Aldi renews partnership to reduce Halton food waste
Aldi has extended their partnership with Company Shop Group to help reduce food waste.
The Company Shop Group is the UK’s leading redistributor of surplus food and household products. The Company will be working closely with Aldi, where items will...
Nurses to walk out as Merseyside hit by more strikes
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced that its first strike action will commence on Thursday December 15 and Tuesday December 20.
Hospitals across the region will be affected.
It will be the largest walkout in the history of the...
Three day strike action to affect commuters across Merseyside
Merseyrail will be running a limited timetable starting from November 5 due to strikes conducted by Network Rail staff.
Strikes are scheduled nationwide, with those involved responsible for jobs such as signalling and maintenance under Network Rail. This results in...
Tributes to ‘sparkling’ Liverpool Philharmonic conductor
Merseyside is mourning the death of Libor Pešek, the Czech classical music conductor who was Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra from 1987 to 1997.
Mr Pešek died on October 23, aged 89. He was...
Merseyside warned of blackouts for first time in decades
The country could face rolling three-hour blackouts this winter under a worst case scenario if energy imports run out, the National Grid has warned, amid the highest gas and electricity prices in decades.
Merseyside is set to be hit the...
Disability pay gap accelerating in the North-West according to new statistics
The disability pay gap is accelerating quicker in the North-West than the national average, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.
According to the report, the disability pay gap has grown nationally from 11.7% in 2014...
End of free Covid tests is ‘balanced approach’, says immunologist
The government has made a sensible decision in withdrawing free mass COVID tests, a Liverpool John Moores University immunologist believes.
From April 1, the vast majority of lateral flow and PCR tests in England will now incur a cost.
Dr Darren...
Ukrainian visa scheme branded a con by Liverpool charity
The manager of a Liverpool asylum organisation has branded the government’s Ukrainian visa scheme “a bit of a con”.
The government announced the Ukrainian Family Scheme earlier this week and Michael Gove has confirmed “unlimited numbers” will be allowed to...
Could Storm Gladys hit the UK this week?
People are urged to stay safe as the bad weather is expected to continue throughout the week, and a potential new storm may be approaching.
Following a wet and windy weekend, storm Eunice claimed one life and left Merseyside’s road...
‘Pick secure passwords’ say Merseyside Police on Safer Internet Day
Merseyside Police are advising internet users to create strong passwords to combat hackers.
As part of the Safer Internet Centre's national awareness day, Merseyside Police are encouraging everyone to adopt safe passwords and, where available, two-factor authentication to help protect...
