Salt & Tar has announced the latest musician for next year's lineup. The Bootle-based music festival will return in August ...

A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a shopkeeper on Merseyside. Nimali Nimalarajah, 44, suffered fatal stab wounds during the attack at Low Cost Food and Wine on Stanley Road, Bootle in June.

Helen Smith, 65, was born in Bootle, and said she’s never seen a Christmas tree put up by the council. She believes the ...