Free books up for grabs for Merseyside children this Christmas
Brand-new children's books are being donated to Merseyside children this Christmas.
Since 2020, Agent, a Liverpool-based marketing agency has donated more than £65,000 worth of books to local children and young people in need through its All You Read is...
MerseyNewsLive 12pm radio bulletin 18th November 2025
The latest news for Merseyside at 12, with Stephen Hornby...
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Homotopia Festival is Back in Liverpool
A new artwork co-created by young LGBTQ+ people from across Merseyside is a centrepiece of this year's Homotopia festival. Organisers say that participating in the project has helped these teenagers and young adults gain confidence and become part of...
Big Onion hub brings community together for festive market
Southport’s festive celebrations got under way this weekend as the Big Onion community hub opened its doors for a Christmas market, its first major event since moving into town.
The market ran alongside the Christmas lights switch-on on Lord Street,...
MerseyBeat 11th November 2025
A more in depth look at some of the stories across Merseyside.
November is national care leavers month and we've been told one in three are homeless within two years of leaving care, there's calls for suicide prevention to be...
£5m funding to set up Merseyside young people for success
Liverpool City Council has been granted £5 million to help young people into work as part of a major new employment initiative.
The funding forms part of the Liverpool City Region Youth Guarantee Trailblazer, a government-backed scheme aiming to make...
Liverpool launches new campaign to stop fly-tipping
A new campaign has been launched to tackle illegal waste-dumping across Liverpool as part of ‘Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight’.
Liverpool City Council is partnering with Keep Britain Tidy in a bid to tackle ‘white van’ operators who illegally leave rubbish across...
Famous Southport image recreated for 2026 cultural programme
A photographer has helped recreate a famous promotional image for Southport as part of a plan to 'make the town amazing again'.
The much-loved promotional painting has been replicated with a modern-style twist by fine art and commercial photographer, Julia...
Everything you need to know ahead of Liverpool Christmas Markets
Christmas markets are returning to Liverpool this Saturday outside St Georges Hall (L1 1JJ). They will be there until the 24th of December. It will be open daily from 10am to 11pm.
Transport
The markets are in between Lime Street train...
















