Chester Zoo welcomes UK’s largest zoo habitat ever created
The Heart of Africa at Chester Zoo is home to 57 iconic African species, and will be open to visitors from Saturday, April 5.
This ground breaking habitat, which has taken years of planning and work, offers the public a...
Knowsley campaigners call for Whiston woods to be ‘for the living not the dead’
A fierce battle is brewing over Whiston woods, a beloved green space straddling the border of St Helens and Knowsley, following plans to turn the woodland into a cemetery.
The “Save Whiston Woods” campaign is urgently calling on the public...
Merseyside politicians speak out against ‘sadistically cruel’ welfare cuts
Merseyside politicians have spoken out against planned Government cuts to disability payments, claiming they will hit the poorest people in the region unfairly.
Work Secretary Liz Kendall announced the changes to the UK's welfare system in Parliament yesterday. The changes...
Merseyrail Cleaners set to strike on Aintree Ladies Day
Cleaners on Merseyrail are set to strike for two days starting on April 4th following disputes over pay.
The 48-hour strike is set to take place over Aintree Ladies Day, a part of The Grand National meeting.
The National Union of...
Kirkby and Formby to lose Santander branches as bank closes 95 stores
Santander has announced that nearly 100 Highstreet branches will close by the end of 2025, putting 750 jobs at risk.
Two of these closures fall within the Merseyside region with their Formby and Kirkby branches set to close, while the...
Merseyside NHS Long Covid services set to shut next month
The Merseyside NHS Long Covid service will close on the 1st of April due to the loss of dedicated national funding.
Support groups criticised the decision, saying that it would reduce support for those who are still suffering from the...
“Prices will increase” as a result of Trump’s Trade War says Liverpool economist.
A Liverpool economist has said that America's US Trade War being could create a world not seen since the 1930s’ Great Depression.
The Trump administration has imposed a 25% tax increase on steel and aluminium exports as well as products...
Liverpool Labour MP hits back at Government cuts to benefit system
Liverpool Riverside MP, Kim Johnson has criticised Keir Starmer's claims that Britain's benefit system is "unsustainable, indefensible, and unfair", claiming that labelling the welfare system as such is "straight from the Tory playbook".
MP, Kim Johnson has labelled the predicted...
Campaigners to gather outside town hall for crucial meeting about Toxteth community centre
Campaigners for the African Caribbean Centre in Toxteth will gather outside Liverpool’s town hall today ahead of a cabinet meeting to determine the future of the centre.
The meeting will take place at 5PM this evening (Weds), as plans by...
Harvey Nichols Liverpool ONE store to close
The Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar is set to close soon. The store, which is located on Manesty's Lane in the city centre, opened its doors for the first time in 2013.
Staff are at risk of redundancy.
Nancy Gharbi, a student...
