By Rachael Buttery Merseyside police are now using facial recognition technology for the first time in Liverpool City centre to tackle the increase on theft over Christmas. The new Live Facial Recognition vehicles (LFR) began use earlier this week in the city centre on Liverpool, so that city goers can inquire to officers how it works and trial its effectiveness. The technology works by using a series of specialist cameras on new Police vehicles that scan and capture images o

A new Liverpool Cultural Strategy plan has announced a series of events celebrating 200 years since the rocket train between Liverpool and Manchester. The project is named ‘Rocket 200: all aboard’ and will celebrate the 200 th  anniversary of the worlds first inter- city passenger railway between Liverpool and Manchester. modern train from Liverpool to Manchester- By Rachael Buttery The Rocket 200 partnership is being awarded £200,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund t

A Liverpool based artist has created a new mural in New Brighton to celebrate the longest serving captain of the Birkenhead Ferries. Photo by Rachael Buttery Adam Bresnan created mural on the side of local bar The Master Mariner, which depicts Mike Lowe, 92 driving a Royal Irish Ferry. Mr Lowe is believed to have been the youngest appointed captain on the Birkenhead ferries at the age of 28 and was first appointed in 1962. The artwork celebrates Mr Lowes decades serving as a

Merseyrail is introducing new contactless payments at train stations ticket barriers across Liverpool , as part of the second phase of a new smart ticketing system. This new system that has been launched today, means passengers can now pay contactless using a smart device at ticket barriers, as part of the ‘Tap & Go’ scheme that Merseyrail introduced in August 2025. The first rollout of the new barrier systems in Liverpool has been placed in Liverpool Central Station, which s

Just Browsing exhibition- by Rachael Buttery A group exhibition in the Blue Coat village art gallery is battling to break barriers that still remain in art galleries since the pandemic. The exhibition, called “Just Browsing” is an immersive and tactile exhibition aimed at adults, that featured over 12 artists working collaboratively. The collection of fabrics, furniture and tapestries is aiming to change people’s avoidance of interactive art since the pandemic and fear of pub

By Rachael Buttery Liverpool has a wide variety of diverse bookstores, whilst the idea of a bookshop may bore some people, Liverpool is studded with some incredible, unusual and diverse stores that are one of a kind to the city. Here are seven of the best bookstores in the city that you may or may not have heard of. Henry Bohn's Books By Rachael Buttery Located near the Liverpool Empire Theatre, this time capsule is far more than just a book shop. Henry Bohn’s has stood stron

Liverpool city council have awarded the new e-scooter and e-bikes contract to Bolt.  The new service will see 2000 e-scooters and 500 e-bikes deployed in the city. Bolt has been running e-scooter services in many European countries for a few years now, but this would be their first uk deployment.  The new service will be extended to 24/7 while the previous service ran by Voi did not run throughout the night.  The council is working closely with Bolt to ensure the transport an

Alabama rot is an often-fatal disease affecting dogs and is slowly on the rise in the UK. Although the rates of dogs getting the disease is low, fatality rates are currently at 90% due to it attacking the kidneys and blood vessels. The disease otherwise known as Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy (CRGV) has only been known to be in the UK since 2012, however the RSPCA and Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists have warned that they’ve seen a spike in cases this year

Recent weather warnings say that heavy rainfall and strong winds will continue in the next few days, which could affect the stalls at the Christmas Markets. The Met Office have released warnings that temperatures will hit daily lows of 7 degrees, and rain is expected to commence at around 10pm and continue for the next three days. This could affect the festive Markets in the St Georges Hall area, which attracted almost two million visitors to the city region last year, accord

The Beatles Statue on the Waterfront, photo by Rebecca Burgess On the 45th anniversary of John Lennon’s death residents and tourist came to pay their respects.  Famous for his Beatles and solo music career until his sudden death at the age of 40 after he moved away from Liverpool. In 1980, Lennon was shot by Mark Chapman outside his home in New York when he was returning from a studio session.  The outpouring of grief from people around the world was overwhelming after his de

Hillsborough Memorial, taken by Arley Armfield The Public Office (Accountability) Bill is not far from being sent for royal assent, here is some expert analysis on the bill and the details within it. Duty of Candour Lucy Easthope is a disaster recovery expert and author of When the Dust Settles. She spoke about the potential shortcomings of the Hillsborough law and how the recent discussions on Candour are encouraging and how it is is still going to be difficult enforce even

Motivational quote board outside of Fika's entrance. Fika is a coffee shop on Walton Road that was set up in 2017 by Anthony Grice which prides itself on being for the community that surrounds it.  The word Fika comes from Sweden which means to have a coffee break, sit down and relax.  Fika struggled like many during COVID-19, now they face the possibility of closing and have called for the support of the community via GoFundMe.  Mr. Grice, 46, said: “I haven't had more than

The current Labour government are set to pass the Public Office (Accountability) Bill to increase accountability for public bodies such as the police.  The law has been 36 years in the making as campaigners have been calling for successive governments to pass the bill since 97 Liverpool supporters were “killed unlawfully”.  At their conference in Liverpool a mother of a son who died at Hillsborough Stadium in 1989 when the disaster happened addressed the conference with a mes

Liverpool's connection with Doctor Who goes all the way from its first decade to its most recent.  Even The Beatles have appeared on the show when Footage of them on Top of the Pops appeared in the 1960s serial ‘The Chase.' This is now the only surviving recording of the Beatles on the show.  Scousers have had an integral role in this show, so lets take a look at the seven Liverpudlians who have made the biggest impact on the ‘Whoniverse.’ 7. David Morrissey David Morrissey h

A hypnotherapy business that was present at the Baby Fayre. The Baby Fayre is an organisation which aims to hold a big event to showcase local businesses relating to pregnancy, birth, parenting and the early years of life.   There are seven branches across the UK, and the event has been coming to Liverpool since 2021 and had an official franchise in Merseyside since March 2024.  Last Sunday, the Baby Fayre held an event in St. Helens at the Mercure Hotel which started at 11:0

Maghull town council have partnered with a Thai boxing club to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area.  Kriss Farrell and Town Councillor David Leather-Barrow at the MSA gym Master Sken Association Maghull Thai Boxing aim to provide free self defence classes for 10-16-year-olds in order to keep them off the streets.    The free classes will be running on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. In October 2024 Maghull was Merseyside's most dangerous area for anti-social behav

Litter collected by Mr. Evans during the interview. Residents of the Smithdown area have decided to tackle the litter problem themselves around the area.  Anyone in Liverpool caught littering is faced with a £150 fine and starting from £500 for fly-tippers.  Despite efforts from the council and the police, a new Facebook group titled litter-picking Lawrence Road and beyond have taken matters into their own hands meeting at 11:00am every Sunday  Steve Evans, 68, is the one of

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultan stood united when appearing to a crowd of hundreds at Liverpool’s ‘Your Party’ meeting.   The event took place at St. George’s Hall and follows a month of uncertainty after Sultana and Corbyn had a public disagreement over the formation of a membership portal.    The two have now made a public stance of unity with sultana saying in her speech ‘Now I know that the past few weeks many of you have felt frustrated and disappointed about the launch p