Emergency food not the solution to poverty, says Wirral foodbank manager
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,...
Mersey Breast Cancer Roadshow helps improve awareness of screening
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...
Still time to take action and get involved with Movember
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...
Star-studded retelling of Macbeth comes to Liverpool Depot
An immersive, interactive adaption of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is bringing a touch of Hollywood to Liverpool.
The star-studded bill includes Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter, In Bruges) as the titular character and Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Obi Wan Kenobi)...
Excitement grows as Mersey fans await the return of the Doctor
David Tennant makes his return as the Doctor on Saturday alongside his sidekick Donna Noble, played by Catherine Tate.
This will be the first of three specials involving the duo and will run until December 9 to celebrate the show's...
Wirral’s huge increase in people needing help from foodbanks
Wirral foodbank has seen a significant increase in the number of people needing their support.
According to data from the charity Trussell Trust, 7,420 emergency food parcels were given out between April and September this year on the Wirral.
Over 1.5m...
Tales of love and death in quirky take on Irish history
Liverpool John Moores professor Gillian O'Brien hosted a book reading for her new book, 'The Darkness Echoing', at Liverpool One Waterstones.
The book is a quirky take on the 'Irish obsession' with misery surrounding death, famine and rebellions across the...
Beatle City’s excitement for new AI-enhanced single ‘Now and Then’
Following the recent announcement of what has been described as The Beatles’ final song, fans in Liverpool are excited to hear the track.
It was 60 years ago this year that The Beatles released their first single, ‘Love Me Do’....
Tales of the weird and wonderful from UK’s haunted highways
This Halloween we're taking a look into the world of the weird and anomalous with Rob Gandy.
Rob is a visiting LJMU business professor who writes for the long-established monthly magazine Fortean Times where he focuses on anomalous phenomena, mostly...
Fancy an alcohol-free drink? Then head to Brink
Brink is not your traditional bar - it doesn't serve alcohol.
Opened in 2011, it was one of Liverpool's first 'dry bars' since the heyday of the Victorian temperance bars.
Not only is Brink a dry bar, it is also a...
