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Government U-turn ensures rail ticket offices will remain open

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The controversial proposal to close most rail ticket offices in England has today been dropped.   After hearing from passengers and accessibility groups, the government decided to cancel the rail industry's plans to close most of the rail ticket offices across...
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TV bulletin – your weekly round-up of news and sport from MerseyNewsLive

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MerseyNewsLive TV presenters Kate Farley and John Hughes  bring you our round-up of news and sport across the region: https://youtu.be/t0teUN-lP9w
Aladdin cast photographed by Anna Rainey

Aladdin pantomime to bring Christmas magic to St Helens

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Aladdin is set to come to St Helen's this Christmas in what is the Theatre Royal's fastest-selling panto ever. Emmerdale star Liam Fox will take the lead role as Abanazer. He said "it's been over 30 years since I last did...
Birkenhead Market Stall (c) Daisy Walker

Traders unhappy at slow progress in £28m Birkenhead market move

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Birkenhead Market was first established in 1835 on the grounds of what is now the Town Hall. It currently stands behind the Pyramids Shopping Centre – but plans are being made to move into an initial temporary site of the...
Aintree racecourse: Image by Alan Cookson

Changes announced to Grand National for the first time since 2012

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New safety measures will come into effect at the Grand National, after many years of protests from groups protesting over the viability of the race in its current form. The changes will see a 15% decrease in the number of...
Sign at Bradbury Fields, charity for people with visual impairment. (c) Abigail Ford

Bradbury Fields work hard to spread awareness for those with visual impairments

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Services in Liverpool are giving people with blindness and other visual impairments their life skills back. In the UK, employment for those who are visually impaired has dropped from 45% to 25% in the last ten years. But in Merseyside you...
Wigan Warriors match - photo by Sadie Meakin

Warriors battle their way to Super League grand final triumph

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Wigan Warriors emerged victorious in their Super League grand final against Catalan Dragons. The margin of victory was 10-2 - Liam Marshall scored and three tries from Harry Smith which secured the win for the Warriors. This win gave Ian...
Racing at Aintree (c) Sam Walker

Bid to remove financial barriers to horse racing for young people

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The Jockey Club have pledged to help remove the financial barriers blocking young people from having access to horse riding and watching the sport. The Jockey Club, which owns 15 of the UK's racecourses including Aintree and Haydock, found 59%...

Tate Liverpool: Upcoming events ahead of £30m transformation

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  Tate Liverpool will be holding multiple events and one-off projects around other spaces in the city following their two-year closure for extensive renovations. The Tate, at the Albert Dock, has closed its doors and is set to reopen in 2025...
The protest in support of trans rights over the weekend (c) MerseyNewsLive

Trans rights activists take to city streets

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Sunday saw trans activists gather to protest against gender-critic activist Posie Parker's 'Let Women Speak' campaign. The protesters largely outnumbered Posie's followers with huge number of young LGBTQ+ people and allies campaigning in the Knowledge Quarter. Parker had previously paid for...

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