Liverpool school pupils form all-female coding club
The visit of a award-winning technology expert has inspired Liverpool School students to form an all-female computer coding club.
Pupils from The Academy of St Francis of Assisi were visited by Lady Mariéme Jamme.
She encouraged the pupils to follow careers...
Tony Schumacher: The Responder, mental health and “the underclass”
Writer Tony Schumacher has revealed the inspiration and influences behind his newest drama “The Responder” on BBC One.
During a talk to Screen Writing students at Liverpool John Moores University, Schumacher said his own experiences of being in the police...
Charity barber’s mission to support Liverpool’s homeless
"Human touch instantly breaks down barriers, particularly in these disconnected times."
These are the words of Stewart Roberts MBE, a man on a mission who's offering his services while also being a friend to the homeless.
Haircuts4Homeless was set up by...
Sistine Chapel exhibit brings a taste of Rome to the North West
A new touring exhibition is making it easier for culture vultures to view the esteemed Sistine Chapel up close.
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition arrived at the Trafford Centre on the outskirts of Manchester as part of an international tour,...
‘Get as much support as you can’ – living with endometriosis
March is the 29th annual Endometriosis Awareness month, bringing attention to a condition which affects 1.5 million people in the UK and which has no cure.
Endometriosis is a condition where cells similar to the ones that grow on...
Hiker aims to walk entire length of Brighton to New Brighton
A hiker is walking from Brighton in East Sussex to New Brighton in Merseyside to raise awareness of the need for more urban walking routes.
David Sanderson, who is originally from Brighton, wants to map the urban hiking route as...
10 inspirational women from Merseyside
Events have been taking place all week to celebrate women around the world for International Women’s Day.
Merseynewslive looks at some of the inspiring women here in Merseyside.
Jodie Comer
Jodie, born in Liverpool in 1983, has won an Emmy and...
Is Liverpool a safe place for LGBT+ football fans?
In January, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that the ‘Chelsea Rent Boys’ chant - heard aimed at Norwich’s Billy Gilmour by Liverpool fans - is now classed as a hate crime.
This means that fans who sing this chant can...
Cricket team supports men’s mental health
At the entrance to Earlestown cricket ground, a white banner flutters across the fence and acts like a symbol of surrender, where people come to lay down their woes.
Held up by cable ties, the banner states in bold, black...
How Liverpool found fame and glory on the big screen
For over more than 40 years, Hollywood blockbusters have used the city of Liverpool as a location to shoot their films.
Liverpool's gothic, historic architecture is the reason it can be used as a double for period pieces and major...
