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.
Positive About Play helping children through pandemic
The Positive About Play scheme has provided much needed support for children across Merseyside during the Covid-19 pandemic.
West Kirby named ‘happiest place to live’
A survey has labelled West Kirby as the “happiest place to live in Merseyside”.
Mental health funding in spotlight
Tackling the issues surrounding mental health funding for youths was given top priority at an event.
Pyjamas scheme for kids at Christmas
A mother and daughter team from Woolton is collecting pyjamas for children in time for Christmas Eve.
Wirral museum plans boosted by new fund
A brand new £11 million museum for children could be closer to becoming a reality on the Wirral.
Ofsted success for local primary school
A local school has overcome its turbulent past and making rapid improvements after having seven head teachers in four years.
Ex-military warning schools on terror risk
A Bootle-based military academy has set out to provide children with skills that could keep them safe in a terror attack.
Record level of children in care on Wirral
A huge increase in demands for Wirral Council to help children at risk has left services struggling to cope.
Fitness goal for canal walk fundraiser
A personal trainer will embark on a trek down Liverpool and Leeds Canal to raise money for a children’s charity.
Gala night to bring in Alder Hey donations
A prolific fundraiser is generating yet more money for Alder Hey Children’s charity by holding a gala night.
Running 5K every day in memory of James
A Merseyside man is running 5K every day in 2017 to raise money for the James Bulger Memorial Trust.
Taxi drivers trained to spot exploitation
Taxi drivers operating in Liverpool will be trained to identify situations of sexual violence, in an effort to safeguard young people.
Kids campaign over ambulance staff abuse
Children of ambulance workers join a campaign to help stop the abuse their parents suffer.
Story time event brings books to children
Families gathered in Mossley Hill to take part in a free story time event to help encourage child literacy.
Bikers rev up for Wirral Easter Egg Run
The Wirral Easter Egg Run tradition was kept alive as bikers gathered in their numbers to raise charity cash.
Appeal for Christmas gifts at Alder Hey
An appeal has been launched for the public to donate toys to children spending their Christmas at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s hospital.
Children’s centres saved until 2017
All ten of Liverpool’s children’s centres which were threatened with closure have been saved for the next two years, after the mayor backs down.