Dungeons & Dragons sees surge in popularity as Stranger Things fuels renewed interest
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...
Preparations underway for Lunar New Year 2026 in Liverpool
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...
Grant helps Grow Speke’s mission to cultivate sustainability
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’s first library strategy aims to create safe community hubs
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...
National Year of Reading plan aims to rekindle love of books
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 in Merseyside remedy for winter blues
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...
Demand for community support groups in Merseyside increases in January
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...
“If Only I Knew”: New campaign urges young people to think twice about gambling
Liverpool City Council has partnered with a national gambling prevention organisation to warn young adults about the risks of betting.
The campaign, in partnership with Chapter 1, aims to reduce gambling-related harms in the city by making people more aware...
Smokers in Liverpool encouraged to seek support to quit
Smokers in the city are being encouraged to quit the habit this new year by Liverpool City Council.
They are advised to use the council's Smokefree Liverpool service, which is free and confidential, to help protect their health and wallets.
Smokefree...
New road safety plans not enough, campaigner says
A Merseyside based road safety activist has said new government proposals do not go far enough.
Joanne Colleran started the road safety charity The Bobby Colleran Trust in 2014 after her six-year-old son Bobby Colleran was tragically killed outside his...
