Christmas lights saved by local campaign
A campaign has ensured Prescot’s Christmas lights will go ahead, despite Knowsley Council cutting funding.
Welfare cuts ‘force thousands into poverty’
Plans to slash welfare benefits will force thousands of Liverpool children into poverty, according to two new reports.
Calls for more power in local regions
Wirral South MP Alison McGovern tells JMU Journalism why further Scottish devolution should mean change for English cities.
Thousands march in protest against cuts
Thousands of trade unionists and protesters gathered in Liverpool to fight against austerity and public sector cuts in the city.
Women’s Day marked by protest
Women and men gathered in Liverpool to celebrate as well as protest against inequality on International Women’s Day.
Protests at £156m council cuts meeting
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Liverpool Town Hall as the council met for its budget meeting.
Liverpool wins EU funding challenge
Liverpool councillors have won a joint court action that ruled cuts in European funding were unlawful.
Over £1bn invested in city in 2013
New figures have revealed that over £1 billion of regeneration work was started in Liverpool in 2013.
Mayor backed in JMU Journalism poll
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson won the backing of nearly half of voters in an exclusive JMU Journalism street poll.
Mayor hits out over ‘lies and smears’
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson denies claims in a story about him in the Sun even before it was due to be published.
Protests at council cuts meeting
Police were called after campaigners disrupted a Sefton Council budget cuts meeting, with library closures on the agenda.