5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (285+ words) Passengers have welcomed the return of publicly owned bus services to Merseyside for the first time since the 1980s. The first services launched in St Helens on Sunday 6 September and will expand to the Wirral later this year. Full roll-out across…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (247+ words) The first buses under public control in Merseyside have hit the road in St Helens. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) said the "rollout of the first locally-run bus services" in the area is the "biggest change to public…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (316+ words) Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has backed a disabled passenger's call to keep bags off train seats. He was taking listeners' questions on BBC Radio Merseyside's Hot Seat when Norma, from Crosby, raised the issue. Norma, who uses a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (560+ words) Lord Blunkett has said he "deeply" regrets not doing more for Hillsborough families while he was home secretary. The Labour peer told the House of Lords that the decades-long wait for the Hillsborough Law could have been "shortened enormously" if…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (670+ words) Families have raised concerns over their relatives' future care after a day service provider said it was ending its contract with Leeds City Council. Aspire Community Benefit Society provides support to more than 700 adults with learning disabilities at venues across…...