Art in spotlight as Turner Prize returns after 15 year absence
Report and video by Shannon Pickett
The Turner Prize has returned to Liverpool for the first time in 15 years.
Tate Liverpool has launched the Turner Prize 2022 featuring the art works of four different nominees all with the hope of...
MerseyNewsLive podcast round-up October 25 2022
Click here as Reporter Mathew Markey rounds up the news in the MerseyNewsLive weekly podcast.
Tributes to ‘sparkling’ Liverpool Philharmonic conductor
Merseyside is mourning the death of Libor Pešek, the Czech classical music conductor who was Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra from 1987 to 1997.
Mr Pešek died on October 23, aged 89. He was...
What Prime Minister Rishi means for Merseyside
Rishi Sunak has finally become Prime Minister amidst fears on Merseyside that he will do little to help the Labour stronghold.
He is the first British Asian to hold the office and the youngest leader the country has seen in...
Detectives appeal for information after man assaulted in Bootle
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked in Bootle in September. They have issued CCTV images of four men who could have information or saw the attack happen.
The attack was reported to police at around 9:35pm...
MerseyNewsLive 2pm radio bulletin October 25 2022
Click here to listen to Mathew Markey present the 2pm bulletin for MerseyNewsLive radio.
‘Twopence To Cross The Mersey’ comes back home to end tour
After opening on the Wirral in September, Twopence To Cross The Mersey now comes home to the city where it all began.
The first UK national tour of Helen Forrester’s much-loved production comes to an end next month in Liverpool.
The...
Smoke Free Liverpool encourages quitting as Stoptober draws to close
With only three days left of Stoptober, Smoke Free Liverpool continues to push smokers to "ditch the fags".
Stoptober challenges smokers to give up cigarettes between October 1-28 based on studies that if you don't smoke for 28 days, you're...
City rail stations see police surge in bid to reassure residents
Over 60 police officers and railway staff took part in a major exercise in the wake of increased concern about knife crime.
The operation went into full swing on Friday night, when thousands of people were travelling to and from...
Police funding boosts Halloween and Bonfire Night events for youngsters
Merseyside Police have funded events and activities across Merseyside for young people to have a ‘spooktacular time’ for Halloween and Bonfire night.
This has come about in the hope that families are able to have a safe and enjoyable half-term....