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Liverpool Council set to remove 33 underused Citybike docking stations

Bike hire scheme has seen around 300,000 rentals with usage up significantly year on year, and those using the bikes have cycled a total of 1.4m - but 80% of the hires come from just 20% of the stations Liverpool’s 33 most underused…

Crime, poverty, Islam – Liverpool author who is tackling the big issues of our time

Catherine Harrison has worked as a schoolteacher, pianist in a bar and a private music tutor and her debut novel about a messianic figure emerging on a Liverpool sink estate is described as 'brutal and compelling'. Tony McDonough reports…

Carrington’s reveals dates for its glamorous Christmas party nights at Liverpool Town Hall

Tickets are now on sale for 11 nights in the run up to Christmas when the the grand ballroom will be transformed into an exclusive, glamorous VIP experience Liverpool’s magnificent Town Hall will once again host Carrington’s…

Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Tuesday, October 3

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Anna G, a container vessel sailing to the Netherlands. Agent is Denholm Wilhelmsen. Vos Inspirer, a supply/support vessel in for a crew change. Agent is Denholm Wilhelmsen. Em…

Liverpool launches task force and charm offensive as it looks to retain World Heritage Status

Sir David Henshaw is to lead a task force on WHS as UNESCO threatens to take it away over fears plans for new development will have a negative impact on the city’s waterfront. Tony McDonough reports Former Liverpool City Council…

Prince William praises dynamism of UK business as he backs Liverpool’s global business…

William, the Duke of Cambridge, spoke at an event at Lancaster House in London where he was unveiled as the patron of the 2018 International Business Festival. Tony McDonough reports Prince William has praised the “ingenuity and…

Ships on the Mersey and high and low tides on Monday, October 2

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Bitten Theresa, a chemical tanker carrying rapeseed oil/sunflower oil from the Netherlands. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Christine, a cargo vessel carrying scrap metal from…

How to be less of a people-pleaser and learn the art of saying ‘no’

Wirral transformational mind coach and therapist Alison Blackler of 2MindsNLP says offering support to others is positive but when the urge to help becomes a compulsion it can have a negative effect on our wellbeing Ask yourself…

Haulage truck to take Liverpool cancer charity’s message across the UK

Bootle-based JWT Commercial encouraged 16 businesses to pledge a minimum donation of £250 to charityNorth West Cancer Research in exchange for their logo on a special charity truck A truck covered in logos from some of Merseyside’s…

North West companies ‘missing out’ on millions of pounds in tax credits