Merseyside music magazine Bido Lito! takes a break from publishing
The hugely popular Merseyside music and culture magazine, The Bido Lito!, has decided to take a break from publishing following post Covid struggles.
Bido Lito! has been publishing for 12 years, after it was established by Craig Pennington and Christopher...
Concerns over disability benefits grow after government report is released
A government report has revealed that low-income people who are reliant on disability benefits are struggling to meet essential living costs.
The government-commissioned research was released after MPs demanded its publication.
It had been kept under wraps for over a year...
Petition launched to improve Liverpool’s ‘disastrous’ bus services
A campaign has been launched to improve Liverpool’s bus network.
Acorn Liverpool have started a petition calling for a franchise model to be implemented rather than having privately-owned companies run the buses.
The action group claims that the privatisation of Liverpool’s...
Sweeping cuts to Wirral services prompt protests
Wirral residents have organised protests against planned cuts and service closures in the council budget.
Birkenhead is a significant part of the government’s levelling up agenda. Despite this, libraries, parks and leisure centres have all closed across the Wirral.
The grant...
Increase in Merseyside council tax as extra police funding is denied
Merseyside’s council tax is set to be raised after central government denied additional police funding for the region.
The decision came after a Merseyside Police and Crime Panel meeting in Huyton.
At the meeting last week, Merseyside’s Police and Crime Commissioner,...
Liverpool is ‘stalking capital’ of England and Wales
Liverpool reportedly has the highest number of stalking cases in England & Wales.
Between 2019 and 2020 there were 620 reports of stalking in the city.
Independent Stalking Advocacy Caseworker (ISAC) Victoria Lawton believes that stalking victims need more support.
She told...
Top Liverpool chef back in the Great British Menu kitchen
An award-winning Liverpool chef is making a come-back this week, as the Great British Menu returns to our TV screens.
Dave Critchley, 39, is making a return in the North West heats after being knocked out in the 16th season...
One woman’s journey: ‘I would not survive without my feeding tube.’
Tens of thousands of Britons rely on a feeding tube to feed and maintain their bodies, yet most people do not realise how widespread - or difficult - the condition can be.
This week is Feeding Tube awareness Week, educating...
Will Conversion Therapy finally be banned in the UK?
It has been years since the UK government first promised to ban Conversion Therapy yet several years on, the ban has still not happened, Merseynewslive has been finding out more.
Conversion therapy is the term for a type of treatment...
St Helens communities join the Wordle trend
Wordle is the latest online trend to take over social media and has become a global sensation.
The brainteaser, which is free to play and features a daily word puzzle, started with only 90 daily players, but participants have flooded...
