The government's UK Town of Culture follows the City of Culture competition, which has been won by Hull, Coventry and Bradford in recent years. The new competition is open to small, medium and large ...

A 47-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was brutally stabbed to death inside a shop. Merseyside Police rushed to the scene on Stanley Road, close to Wadham Road junction, following a call ...

Two people behind a "vicious attack" in which they went to a man's home and then smashed an ornament over his head have been sentenced. Merseyside Police said Michael Hobson, 50, and Jodie Murray, 42, ...

A man who became critically ill after being arrested on suspicion of killing a shopkeeper in front of witnesses including children may have "ingested a substance", police have said. Nilani Nimalarajah ...

The 'Town of Culture' competition is being led by Brookside and Hollyoaks creator Sir Phil Redmond ...

A man died after collapsing while being detained by police on Merseyside. The 59-year-old was stopped on Southport Road in Bootle at 12:24 GMT but became unconscious. Merseyside Police said its ...

Bootle town centre is subject to a major regeneration project, with work underway to renovate The Strand shopping centre, as well as other planned improvements. Sefton Council hopes to make Bootle ...

Parents of a two-year-old boy who passed away following a medical episode in Bootle, Merseyside, have issued a touching tribute to their ‘sweet baby boy’. The boy, who has now been named as Jude ...

Police have cordoned off a street in Bootle this evening following an incident. The cordon is in place on Earl Road at the corner with Worcester Road, and runs alongside Derby Park. People are passing ...

Britpop is back at the centre of the cultural firmament thanks to a 90s revival led by the Oasis reunion and the hundreds of thousands of fans turning up all over the country to pay homage to a bygone ...