News and features
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Fears over student coronavirus travel window
Concerns have been raised about the potential spread of coronavirus as the student travel window opened this week.
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Arcadia collapse could hit local businesses
Local restaurants, pubs and public transport could be hit by the closure of fashion giant Arcadia, says retail expert.
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Homeless to be housed over Christmas
Rough-sleepers across Liverpool city centre are being housed in apart-hotels to help turn their lives around.
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Wavertree residents object to church apartments plan
Wavertree residents have objected to a proposal to turn a disused church into apartments.
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Secret Santa Christmas dinners for families in need
A Liverpool chef has set out to ensure hundreds of families across Merseyside will not go without a Christmas dinner this year.
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Popular exhibition celebrates women in black history
Blackburne House has extended its Black History Month to continue promoting the outstanding work of black women in Liverpool and Merseyside.
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Sefton horse sanctuary left in land lease limbo
A sanctuary for horses and ponies claims delays over a lease extension is preventing vital funding opportunities that threaten its survival.
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Covid-19 vaccine will not be ‘silver bullet’
A health expert has warned that a Covid-19 vaccine alone will not be a ‘silver bullet’ cure for the deadly disease.
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Rats invading Wavertree homes
Wavertree residents have described ‘fighting a losing battle’ against rat infestations.
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Christmas to come early for military children
A thousand teddies are to be given to military children whose parents are going through deployment this Christmas.
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Covid pandemic puts focus on self care
Liverpool health care professionals are encouraging residents to “live self-care for life” as part of Self Care week 2020.
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Zoom provides pensioners Parkinson’s lockdown relief
The online chat platform Zoom is helping an elderly couple living with Parkinson’s disease get through lockdown.
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Calls to regulate ‘illegal’ e-scooter market
The company behind Liverpool’s rental e-scooters has called for regulation in the face of growing concerns.
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Covid-19: “We can’t even hug on care home visits”
Lockdown has put extra pressure on families with loved ones in care homes. Shirley Hodgson has been separated from husband Colin for the first time in 55 years.
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Rise in ‘lockdown puppies’ leads to welfare fears
Concerns have been raised about a spike in the number of people buying ‘lockdown puppies’.
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Liverpool Covid-19 mass testing a success
Liverpool’s Covid-19 mass testing scheme is proving a success with more than 100,000 people coming forward.
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COVID-friendly festival comes to Liverpool
A new and exciting event promises to offer some light relief when it arrives in Liverpool in time for Christmas.
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Wirral Bazaar celebrating 30th anniversary online
Wirral Bazaar is determined to mark its 30th anniversary this year despite current restrictions.
