Liverpool young people take on Windsor to ‘re-imagine democracy’
Young people from Vibe UK Liverpool have joined the first workshop of a new nationwide youth network to re-imagine the future of democracy.
They joined over 30 of their peers from across the UK to work with the Windsor-based education...
Ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England to come into force...
Ahead of the crackdown on the sale of single use or disposable vapes, Liverpool city council have been cracking down on the supply of illegal vapes this year after closing down over 15 stores suppling them.
The new legislation is...
Merseyside blindness charity welcomes Rotheram’s promise to make Mersey Rail accessible
A Merseyside blindness charity welcomed Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram's pledge to make all Mersey Rail stations and platforms accessible for those with disabilities.
However, Margaret Guppy, a volunteer from Bradbury Fields, told Mersey News Live that not enough is being...
Merseyside pays tribute to “selfless” former Birkenhead MP Lord Frank Field
Tributes to the long-serving former Birkenhead MP and crossbench peer, Lord Frank Field have been paid by Merseyside representatives from across the political spectrum.
Lord Field represented Birkenhead for 40 years spanning from 1979 to 2019, first as a Labour...
Sunak and Starmer pay tribute to former Birkenhead MP Frank Field
Politicians and MPs have paid tribute to Frank Field, former Birkenhead MP, after he passed away on Tuesday.
Frank Field was the MP for Birkenhead for 40 years.
A family statement was issued by his parliamentary office saying that Field had...
Will Rotheram secure head office hat-trick? The stats suggest so
In preparation for the upcoming Liverpool City Region Metro Mayoral Election, Steve Rotheram is eyeing up a hat-trick of election wins.
On the 2nd May the people of Merseyside will elect a metro mayor for just the third time, after...
Mayoral election: first past the post voting system explained
Next month’s Liverpool City Region mayoral election will be the first to use the first past the post voting system to elect the region’s metro mayor.
In the previous two votes for this position the supplementary vote system had been...
Merseyside votes: Explainer on the Metro Mayor election
Residents of the Liverpool City Region will be able to vote for their Metro Mayor on May 2nd. Here's a Mersey News Live explainer to answer your questions on who the current mayor is, who the candidates are and...
Mayoral Elections 2024 – Conservative Candidate: Jade Marsden
People living in the six boroughs of the Liverpool City Region (Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral and Halton), have a choice of five candidates to vote for their next mayor on May 2. Here’s everything you need to...
Mayoral Elections 2024 – Lib Dem Candidate: Rob McAllister
People living in the six boroughs of the Liverpool City Region (Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral and Halton), have a choice of five candidates to vote for their next mayor on May 2. Here’s everything you need to...
