3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (521+ words) A man described as an "instigator" of rioting in Ballymena last year has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Bradley Philip Douglas, from Waveney Mews in Ballymena, was handed a five-year sentence at Antrim Crown Court…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (375+ words) According to a report by the Klerksdorp Record, the drastic decision followed what school management described as the Grade 12 group’s ‘persistent academic underperformance’ and a general breakdown in discipline. The letter was sent anonymously to Klerksdorp Record. The content of…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (403+ words) People pack Princes Parade to watch Disney Magic depart in 2017(Image: Andrew Teebay) Road closures will be in place today (September 9) to accommodate the Disney Cruise Line's Disney Dream's arrival in Liverpool. Crowds are expected around the Cruise Terminal and…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (366+ words) Retail & Leisure International Chelsea Announces New First-to-UK Retail Stores Strengthening its Physical Offering Cadogan today announces a standout line-up of new retail signings across Sloane Street, Sloane Square and the King’s Road, including several first-to-UK store debuts. This major wave…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (666+ words) On a slightly soggy Monday morning at a bus depot in St Helens, there was plenty of talk about how history was being made. On Sunday morning, more than nine years later, the first of those publicly controlled buses left…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1374+ words) Merseyside’s proud tradition of internationalism is being kept alive through events organised by trade unionists and allies in the region, writes ROBERT MACDONALD ROB WARZYNIAK wades knee deep through a pile of ‘dead canaries’ of Trumpist policies which exacerbated the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (539+ words) Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram said caller Norma was "absolutely right" 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…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (982+ words) The UK prime minister clearly still adores the band. Perhaps he’s attracted to songs about sham justice and murderous meat factories, shot through with nihilism and exquisite despairAs an origin story, Andy Burnham: Smiths Fan has a lot going for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (592+ words) The Liberal Democrats faced calls to suspend two councillors over the remarks that compared football matchday preparations to Nazi concentration camps Two councillors in Liverpool, one a former lord mayor, have apologised after comparing a railway station's football matchday operations…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (281+ words) The British prime minister and former Manchester mayor donned a guitar hand-built in the Ukrainian capital for a singsong with soldiers. UK prime minister Andy Burnham has made no secret his love of guitar music, proclaiming back in 2022 his love…...