Liverpool vertical farm highlights how food industry model is unsustainable
Liverpool’s first vertical farm Farm Urban believes the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the food industry model is unsustainable.
They are pushing for a transition from a linear to a circular economy to produce better quality food that benefits the environment.
A...
Wirral Council budget cuts: Popular youth centre sees funding slashed
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...
St Helens Council approve 2022 budget and financial plan
St. Helens Council has agreed on their budget for the following year and a new Medium Term Financial Plan.
The budget has been greatly impacted due to Covid-19.
In 2010, St. Helens Council received £127m in government funding for vital services,...
St Helens Borough Council announces £10 million fund for regeneration plans
St Helens Borough Council has approved a £10m fund to drive regeneration.
The Land and Property Acquisition Strategy lays out the objectives for obtaining land in an aim to drive ambitious regeneration initiatives.
This strategy reflects new Government treasury guidance which...
Age Concern offers free befriending service for Merseyside lonely and elderly
Age Concern Liverpool and Sefton have space for new clients on their Befriending Service for those 50+ who are lonely or isolated.
Clients can be referred by their GP, Social Worker, a family member or friend, or they can make...
Two arrested on suspicion of arson in Huyton as investigations continue
Police have arrested A 39-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man on suspicion of arson and drink driving following an incident on Terminus Road, Huyton, this morning.
How the sewage bill benefits our beaches across Liverpool
Friends Of Crosby Beach are eagerly awaiting the passing of the Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill which will clean up our beaches and prevent littering in the sea.
The group are a part of the wider organization, Friends of Sefton Coast,...
New project launched to educate Liverpool schoolchildren on climate change
A new project from a Liverpool John Moores lecturer will see a wave of local pupils being educated on climate change.
Unpaid carers in Liverpool to receive Covid-19 vaccine
The local NHS and Liverpool City Council are appealing to unpaid carers whose role currently isn’t recorded, to make themselves known so that they can have the Covid-19 vaccine.
Liverpool charity providing lockdown crisis packages for families
A Liverpool based charity has been providing lockdown packages to Merseyside’s struggling children and families.
KIND has been offering ‘national lockdown crisis food and education’ packs to over 150 families a week throughout Merseyside.
