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Christmas is here at last! We’re finally heading into the holiday season, and joy is everywhere to be found, writes lifestyle reporter RHIANNON HOGARTH. Lights have been turned on across the country, Secret Santas are starting and everyone is rushing...

Additional reporting by Zoe Wheeler and Tess Penman This weekend saw 5,000 people take to the city centre streets for the famous Santa Dash. The runners all dressed as the big guy to raise money for Alder Hey Children's Hospital. This year's...

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Christmas is around the corner and it can be an isolating period for some, especially as new COVID-19 restrictions are introduced, but help is at hand. Kind to Your Mind Liverpool is a scheme that offers support to people who...

A Facebook page set up to help Wirral people coping with depression now has more than 1000 members and is aiming to help even more people this Christmas. Depression is Real (Wirral) was launched by Ellen Holmes and Cath Dale...

Liverpool University's Hospitals trust hosted a festive-themed Elf Hunt at Allerton Golf Club to raise money for hospital patients. The two-day fundraising event welcomed guests with a snowfall show before they followed a festive treasure trail to find hidden elves...

A Merseyside retailer has welcomed a new campaign to support local businesses this Christmas. After the closure of many independent shops, businesses, restaurants and small businesses because of the coronavirus pandemic, #ThinkWhereyouShop has been encouraging people to shop locally online and...

Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral played host to Open Culture's annual Winter Arts Market at the weekend. More than 60 local independent artists set up shop on Friday and Saturday, with a vast array of items on offer. The Cathedral's Reverend Stuart Haynes...

Two men, both aged 21, have been charged with the attempted murder of a man on the Wirral. Gunshots were fired at around 4pm on November 16 2019 at a petrol station in Birkenhead. Paramedics attended the scene after a man...

Brand new kick-asspirational musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World reaches Liverpool tomorrow night as part of its UK tour. The inspirational girl-power musical opens at Liverpool Playhouse tomorrow, December 8, and runs through to January 2. Based on the award-winning...