first national lockdown with an event for hope and reflection for the future.

Local organisation, Running Head First, are hosting a community cleanup event to raise money for their mental health services. The two-day event will take place on Saturday March 27 and Sunday March 28 around Wirral. Residents are asked to donate through...

Liverpool City Council has announced that all of the city’s parks are to be protected indefinitely. Liverpool's acting mayor, Councillor Wendy Simon, is set to make the plans official at Cabinet today which will see the protection of 100 much-loved...

A large amount of ‘soul destroying’ rubbish was left covering Sefton Park following yesterday’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Over 1,000 people were understood to have congregated in one area of the park resulting in beer bottles, balloons and plastic wrapping...

Nine Mechanical engineering students from the University of Liverpool 21-23, are attempting to break two International land speed records.

Students are being encouraged to complete a census for both their university address and their at-home address. The 2021 census will be carried out on March 21 to gather data on how coronavirus has affected health and finances across England,...

Merseyside is fighting the climate crisis with innovative ways to be sustainable this Global Recycling Day.

For many in Liverpool, St Patrick’s Day is a significant day of celebration of their own Irish culture and heritage. It is estimated that three quarters of people from Liverpool will have at least some Irish heritage. It is for this reason...

St Patrick's Day or St Paddy's is a cultural and religious celebration held on the March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, Irish traditional music sessions...

Merseyside nurses say their work through the Covid-19 pandemic is being undervalued following the announcement they will receive a 1% pay rise.  The BBC reports that some health unions are demanding a 12.5% pay increase for nurses for their work during the pandemic.  Sophie Fay, a nurse at Aintree University...