Blind Dining with Bradbury Fields Taken by Alex McCleary

The Merseyside charity supporting the visually impaired this festive season

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A Merseyside charity that helps people with sight loss is launching fundraising drive to boost its work this Christmas. Bradbury Fields will have teams of volunteers taking part in Liverpool's iconic Santa Dash and the Wirral Walk in the coming...
A group of fifteen people are gathered outdoors in a sunny, green area surrounded by trees and grass. Most of them are standing, while three people sit on a wooden bench at the front. The group consists of mostly older men and one woman. Several people are wearing bright blue polo shirts with a small green-and-yellow circular logo, suggesting they are part of a community or volunteer group. Some of the standing men are holding garden spades or shovels, and most are dressed casually in shorts, t-shirts, and outdoor shoes. The seated man in the middle wears a dark suit with a patterned tie and a ceremonial gold chain around his neck, indicating he may be a local mayor or official. The woman next to him wears a patterned dress and sunglasses, smiling toward the camera. Everyone appears cheerful and relaxed, enjoying the moment in what looks like a community or conservation project in a natural setting.

Birkenhead nature trail opens year round

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A nature trail in Birkenhead is now open every day for 365 days a year. Prenton RUFC and National Grid have teamed up in a 10-year partnership to create the nature trail and restore the natural beauty of Prenton Dell...
Mayor Steve Rotheram visiting one of the new houses.

New green homes in Wallasey

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A new zero-carbon housing development in Wallasey saw each house built in under two weeks. The 13 new homes, called The Greenleas Development, were built by Wirral-based housebuilders Starship Group with help from a £195,000 grant from The Liverpool City...
Cilla Black

Liverpool legend Cilla Black’s wardrobe goes under the hammer for charity

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Cilla Black’s children have donated more than 260 lots of her clothes, accessories and shoes to a children’s charity. In partnership with Nesbits Auctions, her possessions will be auctioned off, with 100% of the proceeds going to Variety Children’s Charity. Cilla...
Image of FoodCycle volunteer helping (c) Deb James, FoodCycle

Food charity serves its 21,000th meal on Merseyside

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Community dining charity FoodCycle is appealing for more Liverpudlians to help dish out dinner as it celebrates having served over 21,000 meals across Merseyside. Liverpool volunteers have led the charge to help tackle hunger, loneliness and food waste by transforming...

Plans for cemetery in Whiston Woods approved

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Plans have been approved to turn Whiston Woods in Rainhill into a cemetery with thousands of burial plots despite campaigners' objections. Knowsley Council had announced their plans to buy part of Whiston Woods and turn it into a cemetery in...
Memories of a Solider features close to 100 images of military life and is easy to download on mobile and tablet. © Alexandra Corneanu, National Army Museum

Liverpool museum launches new app to support army veterans with dementia

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A Liverpool-led dementia awareness programme has partnered up with the National Army Museum to launch a new innovative app, designed to support veterans living with dementia. Developed by National Museums Liverpool’s award-winning House of Memories, the new Memories of a...

Burglary at Liverpool business

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Police are appealing for information following theft of a large amount of cosmetics from a business in Liverpool on Friday (7 November). Reports that the shutters of a business premise on Tower Street, Liverpool, had been forced and the cosmetics...