Bolt e-scooters launch in Liverpool
By Lydia Potter and Lucy Ellison
Bolt has arrived in Liverpool with a new contract that replaced the existing Voi e-scooters.
The new service will see 2000 scooters and 100 e-bikes deployed across Liverpool. Garston and Speke will also have access...
Ian Murray MP praises Liverpool’s music heritage ahead of launching new funding for creative...
Ian Murray MP has championed a £500 million funding package for the creative industries.
Speaking at the MusicFutures showcase at the Arena and Convention Centre in Liverpool, Mr. Murray encouraged regions to bid for funding in the upcoming wave of...
Liverpool Women’s Hospital: plan to transfer critical care patients to The Royal
A proposal to transfer a number of critical cases from Liverpool Women’s Hospital to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital has been agreed.
The Board of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside approved the proposal at a meeting last Thursday, arguing it will...
Merseyside set to benefit from Government’s 10-year cancer strategy
Three quarters of cancer patients will survive for at least five years by 2035, the Government pledged today, as it announced a new 10-year cancer strategy that will benefit people living with the disease across the UK.
The plan focusses...
Lucy Letby: inquest into five baby deaths postponed until September
An inquest into the deaths of five babies linked to serial killer nurse Lucy Letby has been adjourned until September.
The hearings, which formally opened today at Cheshire Coroner’s Court, were adjourned shortly after proceedings began. They relate to the...
Police appeal after city centre assault
Merseyside Police are appealing for information following a serious assault in Liverpool city centre.
An 18-year-old man was found unconscious next to St Luke’s Church, on Berry Street, at around 4.20am on Sunday 1 February.
After initial inquiries, police believed that the assault...
Spirit of Shankly journalist criticises police treatment of fans
A prominent Liverpool journalist has launched a scathing critique of the way football fans in the UK are policed.
Gareth Roberts, of Liverpool-based Spirit of Shankly and the Late Challenge Podcast, made his comments at an event organised by the...
Strictly shimmies into Liverpool for the Live Tour
Liverpool welcomes the stars of the BBC1 Show Strictly Come Dancing to the M&S bank arena this month.
Hosted by Janette Manrara and judged by Merseyside’s own Shirley Ballas, alongside Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood, the tour is...
Liverpool Friends of Palestine march into the New Year
Liverpool Friends of Palestine (LFP) is urging people to continue to support their cause despite the ceasefire in Gaza, arguing that the fight for a just peace is far from over.
LFP embarked on their second march of the New...
The UK’s First Gay Quarter : LGBT+ History Month in Liverpool
The start of February marks the beginning of LGBT+ History Month. And Liverpool is the perfect place to begin, a city rich with queer history, landmark events and LGBTQIA+ trailblazers.
President of UoL LGBT+ society, Luke Shannon said that ‘I...
