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 Publication Date:- 2025-06-26

 
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Navigating the AI Frontier as Journalism grapples with the ethical issues

ON 27 June 2025 we headed down to London to a workshop run by our press regulator IMPRESS. The location was very fitting for a AI related activity as it took place with Microsoft's London offices...

 

Why did the BOPA’s Annual World Peace Festival in Coventry invited Miss Liverpool City Region Charlotte Grant to be a special guest?
Photos by:- Irfan Tahir WNTV.

BOPA invited Miss England 2025 Semi Finalists Miss...

Frustration Builds Over Speed Limits on Formby Bypass (A565)

MOTORISTS using the A565 Formby Bypass are expressing growing anger over a baffling 30mph speed restriction that appears to make little sense to southbound drivers;prompting questions about safety, clarity, and the long term impact of a controversial housing project...

Heat, the threat of thunder, and rising stars at the 2025 Liverpool International Tennis Tournament

THE sun blazed, rackets clashed, and rising stars took to the historic grass courts at:- Liverpool Cricket Club as...

Funding crunch forces a 3rd of UK SMEs to pause expansion amid bleak outlook

30% of UK small and medium sized enterprises (SME) have had to stop or pause an area of their business because of a lack of finance over the last 2 years. This comes amid...

Growing demand for Southport Soup Kitchen services inspires 200 mile Coast to Coast Bike Ride to raise vital funds

A determined Southport man is getting ready to cycle across England over four days to raise funds to support the growing demand for support at...

The Hidden Crisis: Universal Credit’s Impact on Small Businesses and the Self Employed in Merseyside

THIS week we are interested in your views. We have already got a few local business owners giving us information on this topic, but we need more help to highlight what...

"20,630 at risk of losing vital PIP support across Liverpool" warn Liberal Democrats

LIVERPOOL Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to backdate the Winter Fuel Payment for local pensioners who lost out last winter. More than 20,630 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants across could lose their essential support, according to figures that...

Payroll errors impacting a quarter of all UK employees

STAGECOACH, the UK's leading bus and coach operator, is once again honouring the country's Armed Forces community by offering free travel across its network for serving military, service families, veterans and cadets during Armed Forces Day...

 
 
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Public invited to shape the future of Liverpool's historic waterfront

HOW can Liverpool's world famous waterfront be developed and improved is the subject of a major new public consultation. Liverpool City Council is posing the question..

From platform to the promenade: Northern teams up with Blackpool Transport to offer combined train, tram and bus tickets

TRAIN operator Northern is teaming up with Blackpool Transport to offer a new...

New look for Moorfields: £1m upgrade set to modernise Station entrance

MOORFIELDS Station; a key gateway to Liverpool's business district; is set for...

Better Jobs, Better Conditions - Over 100,000 workers now backed by Mayor's Charter

MORE than 108,000 workers across the Liverpool City Region are now reaping the benefits of Mayor Steve...

 

Transport Secretary draws line under HS2's "mismanagement" with bold reset plan

THE Transport Secretary on:- 18 June 2025 announced that she will accept all recommendations from the landmark James Stewart...

Southport Headteachers have raised over £10,000 for Elsie's Story ahead of 15,000ft skydive

2 daredevil Southport teachers have raised over £10,000 as they steel themselves to throw themselves from an aircraft...

Southport Armed Forces Day 2025f

ON Saturday, 28 June and Sunday, 29 June 2025, the Southport Armed Forces Day will transform into the exciting new Southport Armed Forces Festival. The event will celebrate our armed forces and the connections...

£750,000 to break down barriers and get more young people into aviation jobs

THE next generation of pilots and engineers will benefit from new £750,000 funding to inspire them, support them...

 

£10m Liverpool City Region fund launched to back early stage businesses and power UK growth

A new £10m Seed Fund designed to accelerate the growth of innovative early stage businesses across the Liverpool City Region was officially unveiled today...

England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent action

ENGLAND'S public water supply could be short by 5 billion litres a day by 2055 without urgent action to futureproof resources, the Environment Agency has warned.   Climate change, population growth, and...

Landlord fined again for unlicensed properties

A landlord is facing a bill totalling more than £12,000 for managing a portfolio of rental properties across Liverpool without appropriate licenses. Ballpark Property Limited pleaded guilty to 8 offences under the Housing Act 2004 at a hearing held on:- Thursday...

Northern expands ticket acceptance arrangement with East Midlands Railway and TransPennine Express

TRAIN operators Northern, East Midlands Railway and TransPennine Express are keeping cities across the North connected, with an agreement to automatically accept each other's tickets during times of disruption. Since:- Sunday...

Press Recognition Panel confirms Impress continues to meet the criteria of an Independent Press Regulator

THE Press Recognition Panel (PRP), the independent body which oversees the system of press self regulation...

Payroll errors impacting a quarter of all UK employees

A pioneering new pilot project aimed at improving support for victims of stalking and harassment has launched...

 

 
 

 

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