Liverpool City Council introduces new green bin charges after funding shortfall
Liverpool City Council is hoping that an increase on council tax and a new £40 charge on green bin collections will help fill a shortfall in council funds.
The city's budget has taken a significant blow over the past decade...
Liverpool’s vaccination bus back on the road
Liverpool City Council is teaming up with Arriva again to get the NHS Covid-19 vaccination bus back on the city's streets.
As the Government set out plans to end remaining restrictions in England, the race is still on to get...
Merseyside drivers learn to adapt to new rules of the road
Drivers are still getting used to the changes made to the Highway Code last month, with many road users still not aware of the new rules. Merseynewslive spoke to a driving instructor to find out more.
The Highway Code has...
City’s new chief lays down her ambitions for Liverpool
The newly-appointed Chief Operating Officer for Liverpool has set out her ambitions for the city and said she is determined to deliver its improvement plan.
Jacqui McKinlay was appointed last November but began her work in January.
The role involves her...
Sexual abuse and sexual violence awareness week highlights issue across Merseyside
This week is Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week across the UK.
Hundreds of events are taking place across the country as organisations, charities, schools, businesses, community groups and individuals promote the #itsnotok campaign.
The awareness week also promotes healthy...
Liverpool amongst worst areas in UK for anti-Semitic incidents
A report has revealed a shocking rise in anti-Semitism in 2021 with Liverpool amongst the five cities with the most incidents.
The Community Security Trust released its findings this morning. Its report showed a 25% rise in incidents since the...
Merseyside police are appealing for help finding missing boy, 15
Merseyside Police are appealing to the public to help find a 15-year-old missing boy.
Harry Begg, who has been missing for nearly two months, was last seen at around 11pm on December 18 2021.
He is believed to be in the Knowsley...
Wirral bride-to-be starts petition to save blaze-hit venue’s marquees
A Wirral bride-to-be’s sheer panic has turned into activism to save Thornton Manor's marquees after a devastating blaze at the historic building
Chloe Davis, 34, launched a petition to save Thornton Manor’s marquees after the historic Wirral Grade II-listed building...
Liverpool MP pushes for the ‘right to food’ as poverty rises
Liverpool MP Ian Byrne is campaigning to make access to food a statutory right in the face of millions being plunged into poverty.
Energy bills are rising, food costs have already increased and a National Insurance hike is scheduled for...
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...
