Business dismay as green concerns prompt John Lennon Airport expansion review
The expansion of Liverpool John Lennon Airport took a blow this month after the council voted to review its plans.
The council decided to remove financial support for the airport and ordered a review into its expansion into the green...
Sports and societies return to university campus after more than a year
Sports and societies have started making their way back on to Liverpool John Moores University campuses.
The Vice President of Activities at JMU, Pedrom Tavakolli, who is responsible for student clubs and societies, pledged last year that getting back onto...
Merseyside skateboarder creating a female community
A Merseyside woman has set up a female skateboarding group to counter the sport's male-dominated image.
Steff Norton created Liverpool Girl Skaters in January 2020 after seeing other cities do the same. The rise in female skateboarders has led to...
Heswall boutique owner welcomes campaign to support local businesses
A Merseyside retailer has welcomed a new campaign to support local businesses this Christmas.
After the closure of many independent shops, businesses, restaurants and small businesses because of the coronavirus pandemic, #ThinkWhereyouShop has been encouraging people to shop locally online and...
Liverpool memoir receives star treatment for audiobook
‘Ghost Town – A Liverpool Shadowplay’ is far from a typical memoir.
Its writer, Jeff Young, weaves his experiences growing up in Merseyside into a patchwork of dream-like snapshots and recollections.
Now ‘Ghost Town’ has been made available in audiobook format,...
‘I cried the morning George Harrison died’: 20 years on we remember
It's been 20 years since the death that broke Liverpool's heart, but the legacy of George Harrison, the Quiet Beatle, is still just as strong.
The Beatles formed in Liverpool in 1960 and their music is still played today.
Claire Hamilton,...
Wirral mayor’s Coronavirus concerns and plans for regeneration
This week Merseynewslive spoke to the Mayor of Wirral councillor George Davies at Wirral Town Hall about the Oxton Christmas light switch-on, with which he was involved on Saturday.
Merseynewslive also spoke to him about current issues regarding the pandemic...
Success as LJMU students experience ‘Disaster Day’
Domestic disturbances, road traffic accidents and building fires were just some of the scenarios LJMU Policing students experienced at 'Disaster Day' in the Emergency Service Training Centre.
Second- and third-year students attended the Emergency Service Training Centre based in Birkenhead...
Former Desperate Scousewife Amanda Harrington brings out new cookbook
Food is a real family affair for Amanda Harrington who has created her first cookbook which comes out tomorrow.
During lockdown, Amanda began posting new dishes on her Instagram page before she was inundated with requests for the recipe.
Amanda told...
Liverpool brothers start luxury fashion business together
Two Liverpool brothers started their own luxury fashion business together - because of how unemployable they were.
Ben and Joe Gallagher, from Formby, started their business “Luxe Collective” when they were just 17 and 22 because they didn't think they...
