Neurodiversity Celebration Week kicks off in Liverpool with events for every kind of mind
Liverpool is embracing every kind of mind this March as it celebrates Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025, running from March 17th to 23rd.
With events spanning the city from peaceful yoga sessions to art festivals and expert talks, the week aims to...
Public health charity praises ‘fantastic’ St. John’s Beacon display for no-smoking day
Liverpool’s St. John’s Beacon will tonight be illuminated with messages encouraging smokers to quit, in a move praised by public health charity Action on Smoking and Health.
Deputy Chief Executive of Action on Smoking and Health, Caroline Cerny said: “It’s...
Author issues plea to keep reading fun as new storytelling scheme launched
Merseyside children’s author Paula Fletcher has warned against putting too much pressure on young people to read.
Her comments comes as a new scheme launches with the aim of encouraging parents to become expert storytellers. “Tell Me A Story, Liverpool”...
Fresh Perspectives: Lady Lever Art Gallery’s exhibition displays Wirral’s young artists’ talent
A new exhibition at Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, will showcase the creative abilities of pupils from five secondary schools in Wirral.
The show offers a collection of artworks covering a broad range of subjects across a number of...
LJMU Policing students put through their paces in life-like ‘Emergency Services Day’
Policing students from Liverpool John Moores University experienced life on the front line as they grappled with a motorway shooting, retrieving a body from a tunnel and handling a fire.
Thankfully these were not genuine situations but part of a...
Bold Street book shop that’s going Nowhere any time soon
As bookshops all over the UK become increasingly scarce, one bookshop in Liverpool remains a staple of Bold Street.
News From Nowhere is a radical community bookshop that's served Liverpool since 1974, attracting people from far and wide to shop...
You’ll never guess what these lecturers are doing in their lunch break
University lecturers at LJMU have taken up the ukulele in order to unwind during their lunch breaks.
Timothy Nichol set up the group as a way for faculty staff to relax and try something new during their free time.
He said:...
Help for students facing damp, mould and rats in poor quality housing
With student house hunting season well underway in Liverpool, students will be starting to look for their housing for next year but may not be aware of the support which is available.
Thousands of students up and down the country...
Mental health workshop to raise awareness for mental health in children
The likelihood of a young person having mental health problems has increased by 50% over the past three years, with one-in-six aged five to 16 likely to have a mental health issue in that period.Society has seen a spike...
Rise of weight loss drugs sparks safety concerns
Weight loss injections such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have become extremely popular in 2024, which has caused revolutionary changes in the culture and approaches surrounding weight loss.
These injectable drugs, which were first created as therapies for type-2 diabetes,...
