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			 	Animal abandonments incidents have soared to a shocking 3 year high as the RSPCA warns unwanted pets face a bleak winter  - with incidents in Merseyside rising sharply compared with 2020. 
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			 	Mayor Steve Rotheram is to lead a high-level delegation backed by the British Embassy and the UK’s Department for Business and Trade to forge closer political, trade and cultural links between the Liverpool City Region (LCR) and the Hamburg City state. 
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			 	Water provider for the North West, United Utilities, and leading period product manufacturer, Bodyform, have joined forces to raise awareness about the proper disposal of period products. 
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			 	6 colleges in the Liverpool City Region have been awarded funding from the Government’s £165million Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) to help address the rapidly evolving skills needs of the region’s workforce. The collaboration of colleges have successfully secured a total of £4.5million.  
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			 	Mersey Cares, the official charity of Mersey Cares NHS Foundation Trust, is urging everyone to become ‘Secret Santas’ this Christmas by providing gifts or small donations to help children and young people accessing their services. 
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			 	The government is boosting economic growth with £1 billion funding for 55 transformational from the 3rd round of the levelling up fund.   
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			 	Thousands of men’s lives could be saved, and their loved ones spared the tragedy of losing someone to cancer, as a major new prostate cancer screening trial is set to get under way in the UK backed by £42 million from the government and Prostate Cancer UK.   
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			 	Thousands of young people will have the chance to gain valuable skills, helping to unlock their potential and build brighter futures as Merseyside’s Violence Reduction Partnership reveals the successful applicants for its Arts | Culture | Sport Fund. 
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			 	North West Ambulance Charity is delighted to launch its Winter Star Appeal, inviting the community to come together and make a difference this festive season. 
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			 	2 victims of crime have described the life-changing difference the Victim Care Merseyside hub has made to their lives, as the service marks its first year in operation. 
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