Looking back on a year of achievements – and looking ahead to the future
As one of our Merseynewslive news teams sign off and our student journalists get ready to graduate this summer, we look back at the past year in our newsroom.
Amongst looming deadlines and frantic job hunting, it can be easy...
New funding set to revive Liverpool’s culture sector
Theatres, music events and festivals are among those who will benefit from a funding boost to revive Liverpool's culture scene.
Several of Liverpool's leading cultural organisations have been included.
The £2.7m funding will create job opportunities for residents, and help reach...
Everton reject £30m loan offer from Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has confirmed that Everton football club have rejected the offer for a £30 million loan to help fund their new state of the art stadium.
The metro mayor said that the club turned down the...
Spiritual healer advocates for cacao to be the new coffee
A spiritual healer is advocating for cacao to become the new go-to morning energiser instead of coffee.
Liam Browne, founder of FULL POWER CACAO, is currently on a mission to get coffee junkies to switch their pick-me-up to cacao, an...
Five ways to help you to reduce food waste
It’s Food Waste Action Week and campaigners are aiming to encourage the UK to do more to reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of halving food waste by 2030.
Love Food Hate Waste has partnered with WRAP to bring us...
International Women’s Day: Get involved to break the bias
Events are taking place across Merseyside this week in support of International Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day on March 8 celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women across the globe.
The United Nations officially recognised the event in...
‘Make it British’ celebrates UK’s manufacturers
Tomorrow marks Made in UK Day that celebrates companies who manufacture their products in the United Kingdom.
The Made in UK Day campaign was launched ten years ago, originally created as a blog by former retailer buyer Kate Hills to...
James Bulger: Remembering the murder that shook Britain
Next year is the 30th anniversary since the death of James Bulger, yet the surveillance image from the case remains etched in the minds of the millions in Merseyside and across the nation.
To those who aren’t familiar, the scene...
Liverpool landmarks light up to remember lockdown
Landmarks across Liverpool are set to light up for the two-year anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown.
Unique visuals will be projected onto mystery buildings during the week as part of the ‘Visible Virals’ arts project, coinciding with the release...
New campaign to make transport for women safer
A new campaign has been launched across Liverpool to help women and girls across Merseyside feel safer on public transport.
It follows a survey that was carried out last summer by the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner’s which asked women...
