Council scraps £30m regeneration scheme
October 31, 2016
Plans for a £30m redevelopment scheme in Birkenhead town centre have been scrapped.
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Pupils’ prospects ‘must improve’ in Knowsley
October 31, 2016
Knowsley Council’s £1m Education Commission has been launched in response to a critical report.
Should there be a second EU referendum?
October 26, 2016
We ask more than 300 people: “Should there be a second referendum before the UK leaves the EU?” The poll result was very close.
Huge blaze at Seaforth Docks finally over
October 25, 2016
A large fire that raged for days at a recycling facility in Seaforth Docks has been extinguished.
Funding set for £39m Lime Street scheme
October 25, 2016
Funding worth £39m has finally been approved for a controversial scheme to redevelop Lime Street.
Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns dies
October 25, 2016
Merseyside-born Dead or Alive band frontman Pete Burns has died of a heart attack, aged 57.
Reds fan to get Everton tattoo for charity
October 24, 2016
A die-hard Liverpool fan has pledged to undergo the pain of getting an Everton tattoo to raise money.
Nuttall announces bid for UKIP leadership
October 24, 2016
Liverpool-born politician Paul Nuttall launches his bid for the leadership of UKIP.
Cinema plans in Kirkby town centre revamp
October 24, 2016
Redevelopment plans for Kirkby have been revealed, with a new food store and cinema set to arrive in the area.
Police target ‘Mischief Night’ trouble makers
October 24, 2016
Shops on Merseyside are being encouraged to not sell eggs and flour to teenagers in the build-up to Halloween.
HSBC bank set to close further local branch
October 24, 2016
Another local bank branch owned by HSBC is set to close later this year just months after two others were shut.
Hairdresser Herbert Howe dies aged 72
October 20, 2016
One of the city's most recognisable faces, hairdresser and charity fundraiser Herbert Howe, has died at the age of 72.
Christmas comes early at Santa Dash launch
October 20, 2016
A group of Father Christmas lookalikes toured the city on an open top bus to launch this year’s Liverpool Santa Dash.
Wirral woman cashes in on a rare fiver
October 19, 2016
A woman hopes to get more than £1,500 after selling a rare £5 note with a misprint on the new plastic currency.
‘Boaty McBoatface’ named Attenborough
October 17, 2016
Sir David Attenborough visited Birkenhead at a ceremony for the construction of a giant polar vessel named in his honour.
Liver Building goes up for sale at £40m
October 17, 2016
Liverpool’s world-famous Royal Liver Building is to be put up for sale for the first time since its grand opening more than a century ago.
Police reopen files on 1980 double murder
October 17, 2016
A double murder investigation has been reopened by Merseyside Police more than three decades after the death of two schoolboys.
Everton fan George raises smiles and cash
October 17, 2016
An inspirational young Everton fan who has touched the hearts of Blues fans has raised hundreds of pounds for charity.