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Two Liverpudlians have been issued with five-year football bans following ticket tout offences. The pair were caught selling unauthorised tickets on Walton Breck Road on February 1 2020. Stewart Christopher O’Brien, 46 of Whitehaven Road and John Paul Jennings, 41, of...

by Sam Tallon Filming has taken place in Formby this week for the Netflix production of Harlan Coben’s ‘Stay Close’. The production which stars James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage and Cush Jumbo has been ongoing at the site of Shorrocks Hill Country...

Liverpool City Council rules may destroy some Labour members' hopes of passing a motion to remove the directly elected mayor position in the city.

Experts say additional mental health support will be needed when Merseyside pupils return to school on March 8. The date was announced on Monday as part of the government's roadmap to ending lockdown. However, despite a clear need for children to...

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced a new £30m partnership to make Liverpool the UK’s most digitally connected city. The partnership wants to help make Liverpool the head of the next digital revolution by providing citywide ultrafast digital infrastructure. The project...

St. Helens Council has agreed on their budget for the following year and a new Medium Term Financial Plan. The budget has been greatly impacted due to Covid-19. In 2010, St. Helens Council received £127m in government funding for vital services,...

St Helens Borough Council has approved a £10m fund to drive regeneration. The Land and Property Acquisition Strategy lays out the objectives for obtaining land in an aim to drive ambitious regeneration initiatives. This strategy reflects new Government treasury guidance which...

Campaigners supporting the arts in Merseyside say the government has not supported creative industries throughout Covid-19 and new plans to allow events to go ahead are inadequate. This week, Boris Johnson announced his ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, which includes four...

Age Concern Liverpool and Sefton have space for new clients on their Befriending Service for those 50+ who are lonely or isolated. Clients can be referred by their GP, Social Worker, a family member or friend, or they can make...

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of the robbery of a bike at knifepoint in Litherland, following enquiries. The 15-year-old from West Derby was taken into questioning by Merseyside Police but has since been released on conditional bail. The victim,...