Government backs Liverpool Waters
March 4, 2013
The £5.5billion Liverpool Waters scheme has been given the green light by central government minister Eric Pickles.
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1000 full-time jobs may be blocked
March 4, 2013
The development of a site earmarked for an Amazon warehouse may be blocked, leaving new jobs at risk.
Don’t give up the reporting dream
March 4, 2013
JMU Journalism graduate Sheena McStravick blogs about finally landing her ideal journalism job.
Monument plans for Hillsborough
March 4, 2013
The Hillsborough Justice Campaign wants to erect a new memorial by St John’s Gardens.
Nurses ‘considered suicide’ at Alder Hey
March 4, 2013
Nurses at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital contemplated suicide and self-harm because of stress and exhaustion, a report has...
Campaigning Mum title for Aspinall
March 4, 2013
Hillsborough campaigner Margaret Aspinall won Campaigning Mum of the Year at a Tesco national awards ceremony.
Rhys Jones centre plans on track
March 4, 2013
A brand new community centre built in memory of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones could be ready for this summer.
Parents volunteer for neonatal unit
March 4, 2013
Parents of premature babies are volunteering and raising money for Liverpool Women's Neonatal Unit.
Merseyside tackles obesity rates
March 4, 2013
More people will be entitled to gastric band surgery to tackle the obesity problem in Liverpool.
Derelict £1 housing deadline extended
March 4, 2013
The deadline to sell derelict homes in Liverpool for £1 has been extended by the city council.
Jobs prospect after test site purchase
March 4, 2013
Chester University has acquired a testing site from Shell Oil in Ellesmere Port that could create around 2,000 jobs.
Third years power into World Cup Final
March 3, 2013
Level 3 stormed into the JMU Journalism World Cup Final with a convincing 4-1 win against the first years.
Wallasey man dies in balloon tragedy
March 1, 2013
Merseyside visual artist Joe Bampton was among the victims of the Egypt hot air balloon crash which killed 19 people.
Protests at council cuts meeting
March 1, 2013
Police were called after campaigners disrupted a Sefton Council budget cuts meeting, with library closures on the agenda.
Missing mum Karen Simpson found dead
March 1, 2013
Police have found the body of Burscough mum Karen Simpson, who went missing earlier this week.
Social housing victory for veterans
March 1, 2013
Merseyside armed service veterans are to be made a priority group for local housing.
Hospitals order beds for obese
February 28, 2013
Merseyside hospitals have collectively invested £300,000 on bariatric beds to cope with the rise in obese patients.
Rise in abandoned boxer dogs
February 28, 2013
The last five years Liverpool has seen an increase in abandoned boxer dogs as a result of over-breeding and the recession.