Food Standards Agency launches new campaign to get young people talking about their allergies
On February 24th, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) launched #Speakupforallergies, following research that revealed young people are at a higher risk of experiencing an allergic reaction when it comes to food allergies.
It is believed that although young people on...
Merseyside Police confirm woman’s death following Huyton collision
Merseyside Police have confirmed that a 26-year-old woman has died following a collision on March 1st.
The collision took place on Court Hey Road, Huyton, at around 12:45 pm between an off-road bike and a pedestrian.
Emergency services arrived at the...
People smuggler jailed after putting migrants to work on cannabis farm
A Vietnamese people smuggler has been jailed after putting migrants to work on his cannabis farm.
Tuan Anh Do, 55, from Manchester, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison today following investigations by the National Crime Agency.
Do had been...
Covid advice issued in Liverpool on return to schools
Advice has been issued to parents and carers in Liverpool as all pupils are set to return to school.
Education and public health officials in Liverpool have written to parents and carers with information about the measures in place to keep Covid cases down when schools reopen to all pupils next week.
LJMU take part in study to show effects of lockdown on teenagers
LJMU and the University of Manchester have partnered up to conduct research into the effects of lockdown on teenagers.
The research project Teenagers’ Experiences of Life in Lockdown (TELL) aims to explore the experiences of 16-to-19-year old's in lockdown.
The results of the project vary with teenagers giving different examples of positives and...
On this day, 1974: former Wirral school-boy Harold Wilson becomes PM for the second...
Merseyside in the 1960s and 70s was hotbed of culture and activity. Not only did the city have their most famous export topping the charts, but one of their adopted sons was top of the government. Twice.
Harold Wilson is...
Liverpool sets out roadmap for better future after Covid-19 pandemic
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...
“I didn’t feel thin enough” Eating Disorders Awareness Week to focus on binge eating
One in fifty people in the UK will experience binge eating in their lifetime, making it the most common eating disorder, according to national charity Beat.
March 1 to March 7 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week and this year's focus...
Thousands of new jobs predicted as Liverpool experts welcome freeport status
Economy experts in Liverpool have welcomed yesterday’s news that the region will be granted freeport status.
The Liverpool City Region is one of eight locations confirmed by Rishi Sunak to become a ‘special economic zone’.
Linda Walsh, Senior Lecturer in economics...
From Poland to Liverpool, how a 16-year-old girl decided to change her life
At 16 years of age, she left everything she knew for a promise of a better life.
Now almost 10 years later she's a qualified hacker set for life and aiming to help put criminals behind bars.
This is the story...