New campaign urges locals to quit smoking for Stoptober
An initiative has been launched in Liverpool encouraging Scousers to quit smoking for “Stoptober”, as new data reveals a record number of locals are stamping out the habit compared to previous years.
Whilst smoking is still the leading cause of...
Charity which believes laughter is best medicine
Mental health is a topic of conversation becoming more prevalent with each coming year.
People are working considerably longer hours and being forced to push aside their own wellbeing for the sake of survival.
That's the concern of Sam Taylor, from...
Oxton charity releases fund-raising song ‘gifted’ by local company
A production company in North Wales has gifted a fundraising song which has been released by an Oxton children’s charity.
Wirral-based Amy & Friends have released ‘War Child’ to raise funds for children suffering with Cockayne Syndrome and linked DNA...
Merseyside blindness charity welcomes Rotheram’s promise to make Mersey Rail accessible
A Merseyside blindness charity welcomed Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram's pledge to make all Mersey Rail stations and platforms accessible for those with disabilities.
However, Margaret Guppy, a volunteer from Bradbury Fields, told Mersey News Live that not enough is being...
Old Royal Liverpool Hospital building collapses in dramatic footage
Dramatic footage showing one of the towers of the old Royal Liverpool Hospital building collapsing has gone viral on social media.
The video shows the Duncan Building crashing down within moments, sending a large cloud of dust across the demolition...
Heavy Covid drinking lead to 2500 extra deaths
Alcohol related deaths in the UK jumped a third during the pandemic, new figures reveal.
Merseyside was one of the worst affected areas in the country, data from the ONS shows.
Between 2019 and 2022 there was a 33% jump in...
St Helens NHS nurse “not confident” about new diabetes technology
A nurse from St Helens says she is not confident in the rollout of a new NHS technology designed to aid people with type 1 diabetes.
The new technology automatically regulates insulin levels in sufferers and has been dubbed an...
Wirral hospital strike continues after pay dispute
Healthcare workers at the Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral will continue to strike for two days this week, after an ongoing pay dispute.
Strike action took place last Tuesday (16 April) and Wednesday (17 April) and are expected to...
Eight-year-old girl from Cheshire first child to receive pioneering brain surgery
A Cheshire schoolgirl has received the world’s first ever deep brain surgery on a child to ease her dystonic cerebral palsy, it was revealed today.
Surgeons at Liverpool's Alder Hey hospital performed a new form of advanced deep brain stimulation...
Quarter of UK adults plan to cut down on alcohol – the Brink is...
More than one in four people in the UK are planning to reduce the amount of alcohol they drink this year, according to the charity Alcohol Change.
The north west has the most alarming figures of alcohol dependency in the...
