The countdown to the festive period started at Cheshire Oaks with a Christmas lights switch-on.
Heavy gusts of winds caused fear at a fireworks display which had to be cancelled.
Organisers of the River of Light festival have received praise after a huge improvement on last year.
The number of incidents firefighters were called to on Bonfire Night was down by more than a quarter.
Shock election results and the new Hillsborough Inquests verdicts formed just part of a hectic news cycle in 2016.
Thousands attended the council’s ‘River of Light’ Bonfire Night fireworks event, but many left disappointed.
Merseyside Fire Service is cracking down on dangerous illegal firework sales ahead of bonfire night.
People have been warned about the sale of illegal fireworks as bonfire night approaches next month.
As Bonfire Night approaches, a warning has been given over the sale of illegal fireworks after a dangerous incident in the city centre.
Firework displays are set to grace the skies of Liverpool again this year as Bonfire Night approaches.