Paul Burnell

1 week ago | bbc.com | Paul Burnell |Ewan Gawne

Daughter captures 'long goodbye' of mum's dementiaPaul Burnell & Ewan GawneJenny HarrisThe dementia journey was captured in more than 1,500 photosA woman who recorded her mother's decline with dementia in hundreds of photos said it was "hard" to capture the moments when she began not to recognise her own family. Jenny Harris started taking the shots of 87-year-old Vivian Harris while she was in a care home when the Covid pandemic struck in 2020.

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£300k plan to restore boat pond and fountainPaul BurnellPort Sunlight Village TrustThe water has not flowed from the fountain or boating pond in Port Sunlight for yearsA major £300,000 restoration is planned for a boating pond and fountain which have been dry for five years. A planning application to revamp the Grade-II listed Boating Pond and Sea Piece Fountain in Port Sunlight Village on Merseyside has been submitted to Wirral Council.

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Five held as drugs, guns and cash seized in raidsPaul BurnellMerseyside PoliceThe raids were the culmination of years of investigative work, Merseyside Police saysA Skorpion sub-machine gun was part of a haul of drugs, guns and cash seized in raids on Merseyside. Detectives found ketamine and cannabis, along with more than £86,000 in cash and two self-loading pistols after an investigation running for more than two years targeted organised crime in north Liverpool, Merseyside Police said.

1 week ago | aol.com | Robbie MacDonald |Paul Burnell

A university is to cut jobs in a bid to save £30m in the wake of rising costs and a drop in international student numbers. The University of Lancaster said there were no plans to close any departments and it hoped to reduce staff by voluntary redundancy. But it said it could not rule out compulsory job losses. Lancaster City councillors said they had "grave concerns" about the job losses. The university employs the full-time equivalent of 1,300 academic staff and 1,700 professional services staff.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Tom Walker |Paul Burnell

City's top musicians celebrate saving baby hospiceTom Walker & Paul BurnellTom Walker/BBCMore than £7m was raised to save Zoe's PlaceSome of Liverpool's biggest names in music are to perform a gig marking the way the city has rallied to save baby hospice Zoe's Place.