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Brink is not your traditional bar - it doesn't serve alcohol. Opened in 2011, it was one of Liverpool's first 'dry bars' since the heyday of the Victorian temperance bars. Not only is Brink a dry bar, it is also a...

Liverpool has set out a post-pandemic roadmap to recovery which will build a better, brighter and fairer future for all. Ten pledges have been set out which aim to make the city’s communities, residents and businesses thrive. The pledges will be...

Knowsley Council is fighting an application to build a medical waste disposal facility in Simonswood. The facility proposal was given an intend-to-approve status in December by Lancashire County Council, amid fierce resistance from local residents and surrounding councils. https://twitter.com/TheSimonswood/status/1513622733074141184 Knowsley MP Sir...

Community activists are pushing the council for the construction of public toilets in Princes Park, Toxteth. As a result of lockdown last year, local councils closed the vast majority of public loos in the hope of limiting the spread of...

The RSPCA is organising a Trek for Cats to raise money for cats in need. Animal charities are reporting an increase in pets being abandoned since lockdown, with cats affected in the same way as dogs. The next RSPCA trek is...

As the crisis continues to deepen across Ukraine, local people have shown their support for a campaign to help the country's refugees. The appeal for clothing and medical donations began with founder of Polish community group Polskie Merseyside, Michael Frackowiak. Michael...

A revised Wirral Council budget has reduced proposed cuts to Birkenhead's Hive Youth Centre by £100,000. The council needs to reduce spending by £16.5m over the next year. Original plans deliberated early this year wanted to cut funding for the popular...

A Victorian building at Birkenhead docks has been given a Grade II Listing. The Dock Gateman's Hut is believed to have been built around 1866 and currently stands on the grounds of the Wirral Waters redevelopment scheme. The scheme aims to...

Hollywood icon and Wrexham FC co-owner Rob McElhenney has pledged to double the amount of donations to a foodbank set by a local pub owner. Wayne Jones, the owner of the Turf Hotel pub next to Wrexham's Racecourse ground, tweeted...

A public art project is coming to Liverpool 8 to spark young Muslim peoples' interest in poetry, teaching them how to express their feelings and thoughts through words. There will be four, free creative workshops delivered by 20 Stories High...