Compost Works

The composting alternative to the green bin charge

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The fortnightly collection of Liverpool’s green bins is back once more, for those households willing to pay the annual £40 charge. In an attempt to save money, in April 2022 Liverpool City Council introduced some controversial schemes, including the green...

Charities react to MBE awarded to Liverpool’s James Milner

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As legendary Liverpool midfielder James Milner received an MBE for his services to football and charity the organisations he has supported expressed their delight and thanks. Alongside his two-decade expanding football career, James Milner set up the James Milner Foundation to...

What International Women’s Day means to me

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As women across the world come together to celebrate International Women's Day (IWD), MerseyNewsLive spoke to Liverpool solicitor Laura Monti to find out what the day means to her. The IWD campaign theme for 2023 is the #EmbraceEquity campaign and...
Oddballs car

Dodge ball event to help raise cancer awareness

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A group of four Liverpool John Moores University students are hosting a dodge ball tournament in aid of a testicular cancer charity. Oddballs Foundation was set up in 2015 to raise awareness and donations about the condition. Testicular cancer is one...
Twice nightly

Return of the musical comedy that’s twice as nice

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The brand-new musical comedy 'Twice Nightly' is returning to Liverpool on their tour this spring. Back in 2021 at Liverpool Theatre Festival, 'Twice Nightly' won over the audience when premiering their performance, winning the title of best new production. Returning to...
NOS canisters outside Kate Sheldon's house (Image Zoe Hamilton)

Litter pickers’ recycling project turns ‘laughing gas’ canisters into community cash

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Used nitrous oxide canisters are causing severe littering problems throughout the city, but a Liverpool litter-picking group has spotted an opportunity to tidy up and do some extra good by recycling the canisters to gain money for community projects. The...

RSPCA calls for ban on flat-faced dogs at Crufts

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Crufts is only a day away, and the RSPCA is calling for some of the nation's most popular breeds to be banned from the competition. 'Flat-faced' dogs or 'Brachycephalic' dogs are controversial because of the number of health issues they...

Liverpool cookery class teaches skills for life to tackle food waste

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Community projects in the Liverpool area are helping people to cut food waste, eat healthily and save money. The projects have been given a share of £110,000 through the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority Community Fund 2022/2023, which supports community...
fika

Rising costs put popular Woolton Road café in jeopardy

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The owner of a popular independent Liverpool cafe says he fears for the future of his business in the face of rising costs and increased competition from global chains. A number of Liverpool independents have faced closure in the past...
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – is it really that bad? *SPOILERS*

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The latest instalment in the Ant-Man franchise and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, (MCU) as a whole has certainly been divisive, but is it really that bad? The reaction that was supposed to surround this film was the introduction of the...