Merseyside MP demands safer car parks in wake of tragedy
Merseyside MP Maria Eagle has called for an increase in the minimum height of car park barriers in a Bill being referred to as 'Gabe's Law'.
The Bill is named after Gabriel Santer, who died after falling from Q-Park Hanover...
Liverpool ‘Save the NHS’ activists protest over new health and care bill
NHS activists, trade union officials and members of the public marched through the streets of Liverpool to protest against the Health and Care Bill.
A National Day of Action on Saturday saw Liverpool city centre emblazoned with banners, impassioned speeches...
Train firms given deadline to improve services or lose franchise
Rail operators TransPennine Express (TPE) and Avanti West Coast have been read the riot act by councillors over their poor level of performance.
They have been warned by members of Greater Manchester combined authority that if they fail to reduce...
Transgender hate crimes on rise in wake of ‘moral panic’
The chair of the transgender support group Spirit Level has condemned the blocking of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill and the outrage sparked by Isla Bryson being initially jailed in a women's prison.
Lily Hunt, who took over as chair...
Decision soon on the fate of Eastham library
The fate of Eastham Library, Wirral, will be decided next week.
Wirral Council Budget Committee will meet on Monday, 27 February to ratify the proposals of the Council's Policy and Resources Committee, including the future of Eastham Library.
Nine of the...
Jeremy Corbyn addresses rally in support of refugees in Liverpool
A demonstration of support for refugees was held this weekend outside St George’s Hall in response to the recent attack on a hostel in Knowsley.
Hundreds gathered in the city chanting the line: “Say it loud, say it clear: refugees...
National energy bills rise expected to hit Merseyside hard
Rishi Sunak has today announced a national rise in energy bills. The cap on typical usage will increase by £693 so that some may be facing a 54% rise in their bill.
According to Community Action on Fuel Poverty 29,484...
Protests over closure threat at two Liverpool leisure centres
Protesters gathered at Liverpool Town Hall ahead of the budget meeting on Wednesday. This follows the council's plans to hand over the control of two leisure centres to third parties. The leisure centres are Park Road and Everton leisure...
Trade Unionist Anneliese Midgley wins Labour Candidacy for Knowsley
Anneliese Midgley has been selected as the Labour party candidate for the Merseyside borough of Knowsley.
If elected Anneliese will replace current Labour MP for the borough, Sir George Howarth, who plans to retire next election. George has held the...
Liverpool homeowners pay twice as much council tax as King Charles
Some Liverpool homeowners are paying twice the amount of council tax that King Charles pays on Buckingham Palace.
Despite sitting in the highest council tax band H, Buckingham Place was charged £1,828 by Westminster City Council, whereas a Liverpool home...
