Big Onion hub brings community together for festive market
Southport’s festive celebrations got under way this weekend as the Big Onion community hub opened its doors for a Christmas market, its first major event since moving into town.
The market ran alongside the Christmas lights switch-on on Lord Street,...
MerseyBeat 11th November 2025
A more in depth look at some of the stories across Merseyside.
November is national care leavers month and we've been told one in three are homeless within two years of leaving care, there's calls for suicide prevention to be...
£5m funding to set up Merseyside young people for success
Liverpool City Council has been granted £5 million to help young people into work as part of a major new employment initiative.
The funding forms part of the Liverpool City Region Youth Guarantee Trailblazer, a government-backed scheme aiming to make...
Liverpool launches new campaign to stop fly-tipping
A new campaign has been launched to tackle illegal waste-dumping across Liverpool as part of ‘Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight’.
Liverpool City Council is partnering with Keep Britain Tidy in a bid to tackle ‘white van’ operators who illegally leave rubbish across...
Famous Southport image recreated for 2026 cultural programme
A photographer has helped recreate a famous promotional image for Southport as part of a plan to 'make the town amazing again'.
The much-loved promotional painting has been replicated with a modern-style twist by fine art and commercial photographer, Julia...
Everything you need to know ahead of Liverpool Christmas Markets
Christmas markets are returning to Liverpool this Saturday outside St Georges Hall (L1 1JJ). They will be there until the 24th of December. It will be open daily from 10am to 11pm.
Transport
The markets are in between Lime Street train...
The Merseyside charity supporting the visually impaired this festive season
A Merseyside charity that helps people with sight loss is launching fundraising drive to boost its work this Christmas.
Bradbury Fields will have teams of volunteers taking part in Liverpool's iconic Santa Dash and the Wirral Walk in the coming...
Birkenhead nature trail opens year round
A nature trail in Birkenhead is now open every day for 365 days a year.
Prenton RUFC and National Grid have teamed up in a 10-year partnership to create the nature trail and restore the natural beauty of Prenton Dell...
