Liverpool Biennial 2021 launches indoor art exhibitions this week
Art galleries and indoor venues across Liverpool city centre will welcome new exhibitions from the UK's largest contemporary art festival.
Liverpool Biennial 2021 will launch indoor exhibitions on May 19 following the ease of Covid-19 restrictions.
This year's festival titled, The...
Liverpool charity speaks out as GP diagnosis of depression declines
A Liverpool-based charity has spoken out following a decline in GP diagnoses of depression in England.
The Office for National Statistics published a 24% decrease in GP diagnoses of depression and a 30% decrease of all GP diagnoses in 2020.
Mental...
Men are silent sufferers of eating disorders with less than half seeking treatment
Around 1.5 million people in the UK are estimated to have an eating disorder, with 25% of those suffering thought to be male identifying. But research shows men are significantly less likely to be diagnosed or seek treatment.
A freedom...
Sefton Park becomes home to UK’s first post-pandemic festival
by Sam Tallon
Sefton Park has become the backdrop to one of the UK’s first live events since March 2020.
Blossoms, an indie band from Greater Manchester, headlined the event which took place on May 2.
As part of the Events Research...
University of Liverpool offers the best opportunities for less privileged students
The University of Liverpool is outperforming Leeds and Manchester for accepting students with a less privileged background, figures obtained by Mersey News Live reveal.
In their access and participation plan it states that they accept 3.9 students to every one...
Meet four candidates for Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner
Among the four elections across Merseyside on May 6 is the vote for a new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).
The incumbent, Jane Kennedy, is stepping down, and four new faces are vying for the role.
“They had to drive home in their socks” British Gas engineers quit after fire...
Hundreds of employees of the country’s largest energy supplier lost their job last week as the company tried to change contracts and pushed through controversial proposals.
7,500 service engineers have been affected by British Gas’ new contracts, which asked workers...
Dramatic rise in OAP criminals as cases almost triple in four years
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Crimes committed by OAPs in Merseyside have almost tripled in four years - with the region’s oldest crook aged 98!
A Merseynewslive freedom of information request reveals the number of crimes committed by those aged 65+ has increased from 558 in 2016 to 1,520 in 2020.
Thefts targeting Liverpool churches at a five-year low
Thefts targeting churches and religious buildings in Liverpool are at a five-year low according to Merseyside Police statistics.
A freedom of information request reveals thefts from churches hit a five year low from January 2020 to February 2021.
A total of...
Socialist Students keep up pressure on universities over education fees
Socialist Students have continued to keep up pressure on universities in Britain following their nationwide education fees protests.
The group organised campaign stalls and open-air meetings in 26 universities across the country last week.
They believe the delays in the return...
