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...
Liverpool residents question council gritting strategy
Liverpool residents has raised concerns about how roads are gritted during periods of ice and snow.
Temperatures have plummeted in the city in the past week, to between one and six degrees Celsius with spells of snow, creating ice across...
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...
The choir creating a musical home for the marginalised
Members of a Liverpool-based choir that welcomes people with lived experiences of homelessness and marginalisation have described the charity as their "salvation".
The Choir with No Name has been bringing people together since it was founded in 2014. Since then...
Nollaig na mBan: A Christmas tradition Merseyside’s Irish are keeping alive
Today marks the Feast of the Epiphany, or simply put the 12th and final day of Christmas. In a city where many claim Irish ancestry, the Liverpool Irish Centre is keeping Christmas tradition's alive with the celebration of Nollaig...
Concert Square bar closes after nearly 30 years
Concert Square bar Modo has closed.
Modo first launched in 1997 and became a staple for students and tourists on nights out, but the doors were closed after their final New Year’s celebration.
The owners, Baa Bar Ltd, said the venue...
Fresh police appeal issued on murder victim’s birthday
The mother of a man murdered whilst with friends has issued a new tribute to her son, on what would have been his 26th birthday.
Merseyside Police continue to appeal for information to find the people responsible for the murder...
Access to healthy food could cut NHS and welfare bill, campaigners say
Fairer access to healthy food across Merseyside could cut dependence on welfare and the NHS, campaigners have claimed.
Lucy Antal of Foodrise, a charity piloting a scheme delivering sustainable fruit and vegetables to disadvantaged communities across the region, challenged the...
Crosby residents to revive park after padel plans scrapped
A community group in Crosby is taking action to revive Coronation Park after contesting plans to build padel courts in the park.
Sefton Council officially withdrew Coronation Park from a six-figure partnership with Sefton Padel in a community meeting held...

















