Missing woman Sarah Smyth

Merseyside Police appeal for information to find Sarah Smyth

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Merseyside Police appealed for information this morning to help find a Kirkdale woman who has gone missing. Sarah Smyth, 48, was last seen on Monday 18th March around her home on Orwell Road, Kirkdale. She is described as 5ft 7in tall,...
St John's (c) Sophia Sciolti

St John’s Market closed by council over £1.7m of unpaid rent

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Liverpool city council closed St John’s Market on Monday with immediate effect.  St John’s Market which has been open since 1969, came to an abrupt end after an ongoing rent dispute dating back to August 2020.   The 43 tenancies at the...
Siska demonstrating his work on Port Fiction (c) Siska, LJMU

Global artists commissioned for much-anticipated Liverpool Festival

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The Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is returning to Merseyside this summer, with the much-anticipated Port Cities exhibition. The Event Port Cities is an all-new international visual arts project held in partnership with the British Council. It will present a celebration of...
Liverpool skyline (c) Christopher Czermak under Creative Commons

Why Liverpool is the Scouse New York

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It is quite possible that when watching films based in New York, you are actually looking at a transformed Liverpool. The city has doubled for the Big Apple in many blockbuster films, partially due to its cost-effectiveness and accessibility, making...
A pint of beer at a Pub

Quarter of UK adults plan to cut down on alcohol – the Brink is...

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More than one in four people in the UK are planning to reduce the amount of alcohol they drink this year, according to the charity Alcohol Change. The north west has the most alarming figures of alcohol dependency in the...

Merseyside has the highest rate of dog bite injuries in the UK

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Merseyside has the highest rate of dog attack injuries in the UK, according to data released by Merseyside Police. A Freedom of Information request has revealed that there were a total 1,674 recorded dog attacks in the Wirral between January...

The 4th LJMU MA Film Festival set to open this Friday

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This year's Liverpool John Moores MA Film festival opens online this Friday. The film festival was first established in 2021 by MA students as part of their studies, and showcases outstanding student films from around the world. It also sees a redesign...

Chancellor announces massive AstraZeneca investment to South Liverpool site

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in his Budget that AstroZeneca have pledged to invest a massive £450 million at their manufacturing site in Speke for a major expansion. The investment, which has been long speculated, will be used to research, develop...

Here’s how you can celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Liverpool

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Every March 17 thousands of people fill the pubs and clubs of Liverpool to celebrate all things Ireland. This St Patrick’s Day is expected to be busier than usual, with both the Liverpool Half-Marathon and Liverpool match happening on the...

TikTok flooded with yellow emojis, following death of Liverpool star Leah Smith.

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Tik-Tok has been flooded with yellow hearts and sunflower emojis, in memory of social media star Leah Smith. The trend, ‘Turning Tik-Tok yellow for Leah’ has gone viral across the platform, with fans posting comments and videos featuring the yellow...