Communities

  A team from LJMU is selflessly taking on Africa’s highest mountain in support of Dig Deep charity. Their mission is focused on Bomet County in Kenya by creating access for the one million people that live there. They believe that...

A group set up in order to give the people of Merseyside the opportunity to better their mental health has been described as a "life-saver". Colin Dolan set up Football Therapy, affectionately known as ‘Footie Therapy’, in 2019 after a...

A conference is taking place at the Merseyside Maritime Museum today to discuss a new report aimed at driving Liverpool's economic growth. The conference is to discuss the plans laid out in the report, with key Merseyside figures in attendance...

Watch our 12 o'clock news bulletin following stories from across Merseyside.  Today's top stories include the continued Warrington bin strikes; Steve Rotheram's plans to improve cyclist safety; the publishing of blue prints to improve Liverpool's economy; the RSPCA findings on...

Around half of female university students have experienced sexual abuse or harassment on a night out, according to shocking new research. The figure was revealed by RASA, a group that works across Merseyside to offer support and provide services for...

A Liverpool-based charity has come up with an original concept which encourages men to lose weight, keep fit, and make new friends. Manwell has set up a football league in which teams are awarded points in the traditional (three for...

Liverpool-based deaf and disabled charity DaDa are putting on a variety of performances to highlight talent and art from the disabled and neurodivergent community. Among these performances is the Toilet Paper Diaries, by Porcelain Delaney, at the Unity Theatre...

Wirral Foodbank, Wirral Mind and Wirral Citizens Advice have come together to provide help to those in difficult mental and financial situations. Along with help from National Mind, who are funding the project, National Citizens Advice and the Trussell Trust,...

Be-Breast-Cancer is a group that has worked across Liverpool and Merseyside for the last few months, raising people's understanding of breast cancer and its symptoms as well as the importance of breast cancer screening. The roadshows have taken place in...

As the month of November continues, more charities and students across Merseyside have been coming together to commemorate the well-known month of Movember. This is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during November to raise awareness of men’s...