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 Publication Date:- 2025-12-20

 
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Formby Village Nativity Play 2025

THE Churches Together Formby, Altcar and Hightown delivered yet another Christmas Nativity Play, on 13 December 2024, within the grounds of Formby Pool. This year entitled:- "Christmas Joy" and was free to watch.  The cast included:- Helen Barton, who played Mother, The Children played by Sophie and Millie Brown, and Ben Last.  Mary was played by Denise Clarke, the Angel by Keith Ballard, Soldiers by Stuart Jones and Lambert Felix. Joseph was played by Kenneth Bulger, the Wise People by Dyan Ensenat...

 

Labours flagship Employment Rights Bill (ERB) has finally become law but will it help?

ON 18 December 2025, Labour’s flagship Employment Rights Act officially received Royal Assent, 18 months...

PCC responds to release of Government's Freedom from Violence and Abuse strategy

MERSEYSIDE Police and...

Radfield Home Care and Choices Day Centre Unite to Combat Loneliness and Isolation Across Sefton

RADFIELD Home Care is proud to celebrate its ongoing...

Meet The Residents At Merseyrail Stations

A special photographic project showcasing the portraits and words of members of the Liverpool City Region's queer community is on show at Merseyrail stations across...

Launches City Wide Battle of the Bands in 2026

LIVERPOOL Soundz has just announced a City wide battle of the bands competition that will launch in January 2026.Heats will take place...

Sefton Council toasts clean and green heroes

KEEP reading to learn how you can join in with Sefton's incredible outdoor volunteering efforts! This week we heard that Sefton Council has hosted 2 sparkling:- 'Thank You' events in December to...

A truly inspiring story from Liverpool's veterans charity:- 'The Block Armed Forces Foundation.'

WHEN Kenneth Woods looks back on the past year of...

 

History comes to life as Southport schoolchildren visit the Imperial War Museum North

ISTORY came to life this month as Southport children from Linaker Primary School...

 
 
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Major boost for millions of NHS dental patients with new changes to get you urgent care easier

PATIENTS across England will be able to get urgent dentist appointments more easily...

Mayor Steve Rotheram (left) and CITB CEO Tim Balcon at The Vaults, a £22m development of 64 apartments being built by Torus Developments in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle.

Mayor signs 1st of its kind partnership to train thousands of construction workers

THE Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has...

Labour MPs urged to choose between both Government and constituents

AS the Finance Bill approaches its 3rd Reading in Parliament in early 2026, farmers and family business owners across the North are facing an unprecedented crisis that...


LGA statement on provisional:- 'Local Government Finance Settlement'

THE Local Government Association which represents local Councils released a statement about the:- 'Local Government Finance...'

 

Married Funeral Directors walk 100 miles to raise funds for autism charity

A husband and wife team from a Southport Funeral Directors have just completed a 100 mile walk in aid of the National Autistic Society. Michael and...

Conservatives Will Always Support Our Local Farmers

CONSERVATIVE MPs voted against the Family Farm Tax that Labour are imposing on farming communities as part of their campaign to scrap the tax. Despite Labour previously promising to protect farmers, under Government proposals, more than 75 per cent of farms across the country will be hit by new Inheritance Tax...

New golf shop opens in time for Christmas

A brand new golf shop has opened within Southport's Town Centre, a Town known to be the key location on:- 'England's Golf Coast' and the place once again hosting:- 'The Open' golf championship in 2026. Hole In 1 Golf, a local independent family owned business, has recently  opened on:- Lord Street, Southport...

A new specialist, Mother and Baby Mental Health Hospital has opened, just in time for Christmas

THE £7.5m single storey, 8 bedded building is the 1st of its kind across Cheshire, Merseyside, and North Wales and will provide compassionate care for pregnant and postnatal...

 

Spark Drummers light up Knowsley in Festive Finale!

THE streets of Knowsley were alive with light and sound in the run up to Christmas, as the internationally acclaimed Spark! Illuminated Drummers completed their 4 night tour across the borough. From Thursday, 11 December through to:- Sunday, 14 December, the LED percussionists brought their high energy, rhythmic...

Newton-LE-Willows Teen in Miss Teen Great Britain Semi-Finals

A local teenager, Zuzanna Smolen, from Newton-le-Willows, a Market Town within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, has...

'Christmas is different now without Lzzy and it'll never be the same again'

FOR bereaved parents:- Amanda and Paul McEgan, Claire House Children's Hospice allowed their teenage daughter to just be herself...

  

Award Winning Chippy Continues Tradition of Free Christmas Day Lunch for Key Workers and the Community

PORTLANDS Fish and Chips is proudly celebrating its 2nd year of giving back on Christmas Day, as owner Mubinul Hoque and his dedicated team will once again open their doors on:- 25 December 2025, offering a:- 'free, hearty Christmas Day' meal to those who need it most. As with the takeaway's...

 

Nursery mixes fun and learning in exciting build up to Christmas

CHILDREN at Partou Stonehouse Nursery and Pre-school in Leyland have taken part in a host of Christmas themed activities to support...

Phase 1 of Digmoor affordable housing regeneration project in Skelmersdale is complete

WEST Lancashire Borough Council is delighted to...

Household support available to tackle cold homes, damp and mould

RESIDENTS who need support to keep their homes warm...

The Liverpool International Tennis Tournament announces festive early bird ticket extension

THE organisers of the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament have announced a special festive extension to...

4,800 Self Assessment scams reported

HM Revenue and Customs has issued a warning after more than:- 4,800 Self Assessment scams have been reported since February 2025. Scammers use persuasive...

Dementia UK shares the signs and symptoms of dementia to look out for ahead of free clinics in Merseyside

NATIONWIDE and Dementia UK's free face to face clinics are returning to Nationwide'...

 

Christmas shoebox charity appeal inspires generosity at Southport Primary School

SCHOOL children at a Southport Primary School have been creating charity shoeboxes as part of their...

Northern releases travel advice calendar for trains over Christmas and New Year

TRAIN operator Northern has released a calendar to provide customers with a handy reference guide for service...

Social Media and Hospitality workshops

2026 is going to be a big year for Southport, with new large scales events coming to the Town Centre / Lord Street, we want to you to get your share of the footfall. InvestSefton...

CLA comments on:- 'Farm Profitability Review'

THE CLA (Country Land and Business Association) has commented on the publishing of the Baroness Minette Batters' independent...

Mersey Milestone - New Woodside Terminal Landing Stage arrives on Waterfront

THE new Mersey Ferries landing stage and linkspan...

Both the LGA and the CLA have commented on draft National Planning Policy Framework consultation

THE CLA (Country Land and...

Yellow Monday will be back to beat away the January blues

DON'T dread January! Beat the Blues with Liverpool’s annual Yellow Monday. There’s still time for city centre...

Health and safety experts share tips on Christmas Tree safety

CHRISTMAS Trees are an undeniable staple of the season, and a decorative tradition, however they can...

Merseyrail Ranks as the UK's 5th Most Reliable Train Operator

NEW research has uncovered the UK's most and least reliable train operators. Unlike what most people might think, the study has found that...

Health Experts Urge North West Residents to Protect Against Winter Bugs

WITH winter in full flow and cases of flu surging in the North West, Health Chiefs are urging people to roll up...
SANTA WATCH 2025

ARE are again running our SantaWatch SantaCam for the Merseyside Area, as part of the emailSanta International Webcam Network. The webcam will be live from 12 noon GMT on Christmas Eve (24 December 2025) and we are informed, the man in red will do his best to appear a few times in the camera,  To see it and to play our fun interactive games, please go to our dedicated:- Santacam page.
 

 

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