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Russell Newcombe, a progressive voice on drug policy and the first person to coin the term “harm reduction,” has passed away at the age of 66 due to lung cancer. Throughout his career, Newcombe was regarded as a respected researcher in drug use, leading him to be approached by the Home Office to investigate drug-using… Continue reading Russell Newcombe obituary

Trophy Homes Ltd, a letting agent operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), has been hit with a Banning Order by Liverpool City Council. The order was granted by a First-tier Tribunal and will prohibit the letting agent from letting housing in England, engaging in English letting agency work, engaging in English property management work,… Continue reading Liverpool City Council applies for Banning Order on letting agent

Trophy Homes Ltd, a letting agent in Liverpool, has been banned from operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Liverpool City Council successfully placed the Banning Order on the rogue letting agent after failing to obtain a license for two HMO properties. The Banning Order, granted under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 on Thursday,… Continue reading Liverpool City Council applies Banning Order on rouge letting agent

The British Music Experience has announced that they have obtained John Lennon’s ‘Rock Island Line’ disc which was personally owned by him. The disc was originally performed by Lonnie Donegan and played an influential role in the British skiffle movement. The disc, along with its B-side ‘John Henry’, was first recorded on tape on 13… Continue reading John Lennon’s Copy of “Rock Island Line” Permanently on Show at Liverpool’s British Music Experience

In order to improve safety in Liverpool’s Pride Quarter, a new range of measures has been introduced. This includes a Rainbow Taxi Rank, more efficient signage, and CCTV. The initiative is a joint effort between Merseyside Police, Liverpool City Council, and the LCR Pride Foundation. The primary aim of this program is to ensure safety… Continue reading Pride Quarter Gets New Safety Measures

Liverpool’s Wapping Dock will continue to benefit from a pioneering floating ecosystem until 2028. The structure was installed on a 63m2 saltwater ecosystem in 2020 and developed by the Canal & River Trust and Liverpool City Council with funds from the EU’s Urban GreenUp programme. The project, which had a variety of plants and a… Continue reading Pioneering Boost for Marine Life Docks until 2028

As World Immunisation Week approaches, health officials are calling on families in Liverpool to ensure their children are receiving routine immunizations. Parents, guardians, and families across the North West are being urged to guarantee their children are up to date with their childhood vaccinations. The latest data shows that almost 15% of children in the… Continue reading Families urged to act for World Immunisation Week

Molinare Creative Group’s division, Notorious DIT, is opening a new facility in Liverpool as part of a larger strategy to strengthen its operations outside of London and support regional film and television productions. Notorious DIT is expanding to the Northwest of England, providing its suite of services including DIT, data management, LAB and on-set and… Continue reading Molinare Creative Group Expands Operations into Liverpool

England is an incredibly centralised country, with the UK government responsible for setting every tax, including the annual cap on council tax. While all the major British political parties are in favour of devolution, it has proven difficult to deliver. Despite their devolved status, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are also heavily centralised within their… Continue reading Elected mayors have made their mark, but still Westminster hogs power. That’s a national embarrassment | Tony Travers

Frank Field, the veteran MP who represented Birkenhead for 40 years and died at the age of 81 on Tuesday, was known for his decades-long campaign against poverty. However, residents of some of the most deprived areas of Wirral associate him more with his approach to politics. His personal touch, like washing dishes in the… Continue reading ‘He made politics human’: Birkenhead mourns beloved MP Frank Field