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...
Councillor praises ‘competent and respected’ Sunak as new PM appointed
People in Liverpool have been reacting to the appointment of Rishi Sunak as the UK Prime Minister.
Following Liz Truss’s resignation, Mr Sunak has become the first person of Hindu background to hold the role.
Supporters are excited to see the UK’s...
Socialist Students demand free tuition following Covid-19 disruptions
A Socialist Students group occupied the University of Liverpool Guild of Students demanding free tuition following a year of Covid-19 disruptions.
Members of the group are calling for the removal of fees as part of their wider policy of cancelling...
Liverpool Life Science Sector receives £31M boost from Government
Liverpool City Centre has been awarded a multimillion-pound boost for the life sciences hub and for one of the cities markets.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, announced a £31m investment package for the city...
Call to make misogyny a hate crime to keep streets safe for women
As Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police join forces in a strategy to help women feel safer on the streets, one city councillor says the most important thing now is to make misogyny a hate crime.
Bans and protests: Is Liverpool doing enough for the LGBTQ+ community?
Protestors in Liverpool have reacted angrily to plans which could see trans women being banned from female-only healthcare spaces such as Liverpool Women's Hospital
Health secretary Steve Barclay promised to restore “common sense” to the health service and recognise “the...
Merseyside families hit by benefit cut face “anxious” winter
Families across the country are facing a £20 reduction in Universal credit following the Governments decision to slash the payments.
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...
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram honoured by LJMU
Steve Rotheram, the Metro Mayor for the Liverpool City Region, is poised to become an Alumni Ambassador Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University.
One of the first to receive the award, the metro mayor has been recognised as someone who...
Boris Johnson visits Liverpool to launch new drug strategy
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has visited Liverpool for the first time since his election win in 2019 to detail the government's strategy to tackle drug crime and County Lines trafficking.
He joined Merseyside officers on a County Lines drugs raid...
