The Chester brain tumour survivor who completed 100 mile race
A Chester charity leader completed the GB Ultras 100-mile endurance ultramarathon race to raise funds for a lifesaving defibrillator.
Sara Crosland, who founded The Beyond Recovery Project in 2023, is a brain tumour survivor and set up the charity to...
Child bereavement charity faces closure after losing funding
A Wavertree charity that helps bereaved families could close down after the summer after losing essential funding.
Love Jasmine was set up in 2016 by Rob and Kathy Lapsley after their daughter, Jasmine, passed away in 2014 at six years...
Man with Parkinson’s completes skateboard challenge for charity
A 58 year-old from Newton-Le-Willows has completed a 'ten tricks on a skateboard' challenge and raised over £1,200 for Parkinson's UK.
Philip Brown was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2018, and began skateboarding in 2022 after helping his son learn.
He said:...
New report reveals Liverpool is second worst UK city for illegal vape shops
Liverpool has been named as the second worst city for illegal vape and convenience shops in the UK, in a new report by Trading Standards.
The Hidden in Plain Sight report also shows that 72% of trading standards professionals have been...
Major epilepsy research event happening in Liverpool today
Leading researchers are coming together to tackle issues of epilepsy in Liverpool, hosting a major event with the hopes of raising awareness for those suffering.
The event will focus particularly on late-onset epilepsy, which is epilepsy that starts later on...
“My gambling addiction started with a £1 roulette spin”
For many, a quick bet on the horses or a football match is seen as a meaningless bit of fun. But for others, something as simple as placing a £1 bet on the favourite can have long-term devastating consequences.
“It...
UK’s largest cat show comes to Liverpool
Liverpool hosted the UK’s largest competitive cat show – the GCCF Supreme Cat Show 2026 - over the weekend.
With this year's theme being “Cat-O-Vision” (a play on Eurovision), it was a global gathering of cats and their owners from...
Over 1000 arrests in fight against ‘county lines’ drugs gangs
Merseyside Police have made over 1000 arrests connected to ongoing operations against 'county lines' gangs in the last year, new figures reveal.
The data, released as part of the force's Project Medusa campaign, show that large-scale seizures of drugs, weapons...
Liverpool continues its fight for grassroots music venues
This Friday marks the start of Liverpool's first ever Music Month, dedicated to celebrating Liverpool's music heritage as a UNESCO City of Music.
It comes as part of a continuous attempt to revive Liverpool's once vibrant grassroots music scene.
Rising costs...
Stress awareness month and the reality for students
As stress awareness month draws to a close, for some, stress levels are on the rise. It's a time when many students are preparing to submit assignments, and are revising for exams.
Students are finding that stress has become an...
