Tag: Local News

Over the weekend, Liverpool played host to a Pride event on behalf of Kyiv, which was unable to host the celebration due to Russia’s invasion. Thousands of people took to the city streets in solidarity with Ukraine, marking the event with rainbow flags and colourful attire. The UK city also stepped in for Kyiv last… Continue reading Kyiv Pride draws crowds to streets of Liverpool – video

Nestled in Liverpool is a beautiful landscape known as Oglet, which takes its name from the Anglo-Saxon language and translates to “oaks by the water.” It is often considered the last piece of countryside in Liverpool, but to locals, it is known as “the Oggie,” and it is a site of historical significance that features… Continue reading Country diary: Summer is waning at this rich band of edgeland | Jennifer Jones

Merseyside Police will offer young people held in detention the chance to speak to Childline in a new UK initiative, the first of its kind. Those aged under 19 will be given access to confidential calls with the charity providing advice and support which the police say could “break the cycle of reoffending”. Detained children… Continue reading Merseyside police to offer Childline help for young people in custody

The senior coroner for Liverpool and Wirral, André Rebello, has confirmed that questions need to be answered about the deaths of a couple whose car became submerged in floodwater on a Liverpool road. On 29 August, Elaine and Philip Marco died after their Mercedes became trapped on Queens Drive in the Mossley Hill district of… Continue reading Inquest opens into flood deaths of elderly couple in Liverpool

On April 2, 1982, Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands, which they referred to as the Islas Malvinas. This move by the junta leader, General Leopoldo Galtieri, came as a complete surprise to the world. Reporting on this event was Harold Briley, the BBC World Service’s Latin America correspondent based in Rio de Janeiro. In… Continue reading Harold Briley obituary

Rob Bremner, a photographer originally from Scotland who moved to Merseyside, has reflected on his time in Liverpool during the 1980s. Bremner, who was studying documentary photography at the time, said he was drawn to the people in the north of the city. His famous photograph of a group of young people was taken in… Continue reading The Liverpool kids who chased me down the street: Rob Bremner’s best photograph

Liverpool Riverside has been rated the worst area for walkways in England and Wales, according to a new report by the walking association Ramblers. Liverpool, as a city, rates among the bottom five authorities in the study that looked at more than 140,000 miles of public rights of way. The area is a mixed community,… Continue reading ‘It’s a quicker route but at your peril’: the obstacles to walking in Liverpool

Alan Bleasdale’s groundbreaking TV drama ‘Boys from the Blackstuff’ brought the harsh realities of mass unemployment in Liverpool’s working-class to the fore. Even today, the drama resonates with its portrayal of a group of road-laying workers struggling to survive the bleak job market whilst being hounded by government jobcentre officers attempting to reduce benefits under… Continue reading ‘The despair is the same’: Alan Bleasdale and James Graham on bringing back Boys from the Blackstuff

Labour leader Keir Starmer addressed union leaders at a dinner in Liverpool, urging them to “keep their eyes on the prize” ahead of the UK’s general election, which could be held within months. Most Labour-affiliated unions support a package of workers’ rights policies recently agreed by the party’s National Policy Forum, including the right of… Continue reading ‘Eyes on the prize’: union delegates dial down doubts about Keir Starmer

The Football Association has been called on to urge the president of UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, to step down by Liverpool MP Ian Byrne, following concerns of alleged cronyism and safety issues surrounding the 2022 Champions League final. Byrne has also asked for the removal of Zeljko Pavlica, the head of safety and security for UEFA,… Continue reading Liverpool MP calls on FA to put pressure on Uefa’s Ceferin over 2022 final