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The Merseyside Independent Business Awards (MIB Awards) has announced its shortlist of finalists for 2025, celebrating the outstanding achievements and diversity of independent businesses across the Liverpool City Region.

Professionals from across the North West gathered in Liverpool for a powerful day of learning, inspiration and collaboration at the Liverpool Domestic Abuse Conference 2025.

The Merseyside Independent Business Awards (MIB Awards) is officially open for entries for 2025, marking another milestone in the celebration of entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and community impact across the Liverpool City Region.

Morecrofts has raised £16,000 for its 2023-2024 charity of the year partner, Love, Jasmine. Over the past two years, Morecrofts’ staff have been instrumental in organising and participating in fundraising activities that have made a significant difference to the work of Love, Jasmine. In addition to the firm’s own fundraising efforts, the team also got […]

A pilot designed to improve support for victims of domestic abuse is to be trialled in the control room of five police forces across the UK. Louise Barwood explains the development and looks at the need for radical change. This new pilot, which will see domestic abuse specialists embedded into control rooms is a bid […]

A landmark shift has occurred in the UK’s family court system with the introduction of new guidelines aimed at enhancing transparency and public access to family court cases. On 27 January, the Family Court reporting was expanded nationwide as part of updates to the Family Procedure Rules. Monday’s update comes after a successful two-year “transparency […]

It’s been reported that a young mother from Lancashire took her own life after two years of physical and emotional abuse from her partner. This raises the question again – are we doing enough to combat domestic abuse? Louise Barwood gives her view. What happened? Kiera Dawes endured years of physical and emotional abuse perpetrated […]

An employment tribunal has awarded former Manchester City footballer, Benjamin Mendy, the majority of his claim for around £11 million in arrears of wages after he submitted a claim for salary that had been withheld from him. In a high-profile criminal case, Mr. Mendy was accused of serious sexual offences against a number of women, […]

Managing partner Alison Lobb warns of the dangers of giving out personal information, and gives advice on rooting out scammers before falling victim to them. Sadly we live in a world where scamming innocent people out of money has become a profession, and everyone, no matter how clever and streetwise we think we are, can […]