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...
Knowsley left behind in Government’s Levelling Up plans
Knowsley Council and local community groups have voiced their outrage after receiving no money in last week’s Levelling Up announcement.
The Levelling Up fund has been set up to invest in local infrastructure with Secretary of State for Levelling Up,...
Petition launched to improve Liverpool’s ‘disastrous’ bus services
A campaign has been launched to improve Liverpool’s bus network.
Acorn Liverpool have started a petition calling for a franchise model to be implemented rather than having privately-owned companies run the buses.
The action group claims that the privatisation of Liverpool’s...
Increase in Merseyside council tax as extra police funding is denied
Merseyside’s council tax is set to be raised after central government denied additional police funding for the region.
The decision came after a Merseyside Police and Crime Panel meeting in Huyton.
At the meeting last week, Merseyside’s Police and Crime Commissioner,...
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Liverpool’s vision for a greener city starts to take shape
An EU project is introducing new green corridors across Liverpool City Region to help tackle climate change.
The URBAN GreenUP project has been awarded nearly £3.5m through the Horizon 2020 programme.
Partners in this five-year innovative project include Liverpool City Council,...
‘Give HIV the finger’ campaign promotes regular HIV testing
Health campaigners are urging people to get tested for HIV regularly.
National HIV testing week encourages regular testing as a way to reduce the number of people living with undiagnosed HIV and those diagnosed late.
The campaign continues last year’s success...
Ex-Everton defender slammed after video captures him attacking his cat
Ex-Everton defender Kurt Zouma has been filmed allegedly kicking and hitting his pet cat in front of a child in a shocking video that could see him suspended from West Ham.
Blues' fans have taken to social media to blast...
