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Consultation: Ofcom publishes its proposed Plan of Work for 2024/25 About Ofcom

15/12/2023 11:37

OFCOM has today published it's proposed:- 'Plan Of Work for 2024/25,' outlining our areas of work for the next financial year. ...

Liverpool ranks top for quitting smoking amongst Merseyside locations

15/12/2023 11:15

IN the UK, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is estimated to affect almost 3 million people within the UK, of which 900,00 of them are undi...

Building interest in construction careers

15/12/2023 10:40

A group of carpentry and joinery students from Riverside College in Runcorn have visited a Persimmon development in Merseyside to get a taste of a liv...

70% North West employees are unaware of new day 1 right to request flexible working

14/12/2023 10:51

A new survey from Acas has found that 7 out of 19 employees (70%) in the North West are not aware that they will have a right to request flexible work...

Liverpool City Region Investment Zone funding to be doubled to £160m

14/12/2023 00:44

FUNDING for Liverpool City Region’s Life Science Investment Zone is to be doubled to £160m and its benefits extended from five to 10 years...

HMRC awards £5.5 million in grant funding to voluntary and community groups

13/12/2023 20:24

12 voluntary and community sector organisations have been awarded a share of £5.5 million to help customers who need extra support with their tax affa...

And here I'll stay… Mayor signs contract to build new Mersey Ferry wholly in the Liverpool City Region

13/12/2023 20:18

THE 1st new Mersey Ferry for more than 60 years will be built entirely within the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram has announced today. Follow...

Home to School transport consultation proposed

13/12/2023 20:15

LIVERPOOL City Council's Cabinet will be debating whether to begin a consultation over changes to home to School transport, to bring the policy into l...